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Žanr: Elektronska muzika, Pop, R&B, Rep i Hip-Hop
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Studio album by Madonna
Released October 19, 1992
Recorded 1991–1992
Studios Clinton Recording, Mastermix, Soundworks (New York)
Genres
Dance-popdeep househip hopR&B
Length 75:24
Labels
MaverickSireWarner Bros.
Producers
MadonnaShep PettiboneAndré Betts
Madonna chronology
The Immaculate Collection
(1990) Erotica
(1992) Bedtime Stories
(1994)

Erotica is the fifth studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was released on October 19, 1992, by Maverick and Sire Records. The album was released simultaneously with Madonna`s first book publication Sex, a coffee table book containing explicit photographs of the singer, and marked her first release under Maverick, her own multimedia entertainment company. For the album, the singer enlisted Shep Pettibone, with whom she had collaborated on 1990`s `Vogue` and The Immaculate Collection, and André Betts.

In mid-1991, Pettibone sent Madonna a three-track demo; she listened to the songs and liked all of them. Afterward, the two met in New York City to start working on more music. The singer would write the melodies and lyrics on top of the music Pettibone produced in the style of his previous remixes. Erotica has been noted as a concept album about sex and romance in times of HIV/AIDS, with songs that address `heavy` themes such as S&M and homophobia. Additionally, it marked a departure from the dance-oriented sound of Madonna`s previous works, incorporating elements of hip-hop, house, and techno.

Upon release, it received praise from critics, who regarded it as one of Madonna`s most adventurous albums. Some, however, felt the music was overshadowed by its sexual themes. Commercially, it was less successful than Madonna`s previous endeavors; it peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard 200, becoming her first studio album not to top the chart since her debut. Internationally, it reached number one in Australia, Finland, and France, and peaked within the top five of several other countries such as Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Erotica was later certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and has sold more than six million copies worldwide.

Six singles were released from the album, including the title track and `Deeper and Deeper`, both of which reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. The album was supported by the Girlie Show, Madonna`s fourth concert tour, which visited cities in Europe, the Americas, Australia, and Asia in 1993. Initially overlooked, partly because of the backlash surrounding the Sex book, Erotica has been retrospectively considered one of Madonna`s most important albums, as well as one of the most revolutionary of all time by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Many critics have since noted the influence of Erotica in works by contemporary female artists.

Background
On April 21, 1992, it was reported that Madonna had teamed up with Time Warner Inc. to form Maverick, a multimedia entertainment company.[2] Maverick consisted of a record company, a film production company, and associated music publishing, television broadcasting, book publishing, and merchandising divisions.[2] The deal paid the singer an advance of $60 million and gave her 20% royalties from the music proceeds, one of the highest rates in the industry, equaled at that time only by Michael Jackson`s royalty rate established a year earlier with Sony.[2] Madonna described Maverick as `the perfect marriage of art and commerce`, further adding that she envisioned it as an `artistic think tank`, and likened it to a cross between the German arts institute Bauhaus and Andy Warhol`s The Factory; `it started as a desire to have more control. There`s a group of writers, photographers, directors and editors that I`ve met along the way in my career who I want to take with me everywhere I go. I want to incorporate them into my little factory of ideas`, she explained.[2][3] The first two projects from the venture were Madonna`s fifth studio album and a coffee table book depicting her `erotic fantasies`, titled Sex.[2][4]

Madonna described the album as `soulful, with a jazzy undertone and a lot of beatnik-style poetry in it`.[3] Titled Erotica, the record saw the singer reunited with producer Shep Pettibone, with whom she had previously collaborated on `Vogue` and `Rescue Me` from The Immaculate Collection (1990).[4][5] Alongside Pettibone, Madonna enlisted help from producer André Betts, who previously co-produced `Justify My Love` from The Immaculate Collection.[6] She was interested in working with Pettibone and Betts because of their ability to remain plugged into the dance underground; `they come from opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of their music style and approach to music, but they`re both connected to the street and they`re still young and hungry`.[7]

Erotica track listing[12][57]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. `Erotica`
MadonnaShep PettiboneAnthony Shimkin
MadonnaPettibone
5:20
2. `Fever`
John DavenportEddie Cooley
MadonnaPettibone
5:00
3. `Bye Bye Baby`
MadonnaPettiboneShimkin
MadonnaPettibone
3:56
4. `Deeper and Deeper`
MadonnaPettiboneShimkin
MadonnaPettibone
5:33
5. `Where Life Begins`
MadonnaAndre Betts
MadonnaBetts
5:57
6. `Bad Girl`
MadonnaPettiboneShimkin
MadonnaPettibone
5:23
7. `Waiting`
MadonnaBetts
MadonnaBetts
5:46
8. `Thief of Hearts`
MadonnaPettiboneShimkin
MadonnaPettibone
4:51
9. `Words`
MadonnaPettiboneShimkin
MadonnaPettibone
5:55
10. `Rain`
MadonnaPettibone
MadonnaPettibone
5:25
11. `Why`s It So Hard`
MadonnaPettiboneShimkin
MadonnaPettibone
5:23
12. `In This Life`
MadonnaPettibone
MadonnaPettibone
6:23
13. `Did You Do It?`
MadonnaBetts
MadonnaBetts
4:54
14. `Secret Garden`
MadonnaBetts
MadonnaBetts
5:32
Total length: 75:24
Notes
`Erotica` samples `Jungle Boogie` (1973), recorded by Kool and the Gang, and written by Robert Earl Bell, Ronald Nathan Bell, Donald Boyce, George Melvin Brown, Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Clifford Adams and Dennis Thomas. It also samples `El Yom `Ulliqa `Ala Khashaba`, performed by Fairuz.
`Fever` contains lyrics written and rearranged by singer Peggy Lee, who remains uncredited for her contribution.[188]
Anthony Shimkin has been officially added by ASCAP as a co-writer to `Erotica`, `Bye Bye Baby`, `Bad Girl`, `Thief of Hearts`, `Words`, and `Why`s It So Hard`. Inlay notes to the album do not include this. Shimkin was only allowed to add his credit to one composition on the album; he originally chose `Deeper and Deeper`.[189]
Clean version of the album does not include `Did You Do It?`.[57]
Mark Goodman and Dave Murphy are credited for `special guest appearances` on `Did You Do It?`.
CD, vinyl, cassette, and Digital Compact Cassette – explicit version, comes with a Parental Advisory label. The vinyl was reissued in 2012 and 2016 by Warner Bros. Records with a different catalog number.[12][190]
Limited Australian tour edition – explicit version. Australian digipak edition released in November 1993 to commemorate Madonna`s first visit to the country as part of the Girlie Show tour.[191]
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album`s liner notes.[12]

Musicians and technical
Madonna – vocals, production, composition
André Betts – synthesizer, bass, piano, strings, drums, keyboard, synthesizer strings, production
John Davenport – composition
Emile Charlap – contractor
Eddie Cooley – composition
Donna De Lory – background vocals
Jerome Dickens – guitar
Glen Dicterow – conductor, concertmaster
Mike Farrell – engineering
Anton Fig – drums
Mark Goodman – guest vocals, assistant engineering
Robin Hancock – engineering, audio mixing
Niki Haris – background vocals
Ted Jensen – mastering
George Karras – engineering
Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements
P. Dennis Mitchell – engineering
Joe Moskowitz – programming
Dave Murphy – guest vocals
Paul Pesco – guitar
Shep Pettibone – keyboard, production, engineering, sequencing
James Preston – piano, keyboard, synthesizer strings
Sander Selover – programming
Tony Shimkin – programming
Danny Wilensky – saxophone
Doug Wimbish – bass guitar
Design
Baron & Baron Inc. – design, art direction
Steven Meisel – photography
Siung Fat Tjia – art direction, design
Recording
Recorded at Master Mix Studios, Clinton Recording Studios, and Soundworks (New York City).
Mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City).