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Label: Sire – 1-25442, Sire – 9 25442-1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Specialty Records Pressing Country: US Released: 1986 Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop Style: Dance-pop, Synth-pop, Pop Rock, Ballad A1 Papa Don't Preach Lyrics By [Additional] – Madonna Written-By – Brian Elliot 4:27 A2 Open Your Heart Written-By – Gardner Cole, Madonna, Peter Ralfelson 4:12 A3 White Heat Written-By – Madonna, Pat Leonard 4:25 A4 Live To Tell Written-By – Madonna, Pat Leonard 5:45 B1 Where's The Party Written-By – Madonna, Pat Leonard, Stephen Bray 4:20 B2 True Blue Written-By – Madonna, Stephen Bray 4:16 B3 La Isla Bonita Written-By – Bruce Gaitsch, Madonna, Pat Leonard 4:01 B4 Jimmy Jimmy Engineer [Keyboard Overdubs] – Michael Hutchinson Written-By – Madonna, Stephen Bray 3:54 B5 Love Makes The World Go Round Written-By – Madonna, Pat Leonard 4:27 Record Company – Warner Communications Recorded At – Channel Recording Mixed At – Master Control, Burbank Mastered At – Future Disc Marketed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc. Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sire Records Company Copyright © – Sire Records Company Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation Published By – Elliot/Jacobsen Music Publishing Co. Published By – WB Music Corp. Published By – Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. Published By – Webo Girl Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Published By – Bertus Publishing Published By – Ralfelson Music Published By – Johnny Yuma Music Published By – Black Lion Music, Inc. Published By – Edge Of Fluke Music Acoustic Guitar – John Putnam (tracks: A1) Arranged By [Strings] – Billy Meyers (tracks: A1) Art Direction – Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff Art Direction [With] – Jeri McManus Backing Vocals – David Williams (4) (tracks: A3), Edie Lehmann (tracks: A1, B1 to B3, B5), Jackie Jackson (tracks: A3), Johnathan Moffett (tracks: A3), Keithan Carter (tracks: A3), Madonna (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B5), Richard Marx (tracks: A3), Siedah Garrett (tracks: A1, B1 to B3, B5) Design – Jeri McManus Drum Programming – Pat Leonard (tracks: A3, A4, B3, B5), Stephen Bray (tracks: A3, B5) Drums – Johnathan Moffett (tracks: A2 to A4), Pat Leonard (tracks: B1), Stephen Bray (tracks: A1, B1, B2, B4) Electric Guitar – Bruce Gaitsch (tracks: A1), John Putnam (tracks: A1) Engineer, Mixed By – Michael Verdick Guitar – Bruce Gaitsch (tracks: A3, A4, B3), Dann Huff (tracks: B1), David Williams (4) (tracks: A2), Paul Jackson, Jr. (tracks: A3, B5) Keyboards – Pat Leonard (tracks: A2 to B1, B3, B5), Stephen Bray (tracks: A1, B1, B2, B4) Keyboards [Additional] – Fred Zarr (tracks: A1, B2, B4), Pat Leonard (tracks: B4) Management – Freddy DeMann, Weisner-DeMann Entertainment, Inc. Mixed By [Assistant] – Dan Nebenzal Percussion – Johnathan Moffett (tracks: A1, B4), Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: A2, B3, B5) Photography By – Herb Ritts Producer – Madonna, Patrick Leonard (tracks: A2 to B1, B3, B5), Stephen Bray (tracks: A1, B1, B2, B4) Rhythm Guitar – Bruce Gaitsch (tracks: B2, B4), David Williams (4) (tracks: A1) Saxophone – Dave Boroff (tracks: B1) Variation information: - Specialty Records Corporation pressing (SRC stamper and E A S T around spindle hole) - hype sticker on the shrink - glossy outer sleeve - custom color inner sleeve with lyrics - color poster

There are at least two hype sticker variations: 1. Live To Tell / Papa Don't Preach (1st version) 2. Open Your Heart / Live To Tell / Papa Don't Preach (2nd version)

This album was recorded at Channel Recording and mixed at Master Control. Originally mastered at Future Disc. Made in U.S.A. Printed in U.S.A. Marketed by Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Publishers per label: A1 - Elliot / Jacobsen Music Pub. Co. ASCAP A2 - WB Music Corp. / Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. / Webo Girl Adm. by WB Music Corp. ASCAP / Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. / Bertus Pub. Adm. by Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. BMI / Rafelson Music ASCAP A3, A4, B5 - WB Music Corp. / Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. / Webo Girl Adm. by WB Music Corp. ASCAP / Johnny Yuma Music BMI B1 - WB Music Corp. / Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. / Webo Girl Adm. by WB Music Corp. / Black Lion Music, Inc. ASCAP / Johnny Yuma Music BMI B2, B4 - WB Music Corp. / Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. / Webo Girl Adm. by WB Music Corp. / Black Lion Music, Inc. ASCAP B3 - WB Music Corp. / Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. / Webo Girl Adm. by WB Music Corp. / Johnny Yuma Music BMI / Edge Of Fluke Music ASCAP

Track A3 movie samples from "White Heat." Dedicated to Jimmy Cagney

Paulinho da Costa appears courtesy of Pablo Records Siedah Garrett appears courtesy of Qwest Records Jackie Jackson appears courtesy of Epic Records Paul Jackson, Jr. appears courtesy of Mankind Productions Yamaha equipment appears courtesy of Doug Buttleman

This album is dedicated to my husband, the coolest guy in the universe

© ℗ 1986 Sire Records Company Barcode (Print): 0 7599-25442-1 Barcode (Scan; Format: UPC_A): 075992544214 Rights Society: ASCAP Rights Society: BMI Other (Embossed around spindle hole): E A S T