The Immaculate Collection

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It became the first album to use QSound, which then was a new technology that gives recordings three-dimensional sound on standard stereo systems. NME ranked it as the second-best greatest hits album of all time, claiming that "In her pomp, Madonna was the best pop star of her time.

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Like A Prayer' had startling undertones of spiritual and religious commentary which was both profound but controversial in its day.He invited her over a studio to record the letter and later took a master copy of the song to Virgin Records after the end of their relationship. Another of her defining classics, the song was inspired by vogue dancers and choreographers Jose Gutierez and Luis Xtravaganza from the Harlem "House Ball" community, the origin of the dance form, and they introduced "Vogueing" to her at the Sound Factory club in New York City. Elsewhere, it topped the charts in the United Kingdom and Canada, [26] [27] becoming the first longform record to enter at number one on the RPM video chart in the latter country.

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The Immaculate Collection is the first greatest hits album by American singer Madonna, released on November 13, 1990, by Sire Records. J. Randy Taraborrelli, author of Madonna: An Intimate Biography, noted that a Madonna's greatest hits album was ready by that point, serving as "a proud landmark" of her career which had progressed upwards since she entered the music scene in 1982. This compilation traces back to the very beginning from 1983 through to 1990, effectively chronicling her rise as the world's leading female pop star. Despite all its (unwarranted) controversy, 'Papa Don't Preach' became another thoroughly deserved major hit. Pettibone also remixed " Into the Groove", " Like a Prayer", and " Express Yourself", featuring different music productions from their original album versions.

While being another dance-oriented track, the production here is more distinctive and this is most definitely one of her defining classics.

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Selena Dieringer from Houston Press listed The Immaculate Collection among the "ten really fantastic Greatest Hits albums". Compared with The Immaculate Collection, this edition displays a different catalogue number on the last page of booklet (9 26440-2) and bigger logos on disc face. Adjustments to the composition made included the addition of a piano solo performed by their mutual friend, Fred Zarr. All tracks except the two singles were remixed by Shep Pettibone, Goh Hotoda and Michael Hutchinson through QSound, a then-new technology that gives recordings three-dimensional sound on standard stereo systems. Following the completion of the 1990 Blond Ambition World Tour, Madonna began rushing the project aimed to be released in time for the year's Christmas season, working on new material for the album with Shep Pettibone and Lenny Kravitz.A box set titled The Royal Box was issued on December 4, 1990, containing the audio and video versions of the release, a poster, and postcards. Lucky Star": VHS and Laserdisc editions include the original version of the video, [34] [35] while the DVD format includes the US remix version. Commercial performance [ edit ] The Immaculate Collection was the highest-charting greatest hits album on the Billboard 200 in a decade since Greatest Hits (1980) by Kenny Rogers. In the United States, the release reached number one on the Top Music Videos chart, and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of over 300,000 copies across the country.