Through the Wilderness
| Through the Wilderness | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compilation album by  Various artists  | ||||
| Released | November 27, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 59:09 | |||
| Label | Manimal Vinyl | |||
| Manimal Vinyl chronology | ||||
  | ||||
Through the Wilderness is a tribute album with contributions from a variety of artists dedicated to American singer Madonna. It was released on November 27, 2007, by Los Angeles-based Manimal Vinyl Records. According to label head Paul Beahan, the idea for the album was conceived by him in a dream. He enlisted multiple artists to work on the project, including Giant Drag, Lavender Diamond, Winter Flowers and Chapin Sisters. Although he's not a fan of Madonna, Beahan wanted to see how her songs would sound when covered by different musicians.
Through the Wilderness is a psychedelic-folk tribute to Madonna without adhering to any particular coherent sound. The cover songs were composed differently from the original versions by the performers; they changed the melody of the Madonna tracks by tweaking the lyrics and re-interpreting the actual meaning. Music critics both complimented and criticized the songs, noting the strength of Madonna's discography in the album's tracklist.