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The Immaculate Collection by Madonna

The Immaculate Collection

Release Date: 1/1/1990

Recording Date: 11/1990

Tracks: 17

Length: 01:13:09 Hrs

Label: WEA Japan

Type: CD,CS,LP,MD

Genre/Styles:
Dance-Pop, Synthesizer, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Vocals, United States of America, Club/Dance, Electronic

Album Tracks (17)

Song Title
Length
1.
Holiday
04:06
2.
Lucky Star
03:37
3.
Borderline
04:00
4.
Like a Virgin
03:11
5.
Material Girl
03:53
6.
Crazy for You
03:45
7.
Into the Groove
04:09
8.
Live to Tell
05:18
9.
Papa Don't Preach
04:11
10.
Open Your Heart
03:51
11.
La Isla Bonita
03:48
12.
Like a Prayer
05:51
13.
Express Yourself
04:04
14.
Cherish
03:52
15.
Vogue
05:19
16.
Justify My Love
05:00
17.
Rescue Me
05:31

What the Critics Say

On the surface, the single-disc hits compilation The Immaculate Collection appears to be a definitive retrospective of Madonna's heyday in the '80s. After all, it features 17 of Madonna's greatest hits, from "Holiday" and "Like a Virgin" to "Like a Prayer" and "Vogue." However, looks can be deceiving. It's true that The Immaculate Collection contains the bulk of Madonna's hits, but there are several big hits that aren't present, including "Angel," "Dress You Up," "True Blue," "Who's That Girl," and "Causing a Commotion." The songs that are included are frequently altered. Everything on the collection is remastered in Q-sound, which gives an exaggerated sense of stereo separation that often distorts the original intent of the recordings. Furthermore, several songs are faster than their original versions and some are faded out earlier than either their single or album versions, while others are segued together. In other words, while all the hits are present, they're simply not in their correct versions. Nevertheless, The Immaculate Collection remains a necessary purchase, because it captures everything Madonna is about and it proves that she was one of the finest singles artists of the '80s. Until the original single versions are compiled on another album, The Immaculate Collection is the closest thing to a definitive retrospective. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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