Madonna Song by Song

by Marc Andrews

In a career full of ‘blond ambition’, with controversy never far away, the music of Madonna has often been overshadowed, if not sorely overlooked. Across 14 albums, soundtracks and numerous greatest hits collections, the undisputed Queen of Pop has released over 80 singles spanning five decades. In this book every released track from her extensive back catalogue is examined in detail, with new insights, revelations and video information. Her role as ‘Queen of Clubs’ is also duly acknowledged, making careful note of the important remixes that have helped her rule the dance floor after her first release 40 years ago in 1982, ‘Everybody’, got her firmly into the groove. From 1984’s shiny and new ‘Like A Virgin’, to the critical acclaim of 1989’s expressive ‘Like A Prayer’ and 1998’s enlightening ‘Ray of Light’, from soundtrack work for ‘Dick Tracy’ and ‘Evita’, to collaborations with superstars Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, and Dua Lipa, this truly strikes a pose for any fan of the ‘Material Girl’ aka ‘Madame X’. ‘ Song By Song’ reclaims her stature as not just one of the greatest pop artists ever, but also as songwriter/producer of some of the biggest selling and most memorable songs of all time.

308 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 24, 2022

Reviews

[Kimberly van Pinxteren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Madonna: Song by Song by Marc Andrews is your complete guide to the music of Madonna. Marc Andrews is a die-hard Madonna fan himself and is the author of two very well known and loved Australian Madonna fanzines – Madonna: The Unofficial Story (1989) and The Material Girlie Down Under (1993). He has also worked for Smash Hits and Classic Pop Magazine, this guy knows what he’s talking about.

Marc Andrews starts off this journey with Madonna’s very first release up until her latest Madame X record. Every single track is discussed, noting the music video, the remixes, release date and writers/producers. Besides the regular commercial releases, we also read about demo’s and unreleased material. Being a fan of Madonna’s music it’s always a celebration to learn more about Madonna’s recorded material.

Marc Andrews has done his research, did some good digging and created a book that will serve as the definite guide to Madonna’s legendary music catalogue.

This review was originally published on madonnaunderground.com

[Marc Andrews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Having written this book, I decided to read it as a fan and I have to say - I did a pretty bloody good job. I tried to make it fun and not forensic and drop plenty of little "easter eggs" in there for true blue Madonna fans so that Madonnaphiles and Baby Madonna fans alike could enjoy this read. I hope this also is useful as a handy guide to what you need to know about Madonna tracks, hits and otherwise, as you enjoy listening to the poptastic 40 year career of the Queen of Pop!

[Marcelo Andino]

Essential for someone who wants to investigate on an artists body of work. Madonna has done and incredibly amount of work nobody knows about. You can tell that the creative process is something vital for her, even if she never goes into a lot of detail telling the world about it

[Carla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, as a collector since the 80's this book is a must-have for all fans