Talk:Like a Prayer (album)/Archive 1

Page contents not supported in other languages.
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Archive 1


Album Sales

The following sales are on the net - http://www.beautifulmadonna.com/charts/albumven.html = 15m, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Top-Biggest-Selling-Madonna-Albums/lm/37BXBHN8JKB68 = 13.5m, http://charts.mlvc.org/CHThist.php = 11.4m, www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=41261&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 = 9.17m. In comparisons, the first link is always much higher than the rest - so inflated. So amended figure to 2nd link's figure (Amazon) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.234.242.196 (talk) 19:15, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

The Powers that Be

The article states,

"Act of Contrition" is produced by "The Powers That Be" (Madonna and Patrick Leonard).

and then further down, under personnel, lists Prince as a producer of Act of Contrition. Which is it? And can there be a citation as whenever it was revealed that "The Powers That Be" is a pseudonym any of these people used? I know it's being used tongue-in-cheek, but where was it announced who was the actual producers? Contributions/12.162.122.6 (talk) 17:31, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

Additional notes

The assertion that "Spanish Eyes" was sometimes called "Pray for Spanish Eyes" needs a citation. I have the US cassette, and it refers to the song as "Spanish Eyes." Perhaps only some releases had the longer title? It wasn't universal. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ww adh77 (talk • contribs) 01:30, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Why has this page been moved?

Why was this page moved from its simple name of "Like a Prayer" to "Like a Prayer (album)"? This seems very unnecessary. There is only 2 other articles with this name, one being a documentary which has no references and should be deleted or improved. JWAD talk 18:54, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

I agree with you. It should be moved back. --Legolas (talk2me) 13:14, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Legacy

Should be added a legacy section, this album is very important to pop music. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 181.0.136.66 (talk) 15:48, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Expansion of Legacy

Here's an extra link for the legacy section if not already included

http://entertainment.time.com/2006/11/02/the-all-time-100-albums/slide/like-a-prayer/#like-a-prayer (98.181.62.167 (talk) 03:58, 23 June 2012 (UTC))

Assessment comment

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Like a Prayer (album)/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following

several discussions in past years
, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

* Green tickY All the start class criteria
  • Green tickY A completed infobox, including cover art and most technical details
  • Green tickY At least one section of prose (excluding the lead section)
  • Green tickY A track listing containing track lengths and authors for all songs
  • Green tickY A full list of personnel, including technical personnel and guest musicians
  • Green tickY Categorisation at least by artist and year
  • Green tickY A casual reader should learn something about the album. Andrzejbanas (talk) 12:55, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Substituted at 06:40, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Good article?

I've not given the article a rigorous reading, but it does seem close to meeting GA criteria for listing as a Good Article. Worth checking for bias, as it is a little inclined to pick out positive comments, and perhaps working on the lead to ensure all the main points of the article are mentioned (in particular that both contemporary and legacy reviews point out that this album was Madonna's (successful) attempt to be taken seriously), but overall it's a readable, informative and well sourced article. SilkTork ✔Tea time 22:18, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Expansiod needed?

This is regarded by many as one of Madonna's greatest albums and it's Legacy section is considerably smaller than her first album's one. Maybe an expansion is needed and a bit more of research. —Gheiratina (Touch~^) 19:47, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

Requested move 1

The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: No consensus. Cúchullain t/c 16:02, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

Like a Prayer → Like a Prayer (album) – The album is less popular than the song. Therefore, either the song or the dab page should be primary. --Relisted Discussion is ongoing. Tyrol5 [Talk] 20:14, 28 January 2013 (UTC) --George Ho (talk) 19:12, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Comment. In my opinion a 20% difference is not enough to make it worth making the switch. Since there are only two it is better to use a hatnote for the other instead of using a disambiguation page. Apteva (talk) 04:35, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Oppose. The album is the main project, and the song is a part of it. The same with Like a Virgin / Like a Virgin (song) and Ray of Light / Ray of Light (song). Bluesatellite (talk) 07:40, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
    • The album title's inherited from the song, not the other way around. "Like a Virgin" should also be primary to the song/video. -- 76.65.128.43 (talk) 00:25, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Support the song and its video are the ones that generated general commentary from politicians, so is the more encyclopedic topic. The usage stats support disambiguation as primary form, but I think the song should sit at primary instead. -- 76.65.128.43 (talk) 00:03, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Oppose. This is not the only album whose title is based upon an non-action consensus created
    entertainer
    "?
To the IP user, in case you didn't know disam pages needs at least one link, could you give one to the "general commentary from politicians"? Also, that commentary is based upon Madonna's records and she made it popular or Madonna tooked it and re-used it. Tbhotch.™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 04:42, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
I'm sorry, I'm not sure I'm parsing your response properly. Politicians' commentary on the song "Like a Prayer" and its associated video is in what way related to all her other recordings? There was a fair bit of controversy concerning this song and its video, such as blaxploitation, a black Christ figure, blasphemy, etc. It is the song and its video that is the more encyclopedic and notable topic. -- 76.65.128.43 (talk) 05:42, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
Again, which is the link you want to be added to the disam page, Like a Prayer (idiom)? We need a link. Tbhotch.™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 20:25, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Oppose – The difference in page views isn't that much, only about 10-15%. If the song had 2-3 times as many views, maybe, but I think this is a case of trying to fix something that isn't broken. They've been the way they are for many many years with no issues. —Torchiest talkedits 05:25, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
I think you're missing the point. The song would get most of those views if it was correctly titled.Srsrox (talk) 16:55, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Support. Readers could be viewing Like a Prayer to view the song article, the fact that Like a Prayer (song) gets more views, I believe, warrants the move. Zarcadia (talk) 22:20, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Support. Via supporters here. The song is simply more notable than the album. Srsrox (talk) 16:55, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a
requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review
. No further edits should be made to this section.

Requested move 2

The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: page moved, with

WP:TWODABS applies if one is the primary topic, which is not the case here. Miniapolis
14:10, 28 May 2013 (UTC)


Like a Prayer → Like a Prayer (album) – It's been few months since unsuccessful request. Long-term significance for Madonna album and for song of the similar name equally weigh each other. The album has many memorable songs, while the titular song is notable predominantly due to controversy. However, the album is still less viewed than the song. Oops!... I Did It Again and ...Baby One More Time are right now songs, while their album counterparts are disambiguated, although they are Britney Spears songs. If the album becomes disambiguated, should the primary topic be Like a Prayer (song) or Like a Prayer (disambiguation)? George Ho (talk) 05:33, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

  • Support - difficult to disentangle from
    Like a Prayer (documentary) is only a redirect. In ictu oculi (talk
    ) 06:19, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
  • Support clearly a disambiguation page or the song/video should be primary, not the album. -- 65.94.76.126 (talk) 07:21, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
  • Support, the same situation as "...Baby One More Time" and "Oops!... I Did It Again" the songs vs. ...Baby One More Time and Oops!... I Did It Again the albums. WikiRedactor (talk) 21:50, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
  • Oppose, nothing has changed. I added the doc because of twodabs, it was that or deletion. Tbhotch.™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 01:23, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
    • Yet numbers of album and song are very close to each other, especially when "nothing has changed." --George Ho (talk) 01:28, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
      • Nothing has changed from the RM above and today, I am not buying your idea. Tbhotch.™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 01:35, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
        • Curiously, how does the album's primacy outweigh the song's? To me, they are equally well-known, even when the album was the best-seller with other notable songs within. While this article discusses the album itself, the song page discusses a lot of details about the single song itself and its impact. Moreover, the above request resulted "no consensus" instead of "not moved", prompting me to wait until now. --George Ho (talk) 04:00, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
  • Oppose any move to disambiguate what is basically a
    WP:TWODABS situation. No opinion on primacy between the song and album, although readers will not be misled by having either at the primary topic title, since the song is on the album, and the album contains the song. bd2412 T
    15:54, 27 May 2013 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a
requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review
. No further edits should be made to this section.

External links modified

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on Like a Prayer (album). Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at {{

Sourcecheck
}}).

checkY An editor has reviewed this edit and fixed any errors that were found.

  • If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool.
  • If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with this tool.

Cheers.—

Talk to my owner
:Online 02:52, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

Sources

—IB [ Poke ] 03:46, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

External links modified

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 12 external links on Like a Prayer (album). Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

This message was posted before February 2018.

regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{source check
}} (last update: 18 January 2022).

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 19:30, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

External links modified

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on Like a Prayer (album). Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

This message was posted before February 2018.

regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{source check
}} (last update: 18 January 2022).

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 22:34, 20 May 2017 (UTC)

External links modified

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on Like a Prayer (album). Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

This message was posted before February 2018.

regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{source check
}} (last update: 18 January 2022).

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 08:46, 24 May 2017 (UTC)

External links modified

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 2 external links on Like a Prayer (album). Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

This message was posted before February 2018.

regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{source check
}} (last update: 18 January 2022).

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 06:21, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

“Every important artist...”

On the article for “Like a virgin”:
“According to author J. Randy Taraborrelli, "Every important artist has at least one album in his or her career whose critical and commercial success becomes the artist's magic moment; for Madonna, Like a Virgin was just such a defining moment."”
On the article for “Like a prayer”:
“Taraborrelli wrote that Like a Prayer was a turning point's in Madonna's career; "Every important artist has at least one album in his or her career whose critical and commercial success becomes the artist's magic moment; for Madonna [...] Like a Prayer was. [Madonna] pushed onwards as an artist, using her creative wit to communicate on another level, musically."”
So... which is it ?
--Abolibibelot (talk) 01:59, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

It is both actually. The quote on p. 164 of the book says "For Madonna, Like a Virgin was just such a defining moment. Like a Prayer was another." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ww adh77 (talk • contribs) 13:34, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

Nominate article for GA status?

This article meets the GA criteria in

WP:GANI). Theknine2 (talk
) 01:15, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

GA Review

GA toolbox
Reviewing
This review is
transcluded from Talk:Like a Prayer (album)/GA1
. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: K. Peake (talk · contribs) 19:35, 29 October 2021 (UTC)


Good Article
review progress box
WP:CV
()
3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4.
free or tagged images
() 6b. pics relevant ()
Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the
Good Article criteria. Criteria marked
are unassessed

I pledge to begin this review tomorrow, but it might take some time with such a large article since I work most days. --K. Peake 19:35, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

Infobox and lead

  • The release date is not written out anywhere in the body
 Done; written in release & promotion section Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove the ref for pop since they are discouraged in infoboxes and this is already sourced anyway
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove wikilink on studio album
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Regarding the release date, write it out and source in the body
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "on the album while co-writing" → "on the album, with her co-writing" because "while" can lead to confusion about the meaning
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "has been described as a confessional" → "is a confessional" since "described" is not appropriate lead terminology in this context, also the confessional record detail should be mentioned in comp as well as reception, as it is fully relevant there
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Could you put the quote into your own words since that is more appropriate for the lead and it's not a hard one to reword?
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "The album was dedicated" → "It was dedicated"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "The album uses live instrumentation" → "Like a Prayer uses live instrumentation" and this needs to be mentioned in comp for the same reason as the confessional record part
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • None of the elements are directly sourced in the body
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • The themes of childhood and adolescence are not sourced in the body
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 15:02, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "received universal acclaim," → "received universal acclaim from music critics," with the pipe
  • Here, you should use the above then write after the comma "who praised..." --K. Peake 09:00, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 15:02, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Instead of the Rolling Stone comment, mention what critics mostly praised about the album
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Mention countries that are included in the ones where it reached number one
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "were released from the album:" → "were released from it:"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "and "Cherish" peaked at number two and" → "and "Cherish" both peaked at number two, and"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "a top-ten hit." → "a top-10 hit." per
    MOS:NUM
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "Worldwide, the album" → "Worldwide, Like a Prayer"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove the word "accompanying", as "the single's" specifies that these were the videos for them
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "was a lightning rod for religious" → "led to religious" because "lightning rod" is not encyclopaedic
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "and burning crosses, and a" → "and burning crosses. It also demonstrates a"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "at its release." → "at the time of its release." but the expense is not sourced in the body
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 15:02, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Mention after the tour's name with a comma "which she used to promote it."
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "named "Artist of the Decade" by" → "named artist of the decade by"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Background

  • Remove American singer-songwriter introduction since Madonna is the main person, so a lead intro is sufficient
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "caused her discomfort." → "caused Madonna's discomfort."
 Done; written as "caused discomfort for Madonna" Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "and en-cash on" → "and en-cash for"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • The personal meditations part is unsourced
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "to record them"." → "to record them."" per this ending a sentence in the original quote
  • "She decided to" → "Madonna decided to"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 Not done you missed this one --K. Peake 09:00, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
I had changed this part of the paragraph from "; she told SongTalk magazine "[...]"[1] She decided to take a more adult, sophisticated approach;..." -> "Madonna told SongTalk magazine "[...]"[1] She decided to take a more adult, sophisticated approach;..." Hence, indicating "Madonna" again would not be necessary. Forgot to clarify. Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
Oh very good you have clarified now, your wording is 100% correct now I have full context. --K. Peake 17:46, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • [6] should be solely at the end of the para because it is used for the last three sentences
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "She had certain matters" → "The singer had certain matters"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "her lost mother and" → "her lost mother, and"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Development

  • Cut down on much text is included in the quote box per
    WP:OVERQUOTE
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • I could not find any of that text in the Yahoo! article, unless I missed something?
 Done, Removed the Yahoo citation as it was an error. Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "was named after the influence of Catholicism on Madonna's early life" → "drew its title from Catholicism's influence on Madonna's early life,"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "a personal tone."" → "a personal tone"." per
    MOS:QUOTE
    regarding partial quotes
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "to do this"." → "to do this"". per the above on full sentences
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "also said that it" → "also said that Like a Prayer"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "what I felt"." → "what I felt.""
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "past musical influences"." → "past musical influences.""
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "in the Valley"." → "in the Valley.""
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "Madonna and Sean Penn" → "Madonna and Penn"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "two weeks; with" → "two weeks, with"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • ""Cherish" and "Spanish Eyes" being written" → ""Cherish", and "Spanish Eyes" being penned in" with the pipe
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "It was done"." → "It was done.""
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove overly obvious wikilink on guitar
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "three songs from the album," → "three songs from Like a Prayer;"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "For the photoshoot," → "When it came to the photoshoot,"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "brown; she commented" → "brown; she commented,"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "my hair is dark"." → "my hair is dark.""
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Mention the release year of Sticky Fingers
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Lowercase the Rolling Stones per
    MOS:THEMUSIC
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "The packaging on" → "The packaging for"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "the singer's idea;" → "Madonna's idea:"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "hear and smell"." → "hear and smell.""
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Composition

  • Retitle to Music and lyrics
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Here, mention the pop genre followed by the elements of numerous other ones, also adding the other stuff that I mentioned in the lead is not written here like the confessional record part
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "developed for the album." → "developed for Like a Prayer."
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "in her life."" → "in her life"." per MOS:QUOTE
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "to
    Sly & the Family Stone
    ." → "to Sly and the Family Stone."
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove recording artist introduction and pipe on Prince, as you've already introduced him by now
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "Madonna and Prince and" → "Madonna and Prince, and"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "disco guitar breaks" → "disco guitar break[ing]" with the new wikilink
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "next song, "Promise to Try"" → "next song, "Promise to Try","
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "she specifically asks" → "she specifically asks:"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Full-stop is not needed after a question mark
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Why are the lyrics referred to as lines?
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "frozen in time"." → "frozen in time.""
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove pipe on Madonna's "Cherish"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • I do not think "make it a simple love song" is appropriate language; reword this to be more encyclopedic
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove pipe on pop since this will have already been done by now once you add the genre at the section's start
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "It summons up a" → "The song summons a"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove comma after father
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • ""Promise To Try" and "Oh Father" were" → ""Promise To Try", and "Oh Father" are" because the songs still exist
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "Madonna tried to" → "Madonna tries to"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove pipe on "Keep It Together"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • The two songs are not sourced as being the final ones
 Done, removed final songs sentence. Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove wikilink on AIDS
  •  Comment: you are supposed to remove this because it was already wikilinked in a prior section --K. Peake 17:46, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:11, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Use single quotation marks for the song title inside a quote
  •  Comment: this is referring to the "Spanish Harlem" instance --K. Peake 17:46, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:11, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove the last para entirely since
    WP:RSPYT
    not only writes off unofficial accounts (this one is not verified), but also goes against copyrighted content
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Promotion

  • Retitle to Release and promotion
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Move the images to the tour sub-section per relevance
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Add the release date at the top of this section with a source
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Add a comma after Performance and Popular Music: History, Place and Time
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove pipe on Warner Music
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "when it was" → "when the EP was"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Singles

  • "as the lead single on" → "as the lead single from Like a Prayer on"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • You need source(s) for the reviews of the songs as these are specific parts that album or other reviews point out
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "the United Kingdom and other countries." → "the United Kingdom, among other countries."
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • [45][46][47][48][49][50] is too many refs in one place, so move them around to being after the appropriate commas for countries but don't invoke a ref more than once in a sentence
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove pipe on "Express Yourself"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "and complimented the song for" → "and complimented it for"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "to women and all" → "to women, as well as all"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove wikilinks on Billboard Hot 100 after the first
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Audio sample is not relevant in this section; move to music and lyrics instead
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove pipe on "Cherish"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "which incorporated themes" → "that incorporated themes"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "a commercial success," → "a commercial success elsewhere," because the Hot 100 should be mentioned before these charts
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "reaching the top-ten" → "reaching the top-10" per MOS:NUM
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "the United Kingdom and" → "the UK, and"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • [54][55][56][57][58] is too many refs in one place, so move around like how I said for the previous instance
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • B-side should begin with capitalisation and pipe to A-side and B-side, but this needs to be backed up
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove wikilink on "Oh Father", also the info is unsourced apart from the chart position
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "attain top-ten positions," → "attain top-10 positions,"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "It ended Madonna's string of 16 consecutive top five" → "The song ended Madonna's string of 16 consecutive top-five"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "in the United States." → "in the US." per
    MOS:US
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove wikilink on "Dear Jessie"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "to the United Kingdom," → "to the UK,"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "Australia and Japan." → "Australia, and Japan."
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "the top 10 in the United Kingdom and Ireland and" → "the top-10 in the UK and Ireland, and"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "top 20 in Germany, Spain and Switzerland." → "top-20 in Germany, Spain, and Switzerland."
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove pipe on "Keep It Together"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "on January 30, 1990 as" → "on January 30, 1990, as"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "critics but was commercially successful; reaching" → "critics, but was commercially successful, reaching"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "in the United States." → "in the US."
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "In Australia it reached the top of the charts" → "In Australia, it reached number one"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

Tour

  • A lot of the info is not sourced by People
 Done, added more sources Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Add release year of I'm Breathless and is a comma really needed before the title?
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "North America and" → "North America, and"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Pipe German expressionist film to
    German Expressionism (cinema)
 Done --Kekkomereq1 (talk) 15:44, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove pipe on religious themes
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Add release year of film
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • None of the info is backed up by BBC News apart from the controversy
 Done, added sources Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove pipe on "Like a Prayer" and wikilink on "Oh Father"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "Lighter moments included" → "A lighter moment was"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove pipe on "Cherish"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove wikilink on Canada
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • [72] should be at the end of the sentence instead because it backs up the boycott too
 Done, new source Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • The cancellation does not appear to be sourced
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "released on video," → "released on video;"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

Critical reception

  • "received universal acclaim." → "was met with universal acclaim from music critics."
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "and that though she is trying to be "serious" Madonna" → "and despite trying to be "serious", the singer"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove entertainment website introduction to The A.V. Club
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "his review hailing" → "his review by hailing"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "of the Eighties."" → "of the Eighties"." per MOS:QUOTE
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "of "Dear Jessie" and was" → "of "Dear Jessie", and was"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "felt all the other songs were memorable," → "found all the other songs memorable,"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "said, "musically it's" → "said, "Musically it's
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "wrote that album was "Lyrically [...] a" → "wrote that lyrically, the album is "a" plus put more of this into your own words per
    WP:QUOTEFARM
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "hailed it as" → "hailed Like a Prayer as"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "of popular music."" → "of popular music"."
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove wikilink on confessional
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "more assured vocal."" → "more assured vocal"."
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "of all time." → "of all time"."
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove comma after San Francisco Examiner and cut down that review's level of quoting
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove or replace
    WP:RSSM
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "people she doesn't know"." → "people she doesn't know.""
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • The last two sentences of this section should be a separate para
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Add a comma after The Village Voice
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

Commercial performance

  • Remove the img since it does not have any contextual relevance
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "In the United States," → "In the US," per MOS:US
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "after its third week, where it remained for six consecutive weeks, making it" → "after three weeks, remaining there for six consecutive ones, thus becoming"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "number 1 album." → "number one album." per MOS:NUM
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "The album also reached a peak of" → "Like a Prayer also reached"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Write quadruple platinum since that is the one the source shows and is specific, also platinum should not be capitalized and change units to 4,000,000 in prose then mention they were in the US
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • The further 575,000 copies are not mentioned by the source
 Done, removed sentence as I am unable to find a source Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "over 4 million copies in the United States." → "over 4,000,000 copies in the US, as of December 2014."
 Done, added claimed sales figure of 5 million Theknine2 (talk) 13:11, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "The album was present for" → "It was present for"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Add "in Canada" to close the sentence
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "In the United Kingdom," → "In the UK," but the URL is a singles chart that backs none of these stats up, also add chart history for the number-one and overall weeks
 Done, added correct ref Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "and a total of" → "and spent a total of"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "amongst top 5 best selling international albums" → "amongst the top five best selling international albums of 1989"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Pipe French Albums Chart to
    Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "having spent a total of thirty-six weeks" → "totaling 36 weeks"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Platinum should not be capitalised and remove wikilink on the organisation, plus mention the copies were in France
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "staying a total of thirty-two" → "staying for a total of 32"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "certified there times gold" → "certified three times gold"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "over 750,000 copies." → "over 750,000 copies in the country."
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done, fixed date Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "stands at more" → "stand at more"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove wikilink on Asia-Pacific
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • I can't find the Japan stats on the source, unless I missed something?
The page states "登場回数 22回", which means the album has appeared on the weekly chart for a total of 22 times. Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
Sorry, my translator must have not picked up on that. --K. Peake 08:48, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "It also became her" → "The album also became her"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • The most of decade part is unsourced
 Done, statement has been removed until I can find a notable source. Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Mention that the shipments were in the country
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Mention the shipments for double platinum
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • State that the copies worldwide are as of March 2020
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Legacy

  • Img should be in the music videos sub-section per relevancy
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "Art Tavana opined that" → "Art Tavana expressed that"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "with the album Madonna" → "with the album, Madonna"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "than her body"." → "than her body.""
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "Annie Zaleski from The A.V. Club, praised" → "Zaleski, for The A.V. Club, praised" per
    MOS:SURNAME
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "of universal acclaim."" ←→ "of universal acclaim"."
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Replace "definitive" with "iconic" per the source
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "with the album Madonna" → "with the album, Madonna"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "of all time."" → "of all time"."
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Music videos

  • Place the img at the start and keep the caption as it is
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "the album and" → "Like a Prayer and"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "in the process constructed" → "in the process, she constructed"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "for the title track "Like a Prayer"," → "for "Like a Prayer"," because you've introduced this track already
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Apart from the video being controversial, none of the info is sourced
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "Jon Pareles wrote that" → "Pareles wrote that"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "the video while critics accused it of" → "the video, while critics observed"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "sell a concept."" → "sell a concept"."
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove comma after The Huffington Post
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "and came to" → "and they came to"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "images in postmodernism."" → "images in postmodernism"."
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Critic lists

  • "named it the" → "named Like a Prayer the"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "in a 2020 revised list." → "in a 2020 edition." to be less repetitive
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "Apart from that the album was also" → "The album was" but things are supposed to be ordered chronologically, so this should be like that
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Mention the book's year
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "In 2006," → "The following year," since this should be the sentence after 2005
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "of half million people on British television network" → "of 500,000 people by"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "to the list" → "to the 2006 list"
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove pipe on Time
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • "listed the album" → "listed Like a Prayer" and the "Women Who Rock" list should be after this
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove pipe on Spin
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Track listing

  • Good

Personnel

  • Use sub-headings instead of sub-sections
  • Create the sub headings like this --K. Peake 08:48, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 18:54, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Charts

Weekly charts

  • See
    MOS:TABLECAPTION
    for both
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • The Japanese position does not appear to be sourced
The page states "過去最高 1位 ", which means the album's highest chart position was #1. Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for clarification, did not notice that 1. --K. Peake 08:48, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Year-end charts

  • See MOS:TABLECAPTION
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Are you sure the Norway ones count as year-end charts?
 Done, removed Norwegian entries Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove Cash Box since the main US chart is already here
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Certifications and sales

  • See MOS:TABLECAPTION
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove Malaysia since sales that only go up to the first two weeks are unnotable
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

See also

  • Good

Notes

  • Retitle to References
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 18:54, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Here is the revision at the time of the review's conclusion, so the refs probably getting moved around does not confuse you about fixes
  • Copyvio score looks too high at over 60% for The A.V. Club, Yahoo! and Leonard talks the album at 25, as well as America Magazine at around 45%; crop down the quotes to fix this and put some into own words
 Done, removed and rephrased majority of quotes. Unable to re-check Copyvio score as I am not able to get the tool to load. Theknine2 (talk) 09:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Top job on the archiving where possible!
  • Wikilink
    MOS:LINK2SECT
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Refs 4 and 35 do not direct to the book under bibliography when you click on them
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Ref 9 is dead and I could not find any proper archives for it at the Wayback machine even though the ones there went back years, meaning this is a failed redirect link; remove or replace
 Done, replaced with working link Theknine2 (talk) 09:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
  • WP:OVERLINK
    of The New York Times on refs 14 and 128, plus remove Associated Press from the former
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove or replace ref 22 because the author is not listed at reviewers and anyone can request for their work to be posted
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
  • New York Times → The New York Times on ref 23
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
  • WP:OVERLINK of Billboard on refs 30, 92, 95, 96 and 104
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Is ref 34 really needed when ref 29 cites p 35 as one of two?
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Which bibliographical piece is ref 40 supposed to be for exactly?
 Done, added cite book Theknine2 (talk) 09:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove or replace ref 41 per
    WP:RSPYT
    on unverified accounts and copyright
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 09:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 04:10, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
  • WP:OVERLINK of RPM on refs 53, 101 and 168
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 04:10, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove wikilink on Australian Recording Industry Association for refs 54 and 70
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 04:10, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove wikilink on VRT Top 30 for ref 55
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 04:10, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
  • WP:OVERLINK of Official Charts Company on refs 58 and 62
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 04:10, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
  • YLE → Yle on ref 60
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 04:10, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Which bibliographical piece is ref 63 supposed to be for exactly?
 Done, removed and replaced with alternate reference instead. Theknine2 (talk) 04:10, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Ditto for ref 64
 Done, added cite book Theknine2 (talk) 04:10, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 04:10, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Which bibliographical piece is ref 66 supposed to be for exactly?
 Done, added cite book Theknine2 (talk) 04:10, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 04:10, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove Associated Press from ref 73
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 04:10, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove or replace refs 89 and 100 per WP:RSSM
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 04:10, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 04:10, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Replace ref 97 with Madonna's Billboard chart history for R&B Albums since not only is that the og, but AllMusic can be edited by anyone
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 04:10, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Fix
    MOS:QWQ
    issues for ref 106
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 04:10, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
  • WP:OVERLINK of Music & Media on refs 110, 153 and 159
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 04:10, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Fix
    MOS:CAPS
    issues with ref 119, 167, 169, 177, 191 and 196
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 04:10, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
  • If Beth Sestanovich is an extra author for ref 123, just use author-1 and author-2 parameters
 Done, removed as it is presumably an error. Theknine2 (talk) 04:10, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
  • WP:OVERLINK of The New York Times on ref 128
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 04:10, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
  • WP:OVERLINK of Rolling Stone on ref 141 and cite as work/website instead
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 14:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove Rolling Stone from the title of ref 143
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 14:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Cite World Entertainment News Network as via instead on ref 146
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 14:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
  • WP:OVERLINK of Time on ref 147, fix MOS:CAPS issues and remove Time Magazine from the title
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 14:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
  • WP:OVERLINK of Spin on ref 150 and remove the author
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 14:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Add Amazon.com as publisher for ref 151
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 14:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove wikilink on ARIA for ref 166 and cite as publisher instead
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 14:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
  • There should only be a publisher for ref 172 and no wikilink
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 14:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 14:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove VG-lista from the title of ref 175 and wikilink the publisher
 Not Applicable, ref has been removed Theknine2 (talk) 14:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Ditto for ref 176 but no wikilink
 Not Applicable, ref has been removed Theknine2 (talk) 14:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 14:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 14:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

Bibliography

 Done Theknine2 (talk) 14:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
 Not Applicable, Ashgate Publishing has already been linked above Theknine2 (talk) 14:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 14:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 14:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 14:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Remove second wikilink on Simon & Schuster
 Done Theknine2 (talk) 14:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

External links

  • Good

Final comments and verdict

  •  On hold until everything is resolved; that went quicker than I expected! --K. Peake 11:21, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
I will work on these issues as quickly as I can! Theknine2 (talk) 17:28, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
Theknine2 Nice job so far, I did briefly point out where things weren't implemented. --K. Peake 09:00, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
Kyle Peake I have completed all the points mentioned above. Do advise if there are any remaining issues within the article, thank you! Theknine2 (talk) 15:02, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
Theknine2 ✓ Pass now, I did some light copy editing but everything else was already good! --K. Peake 11:14, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
Thank you so much! You have been super helpful throughout the process. Theknine2 (talk) 01:54, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Avclub was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Like_a_Prayer_(album)/Archive_1&oldid=1220705109"