The Immaculate Collection is the first commercially released greatest videos compilation by singer Madonna

Madonna (entertainer)

Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...

. Released by Warner Music Vision on November 13, 1990 to accompany the audio CD, it contained hits spanning 1983-1990. The collection won "Best Long Form Video

MTV Video Music Award for Best Long Form Video

The MTV Video Music Award for Best Long Form Video was given out only in 1991....

" category at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards

1991 MTV Video Music Awards

The 1991 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 5, 1991, honoring the best music videos from June 2, 1990, to June 15, 1991. The show was hosted by Arsenio Hall at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles....

. It was certified gold in Brazil by the Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos

Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos

The Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos is an official representative body of the record labels in the Brazilian phonographic market.- About :...

 (ABPD) for shipment of 25,000 copies.

Formats

It was released on VHS

VHS

The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....

, Laserdisc

Laserdisc

LaserDisc was a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium. Initially licensed, sold, and marketed as MCA DiscoVision in North America in 1978, the technology was previously referred to interally as Optical Videodisc System, Reflective Optical Videodisc, Laser Optical...

, VCD

VCD

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 (Asia only) and later DVD

DVD

A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....

. It includes the first showing of the video to "Oh Father" which is not included on the audio release.

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.

It was also released as part of a double set box set The Ultimate Collection and a 3 VHS box set The Madonna Collection in 2000. The video sold 50,000 copies in its debut week and by the end of the year, had sold a 100,000 copies. After Nielsen Soundscan

Nielsen SoundScan

Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...

 started tracking sales from March 1991, the video sold another 291,000 copies, for a total of 391,000 copies across United States.

Tracklist

1. "Lucky Star"
2. "Borderline
   Borderline (song)
   "Borderline" is a song by American pop singer Madonna from her self-titled debut album. It was released on February 15, 1984 as the fifth single from the album, by Sire Records. Written and composed by producer Reggie Lucas, the song received remix treatment from Madonna's then boyfriend John...
   
   "
3. "Like a Virgin
   Like a Virgin (song)
   "Like a Virgin" is a song by American singer Madonna from her second album of the same name. It was released on November 6, 1984 by Sire Records, as the first single from the album. The song appears on the greatest hits compilation albums The Immaculate Collection and Celebration...
   
   "
4. "Material Girl
   Material Girl
   "Material Girl" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was released on January 30, 1985, by Sire Records, as the second single from her second album Like a Virgin. It also appears slightly remixed on the 1990 greatest hits compilation, The Immaculate Collection, and in its...
   
   "
5. "Papa Don't Preach
   Papa Don't Preach
   "Papa Don't Preach" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. The song was written by Brian Elliot with additional lyrics by Madonna, and produced by Stephen Bray and Madonna for her third studio album True Blue, released in June 1986...
   
   "
6. "Open Your Heart
   Open Your Heart (Madonna song)
   "Open Your Heart" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was released as the fourth single from her third studio album True Blue on November 12, 1986, by Sire Records. It has since appeared remixed on the compilation albums The Immaculate Collection and Celebration...
   
   "
7. "La Isla Bonita
   La Isla Bonita
   "La Isla Bonita" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was released as the fifth and final single from her third studio album, True Blue, on February 25, 1987, by Sire Records. Originally written as a lament, the song was first offered to Michael Jackson before Madonna accepted it...
   
   "
8. "Like a Prayer
   Like a Prayer (song)
   "Like a Prayer" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna on her fourth studio album of the same name . It was released on March 21, 1989, by Sire Records as the album's lead single...
   
   "
9. "Express Yourself"
10. "Cherish
    Cherish (Madonna song)
    "Cherish" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was released as the third single from her fourth studio album Like a Prayer on August 1, 1989, by Sire Records. The song was also included on the 1990 compilation album The Immaculate Collection and the two-disc edition of her 2009...
    
    "
11. "Oh Father
    Oh Father
    "Oh Father" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna, from her fourth studio album Like a Prayer . It was released as the fourth single from the album on October 24, 1989, by Sire Records. The song was not released as a single in most European territories until December 24, 1995, when it...
    
    "
12. "Vogue"
13. "Vogue" (from the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards)

Additional notes

• "Lucky Star": VHS
  VHS
  The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
  
   includes an edited version of the video and the Laserdisc
  Laserdisc
  LaserDisc was a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium. Initially licensed, sold, and marketed as MCA DiscoVision in North America in 1978, the technology was previously referred to interally as Optical Videodisc System, Reflective Optical Videodisc, Laser Optical...
  
   and DVD
  DVD
  A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
  
   formats have a long version.
• "Express Yourself": includes an edited version of the video and has an audio similar to the original Like a Prayer album version in replacement to the Shep Pettibone
  Shep Pettibone
  Robert E. Pettibone, Jr. is a record producer, remixer, songwriter and club DJ, one of the most prolific of the 1980s. His earliest work known to the public was for one of New York City's top disco/dance radio stations, WRKS 98.7 "Kiss" FM, and later as remixer/producer for the disco label Salsoul...
  
   remix which was officially released with the single in 1989. The full remix version was later released on the 2009 compilation Celebration: The Video Collection
  Celebration: The Video Collection
  Celebration: The Video Collection is a greatest videos DVD compilation by American singer-songwriter Madonna. Released by Warner Bros. Records on September 29, 2009, the release accompanied the greatest hits Celebration. The collection follows on from her other greatest videos compilations The...
  
  .

Production credits

Directors:

• David Fincher
  David Fincher
  David Andrew Leo Fincher is an American film and music video director. Known for his dark and stylish thrillers, such as Seven , The Game , Fight Club , Panic Room , and Zodiac , Fincher received Academy Award nominations for Best Director for his 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and...
  
   ("Express Yourself", "Oh Father" and "Vogue")
• James Foley
  James Foley
  James Foley is an American film director and screenwriter. He was born in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, the son of a lawyer...
  
   ("Papa Don't Preach")
• Mary Lambert ("Borderline", "Like A Virgin", "Material Girl", "La Isla Bonita" and "Like A Prayer")
• Jean-Baptiste Mondino
  Jean-Baptiste Mondino
  Jean-Baptiste Mondino is a French fashion photographer and music video director. He has directed music videos for Madonna, David Bowie, Sting, Björk, Neneh Cherry and Les Rita Mitsouko...
  
   ("Open Your Heart")
• Arthur Pierson ("Lucky Star")
• Herb Ritts
  Herb Ritts
  Herbert "Herb" Ritts was an American fashion photographer who concentrated on black-and-white photography and portraits, often in the style of classical Greek sculpture.-Early life and career:...
  
   ("Cherish")

Producers:

• Michele Ferrone ("Borderline")
• Simon Fields ("Like A Virgin")
• Gregg Fienberg ("Express Yourself")
• Glenn Goodwin ("Lucky Star")
• Bruce Logan ("Borderline")
• David Naylor ("Papa Don't Preach", "Open Your Heart" and "La Isla Bonita")
• Victoria Niles ("Oh Father" and "Vogue") (as Vicki Niles)
• Sharon Oreck
  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...
  
   ("Papa Don't Preach", "Open Your Heart", "La Isla Bonita", "Like A Prayer" and "Cherish")

Directors of Photography

• Michael Ballhaus
  Michael Ballhaus
  Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. is a German cinematographer. In 1990, he was the Head of the Jury at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.- Life and career :...
  
   ("Papa Don't Preach")
• Jordan Cronenweth
  Jordan Cronenweth
  Jordan Scott Cronenweth was an American cinematographer based in Los Angeles. He worked on numerous classic films, including Gable and Lombard, Brewster McCloud, and Altered States, but is perhaps best known for Blade Runner.Cronenweth was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1978...
  
   ("Oh Father")
• Andrea Dietrich ("Borderline")
• Wayne Isham ("Lucky Star")
• Pascal Lebegue ("Open Your Heart" and "Vogue")
• Bryan Loftus ("La Isla Bonita")
• Mark Plummer ("Express Yourself")
• Steven Poster ("Like A Prayer")
• Herb Ritts
  Herb Ritts
  Herbert "Herb" Ritts was an American fashion photographer who concentrated on black-and-white photography and portraits, often in the style of classical Greek sculpture.-Early life and career:...
  
  ("Cherish")
• Peter Sinclair ("Like A Virgin" and "Material Girl")