Something to Remember
It didn't take the postmotherhoodRay of Lightto prove that Madonna is a big softie; thiscollectionof ballads and slow jams had already done that. Somewhat confused in intention--the scalding ache of "Oh Father," a 1989 song for her own dad, is shoved between the sex of "Rain" and a version of Marvin Gaye's "I Want You"--this is nonetheless a highly listenable album for those who dig Madonna for her music as much as for her cultural significance.--Rickey Wright