Madonna - I'm Breathless

 

You could call this album “Madonna’s Jazzy period” if you wanted to.   It is the soundtrack to the film Dick Tracey and I’m sure the jazz sound is to fit in with the time period of the film (I’ve never seen it).  I’m also sure that being linked to a film helped this album get to number 1.  Although, did Madonna really need any help?  I’ve said this before, but part of Madonna’s genius is that she puts about 3-4 great songs on every album.  This one has Vogue, Hanky Panky and Sooner or Later which are all super catchy and at least one of them (Vogue) ranks up there with her best songs.  Having said that, I also feel that the skip button on people’s CD players got a bit of a workout while listening to this album, as aside from the singles there’s a bit of filler on the album.