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Posted by: HausofGhibli 15th June 2020, 04:53 PM

A place to discuss Madonna's ballad compilation album 'Something to Remember'. Released in 1995.

1. I Want You
2. I'll Remember
3. Take a Bow
4. You'll See
5. Crazy for You
6. This Used to Be My Playground
7. Live to Tell
8. Love Don't Live Here Anymore
9. Something to Remember
9. Forbidden Love
10. One More Chance
11. Rain
12. Oh Father - Alternate
13. I Want You - Orchestral

What are your thoughts on this album? Share any opinions, memories, favourite songs, or just discuss it anytime you're re-listening!

Posted by: HausofGhibli 15th June 2020, 04:53 PM

Posted by: Liam.k. 7th November 2020, 07:58 PM

Happy 25th birthday!

Posted by: dandy* 7th November 2020, 11:45 PM

Interesting challenge in the tweet, update her ballads best of... I'll give that some thought

Posted by: Alberto! 8th November 2020, 04:50 AM

You Must Love Me
Frozen
The Power of Goodbye
Paradise
Gone
Time Stood Still
Nothing Fails
Easy Ride
Forbidden Love
Devil Wouldn't
Masterpiece
Falling Free
Messiah
Dark Ballet
Killers Who Are Partying
Extreme Occident
Looking For Mercy
I Rise

Posted by: Jay* 8th November 2020, 05:49 AM

This is the first Madonna album I ever heard

I have specific memories of this one - my mum bought the CD in 1998, because she had rediscovered Rain which she loved, and additionally because I'd very recently shown interest in Madonna (Frozen was how I discovered Madonna) - so she thought I'd like it. Rain became such a long-lasting favourite for me, I'll always sing its praises.

I remember really liking Crazy for You, and perhaps randomly, Forbidden Love! I still do. I don't think I was very into the album as a whole back then. Now, I consider it a very strong collection. I bought the vinyl of it last year.

Posted by: vibe 8th November 2020, 12:17 PM

Love this collection !!

All gorgeous songs.

Posted by: Hotlady 8th November 2020, 02:23 PM

It's truly one fantastic album, which I truly love listen too. My Favourite song from the album would be Power of Good Bye.

Posted by: spiceboy 8th November 2020, 02:43 PM

1. Drowned world / my substitute for love
2. Frozen
3. The power of goodbye
4. Paradise
5. Selling out
6. I deserve it
7. Love profusion
8. Nothing fails
9. Isaac (classed as a ballad?)
10. Miles away
11. Masterpiece
12. Ghost town
13. Joan of Arc
14. Another suitcase in another hall
15. Don’t cry for me Argentine
16. You must love me


That would be my tracklisting for Something To Remember Volume 2

Posted by: HausofHitchcock 8th November 2020, 03:01 PM

Such a beautiful album! I really wish we could get a part 2 for everything since the release of the original Maybe getting fans to make their dream tracklists is the first step to getting one...

Posted by: vibe 8th November 2020, 03:30 PM

1. Drowned World
2. Ghosttown
3. NEW TRACK
4. You Must Love Me
5. Frozen
6. Time Stood Still
7. Nothing Fails
8. Love Spent
9. Joan Of Arc (Demo Version)
10. Falling Free
11. Lament (Live Version)
12. The Power Of Goodbye

Posted by: Liam.k. 8th November 2020, 04:53 PM

This collection is perfect for this time of year! Madonna brings so much warmth and heart to her ballads which allows for that cozy, intimate feeling. I also think the context of the album allows you to appreciate the songs in a way you may not have previously; there's a few songs here I probably wouldn't individually seek out, yet I wouldn't skip anything.

I'll have a think about what I'd like as a Something to Remember 2.0 tracking list. Certainly plenty of great choices!

What's everyone's thoughts on the lead single, 'You'll See'?

Posted by: Liam.k. 8th November 2020, 04:59 PM

Love this little statement from Madonna ahead of the compilation's release:

"So much controversy has swirled around my career this past decade that very little attention ever gets paid to my music. The songs are all but forgotten. While I have no regrets regarding the choices I’ve made artistically, I’ve learned to appreciate the idea of doing things in a simpler way. So without a lot of fanfare, without any distractions, I present to you this collection of ballads. Some are old, some are new. All of them are from my heart."

Posted by: HausofHitchcock 8th November 2020, 05:07 PM

'You'll See' is never one that I go back to and I actually forget it exists most of the time. Nice enough, but it's in my bottom few of this compilation.

She gives us something to remember - the music!

I'm also going to try and get my tracklisting sorted, so many great ballads have come since the release of this!

Posted by: spiceboy 8th November 2020, 05:32 PM

It's a forgotten classic for me. Beautiful song which got left by the wayside for not being included on any compilation albums.

Posted by: Liam.k. 8th November 2020, 05:58 PM

I've got to admit I do forget about it but I enjoy it when I hear it. You can tell Madonna's using what she learned in the vocal lessons for Evita and there is something quite performative about her delivery too. I like how it was presented as a follow-up to 'Take a Bow', another song with great storytelling.

In terms of sales, it was her biggest hit since 'Vogue' five years previously! No doubt helped by her performance on Top of the Pops, then radio caught on.

Posted by: HausofHitchcock 8th November 2020, 06:49 PM

Did not know it was such a sales smash! I can see why though given how radio-friendly/user-friendly it is. Definitely agree with the comment of it being a "forgotten classic"!

Posted by: vibe 8th November 2020, 06:49 PM

You’ll See deserved a place on Celebration. It is also in her top 20 sellers in the UK

Posted by: Liam.k. 8th November 2020, 06:57 PM

It's been kicked out her Top 20 since due to streaming, but yeah for many years it was in there!

Posted by: dandy* 8th November 2020, 06:58 PM

Aside from this one!

Posted by: Santa Haus 21st December 2020, 08:41 PM

Got this on vinyl today. Can't wait to play it - I feel it is made for those cosy nights in playing music and switching off

Posted by: dandy* 5th January 2021, 11:28 PM

Ordered this just now as it was only £13.99 at WH Smith, seemed rude not to! It’s worth it just for the tracks that didn’t ever make it to any other album or compilation.

Posted by: Bjork 6th January 2021, 09:24 AM

love this compilation, I think Madonna is great at doing ballads
she has so many amazing ballads, my #1 being Live to Tell

Posted by: Santa Haus 6th January 2021, 05:48 PM

It is a gorgeous collection. She does ballads expertly!

Posted by: dandy* 8th January 2021, 03:41 PM

Have this on at the moment and it's such a lovely listen, I haven't heard it in at least a decade and I'd forgotten how much I like it

Posted by: Liam.k. 16th March 2023, 06:25 PM

‘Love Don’t Live Here Anymore’ remix EP out tonight!

Love Don't Live Here Anymore (Remix Edit) - 4:03
Love Don't Live Here Anymore (Soulpower Radio Remix Edit) - 4:04
Love Don't Live Here Anymore (Hot Mix Radio Edit) - 4:51
Love Don't Live Here Anymore (Soulpower Radio Remix Version) - 4:45
Love Don't Live Here Anymore (Remix) - 4:55

Posted by: ChrisJK 16th March 2023, 06:41 PM

I really like her version and the video is nice too. She looks great in it.
Didn't do well on Billboard Hot 100 though.

Could have been released in UK instead of One More Chance, which didn't get a music video.

Posted by: Hotlady 16th March 2023, 07:19 PM

I truly love that song it's amazing and the video is fantastic.

Posted by: vibe 16th March 2023, 07:33 PM

I also love the version on LAV.

Was the highlight of the rebel heart tour for me and im still gutted she was so cheap to cut it out of the DVD!

Posted by: Liam.k. 16th March 2023, 08:41 PM

Still not over this!

Not that it really matters because the album did its job of selling bucket loads over Christmas and anything after was just a bonus, but I'd have preferred 'Love Don't Live Here Anymore' to be a worldwide single and not bother with 'One More Chance', which just goes nowhere for me and I find the chorus quite grating. I'm happy for 'Oh Father' to have remained a quick second single in certain territories as I love it and it's nice to see it get a chart placement in the UK, even if it was #16 (that said, had they released a week later instead of in post-Christmas week then it could have been a Top 10. These are the Top 10 sales estimates for both weeks:

6th January 1996
1- EARTH SONG- Michael Jackson (123,000)
2- FATHER AND SON- Boyzone (104,000)
3- WONDERWALL- Mike Flowers Pops (99,000)
4- IT’S OH SO QUIET- Bjork (64,000)
5- MISSING- Everything But The Girl (56,000)
6- WONDERWALL- Oasis (54,000)
7- GANGSTA’S PARADISE- Coolio Ft LV (47,000)
8- I AM BLESSED- Eternal (47,000)
9- I BELIEVE/ UP ON THE ROOF- Robson & Jerome (47,000)
10- IF YOU WANNA PARTY- Molella Ft Outhere Brothers (36,000)

13th January 1996
1- EARTH SONG- Michael Jackson (80,000)
2- FATHER AND SON- Boyzone (60,000)
3- SO PURE- Baby D (48,000)
4- MISSING- Everything But The Girl (41,000)
5- WONDERWALL- Oasis (35,000)
6- CREEP 96- T.L.C (32,000)
7- I AM BLESSED- Eternal (28,000)
8- IT’S OH SO QUIET- Bjork (26,000)
9- IF YOU WANNA PARTY- Moella Ft Outhere Brothers (25,000)
10- GANGSTA’S PARADISE- Coolio Ft LV (24,000)

Also a shame they couldn't get the licencing to release 'I Want You' as a single ahead of 'You'll See' - I feel like the atmospheric sounds of 'I Want You' and the 'Evita' vocals of 'You'll See' give a taste of what was to come with 'Ray of Light'.

Posted by: dandy* 16th March 2023, 09:04 PM

I think You'll See was the perfect single for what she needed at the time. She needed a reset with the public in the UK and You'll See and this album following did it perfectly. I Want You is okay but it is a little sub par for Massive Attack tbh.

Posted by: Liam.k. 16th March 2023, 10:54 PM

As I said previously in this thread, you forget just how big a hit 'You'll See' was for Madonna at that time - her biggest in terms of sales since 'Vogue'! I say about wanting 'I Want You' as a single before 'You'll See' but I forget that 'You'll See' was only released two months after 'Human Nature' in the UK (not sure why that was released so late when it was released in the US in June 1995). I find that quite surprising, I thought there had been a longer gap between the two eras.

Also, I find it so random that both Shirley Bassey and Susan Boyle have covered 'You'll See'!

Posted by: Liam.k. 17th March 2023, 12:02 AM

Posted by: vibe 17th March 2023, 10:15 AM

No idea Oh Father could have been a top 10.
Its a favourite of mine. To think it was on an album that sold million 5/6 years before release!!

Posted by: Liam.k. 17th March 2023, 11:14 AM

Album: Love Don't Live Here Anymore
iTunes:

#2 Italy
#7 Spain
#9 Australia
#9 France
#11 United Kingdom
#19 Bulgaria
#19 Germany
#26 Canada
#35 United States

I really like the Hot Mix! I guess that explains how the song ended up charting at #16 on the US Dance Club Songs chart.

Posted by: ChrisJK 17th March 2023, 01:26 PM

You'll See included her first time on TOTP for many years.

The single run should have been

You'll See
I Want You
Love Don't Live Here Anymore

But by the sounds of it they couldn't release I Want You. One More Chance could have "Double A-sided" with LDLHA.

Oh Father should have been released instead of Dear Jessie from Like A Prayer like it was in the US.

Posted by: vibe 17th March 2023, 01:44 PM

^ DJ was huge in the UK. Outsold Cherish and Express Yourself (i think)

Posted by: Jessie Where 17th March 2023, 02:46 PM

I so wish 'I Want You's release hadn't been thwarted, I'm interested to see how it would have done and it would've really stood out among her singles discography.

Posted by: Liam.k. 17th March 2023, 03:18 PM

iTunes:
#2 Italy
#2 Spain
#4 Brazil
#6 Ireland
#8 United Kingdom
#9 Australia
#9 France
#19 Bulgaria
#21 Switzerland
#23 Canada
#25 United States
#27 Germany

The Hot Mix is also charting separately on iTunes:

#15 Portugal
#49 Ireland
#129 France
#169 Australia
#184 United Kingdom

Posted by: ChrisJK 17th March 2023, 06:36 PM

ReallY?

Didn't make it that good though, did it?

I can see why they released it... that style of song was doing well at the time... but I just don't think it's much cop. Has Madonna ever even sung it live?

Posted by: Liam.k. 17th March 2023, 10:26 PM

Album: Love Don't Live Here Anymore

iTunes:
#2 Argentina
#2 Ireland
#2 Italy
#3 Spain
#4 Brazil
#5 Czech Republic
#6 United Kingdom
#8 Australia
#8 Netherlands
#9 France
#19 Bulgaria
#27 United States
#32 Canada
#32 Germany
#49 Switzerland

Love Don't Live Here Anymore

iTunes:
#37 Portugal
#86 United Kingdom
#95 Ireland
#104 France
#172 Italy
#195 Australia

Posted by: Liam.k. 22nd October 2023, 06:47 PM

It says remixes but I don't think any were released, but it does mean 'Veras', the Spanish version of the song, should finally be uploaded to stream.

Edit: This is the tracking list:

1. You'll See
2. You'll See (Spanglish Version #1)
3. You'll See (Spanglish Version #2)
4. You'll See (Spanish Version)
5. You'll See (Edit)
6. You'll See (Instrumental)
7. Live to Tell (Live)

Posted by: Liam.k. 23rd October 2023, 07:06 PM

iTunes:
#3 Greece
#3 Ireland
#5 Denmark
#6 France
#6 Hong Kong
#7 United Kingdom
#9 Italy
#10 Netherlands
#11 Brunei Darussalam
#12 Belgium
#15 Australia
#29 United States
#68 Canada
#69 Bulgaria
#72 Germany

Posted by: -Jay- 5th February 2024, 06:31 PM

I've only just noticed that Crazy for You on Something to Remember on Spotify is 3:44, which is the edit from 1990. The Something to Remember physicals used the longer original version from 1985. A bit annoying that the original isn't available! It's not in the UK anyway.

Posted by: spiceboy 5th February 2024, 07:42 PM

not me only just noticing this smart arse (but very accurate) comment 3 years and 3 months on!!!