Released October 10, 1984 Like a Virgin & Other Big Hits!
(1984) Like a Virgin
(1984) Release date 1984 | Length 26:31 Artist Madonna Label Sire Records | |
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Recorded May 1982–September 1984 Studio Sigma Sound Studios
(New York City, New York)
Power Station Studio
(Manhattan, New York) Producers Nile Rodgers, Reggie Lucas, John Benitez | ||
Like a Virgin & Other Big Hits! is the first EP recorded by American singer and songwriter Madonna, released on October 10, 1984 through Sire Records. It was exclusively made available for consumption in Japan, but was re-released in the United States in 2016 with the privilege of the Record Store Day. The EP includes four tracks—"Like a Virgin" from the singer's 1984 album of the same name, and "Holiday", "Lucky Star" and "Borderline" from her eponymous debut record.
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The EP incorporated remixes done by American disc jockey John "Jellybean" Benitez, which previously made appearance on various of Madonna's maxi single releases. While the original edition of Like a Virgin & Other Big Hits! failed to reach any record chart, its 2016 re-release experienced moderate commercial success by reaching four Billboard' component charts, including the Dance/Electronic Albums and Top Tastemaker Albums charts.
Composition and release
Like a Virgin & Other Big Hits! includes four singles that were recorded prior to the release of both the aforementioned record and her then-upcoming second studio album, Like a Virgin (1984). Three of the EP's singles—"Holiday", "Lucky Star", and "Borderline"—were previously included on her 1983 debut studio album, Madonna; its title track would later be included on Like a Virgin. The record's remixes of "Borderline" and "Lucky Star" produced by John "Jellybean" Benitez were originally paired on a 12" maxi single released in the United States on February 15, 1984.
The record was originally made available for consumption in Japan on October 10, 1984, with a re-release of the EP occurring on April 16, 2016 to American digital stores with the privilege of the Record Store Day. The new version was pressed on 140 gram colored pink vinyl and was only limited to 4,500 copies.
Commercial performance
At the time of its original pressing, Like a Virgin & Other Big Hits! did not peak on any record chart, but its re-release later experienced moderate commercial success. For the week ending May 7, 2016, the album debuted and peaked at number three on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart, becoming the week's third highest debut. While dropping off the chart the next week, the EP additionally opened and peaked at number eight on the Top Tastemaker Albums chart, having a similar course.
Like a Virgin & Other Big Hits! also made appearance on the Vinyl Albums and Top Current Albums charts, where it charted at numbers five and ninety-eight, respectively. The following week Like a Virgin, which had already topped the Billboard 200 for three weeks in 1985, was discounted for 99 cents to coincide with the release. This prompted the album to re-enter the Billboard 200 chart at position 124, bringing a total of 109 weeks on the chart.
Songs
1Like a Virgin (Extended Dance Remix)6:10
2Holiday6:11
3Lucky Star (extended dance remix)7:16