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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 /TiVo
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Curtis Hudson, Acoustic Guitar, Writer - Lisa Stevens, Writer - Norma Jean Wright, Backing Vocals - Bashiri Johnson, Mixer - Madonna, Bells, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Michael Hutchinson, Programmer - Fred Zarr, Mixer, Drums, Guitar, Synthesizer - Jay Mark, Mixer - Raymond Hudson, Bass - Tina B, Backing Vocals - Jellybean Benitiz, Producer
© 1990 Sire Records Company ℗ 1983 Sire Records Company
Reggie Lucas, Producer, Bass Guitar, Drum Programmer - Paul Pesco, Bass Guitar - Curtis Hudson, Arranger - Dean Gant, Mixer, Synthesizer - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Ed Walsh, Synthesizer - Madonna, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Michael Hutchinson, Programmer - Fred Zarr, Mixer, Arranger, Synthesizer - Ira Siegal, Bass Guitar - Leslie Ming, Drum Programmer - Butch Jones, Producer - MARK KAMINS, RecordingEngineer - Jay Mark, Mixer - Bobby Malach, Saxophone - Jellybean Benitiz, Producer
© 1990 Sire Records Company ℗ 2001 Warner Records Inc.
Reggie Lucas, Producer, Engineer, Writer, Drum Programmer - Gwen Guthrie, Vocals - Curtis Hudson, String Arranger - Norma Jean Wright, Vocals - Dean Gant, Mixer, Synthesizer - Anthony Jackson, Bass - Brenda White, Vocals - Ed Walsh, Synthesizer - Madonna, Vocals, MainArtist - Michael Hutchinson, Programmer - Fred Zarr, Mixer, String Arranger, Synthesizer - Ira Siegal, Engineer - Leslie Ming, Drum Programmer - Jim Dougherty, RecordingEngineer - Jay Mark, Mixer - Bobby Malach, Tenor Saxophone - Chrissy Faith, Vocals - MICHELLE FERRONE, Producer - John Beanitez, Producer
© 1990 Sire Records Company ℗ 1983 Sire Records Company
Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Billy Steinberg, Writer - TOM KELLY, Writer - NILE RODGERS, Producer, Engineer - BERNARD EDWARDS, Bass - Tony Thompson, Drums - Rob Sabino, Synthesizer - Madonna, Vocals, MainArtist - Jason Corsaro, Mixer - Rob Eaton, Engineer
© 1990 Sire Records Company ℗ 1984 Sire Records
Robert Rans, Writer - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - NILE RODGERS, Producer, Engineer, Bass Synthesizer - Peter Brown, Writer - BERNARD EDWARDS, Bass - Tony Thompson, Drums - Frank Simms, Backing Vocals - Madonna, Mixer, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Jason Corsaro, Mixer - Curtis King, Backing Vocals - George Simms, Backing Vocals
© 1990 Sire Records Company ℗ 1984 Sire Records
Jon Lind, Writer - Madonna, Vocals, MainArtist - JOHN BETTIS, Writer - JOHN "JELLYBEAN" BENITEZ, Producer - Andreas Kauffelt, Masterer
© 1990 Sire Records Company ℗ 1985 Warner Records Inc.
Shep Pettibone, Mixer, Additional Producer - Curt Frasca, Engineer - Stephen Bray, Producer, Writer - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Goh Hotoda, Mixer - Lolly Grodner, Engineer
© 1990 Sire Records Company ℗ 1985 Sire Records Company for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Bruce Gaitsch, Guitar - PATRICK LEONARD, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - MICHAEL VERDICK, Mixer - Dan Nebenzal, Assistant Mixer - Jonathan Moffett, Drums
© 1990 Sire Records Company ℗ 1986 Sire Records Company
Bruce Gaitsch, Electric Guitar - Brian Elliot, Writer - Stephen Bray, Producer, Drums, Keyboards - SIEDAH GARRETT, Backing Vocals - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - MICHAEL VERDICK, Mixer, Engineer - David Williams, Guitar - Fred Zarr, Additional Keyboards - Edie Lehmann, Backing Vocals - Dan Nebenzal, Mixer - Billy Meyers, String Arranger - Jonathan Moffett, Mixer - John Putnam, Acoustic Guitar
© 1990 Sire Records Company ℗ 1986 Sire Records Company
Gardner Cole, Writer - Peter Rafelson, Writer - Paulinho Da Costa, Mixer, Percussion - PATRICK LEONARD, Producer, Keyboards - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - MICHAEL VERDICK, Mixer - David Williams, Guitar - Dan Nebenzal, Mixer - Jonathan Moffett, Drums
© 1990 Sire Records Company ℗ 1986 Sire Records Company
Bruce Gaitsch, Guitar, Writer - CHRIS LORD-ALGE, Remixer - Paulinho Da Costa, Mixer - PATRICK LEONARD, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - SIEDAH GARRETT, Vocals - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - MICHAEL VERDICK, Mixer - Edie Lehmann, Vocals - Dan Nebenzal, Mixer
© 1990 Sire Records Company ℗ 1986 Sire Records Company
Bruce Gaitsch, Acoustic Guitar - DANN HUFF, Guitar - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Chuck Findley, Brass - EDDIE MILLER, RecordingEngineer - PATRICK LEONARD, Producer, Writer - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - BILL BOTTRELL, Mixer, RecordingEngineer - David Williams, Bass Guitar - Dick Hyde, Brass - Chester Kamen, Guitar - Ivy Skoff, ProductionCoordinator - Heidi Hanschu, RecordingEngineer - Niki Haris, Backing Vocals - Donna De Lory, Backing Vocals - Stephen Shelton, RecordingEngineer - Stacy Baird, RecordingEngineer - Joe Schiff, RecordingEngineer - Geary Lanier, Clavinet - Michael Vail Blum, RecordingEngineer - Harry McCarthy, Drum Technician - Robert Salcedo, RecordingEngineer - John Good, Drum Technician
© 1990 Sire Records Company ℗ 1989 Sire Records Company
Stephen Bray, Producer, Writer - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - EDDIE MILLER, Engineer - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - BILL BOTTRELL, Mixer, Engineer - Heidi Hanschu, Engineer - Stephen Shelton, Engineer - Stacy Baird, Engineer - Joe Schiff, Engineer - Michael Vail Blum, Engineer - Harry McCarthy, Drum Technician - Robert Salcedo, Engineer - John Good, Drum Technician
© 1990 Sire Records Company ℗ 1989 Sire Records
Bob Ludwig, Masterer - EDDIE MILLER, Engineer - PATRICK LEONARD, Producer, Writer - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - BILL BOTTRELL, Engineer - James Guthrie, Mixer - Heidi Hanschu, Engineer - Marilyn Martin, Backing Vocals - Stephen Shelton, Engineer - Stacy Baird, Engineer - Joe Schiff, Engineer - Michael Vail Blum, Engineer - Harry McCarthy, Drum Technician - Robert Salcedo, Engineer - John Good, Drum Technician
© 1990 Sire Records Company ℗ 1986 Sire Records Company
Jeremy Lubbock, Arranger - Shep Pettibone, Producer, Writer - Tony Shimkin, Editor - Curt Frasca, AssistantEngineer - Stephen Marcussen, Masterer - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Brian Malouf, Engineer - Goh Hotoda, MixingEngineer - Niki Harris, Backing Vocals - Alan Friedman, Programmer - Donna Delory, Vocals, Backing Vocals - Craig Kostich, ExecutiveProducer - Ndea Davenport, Backing Vocals
© 1990 Sire Records Company ℗ 1985 Warner Records Inc.
Lenny Kravitz, Producer, Writer - Madonna, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Ingrid Chavez, Writer - Andreas Kauffelt, Masterer
© 1990 Sire Records Company ℗ 1990 Sire Records Company
Shep Pettibone, Producer, Mixer, Writer - Curt Frasca, AssistantEngineer - Lenny Kravitz, Writer - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Goh Hotoda, Mixer - Catherine Russell, Backing Vocals - Peter Schwartz, Keyboards, Programmer - Lillias White, Backing Vocals - Joe Moskowitz, Additional Programmer - Dian Sorel, Backing Vocals - Ingrid Chavez, Writer - P. Dennis Mitchell, RecordingEngineer - John Partham, AssistantEngineer
© 1990 Sire Records Company ℗ 1990 Sire Records Company
Album review
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 /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:15
- Main artists: Madonna
- Label: Sire - Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1990 Sire Records Company ℗ 1990 Sire Records Company
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