BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987
“La Isla Bonita” (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈizla βoˈnita]; English: “The Beautiful Island”) is a song by American singer Madonna from her third studio album True Blue (1986). She and Patrick Leonard co-wrote and co-produced the song, and Bruce Gaitsch provided additional songwriting. Sire Records released it as the album’s final single on February 25, 1987. The instrumental version of the song was first offered to Michael Jackson before Madonna both accepted it and wrote the lyrics and melody. “La Isla Bonita” is noted for being the first Madonna song to contain Latino influences, with arrangements of Cuban drums and Spanish guitar, maracas, harmonicas and a mix of synthesized and real drumming. The lyrics of the song tell about a “beautiful island” and according to Madonna, was a tribute to the beauty of the Latinos.
Following its release, “La Isla Bonita” received a positive reception from critics. It also became Madonna’s fourth number-one single in the United Kingdom, giving her the record for most number-one singles for a female artist. The track additionally topped the charts in Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Iceland, and Switzerland while reaching the top five in Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the United States.
SIDE A:
La Isla Bonita (Extended Remix) 5:24
SIDE B:
La Isla Bonita (Instrumental) 5:18
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | La Isla Bonita | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #4 |
| 1987 | La Isla Bonita | U.S. Billboard Adult ContemporayTracks | #1 |
| 1987 | La Isla Bonita | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #10 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – 0-20633, Sire – 9 20633-0 A
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Pop/Rock
Style: Latin, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Design –Jeri McManus Heiden
Photography By – Herb Ritts
Producer – Madonna, Patrick Leonard
Remix – Chris Lord-Alge
Written-By – Bruce Gaitsch, Madonna, Pat Leonard*
NOTES:
Original version on the Madonna album “True Blue”
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Username: btg
Password: burningtheground
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É uma música doce e especial…
grato
The file seems corrupted.. If you could upload it again please, thanks a lot !
Thank you very much Paul.
This is the best I’ve heard this sound. Great work! The aching beauty of this song was what made me fall so hard for her. Be still, my 9th grade heart!
Thank you for your feedback Jon 🙂
What happened to 24 bit?
I removed them because they were using too much bandwidth and space on my webserver.
Absolutely one of my favorite Madonna tracks Paul. It makes me long for the vintage days of her. And it’s not that I don’t try to get into her newer material because I do like some of it. I wish I could explain myself better. It’s not that I want her to repeat herself, but the old stuff was hip enough and didn’t try to be different for the sake of being different. I guess I love the production sounds of the 80’s more than what is making pop music, “Pop Music” today.
Many thanks for this Paul.
Jeff
This is my favorite Madonna track and I am surprised that I have not posted the 12″ before. I prefer vintage Madonna myself the new material just doesn’t sound new.
Perfectly put, dear Jeff. Like you, I like SOME of her newer stuff but I adored her and her music in the Eighties. Lots and lots of wonderful songs including this. Gosh, I could listen to Papa Don’Preach or Live To Tell etc etc each and every day.
A thousand hugs
s’n’d
Thank you Paul!!!!
You’re welcome Guss 🙂
Any chance to upload “Everybody”. Thank you again.
This song reminds me some happy / very sad memories of a loved one lost forever. The melancholy and longing motif of the song make it a great tune that those who never cared of Madonna started to do a humming or even sing along.