"Ray of Light" by Madonna (1998, Maverick/Warner Bros.)

"Ray of Light" album cover

      Seven months after the birth of Lourdes "Lola" Leon, the first child of Madonna and then-boyfriend Carlos Leon, Madonna began work on her seventh album (and first unassociated with Sire Records) in May 1997.  She finished recording in September, and in March 1998, "Frozen" was released as the lead single off, "Ray of Light" released that month. 
      The title track became the second single in June, and in September, "The Power of Good-Bye" was released as the third single.  "Nothing Really Matters" was released as the fourth and final single in April 1999.
     The album charted at #2, while the singles charted as follows: "Frozen" (#2), "Ray of Light" (#5), "The Power of Good-Bye" (#11) and "Nothing Really Matters" (#93), the first two singles marking a successful comeback to the music scene.

TRACKLISTING:
*Madonna co-wrote all songs, with co-writers listed below.

1. "Drowned World/Substitute for Love" (William Orbit, Rod McKuen, Anita Kerr, David Collins)
2. "Swim" (Orbit)
3. "Ray of Light" (Orbit, Clive Maldoon, Dave Curtis, Christine Leach)
4. "Candy Perfume Girl" (Orbit, Susannah Melvoin)
5. "Skin" (Patrick Leonard)
6. "Nothing Really Matters" (Leonard)
7. "Sky Fits Heaven" (Leonard)
8. "Shanti/Ashtangi" (Orbit)
9. "Frozen" (Leonard)
10. "The Power of Good-Bye" (Rick Nowels)
11. "To Have and Not to Hold" (Nowels)
12. "Little Star" (Nowels)
13. "Mer Girl" (Orbit)