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Love Profusion / Nothing Fails

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Ah, "Love Profusion"... The fourth single off American Life is also Mrs. Richie's (astonishing) THIRTY-THIRD (33) #1 dance single, the FIFTH #1 dance single available on this album, and the SIXTH Top 5 dance single, keeping in mind that "Nobody Knows Me" didn't hit #1 simply because Madonna was already there with her duet with Britney Spears...and this is considered Madonna's biggest flop. Man, I know some artists who wish they could say the same.

This was, by no means, my favourite song off the album (that goes to Mother & Father, which, so far, only has mediocre white-label mixes available), but the majority of the remixes on this maxi-single are extremely strong. No, this is not as strong a single as "Nothing Fails," which is the best single thus far of American Life (both the original and the remixes were brilliant...and the single had the three bonus mixes of "Nobody Knows Me"), but it is still MUCH better than the maxi singles of "Hollywood" and "American Life."

The Blow-Up Mix is an absolute electro-clash orgasm. It rips all the feeling from the song, but for six wonderful minutes, you don't care.

As the Passengerz Club Profusion begins, you remember what a remix is all about. Their reworking of this breathy track is absolutely brilliant (as is most of their work, but I digress...), and adds so much depth and swirl to a song that, I felt, lacked something when listening to the album version. They made me love this song...and you just wanna be alone on a dance floor.

Craig J's "Good Vibe" Mix I listened to once and probably won't again. Not to say it is a bad mix, but it is the epitome of stereotypical classic House, heavy on the bass and piano, and that bores me to death, despite the nifty vocal affects he does throw in about six minutes into the track. Nontheless, not for those who hate piano House...

...and neither is Rosario's Extended House Vocal, which is slightly more interesting than Craig J's...but not by much. Again, with the piano and bass and the "classic house" feel which became the demise of remixers like David Morales...

But then Rosario makes up for it COMPLETELY on both his Extended Big Room Vox and Big Room Dub. I am usually not a big fan of dub mixes but, again, on a Madonna single, I find one that, because of the amazing vocal affects Rosario uses, it keeps it fresh and interesting throughout (as Nevins accomplished with his Global Dub of "Nothing Fails"). The Vox mix uses an unforgettable bassline, a strong beat, and fantastic swirls of sound and vocal affects that guaranteed this song to be Madonna's third time atop the dance charts this year alone (and it's only March at the time of this posting).

To top it all off, Peter Rauhofer, who I find has done nothing even remotely important or mindblowing for years now (even his mixes of "Nothing Fails" and "Nobody knows Me" were merely adequate or mediocre in comparison to his previous work in the late 90s), ends this single with the first extraordinary remix he's done in ages!!! The Lost in Space Mix of "Nothing Fails" is his best work in eons, and definitely a worthwhile extra mix to be included on an already-strong maxi single.

Again, Madonna has proven that age ain't nothin' but a number, as her remixes continue to be new, creative, fresh and cutting edge...and she is still leading the way and paving the path, leaving everyone else behind. Her biggest flop when American Life has spawned five #1 dance singles and a tour which is selling out in record time around the world?

Yeah, she should hang her shame that this album has been so "unsuccessful."

She remains the most important woman in music...today, and ever.

This single just continues to prove it.

The track listing are as follows:
LOVE PROFUSION
001 Blow Up Mix 6:09
002 The Passengerz Club Profusion 9:35
003 Ralphi Rosario House Vocal(Extended) 7:29
004 Craig J.'s "Good Vibe" Mix 7:14
005 Ralphi Rosario Big Room Vox(Extended) 9:58
006 Ralphi Rosario Big Room Dub 8:57

Bonus Track
NOTHING FAILS
007 Peter's LOst In Space Mix 8:39

Track number 001 is a nice and solid rock version of love profusion. It is a warm up number which prepares us for the second track(002). I first heard the second track at South Beach The Night Club here in Houston Texas. This is currently a dance club favourite which will more than likely guarantee Madonna another number one hit on the BillBoard Dance Chart. In track 003 we are taken back, forward, and beyond in the deliverance of phenominal house music! It is awesome to hear Madge's vocals on this extended track. Love it! Track 004 will take you by suprise the first time in about 3 minutes into the song. I am not quite sure how to explain it but the music gets really interesting and places you in a dance frenzy only to relax you later on in the song. Track 005,(like track 002) is where dance lovers will once again be spirited into music heaven. This is quite an uptempo remix and the longest on the cd clocking in at just under 10 minutes. I prefer The Passenger Club Profusion though. Get ready to sweat and burn to Ralphi Rosario Big Boom Dub(006)Madonna's voice for the most part is missing from this track with the exception of her blurting out "I've got u under my skin" and "You make me fel you make me shine" over and over again. Interestingly though, at some point, the music stops and we hear Madonna sing the chorus. That to me was the best part in this remix.

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This cd comes with a bonus track(007) of NOTHING FAILS. I believe that Love Profusion is one of the best songs from the American Life Album and the remixes here can stand on their own. IT MAY OR MAY NOT COME AS A SURPRISE HOWEVER THAT THE BONUS TRACK(007) OF "NOTHING FAILS" (Peter's Lost in Space Mix) is undeniably the best dance track on this compact disc(with THE PASSENGER CLUB PROFUSION(002) running a close second.

I love this song. The Blow-Up mix has at all. new modern sound, good chord changes, great melodies, dark moody and more. I love her voice and what they did to it. I keep the cd player playing track #1 over and over again. The other tracks are ok but not very convincing to me, it seems i've heard them all before, nothing new here except track #1.

"Love Profusion" is Madonna's latest release from her 2003 album release "American Life". It includes a remixed version of her previous single release "Nothing Fails". "Love Profusion", a song written to her husband Guy Ritchie, and "Nothing Fails", a song written about her religious affiliations, were beautifully written lyrically and musically. This set of remixes gives her song a variety of theme ranges: house, techno, ambient, and electronica. These also express different sides of Madonna and her art. The variety of dance themes give this CD single the catchiness that makes it worth buying. The quality of this song earns her the 33rd career number one peak on Billboard's Dance Charts, an all-time record. Amazingly, the remixes do not lose the emotional value from the original versions Madonna intended. Though she obviously didn't remix the songs, this still showcases how amazing of an artist Madonna is. Though this set doesn't include the album versions of either song, it's still worth owning. Fans of this song and of Madonna should also buy her album "American Life". Such combination makes for an amazing musical journey from the Queen of Pop.

Finally Madonna's remixers got it right with Love Profusion. The Blow-Up mix is the bomb, rockabilly guitar riff and fantastic modern electro beats. The mix has potential to be a huge hit on the radio so let's call up the stations and request the Blow-Up mix. Go girl!

WHEN I FIRST HEARD THE HEADCLEANER MIX OF LOVE PROFUSION ON THE R&R EP IT WAS LIKE "YEAH" THANK YOU GOD (KABALA) FOR GETTING MADONNA TO CHOOSE A REMIX THAT'S NOT SOME OLD HOUSE GROOVE. NOW TO MY SURPRISE COMES THE BLOW-UP MIX THAT GOES WAY OUT THERE ONTO THE EDGE MIXING GROOVES, GUITARS & GUTS. I'M HAPPY THAT MADONNA GOT HER BALLS BACK AGAIN. IF YOU ALL REMEMBER, THE TRACK THAT ROCKETED MADONNA TO FAME WAS LIKE A VIRGIN, A TRACK MIXING ROCK & RHYTHM (WITH A GROOVE & FEEL FROM BILLY JEAN, TAKEN FROM THE ROCK & RHYTHM LP THAT PUT ROCK GUITARS INTO DANCE MUSIC IN THE 80S. THE FIRST BEING HOT STUFF IN THE 70S.) NOW LETS JUST HOPE AND PRAY
SHE GETS BLOW-UP & HEADCLEANER TO PRODUCE HER NEXT LP.

I love this single, it's always been my favorite from the album. Can't wait to go see her, she is going to be amazing. My favorite track on the single is the Blow-Up mix with the new modern rock guitars and a great melody. I never heard a great production like this. The other remixes are ok, it's nothing that i never heard before. I'm not thrilled by the art work cover, could have been better than that for an amazing icon like her.

I was very happy that Madonna finally released this single in the US maxi-single format at last. The song had been commercially put out back in 2003 for European markets already and here for the US release it is even better touched up with additional mixes like Blow-Up Mix and Craig J.'s "Good Vibe" Mix. Each track on this maxi-single stands out in its own unique way. In spite of the previous weak US release of Nothing Fails (in both terms of cover art and of contents), Love Profusion, with this package of variety, proves once again that Madonna is the queen of dance, maxi-single artist, and doubtlessly of Pop. Not only loaded with good sounds, this CD also gets scented with flowery fragrance by the in-lay sampler of Beyond Paradise Perfume by Estee Lauder, which perfectly completes the blooming spring concept of this song about LOVE.

ok, here's the deal: the passengerz club mix presented here is the full length version, unlike the one found on the import copies that was sloppily edited. i knew it was edited even before i knew there was a full version because the one on the import faded out too fast in the end and faded out on one speaker before the other. UK singles are so screwed up now. They will sacrifice the integrity of a remix by editing just to make the tracks fit onto their stupid "20 minute" cd rule. The U.S. has been getting the better end of single releases for the American Life project so forget the imports. Secondly, the Ralphi house vocal mix is ALSO here in it's full version, although the edit on the import wasn't as badly done as the passengerz one.
ok, on to the mixes. all of them are good, but the highlights are the blow up mix and craig j's mix! the blow up mix is so cool and craig j's mix caught me by surprise. Madonna has never had a remix like this before. it has elements in it that remind me of music from the 70's. it's very beautiful. The first 4 mixes run well, but the last 3 didn't really impress me as much. They aren't bad, they;re just typical club mixes which kind of get boring after a while. I'm glad the Ralphi big room vox and big room dub sound different to each other. it used to be that a dub version sounded like it's respected remix except with less vocals. Pete's Nothing Fails mix is not as interesting as his house mix was.
now for the artwork. Oh LAWD, what was Kevin Regan thinking?! I am a graphic design student and even I know that this design is WEAK. I, for one, CAN appreciate the idea of having a cover without a picture of the artist, but come on! this is just lousy. I can't believe this is the same KEvin Regan that designed the beautiful covers for the Ray of Light and Music projects. Did he totally lose his sense of design?! The most blatant design error here is the font. Unless done right, letters should almost never be stacked on top of each other vertically like that. It makes readability difficult. The font used is boring as well. Even the font used on the Norhing Really MAtters single was simple, but it worked beautifully, unlike here, which it doesn't. Anyway, I can go on and on about the lousy packaging but i'll just shut up. This is a case where it's really about the music only.

When I first listened to the slow version on the American life album, I thought that this was a pretty ballad but I still wasn't crazy about it.
Then I heard this in a dance bar in Chicago and This version sounded like life was put into the song and made it much energetic. I, the next day, went to Virgin Mega store in Chicago to pick up the CD mixes and This was the worth the eight dollars that I plunked down for it. It is still hard to believe that this is Madonna singing this song and it doesn't have the madonna musical stereotype that is displayed on her previous albums.