Madonna - Early Years (2013)

The audio equivalent of an embarrassing high school photo, Madonna: The Early Years is a collection of her earliest recordings and her first forays into dance music. However, anyone looking for songs along the lines of "Holiday" or "Lucky Star" will be sorely disappointed -- the clunky rhythms, tuneless melodies, and annoying samples on "Time to Dance," "Wild Dancing," and "On the Street" are a far cry from the caliber of work Madonna produced just a short time after these tracks were recorded. Most disappointing for fans is the fact that on several tracks, Madonna shares the vocal duties with a pretentious male singer who makes the songs impossible to listen to with a straight face. The throwaway "We Are the Gods" is probably the collection's best track because it's so silly, but nothing on Madonna: The Early Years does justice to the artist or her fans. ~ Heather Phares

Tracklist
01. Cosmic Climb
02. We Are the Gods
03. Wild Dancing
04. Time to Dance (Radio Mix)
05. On the Street (Edit Mix)
06. Oh My (Disco Mix)
07. Shake (Edit Mix)
08. Get Down (Edit Mix)
09. Time to Dance (Instrumental Mix)
10. Shake (Instrumental Mix)
11. Cosmic Climb (Extended Dance Mix)
12. Wild Dancing (Dance Mix)
13. Time to Dance (Extended Mix)
14. On the Street (Extended Mix)
15. Oh My (Edit Mix)
16. Shake (Extended Mix)
17. Get Down