Madonna’s B-Sides & Other Rarities

  • Crazy For You and Gambler appear on the ‘Vision Quest’ soundtrack.
  • Into The Groove was released to promote the film, ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’, but does not appear on the soundtrack.
  • Santa Baby, Madonna’s only Christmas song, appears on ‘A Very Special Christmas’.
  • Ain’t No Big Deal, the b-side to ‘Papa Don’t Preach’ (outside of US) and ‘True Blue’ (US).
  • Supernatural, the b-side to ‘Cherish’; a remix later appeared on the album ‘Red, Hot and Dance’.
  • The Beast Within, a haunting version of ‘Justify My Love’ appears on the ‘Justify’ maxi-single. Madonna reads from the Book of Revelations.
  • This Used To Be My Playground, the theme song (but does not appear on the soundtrack) for the film, “A League Of Their Own”. Also included on the compilation, ‘Barcelona Gold’.
  • Erotic the first version of the song which became ‘Erotica,’ was released with the ‘Sex’ book.
  • Up Down Suite, the 12-minute b-side to ‘Rain.’
  • Goodbye to Innocence, (recorded for ‘Erotica’ album) appears on ‘Just Say Roe’.
  • I’ll Remember was recorded for the soundtrack to the film, ‘With Honors’.
  • Let Down Your Guard, the b-side to the UK release of ‘Secret’.
  • Freedom, (recorded for ‘Bedtime Stories’) appears on the rainforest benefit album ‘Carnival!’
  • If You Forget Me, Madonna reads a Pablo Neruda poem on the ‘Il Postino’ Soundtrack.
  • Guilty By Association, Madonna and brother-in-law Joe Henry duet on a Vic Chestnutt cover. The duet appears on ‘Sweet Relief II’, a tribute album to Chestnutt.
  • Queen’s English José Guitereze and Luise Camacha (dancers on Madonna’s Blond Ambition World Tour 1990) duet on this fun little dance song. Madonna provides backing vocals.
  • I Want You, was released on the Marvin Gaye tribute album, ‘Inner City Blues’.
  • Has To Be, the b-side to ‘Ray Of Light’.
  • Be Careful (Cuidado Con Mi Corazon), a duet with Ricky Martin can be found on the ‘Ricky Martin’ album as well as his Greatest Hits.
  • Beautiful Stranger, was recorded for the Austin Power’s sequel, ‘The Spy Who Shagged Me’.
  • American Pie and Time Stood Still, were recorded for ‘The Next Best Thing’ soundtrack.
  • Paradise (not for me), was recorded for Mirwais’ album ‘Production’. The song was later added to ‘Music’.
  • Cyberraga, the b-side to ‘Music’, and a bonus track on the Japanese ‘Music’ album.
  • Die Another Day, recorded for the James Bond film of the same name. The song was later added to ‘American Life’.
  • Me Against The Music, Britney Spears featuring Madonna is found on Britney’s ‘In The Zone’.
  • Fighting Spirit, an unreleased track from the Confessions session was included on the Limited Edition Confessions On A Dance Floor CD.
  • Super Pop, an unreleased track from the Confessions session was given to fans as a download from the Official Madonna Fan Club website.
  • History, an unreleased track from the Confessions session was the b-side to Jump.
  • Hey You, written as a ‘Live Earth’ charity song, co-produced by Pharrell Williams. The song was available as a free download on MSN.com, with Madonna donating a quarter for each free download. The song is now available for purchase on iTunes.
  • Sing, is a song by Annie Lennox. It was released as the second single from her fourth solo album Songs of Mass Destruction. The song is a charity record aimed to raise money and awareness for the HIV/AIDS organization “Treatment Action Campaign”. ‘Sing’ is a collaboration between Lennox and twenty-three prominent female acts and artists. The line-up consists of Anastacia, Isobel Campbell, Dido, Céline Dion, Melissa Etheridge, Fergie, Beth Gibbons, Faith Hill, Angelique Kidjo, Beverley Knight, Gladys Knight, k.d. lang, Madonna, Sarah McLachlan, Beth Orton, Pink, Bonnie Raitt, Shakira, Shingai Shoniwa, Joss Stone, Sugababes, KT Tunstall, and Martha Wainwright.

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