Madonna ‎– Like A Prayer – GER Press

Madonna ‎– Like A Prayer
Label:
Sire ‎– 925 844-1, Sire ‎– WX 239
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:
UK & Europe
Released:
1989

Marketed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Record Company – Warner Communications
Published By – Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Published By – Johnny Yuma Music
Published By – Black Lion Music, Inc.
Made By – WEA Musik GmbH
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Recorded At – Johnny Yuma Recording
Recorded At – Saturn Sound
Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At – Paisley Park Studios
Mixed At – Smoketree Ranch
Copyright (c) – Webo Girl Publishing, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Johnny Yuma Music
Copyright (c) – Black Lion Music, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Girlsongs
Copyright (c) – Sire Records Company
Copyright (c) – WEA International Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sire Records Company
Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA International Inc.
Manufactured By – Teldec Record Service GmbH
Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △24042
Credits
Acoustic Guitar – Bruce Gaitsch
Arranged By [Horns] – Chuck Findley
Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Bill Meyers
Art Direction – Jeri Heiden
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Donna DeLory*, Lynne Fiddmont, Madonna, Marcos Loya, Marilyn Martin, Ali Nadirah*, Niki Haris, Rose Banks, The Andrae Crouch Choir*
Bass – Guy Pratt, Randy Jackson (2)
Brass [Brass Section] – Chuck Findley, David Boruff, Dick Hyde, Steven Madaio*
Cello, Soloist – Larry Corbett
Clavinet – Geary Lanier
Concertmaster – Suzie Katayama
Coordinator [Production] – Ivy Skoff
Design [Logo] – Margo Chase
Drums – Jeffrey Porcaro*, John Robinson (2), Jonathan Moffett
Engineer [Additional] – Michael Vail Blum
Engineer [Assistant] – Robert Salcedo*, Joe Schiff, Stacy Baird
Engineer [At Paisley Park] – Eddie Miller, Heidi Hanschu, Stephen Shelton (2)
French Horn – Joseph Mayer*, Richard Todd
Guitar – Bruce Gaitsch, Chester Kamen, Dann Huff, David Williams (4)
Management – The DeMann Entertainment Co.*, Freddy DeMann
Management [Assistant To Madonna] – Melissa Crow
Management [Assistant To Patrick Leonard] – Elisa Lane
Marimba – Joe Porcaro
Mastered By [DMM] – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By, Engineer – Bill Bottrell
Percussion – Luis Conte, Paulinho da Costa
Photography By – Herb Ritts
Piano [Acoustic], Organ [B3], Clavinet – Patrick Leonard
Requinto Guitar – Marcos Loya
Synthesizer – Jai Winding, Patrick Leonard, Stephen Bray
Synthesizer [Additional] – Madonna
Tambourine [Spanish] – Sandra Crouch
Technician [Drums] – Harry McCarthy, John Good
Notes
Labels:
All songs published by (G.B. only) Warner Chappell Music Ltd./Johnny Yuma Music except A2 & B4. Warner Chappell Music Ltd./Black Lion Music Inc. A3. Warner Chappell Music Ltd.

Insert:
Mastered at Masterdisk, NY.
Recorded at Johnny Yuma Recording, Burbank;
Saturn Sound, Sherman Oaks, CA;
Ocean Way Recording, Los Angeles;
Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN.
Mixed at Smoke Tree Studios, Chatsworth, CA.

This album is dedicated to my mother who taught me how to pray.

Stephen Bray appears courtesy of MCA Records.
Jeffrey Porcaro appears courtesy of Columbia Records.
John Robinson appears courtesy of WTG Records.
Paulinho da Costa appears courtesy of Pablo Records.
Marilyn Martin appears courtesy of Atlantic Records.

Tracks A1, A4, A5, B1, B2, B3 and B5 © Webo Girl Publishing, Inc. Adm. by WB Music Corp. ASCAP/Johnny Yuma Music BMI.
Tracks A2 and B4 © Webo Girl Publishing, Inc. Adm. by WB Music Corp./Black Lion Music, Inc. ASCAP.
Track A3 © Webo Girl Publishing, Inc. Adm. by WB Music Corp./Girlsongs ASCAP.

© 1989 Sire Records Company for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
℗ 1989 Sire Records Company for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Manufactured in Germany.

Direct Metal Mastering.

The packaging on the first pressings of this LP were scented with patchouli.
With anti-AIDS insert.
Glossy cover.

This version credits Johnny Yuma Music on labels instead of Island Music Ltd. The version with Island Music Ltd. is here.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode (Text): 0 7599-25844-1 8
Price Code: Ⓧ
Price Code (France:): WE 391
Label Code: LC 3228
Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
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