(1991), recalls that it represented a "departure from what Madonna has done before". In Madonna: The Biography (1991), Robert Matthew-Walker notes that it contained the most songs on a Madonna's album up to that point, and also argues that with this record she shows the "immense outpouring of her talent". Editor Matthew Rettenmund commented, "She even invents a new Broadway vocal persona". In at least one interview, she herself calls I'm Breathless her "best" and "favorite" of her albums because it is "different". In 80s Chart-Toppers: Every Chart-Topper Tells a Story (2012), Sharon Davis describes that I'm Breathless "became a surprise runaway success worldwide", and Macmillan Educational's publication International Year Book: Covering the Year 1990 stated the results were "surprisingly well, considering that its musical roots were in the 1940s". Some authors slightly pointed out how the album would help the involved parties reach "new" audiences in their career. Before its release, on May 14, 1990, Elizabeth Wurtzel for New York magazine stated, "Maybe Breathless will introduce Madonna to Sondheim's audience, but it's more likely that Madonna will being Sondheim to her audience". In his review for Rolling Stone issued on June 1990, Mark Coleman also commented on this point, saying Madonna's album will "automatically introduce" Sondheim to a "whole new audience". By 2021, The Atlantic editor Sophie Gilbert, explicitly states she was introduced to Sondheim's material thanks to Madonna. On the other hand, Albert Montagut from El País, called it a "novelty" that Warren Beatty recorded a song for an album for the first time in his career. I'm Breathless was included in a number of critics' lists. It appeared at number five in the 1990 Pazz & Jop: Dean's List of The Village Voice. The staff of Slant Magazine recognized the release as one of "The 10 Best Albums of 1990", commenting that it is in this album "where she truly started pushing outside her vocal comfort zone". It was ranked among the "100 best movie and TV soundtracks of all time" by Houston Chronicle and Stacker. It was featured in Russell Ash's The Top 10 of Everything (1999) book in his Madonna's albums ranking. Entertainment website E! Online commented: "The album is most fondly remembered for spawning one of Madge's most successful and influential tracks, 'Vogue'". Finally, the song "Something to Remember" was included in VH1's list of "Madonna's 25 Most Underrated Deep Cuts And B-Sides". Track