I'm Breathless (Music From Dick Tracy) by Madonna

Pros: "Vogue" is the coolest Madonna song ever
Cons: 15 words isn't enough

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Pros: Something to Remember, Back in Business.
Cons: Madonna goes beserk! on too many tracks.

I’m Breathless – no not really! – and neither is this album when complied in Madonna’s overall career. The music is “from and inspired by the film Dick Tracy” which basically afforded Madonna to return to acting all sultry...

Pros: A Different Side of Madonna
Cons: Unlike Her Other Music - But That's Okay To Me!

Up until this album, what we heard from Madonna was pop/dance tracks. Who could forget her great contributions to this genre with songs like Lucky Star, Borderline, Into the Groove, Like a Virgin, and Papa Don't Preach?

Along comes...

Pros: Sondheim's contributions are legendary masterpieces
Cons: Madonna's attempts at recreating Sondheim's feel sometimes fall flat.

The album "I'm Breathless" may be the one and only instant when, musically speaking, Madonna literally did whatever the heck she wanted without giving the slightest regard to what was marketable. Surely no one is going to purport that 40's style campy ...

Pros: Fun nightclub-of-the-past style
Cons: "Cry Baby" and "I'm Going Bananas"

I purchased this album when it first came out, in 1990. I have always enjoyed Madonna's music (with the notable exception of the album _Bedtime Stories_), and this album had the added bonus of being linked with the movie _Dick Tracy_, which I had seen...

Pros: silly, campy humor
Cons: none

This has got to be Madonna's most fun and campy album; she excels in the genre, pulling the whole thing off like a natural. From the very first song, we see that Breathless wears the pants in her relationships, and they fit her well!
After a...