LA ISLA BONITA - MADONNA guitar instrumental cover

"La Isla Bonita” (The Beautiful Island) - Especially for Ruth and Beatrice. This is a song by American singer Madonna from her third studio album True Blue (1986). She and Patrick Leonard co-wrote and co-produced the song, and Bruce Gaitsch provided additional songwriting. Sire Records released it as the album&final single in 1987. It is noted for being the first Madonna song to contain Latino influences, with arrangements of Cuban drums and Spanish guitar, maracas, harmonicas and a mix of synthesized and real drumming. The lyrics of the song tell about a beautiful island and according to Madonna, was a tribute to the beauty of the Latinos. It became Madonna&fourth No. 1 single in the United Kingdom, giving her the record for most No.1 singles for a female artist. The track additionally topped the charts in Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Iceland, and Switzerland while reaching the top five in Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the United States, where it reached a peak of No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1987. It became the 11th consecutive top-five hit for Madonna, a feat surpassed only by the Beatles and Elvis Presley. The song is one of the most performed live songs by Madonna, appearing in six of her world tours. The song has been covered by various artists across the world, including Byanka (Mexico), Elvy Sukaesih (Indonesia) and Alizée (France). Before Madonna released "La Isla Bonita" as a single, Dutch singer Micaela had...