Remixed Prayers is a remix extended play

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by pop singer Madonna

Madonna (entertainer)

Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...

, released in August 1989 by Warner Music Japan

Warner Bros. Records

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. It was released to coincide with the Like a Prayer

Like a Prayer

Like a Prayer is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on March 21, 1989 by Sire Records, three years after her previous studio album. Madonna worked with Stephen Bray, Patrick Leonard, and fellow icon Prince on the album while co-writing and co-producing all the...

album. It was released in Japan only, until July 1993 where it was released in Australia to celebrate Madonna's first concerts in the country on The Girlie Show Tour

The Girlie Show Tour

The Girlie Show World Tour was the fourth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Madonna, in support of her fifth studio album, Erotica. The tour visited the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Madonna's inspiration for the name of the tour was a painting called "Girlie Show" by Edward Hopper...

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Album history

The compilation includes five remixes of "Like a Prayer

Like a Prayer (song)

"Like a Prayer" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna on her fourth studio album of the same name . It was released on March 21, 1989, by Sire Records as the album's lead single...

" and three of "Express Yourself". It was imported in the United States and United Kingdom (and many other countries), but never officially released anywhere apart from Japan and Australia.
The cover art was done by Madonna's brother Christopher Ciccone

Christopher Ciccone

Christopher G. Ciccone is an American artist, film director, artistic director, dancer, best selling author, and interior and furniture designer. He is the younger brother of Madonna, and began his career working as Madonna's assistant, dresser, backup dancer, stylist, and artistic director...

. The 'MLVC' signature in the cover means 'Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone', and the falling "P" represents her recent divorce from then-husband, Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Sean Justin Penn is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, also known for his political and social activism...

. It reached number 24 on the Oricon

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

weekly albums chart and was present on the chart for five weeks.

Track listing

1. "Like a Prayer" (12" dance mix) – 7:55
2. "Like a Prayer" (12" extended remix) – 7:26
3. "Like a Prayer" (Churchapella) – 6:09
4. "Like a Prayer" (12" club version)* – 6:38
5. "Like a Prayer" (7" remix/edit)* – 5:45
6. "Express Yourself" (Non-Stop Express Mix) – 8:01
7. "Express Yourself" (Stop & Go Dubs) – 10:52
8. "Express Yourself" (Local Mix) – 6:27

All remixed by Shep Pettibone, except (*) remixed by Bill Bottrell