The Immaculate Collection

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Nevertheless, it became the highest-charting greatest hits album in a decade since Kenny Rogers's Greatest Hits (1980). The compilation continues to get better and better and 'Papa Don't Preach' is another pop masterpiece. E non fa stracelli l'antologia "The Immaculate Collection": benche contenga l'inedita "Spotlight", al momento e stabile attorno alle 250 mila copie.

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However, Chavez later sued Kravitz in 1992 and reached an out-of-court settlement whereby she received a co-writing credit. The Immaculate Collection peaked at number 10 in Germany and was certified triple gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), denoting 750,000 units shipped. Each and every release was greeted with a blaze of glory, surrounded by public and critical interest, and she always managed to pull out many surprises. All the previously released material were reworked through the QSound audio technology by Shep Pettibone, assisted by Goh Hotoda and Michael Hutchinson. Across Europe, the album reached number one in Finland and Ireland, while peaking at number three on the pancontinental European Top 100 Albums chart.The compilation then does an about-turn and steers back into ballad territory, though 'Live To Tell' is of the most haunting, atmospheric variety. Spanning 1983 through 1990, the set collects 15 of Madonna's biggest singles, along with two new tracks: "Justify My Love" and "Rescue Me.

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The lyrics speak about a 'beautiful island' and was, according to Madonna, a tribute to the beauty of the Latin people. Liz Smith from Sarasota Herald-Tribune commented that the headlines and gossip would only hype more interest in the album. The sweeping synths and piano are complemented by the longing in Madonna's voice, which soars above the instrumental in a suitably subtle way so as not to obscure the song's emotional content.This led to many believing it was dedicated to Pope John Paul II, but it was actually dedicated to her brother, Christopher Ciccone, who had spent the year on tour with Madonna on the Blond Ambition World Tour and whose nickname is "The Pope". Written by Madonna and Steve Wray (both of whom also produced), the inspiration behind the song was the dance floor, Madonna writing it after watching a handsome Puerto Rican man, across her balcony. 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.

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Douglas Wolk from Pitchfork stated that the album is "the kind of perfect straight-into-orbit retrospective pop artists dream of achieving. This gave you a clear sign that Madonna was not just a typical pop star; she had something special and unique. It was first written as a love letter by Ingrid Chavez, who was having an affair with Kravitz at the time. Indeed, wrapped in an intoxicating Latino arrangement, the lush instrumental captures arrangements of Cuban drums, Spanish guitar, maracas, harmonicas, compellingly intertwined with a mix of both synthesised and real drums. The Immaculate Collection won the prize for " Best Long Form Video" at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards.

Madonna's vocal is delicate and evocative; gone are the squeaky, nasal sounds she possessed on her earlier hits. Her sassy charm truly ignites this recording, helping it to become a huge seller on the UK and US charts. Prior to its release as a single, "Rescue Me" started receiving airplay in the radios as an album cut.

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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.Lucy O'Brien in her book Madonna: Like an Icon deemed the album a "seamless marriage of high-octane pop and dance", as well as "the ultimate party record". The latest update of the Rolling Stone list was published in September 2020, showing the album rising to number 138. A same-titled home video was also released, containing 13 music videos, including the live performance of "Vogue" at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards.