Madonna - Ray of Light Album

Tagged as Madonna’s big leap into electronica, the Ray of Light album was actually still an adult album that satisfied the many Madonna fans who were waiting for her first release, post-baby. The Material Girl’s collaborator, William Orbit gives her a hip, adventurous electronic backdrop for a vocal performance that is quite stunning. (Madonna had just finished voice lessons for the film version of Evita.) This time, Madonna also goes for more emotional depth with her lyrics and largely achieves her objective. Songs like “The Power of Goodbye" and "Ray of Light” had powerful themes of spirituality and self-discovery and Madonna even tries her hand at ethno-techno-mysticism ("Shanti/Ashtangi"). In all, it was the richest Madonna album released to that date.