The Immaculate Collection (video)
The Immaculate Collection is the first commercially released music video compilation by American singer-songwriter Madonna. Released by Warner Music Vision, Warner Reprise Video and Sire Records on November 13, 1990 to accompany the audio CD, it contained music videos for singles released between 1983 and 1990. The collection won "Best Long Form Video" category at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards.[1][2]
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Released | November 13, 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1983–90 | |||
Length | 60:00 | |||
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Formats
The music video was released on VHS, LaserDisc, VCD (Asia only) and later DVD. It includes the first showing of the video to "Oh Father" (1989) which is not included on the audio release and had not been a single in some countries.
The cover to this release was different from the audio version as it incorporated the back cover image from the CD/LP with the logo in the bottom right corner. The video sold 50,000 copies in its debut week and by the end of the year, had sold a 100,000 copies. After Nielsen Soundscan started tracking sales from March 1991, the video sold another 291,000 copies, for a total of 391,000 copies across United States.[3]
The video was also included in the double box set The Ultimate Collection which also contained The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) and also the 3 VHS box set The Madonna Collection in 2000, which also include Madonna Live: The Virgin Tour and The Girlie Show: Live Down Under.[4][5][6][7]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Director(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lucky Star" | Madonna | Arthur Pierson | 3:30 |
2. | "Borderline" | Reggie Lucas | Mary Lambert | 3:57 |
3. | "Like a Virgin" | Lambert | 3:50 | |
4. | "Material Girl" |
| Lambert | 4:43 |
5. | "Papa Don't Preach" |
| James Foley | 5:06 |
6. | "Open Your Heart" |
| Jean-Baptiste Mondino | 4:26 |
7. | "La Isla Bonita" |
| Lambert | 4:01 |
8. | "Like a Prayer" |
| Lambert | 5:39 |
9. | "Express Yourself" |
| David Fincher | 5:02 |
10. | "Cherish" |
| Herb Ritts | 4:34 |
11. | "Oh Father" |
| Fincher | 4:54 |
12. | "Vogue" |
| Fincher | 4:54 |
13. | "Vogue" (live at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards) |
| 6:25 |
- Additional notes
- "Lucky Star": VHS includes the original version of the video, which is the 7" version and the Laserdisc and DVD formats include the U.S. Remix version, which contains additional footage.
- "Express Yourself": features an edited version of the video, which is based on the 7" version instead of the Shep Pettibone video remix.
- "Justify My Love": is not included on the collection but was released as a standalone video single instead.
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[8] | 2× Platinum | 16,000^ |
Australia (ARIA)[9] | 3× Platinum | 45,000^ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[10] | Gold | 25,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[11] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[13] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Credits and personnel
- Producers
- Michele Ferrone ("Borderline")
- Simon Fields ("Like A Virgin")
- Gregg Fienberg ("Express Yourself")
- Glenn Goodwin ("Lucky Star")
- Bruce Logan ("Borderline")
- David Naylor ("Papa Don't Preach", "Open Your Heart" and "La Isla Bonita")
- Vicki Niles ("Oh Father" and "Vogue")
- Sharon Oreck ("Material Girl", "Papa Don't Preach", "Open Your Heart", "La Isla Bonita", "Like A Prayer" and "Cherish")
- Photography directors
- Michael Ballhaus ("Papa Don't Preach")
- Jordan Cronenweth ("Oh Father")
- Andrea Dietrich ("Borderline")
- Wayne Isham ("Lucky Star")
- Pascal Lebegue ("Open Your Heart" and "Vogue")
- Bryan Loftus ("La Isla Bonita")
- Mark Plummer ("Express Yourself")
- Steven Poster ("Like A Prayer")
- Herb Ritts ("Cherish")
- Peter Sinclair ("Like A Virgin" and "Material Girl")
References
- "1991 MTV Video Music Awards". MTV. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- "dallasnews.com | Archives". Nl.newsbank.com. 1990-11-29. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- Grein, Paul (2010-09-02). "Week Ending Aug. 29, 2010: Life's Ups & Downs". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- Givens, Ron (1990-12-28). "Madonna: One of 1990's great entertainers". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- "The Virginian-Pilot Archives". Nl.newsbank.com. 1990-11-22. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- David Browne (1990-12-14). "The Immaculate Collection". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- Holden, Stephen (1990-12-03). "Critic's Notebook — That Madonna Video — Realities and Fantasies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- "Argentinian video certifications – Madonna – The Immaculate Collection". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.
- "Top 40 DVD Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on August 11, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- "Brazilian video certifications – Madonna – The Immaculate Collection" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos.
- "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Madonna; 'The Immaculate Collection')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- "British video certifications – Madonna – The Immaculate Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Select videos in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Immaculate Collection in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- "American video certifications – Madonna – The Immaculate Collection". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Video Longform, then click SEARCH.