Madonna Extreme

Madonna  is the eponymous  debut  studio  album  by singer and songwriter  Madonna , ..... Madonna  was  certified platinum  by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 100,000 units of the album. source:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Madonna _( Madonna _ album )

After the -content-wise- heavy loaded  Like A Prayer  and  Express Yourself  singles, Madonna chose this light love song as third single. There aren't many other Madonna songs that pay tribute to the beauty of love better than Cherish does. The fans agreed and the single climbed the charts to #2 in the US (kept from the top spot by Janet Jackson's 'Miss You Much') and Japan, #3 in the UK and #4 in Australia. While the song pretends to be an innocent love song, the video gives it a sexy touch. Directed by the fantastic photographer Herb Ritts - who also made the cover picture of the  True Blue  album - the video looks like a photo shoot in black, white and blue colors. Madonna swims in the sea between gorgeous mermen (among who is Tony Ward, whom Madonna dated a few years later), wearing a tight (while wet) black dress, showing off her  Lyrics Cherish, cherish So tired of broken hearts and losing at this game Before I start this dance

This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1992, Madonna Sported the No. 1 'This Used to Be My Playground' Aug. 8, 1992 Olympic memories:  Madonna 's lush ballad "This Used to Be My Playground," from the Olympics-themed 1992 album  Barcelona Gold , finished first on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is also beloved via another sports-related tie-in: as the theme to the hit baseball film  A League of Their Own , starring, among others, Madonna, Tom Hanks and Rosie O'Donnell. source: http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6634626/this-week-in-billboard-chart-history-in-1992-madonna-sported-the