I Know It

Madonna is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was released on July 27, 1983, by Sire Records. In the late 1970s, Madonna had established herself as a singer in downtown New York City; alongside her Michigan boyfriend Stephen Bray, she put together a demo tape with four dance tracks and began pitching it around local nightclubs. She managed to get Mark Kamins, the resident DJ at Danceteria, to play "Everybody"—one of the songs from the tape. The song drew positive reception from the crowd, and Kamins took Madonna to Sire Records, where label president Seymour Stein signed her to a deal for three twelve-inch singles. Following its release on October 6, 1982, "Everybody" found success in the dance scene, and the label approved the recording of an album.