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Post by johnnywest on Sept 9, 2006 11:29:21 GMT -5
This was the 5th single from "Like A Prayer." And just like "Enjoy The Silence," it peaked at #4 in R&R and #8 in Billboard.
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Post by A Thug Named Slickback on Sept 9, 2006 12:16:53 GMT -5
This isn't a bad song, but I think it's a little bland compared to the other singles she released around that time.
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Post by 620 Soul Train on Sept 9, 2006 12:29:08 GMT -5
I found it mighty strange that Casey Kasem played the album version instead of that Shep Pettibone single remix on CT40. The single remix is IMO much better than the LP version.
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Post by johnnywest on Sept 10, 2006 0:31:27 GMT -5
I found it mighty strange that Casey Kasem played the album version instead of that Shep Pettibone single remix on CT40. The single remix is IMO much better than the LP version. I noticed that too. However, he did play the remix during the Top 100 of 1990 (but the wrong version of "Strike It Up" on the Top 100 in 1991). |
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Post by Ezekiel 23:20–21 on Sept 10, 2006 17:02:43 GMT -5
I like this, but it was very plain and simple when compared to any of the other singles off of the LAP album.
I liked the Shep Pettibone mix a lot more. His mixes were really great.
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Post by BillboardBoy on Oct 29, 2006 19:43:26 GMT -5
I like this one a lot.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Apr 13, 2007 10:46:42 GMT -5
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Post by BillboardBoy on Apr 13, 2007 13:27:54 GMT -5
I found it mighty strange that Casey Kasem played the album version instead of that Shep Pettibone single remix on CT40. The single remix is IMO much better than the LP version. It wasn't just Casey. Shadoe played that version as well. And Joel Denver did at least once on "Future Hits." Interestinly, the versions they played all had a cold ending, whereas the one on the album fades. Back in 1990, Power 92 in Phoenix played a version that mixed both the album version and the remix. |
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Post by tico on Apr 14, 2007 0:19:00 GMT -5
I like the album version better.
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Post by itsbeenaweek on Apr 14, 2007 0:22:45 GMT -5
Loved it.
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Post by unicorns on Oct 8, 2008 21:30:25 GMT -5
I like this, but it was very plain and simple when compared to any of the other singles off of the LAP album. agreed |
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Post by blue in moonlight on Oct 13, 2008 12:51:38 GMT -5
Excellent. I still love working out to this track.
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Post by Mic Technique on Oct 13, 2008 13:38:53 GMT -5
Completely overlooked. I think Vogue was initially intended to be the b-side. That would have been hilarious lol.
I love me some Shep, but I agree, the the album cut is superior.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Mar 17, 2011 8:30:10 GMT -5
The Blond Ambition Tour dvd will supposedly be released this year. |
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Post by glenpwood on Mar 17, 2011 9:11:35 GMT -5
This is the one Madonna single from her boom years (84-94) that I never heard on the radio in Michigan besides on AT40 during it's run and never after that.... Even Hanky Panky got more plays in Detroit
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2012 18:40:38 GMT -5
It's been completely forgotten at this point, but I love it. I prefer Shep's single version. It has that Soul II Soul/Loose Ends late 80s/early 90s British R&B influence.
This was the last single she co-wrote with Stephen Bray. It's also one of her few singles to have no official music video.
Album version
Single version
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2012 22:34:54 GMT -5
I honestly can't remember what this one sounds like.  I haven't heard Shep's version, though. Am I correct in saying that this was her first CD maxi single in the US? |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jan 22, 2012 12:26:28 GMT -5
The Blond Ambition Tour dvd will supposedly be released this year. The BAT dvd never came out. Surprise. I *hate* Guy Oseary. |
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Post by johnnywest on Dec 19, 2014 19:00:50 GMT -5
I prefer the single version rather than what was included on "Like A Prayer."
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Post by Ginger Spice on Dec 19, 2014 19:04:46 GMT -5
It might be my least favorite single from the album, but I still really enjoy it. I also prefer the remix to the original.
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Post by grandelf on Dec 20, 2014 11:27:21 GMT -5
Not among my favs, also one of her most forgotten top 10 hits. The album has way too many great songs so this one pales in comparison.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Dec 20, 2014 11:43:13 GMT -5
I like it, nice sentiment- and it made for a great closer to the 1990 tour.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Dec 20, 2014 12:15:54 GMT -5
This song has always sent me up the wall. I don't like it all. The radio remix is better though.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2014 15:59:47 GMT -5
I like it. Slight edge to the radio version.
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Post by @DjKingBee on Dec 26, 2014 14:34:27 GMT -5
the Radio version is hot i wish i had it in CDQ !!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2018 21:05:22 GMT -5
"Keep It Together" was the 5th and final US single from Madonna's 4th studio album Like A Prayer, released in January 1990. Written and produced by Madonna and Stephen Bray, the main inspiration behind "Keep It Together" was Madonna's relationship with her family—whom she dearly missed after her divorce from actor Sean Penn. The song was dedicated to American funk and soul band Sly and the Family Stone. The lyrics deal with the realization of how important Madonna's family has been to her life. A pop and funk song consisting of an upbeat rhythm and groove, it features instrumentation from percussion, banjo and a conga.
The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, after breaking her string of top 10s with her previous single, Oh Father. The song also topped the Dance Club Play chart, reached #66 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop chart, and was certified gold.
"Keep It Together" was the closing number of Madonna's 1990 Blond Ambition World Tour. The performance was inspired by the film A Clockwork Orange, and during the introduction Madonna sings a verse from "Family Affair" by Sly and the Family Stone.
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Post by Dammn Baby on Jun 30, 2018 21:22:23 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2018 21:37:52 GMT -5
I do like the Shep remix, but I prefer the instrumentation on the album version. I agree with Express Yourself, I much prefer the video mix.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Mar 21, 2019 18:45:19 GMT -5
LAP album was out 30 years ago today
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Post by HolidayGuy on Mar 21, 2019 19:01:04 GMT -5
WB put one of the mixes on a 30th anniversary Spotify playlist.
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