Madonna (Madonna album)
Madonna (retitled Madonna: The First Album for the 1985 re-release) is the debut album by American singer Madonna, released on July 27, 1983 by Sire Records. After having established herself as a singer in downtown New York City, Madonna was signed by Sire president Seymour Stein, due to the success of her debut single, "Everybody" (1982). She became the sole writer for most of the album's tracks, and chose Reggie Lucas as its primary producer. Unhappy with Lucas's production outputs, she invited John "Jellybean" Benitez to complete the album, who remixed three tracks and produced "Holiday".
Madonna bibliography
In 2003, Madonna signed a contract with Callaway Arts & Entertainment. The first release was the children's book, "The English Roses", which was translated into 42 different languages over 100 countries. The book debuted at number one on "The New York Times" Best Seller list, spending a total of 18 weeks there. Telling the story of five friends, "The English Roses" was deemed by critics as a reflection of Madonna's childhood, and received mixed reaction. Madonna's subsequent releases, "Mr. Peabody's Apples" and "Yakov and the Seven Thieves", were both released within a year of "The English Roses". They also debuted at number one on "The New York Times" list. Combined her first three children's books sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. She continued releasing other books like "The Adventures of Abdi" and "Lotsa de Casha"; all the five books released were included as part of an audiobook in 2006.