Louise paid tribute to Madonna in a gushing post on National Album Day.
The Eternal star took to social media to celebrate women in music on Saturday, as classic records from female artists were reissued in support of the campaign.
“I’ve loved so many albums by female artists over the years across so many different genre’s,” she penned, “from Diana Ross’s The Boss (I still have the original cassette!), Janet Jackson’s Control (I could watch the music videos over and over), Kylie’s Rhythm Of Love (Kylie was the first concert I ever went to) and of course anything by Whitney!
“Right through to some of my more recent favourite albums such as Nao’s ‘Saturn’, Kehlani’s ‘You Should Be Here’ and currently Laura Mvula’s ‘Pink Noise’.”
The Stretch singer went on to reveal the album that “played a big part in me wanting to be a pop star” was Madonna’s sophomore effort ‘True Blue’, as she shared her own recreation of the cover art.
“There is not one song on ‘True Blue’ that couldn’t have been a single and the 5 Madonna did release are to this day pop classics,” continued the hitmaker.
“‘Live To Tell’, ‘Papa Don’t Preach’, ‘True Blue’, ‘Open Your Heart’ and ‘La Isla Bonita’ – these 5 songs themselves show what a masterpiece of pop this album really was!
“There is not one person who couldn’t sing along to these songs!”
National Album Day is celebrating women in music with reissues of albums from stars including Kylie Minogue, Gabrielle, Belinda Carlisle, Dido, Stevie Nicks and more.
The full list of 2021 National Album Day releases is as follows:
| Artist | Title | Label | Format |
| Amy Winehouse | Back To Black | Universal Music | LP |
| Belinda Carlisle | Nobody Owns Me | Demon Records | LP (180g White Vinyl) |
| Billie Holiday | Lady In Satin | Sony Music | LP (12″ Navy Blue Vinyl) |
| Buffy Sainte-Marie | Medicine Songs | True North | LP |
| Carroll Thompson | Hopelessly In Love (2021 Remaster) (Limited Edition) | BMG | LP (Colour Vinyl) |
| Carroll Thompson | Hopelessly In Love (2021 Remaster) (Expanded Edition) | BMG | CD |
| Debbie Gibson | Out Of The Blue | Cherry Pop | CD |
| Dido | No Angel | Sony Music | LP (12″ Silver Vinyl) |
| Donna Summer | I’m A Rainbow – Recovered & Recoloured | Driven By The Music | LP (180g Transparent Blue Vinyl) |
| Eartha Kitt | I’m Still Here | SFE Entertainment | CD |
| Elena Urioste; Tom Poster | The Jukebox Album | Orchid Classics | LP |
| Eurielle | Lady In Waiting | Eurielle Records Limited | CD |
| Eva Cassidy | Live At Blues Alley (25th Anniversary Edition) | Blix Street | CD |
| Eva Cassidy | Live At Blues Alley (25th Anniversary Edition) | Blix Street | LP |
| Fanny Azzuro | Rachmaninov Preludes | Rubicon Classics | CD |
| First Aid Kit | Stay Gold | Sony Music | LP (12″ Gold Vinyl) |
| Gabrielle | Rise | Universal Music | LP |
| Garbage | Garbage (Limited Edition) | BMG | 2LP (Pink Vinyl) |
| Haim | Something To Tell You | Universal Music | 2LP |
| Joan Jett | Bad Reputation | Sony Music | LP (12″ Purple Vinyl) |
| Beverley Craven, Judie Tzuke, Julia Fordham | Woman To Woman (Special Edition) | Right Track Records | CD |
| Beverley Craven, Judie Tzuke, Julia Fordham | Woman To Woman (Special Edition) | Right Track Records | LP (Picture Disc) |
| Katie Melua | Ultimate Collection (Limited Edition) | BMG | 2LP (Silver Vinyl) |
| Kirsty MacColl | Kite | Demon Records | LP (180g Magnolia Vinyl) |
| Kirsty MacColl | Tropical Brainstorm | Universal Music | LP |
| Kylie Minogue | Fever (20th Anniversary Edition) | Parlophone | LP (White Vinyl) |
| Lea Birringer | Transformation | Rubicon Classics | CD |
| Lykke Li | Wounded Rhymes (Anniversary Edition) | Rhino | 2LP (180g) |
| Maria Muldaur with Tuba Skinny | Let’s Get Happy Together | Stony Plain | LP |
| Mariah Carey | Emotions | Sony Music | LP (12″ Baby Pink Vinyl) |
| Marianne Faithfull | Broken English | Universal Music | LP |
| Marin Alsop | Bernstein: Candide | LSO Live | CD |
| Mayfield Records House Band | Mayfield Soul | Mayfield Records | LP |
| Ms Dyamite | A Little Deeper | Universal Music | 2LP |
| Nina Simone | Nina Simone: The Montreux Years (Limited Edition) | BMG | 2LP (Turquoise, Yellow & White Splatter Vinyl) |
| Omara Portuondo | Buena Vista Social Club Presents (Limited Edition) | BMG | LP (Purple Vinyl) |
| Patti Smith | Horses | Sony Music | LP (12″ White Vinyl) |
| Róisin Murphy | Róisín Machine (Limited Edition) | Skint | 2LP (Splatter Viny) |
| Sinead O’Connor | So Far…The Best Of | Chrysalis | 2LP (Clear Vinyl) |
| Siouxsie & the Banshees | Tinderbox | Universal Music | LP |
| Solange | A Seat At The Table | Sony Music | 2LP (12″ White Vinyl) |
| Stevie Nicks | Live In Concert The 24 Karat Gold Tour (Limited Edition) | BMG | 2LP (Blue & White Splatter Vinyl) |
| Various Artists | Different Frequencies |
