It was also commercially successful, becoming her 11th top five hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and second Adult Contemporary number one it topped the charts across several countries in Europe, including the United Kingdom, where it became her fourth number one. Upon its release as the fifth and final single from True Blue on February 25, 1987, "La Isla Bonita" was positively received by music critics. The lyrics talk about an island named San Pedro according to Madonna, the song is a tribute to the beauty of Latinos.
"La Isla Bonita" was Madonna's first song with Latin influences its instrumentation features Cuban drums, Spanish guitar arrangements, maracas and harmonicas.
Written and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard, with additional lyrics by Bruce Gaitsch, the song was originally presented by Leonard as an instrumental demo to Michael Jackson, who turned it down Leonard then played it to Madonna, who liked it and wrote the lyrics and melodies. " La Isla Bonita" is a song by American singer Madonna from her third studio album True Blue (1986).
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