Music (Madonna album) Music (Madonna album) Music is the eighth studio album by American singer Madonna, released on September 18, 2000 by Maverick and Warner Bros. Records. Following the success of her previous album "Ray of Light" (1998), she intended to embark on a tour. However, her record company encouraged her to return to the studio and record new music before going on the road. Her collaboration with producers Mirwais Ahmadzaï and William Orbit resulted a more experimental direction for the album. "Music" has an overall dance-pop and electronica vibe, with influences from rock, country and folk. The album was mostly recorded at
Honey (Andy Williams album) the other album being Williams's Columbia release from the spring of 1969, "Happy Heart". This same pairing was also released as two albums on one CD by Sony Music Distribution in 2000. The Collectables CD was included in a box set entitled "Classic Album Collection, Vol. 1", which contains 17 of his studio albums and three compilations and was released on June 26, 2001. Ruhlmann gave the album a mixed review, writing, "The singer did his best and was rewarded with yet another Top Ten gold-record seller, but the album lacked the balance of earlier efforts." "Billboard" wrote that "Williams's