November 10, 20204 yr It's such an fantastic album. Madonna songs are truly wonderful. I just love them all.
November 10, 20204 yr Happy 30th to 'The Immaculate Collection'! :cheer: 14th best selling album in the UK with over 3.8m sales (second highest by a female) and I believe held the record for highest weekly sale for a female album until 2007 with 340k sold on Christmas week 1990! :o A celebratory article from Albumism: https://www.albumism.com/features/madonna-t...y-retrospective It’s incredible to think that The Immaculate Collection covers just seven years of the singer’s career, but those seven early years are also a major part of a decade that saw so much change and was determined to welcome in even more. This album represents so much more than a narcissistic collection of hits—it is a musical diary that highlights the cultural moment that Madonna initiated, developed and conquered. This is the moment when female empowered lyrics took control wholeheartedly and its facilitator, Madonna, proved time and time again why she deserved the title of “Queen of Pop.” A collection of immaculate songs it is, The Immaculate Collection it will always be. :clap:
November 10, 20204 yr Author Love that article! Also this is so retro and so on point: @1326218114787282944 :heart:
November 11, 20204 yr Author ’90s Flashback: Madonna’s Underrated “Rescue Me” Every now and again, a music anniversary will make your head spin. And The Immaculate Collection turning 30 this week is one of them. Madonna’s landmark greatest hits compilation not only ranks as one of the best-selling albums of all time (it sold more than 30 million copies worldwide), it also serves as a time capsule of the 1980s. If you want to know what that decade sounded like, just press play. More importantly, it charts the Queen of Pop’s progression from bubblegum-pop diva to the risk-taking, rule-breaking icon she went on to become in the 1990s. The two new songs, “Justify My Love” and “Rescue Me,” underscore this shift. Of course, the former is the best-remembered cut. Not only was it very, very good and highly controversial, the sexy anthem also topped the charts becoming Madonna’s ninth number one. Unfortunately, the other original has become something of a footnote in M’s holy discography, which is a shame because it was a groundbreaking bop in its own way. In some ways, “Rescue Me” can be thought of as a companion piece to “Vogue.” The execution isn’t as majestic, but it plays with the same ideas. For starters, Madonna was experimenting with spoken-word or rapped verses. “I think when love is pure you try to understand the reasons why and I prefer this mystery,” the enduring hitmaker dictates, almost in a stream of consciousness. “It cancels out my misery and gives me hope that there could be a person that loves me.” The understated verses are juxtaposed with a massive, gospel-tinged chorus. “Rescue me, your love has given me hope,” Madonna belts over Shep Pettibone’s house beats. “Rescue me, I’m drowning, baby throw out your rope.” “Rescue Me” was released as a single in early 1991. It was something of an afterthought and only really happened because radio started playing the song, forcing Warner’s hand. The single cover was recycled from “Justify My Love” and the banger didn’t even get a music video. Nonetheless, “Rescue Me” still became a sizable hit around the globe — peaking at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. On the 30th anniversary of The Immaculate Collection revisit the album’s most underrated cut https://www.idolator.com/7915947/90s-flashb...=1&chrome=1
November 11, 20204 yr just gave it a celebratory listen :D this is how I'd rate them: 05 Holiday 06 Lucky Star 11 Borderline 10 Like a Virgin 10 Material Girl 09 Crazy for You 11 Into the Groove 11 Live to Tell 11 Papa Don't Preach 09 Open Your Heart 11 La Isla Bonita 11 Like a Prayer 08 Express Yourself 08 Cherish 10 Vogue 08 Justify My Love 07 Rescue Me so many 11s :D
November 11, 20204 yr ^ Love that! :lol: Probably changes all the time but this is my rank based on today's listen: 1) Vogue 2) Papa Don't Preach 3) Into the Groove 4) Like a Prayer 5) Live to Tell 6) Crazy For You 7) La Isla Bonita 8) Cherish 9) Express Yourself 10) Open Your Heart 11) Rescue Me 12) Borderline 13) Holiday 14) Justify My Love 15) Material Girl 16) Lucky Star 17) Like a Virgin 'Rescue Me' is great, it seems to combine all the notable elements of Madonna's late 80s/early 90s: gospel, house, spoken-word. A shame there was no video as I'm sure it would mean the song was more remembered today, however it was never planned to be a single, released merely off the back of the airplay it was receiving. Quite impressive to think it went Top 3 in the UK and Top 10 in the US all considered - just shows how huge Madonna was back then.
November 11, 20204 yr 01 Vogue (11) 02 Open Your Heart (11) 03 Rescue Me (11) 04 Into the Groove (11) 05 Papa Don't Preach (11) 06 Like a Prayer (10) 07 La Isla Bonita (10) 08 Borderline (10) 09 Live to Tell (10) 10 Express Yourself (10) 11 Crazy For You (10) 12 Justify My Love (10) 13 Cherish (10) 14 Holiday (09) 15 Material Girl (08) 16 Like a Virgin (06) 17 Lucky Star (05) I used to love the version of Like a Prayer back when the album was released but in retrospect it really isn't as good or as euphoric as the original. Rescue Me really is the most underrated single of hers though, it's an absolute 11/10 moment and perfectly straddles the line between the Vogue era and the Erotica one.
November 11, 20204 yr 1. Crazy For You 2. Live To Tell 3. Borderline 4. Into The Groove 5. Vogue 6. Rescue Me 7. La Isla Bonita 8. Like A Prayer 9. Holiday 10. Cherish 11. Papa Dont Preach 12. Open Your Heart 13. Express Yourself 14. Lucky Star 15. Justify My Love 16. Like A Virgin 17. Material Girl
November 11, 20204 yr Author Rescue Me really is the most underrated single of hers though, it's an absolute 11/10 moment and perfectly straddles the line between the Vogue era and the Erotica one. I listen I give it, I believe this to be the case more and more. Certainly one of her most underrated songs! It's such an electrifying jam :music:
November 11, 20204 yr It really is! It's got a real sense of pace and drama to it with the choir and the spoken verses contrast it all so beautifully. And it's got clicks! You can never go wrong with clicks! I've just listened to it again and electrifying is such a good word for it :wub:
November 11, 20204 yr In my dreams she opens a tour with rescue me !!! Can you imagine ‘I’m talking , I’m talking , I believe in the power of love !!! Orgasmic
November 11, 20204 yr Author In my dreams she opens a tour with rescue me !!! Can you imagine ‘I’m talking , I’m talking , I believe in the power of love !!! Orgasmic Just got goosebumps thinking about this! Greatest Hits tour in 2022 please x
November 11, 20204 yr This is a flawless singles collection, such a shame it is not among the big bestsellers such as Queen's GH and Elton John's Diamonds in 2020 but I assume it is selling pretty ok on a weekly basis. This was my third Madonna album, the first was Something to Remember and then of course Ray of Light.
November 11, 20204 yr It's been consistently in the Top 200 this year and entered the Top 100 a few times: RE: 168-183-173-174-x RE: 175-168-133-100-125-120-66-78-112-111-107-124-122-115-124-118-115-115-121-98-93-98-104-113-116-109-117-135-145-147-129-147-163... It's added 40k to its total this year! Wish it did achieve the amount that the likes of Queen, Elton and Fleetwood Mac do on a weekly basis though.
November 11, 20204 yr 40k is good and it is the 14th best selling album in the UK ever. Maybe the biopic will help it’s sales but I imagine a new GH could happen.
November 11, 20204 yr Author Yeah streaming is definitely helping it, but maybe some of its sales are split with Celebration too making it not as impactful as the other greatest hits? :unsure: either way, it's been a great year for the album!
November 12, 20204 yr I guess Elton John and Queen were lucky cos they had the movies attached to them... Madonna needs a movie to promote the Immaculate Collection hahaha
