A few days ago it was the 30th anniversary of the worldwide release of 'True Blue', the album that catapulted Madonna to stardom in the mid eighties. In 1986, Madonna's professional career had achieved great successes since the release of 'Holiday', on her recording debut in 1983 (Madonna), and with her following album 'Like a Virgin' (1984) she reached international transcendence, reaching the top from the charts around the world.
When it seemed that her popularity had reached its peak, Madonna released her third album, 'True Blue', on June 30, 1986 and again through the record label Sire Records, a subsidiary of Warner Music, becoming a before and after. in Madonna's rising career, showing off a new, more mature and sexy platinum short hair look, leaving behind daytime lingerie and crucifix earrings.
The album's success was instant. The new work of the queen of pop quickly reached the number 1 position in 28 countries, starting with the USA and the United Kingdom, passing through Switzerland, New Zealand, Spain, Italy and Germany, until it became the best-selling album in the world in 1986. Madonna's personality and incomparable voice continued to seduce to everyone that year, and her new work also showed a maturity and independence in her musical production, choosing her producers and her material herself, in which she also began to participate in the composition.
Madonna's contributions on the new album were strongly inspired by her love period, centered on her new husband, actor Sean Penn, to whom he dedicates the album, including the title, 'True Blue', an expression that he attributes to the actor and that is related to “loyalty”. A musical stage in which his songs paid tribute to an idealized conception of love and a few years later it would change completely, when his separation from Penn arrived. 'True Blue', without a doubt, has been a fundamental album in pop music and since already a classic of the 1980s.
Still True Blue to all my fans! Thanks for all your support! ? 30 years later! ???? pic.twitter.com/MCxDAm74J1
- Madonna (@Madonna) July 1, 2016