''The Immaculate Collection'' is the first commercially released

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compilation by American singer-songwriter Madonna. Released by

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, Warner Reprise Video and

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on November 13, 1990 to accompany the audio release, 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.

Formats

The music video was released on VHS, LaserDisc,

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(Asia only) and later

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. 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 was also included in the double box set '' The Ultimate Collection'' which also contained '' The Video Collection 93:99'' (1999). It is also included 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''.

Commercial performance

''The Immaculate Collection'' debuted at number four on ''Billboard''s Top Music Videos and fourteen at Top Videos sales on December 8, 1990. Eventually the video compilation reached the number one in the Top Music Videos. After Nielsen Soundscan started tracking sales from March 1991, the video sold 291,000 copies as of 2010. Across Europe, the video compilation moved 300,000 units as of January 1991.

Track listing

;Notes *"Lucky Star": VHS includes the original version of the video, which is the 7" version and the Laserdisc and

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

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video remix.

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Credits and personnel

;Producers *Michele Ferrone ("Borderline") *

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("Like A Virgin") *

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("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 Sharon Oreck is an American film, music video and commercial producer. She has Oscar and Grammy nominations in addition to other awards. She is credited with coining the term ''populence''. Oreck has been married to cinematographer Bill Pope si ...

("Material Girl", "Papa Don't Preach", "Open Your Heart", "La Isla Bonita", "Like A Prayer" and "Cherish") ;Photography directors *

Michael Ballhaus Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. (5 August 1935 – 12 April 2017) was a German cinematographer who collaborated with directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols and James L. Brooks. He was a member of both the Academy of A ...

("Papa Don't Preach") * Jordan Cronenweth ("Oh Father") *Andrea Dietrich ("Borderline") *

Wayne Isham Wayne Isham (born December 2, 1958) is an American film director and music video director who has directed films and music videos of many popular artists. Early life and education Isham was born in December 2, 1958. He attended the Univers ...

("Lucky Star") *Pascal Lebegue ("Open Your Heart" and "Vogue") *Bryan Loftus ("La Isla Bonita") *Mark Plummer ("Express Yourself") * Steven Poster ("Like A Prayer") *

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("Cherish") *Peter Sinclair ("Like A Virgin" and "Material Girl")

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Immaculate Collection 1990 video albums Music video compilation albums Madonna video albums Madonna compilation albums Warner Records video albums Reprise Records video albums Sire Records video albums Warner Music Vision video albums