Dialling down the sex and repositioning Madonna’s sound closer to the R&B grooves that were then dominating pop radio, 1994’s Bedtime Stories album was another master class of successful reinvention from the “Queen Of Pop”. The record gave Madonna her biggest-ever US hit, and it showed ballsy defiance in the face of those who thought they had her pigeonholed. Crucially, despite its commercial leanings, there are surprises – isn’t Bedtime Story the trippiest Madonna single of all time? – and the political statement that is Human Nature remains a powerful call-to-arms to this day. Collaboration with a new suite of producers teased out the best of Madonna across 11 tracks, securing sales of more than seven million globally. As the album’s opening track suggests, it’s all about survival…
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