History Music / RayOfLight

* OneWomanSong: "Candy Perfume Girl", "Mer Girl".
* OneWordTitle: "Swim", "Skin", "Frozen".

* ThePowerOfLove: "Skin", "Nothing Really Matters".

-->'''"The Power of Goodbye"'''

"Frozen" was [[BannedInChina banned in Belgium]] from 2005 until 2014 because it was supposedly UsefulNotes/{{Plagiarism}} from a song by Salvatore Acquaviva, but this sentence was eventually overturned.

Spawned hits such as "Ray of Light" and "Frozen". It was also the first record where she referenced Kabbala mysticism. It is notably only her third non-soundtrack album up until ''Music/AmericanLife'' that didn't contain a #1 US hit single -- "Frozen" stalled at #2 behind K-Ci and Jojo's "All My Life". In the UK, in contrast, "Frozen" became Madonna's first #1 single since 1990's "Vogue", kickstarting a run of five straight Top 10s from the album and a renewed streak of chart-topping success into the new millennium.

Spawned hits such as "Ray of Light" and "Frozen". It was also the first record where she referenced Kabbala mysticism. It is notably only her third non-soundtrack album up until ''Music/AmericanLife'' that didn't contain a #1 US hit single -- "Frozen" stalled at #2 behind K-Ci and Jojo's "I'll Remember". In the UK, in contrast, "Frozen" became Madonna's first #1 single since 1990's "Vogue", kickstarting a run of five straight Top 10s from the album and a renewed streak of chart-topping success into the new millennium.

* BareYourMidriff: Madonna in the music video of "Ray Of Light".

Considered a comeback album, it was released to overwhelmingly positive reviews. Her seventh studio album, it was hailed as a more mature NewSoundAlbum and spawned hits such as "Ray of Light" and "Frozen". It was also the first record where she referenced Kabbala mysticism.

Along with ''Music/LikeAPrayer'' it's often seen as one of her best albums. It was listed at no. #367 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].

It is notably only her third non-soundtrack album up until ''{{Music/American Life}}'' that didn't contain a #1 US hit single -- "Frozen" stalled at #2 behind K-Ci and Jojo's "I'll Remember". In the UK, in contrast, "Frozen" became Madonna's first #1 single since 1990's "Vogue", kickstarting a run of five straight Top 10s from the album and a renewed streak of chart-topping success into the new millennium.

Before the call of thunder threatens everyone'']]

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[AnthropomorphicPersonification Love is a bird, she needs to fly...]]'']]

''Ray of Light'' was Music/{{Madonna}}'s comeback album, released in 1998 to overwhelmingly positive reviews. Her seventh studio album, it was hailed as a more mature NewSoundAlbum and spawned hits such as "Ray of Light" and "Frozen". It was also the first record where she referenced Kabbala mysticism.

It is notably only her third non-soundtrack album up until ''{{Music/American Life}}'' that didn't contain a #1 hit. "Frozen" stalled at #2 behind K-Ci and Jojo's "I'll Remember".

** Played with during "Drowned World/Substitute for Love" and "Shanti/Ashtangi", as the first half of the titles of each show up but not the second.

* [[RealLifeWritesThePlot Real Life Writes The Song]]: "Sky Fits Heaven" and "Little Star" reference her then new born daughter Lourdes. "Mer Girl" is about her mother's death.

* EpicRocking: The unreleased version of "Ray Of Light" kept the music going for 7:33. The producers cut it short in order for the song to fit the album.

''Ray of Light'' was Music/{{Madonna}}'s comeback album, released in 1998 under overwhelmingly positive reviews. Her seventh studio album was hailed as a more mature NewSoundAlbum and spawned hits such as ''Ray of Light'' and ''Frozen''. It was also the first record where she references Kabbala mysticism.

Along with ''Music/LikeAPrayer'' it's often seen as one of her best albums. It was listed at nr. #367 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].

"Frozen" was [[BannedInChina banned in Belgium]] from 2005 until 2014, because it was supposedly UsefulNotes/{{Plagiarism}} from a song by Salvatore Acquaviva, but this sentence was eventually overturned.

It is notably only her second non-soundtrack album up until ''{{Music/American Life}}'' that didn't contain a #1 hit. "Frozen" stalled at #2 behind K-Ci and Jojo's "I'll Remember".

* NonAppearingTitle: "Mer Girl". Played with during "Drowned World/Substitute for Love" and "Shanti/Ashtangi", as the first half of the titles of each show up by not the second.

* EpicRocking: The unreleased version of "Ray Of Light" kept the music going for 7 minutes 33 seconds. The producers cut it short in order for the song to fit the album.

# "Drowned World/Substitute For Love"
# "Swim"
# "Ray of Light"
# "Candy Perfume Girl"
# "Skin"
# "Nothing Really Matters"
# "Sky Fits Heaven"
# "Shanti/Ashtangi"
# "Frozen"
# "The Power of Goodbye"
# "To Have and Not to Hold"
# "Little Star"
# "Mer Girl"
# "Has to Be" (Japanese CD release)

It is notably only her second non-soundtrack album up until ''{{Music/Confessions On A Dance Floor}}'' that didn't contain a #1 hit. "Frozen" stalled at #2 behind K-Ci and Jojo's "I'll Remember".