GHV2 175686 224761922 2008-07-10T08:55:12Z TehLostBug 4223247 /* Original track listing */ {{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = GHV2 | Type = [[Greatest hits]] | Artist = [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] | Cover = GHV2albumcover.jpeg | Released = [[November 12]], [[2001]]([[Europe|EU]])<br>[[November 13]] [[2001]] ([[North America|NA]])<br>[[December 11]] [[2001]] (Special Edition) | Recorded = 1991-2000 | Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Electronic music|Electronica]], [[Dance music|Dance]] | Length = 68:24 | Label = [[Maverick Records|Maverick]], [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] | Producer = Madonna, [[Shep Pettibone]], [[Dave "Jam" Hall]], [[Dallas Austin]], Nigel Wright, [[Alan Parker]], [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]], David Caddick, [[Nellee Hooper]], [[William Orbit]], [[Patrick Leonard]], [[Babyface]], [[Mirwais Ahmadzaï]], [[Guy Sigsworth]], [[Mark "Spike" Stent]] | Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0ukcikkabb59 link] *[[Robert Christgau]] (B+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=madonna link] * ''[[Pop Matters]]'' [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/m/madonna-greatest.shtml link] | | Last album = ''[[Music (Madonna album)|Music]]''<br />(2000) | This album = '''''GHV2'''''<br />(2001) | Next album = ''[[GHV2 Remixed: The Best of 1991-2001|GHV2 Remixed]]''<br />(2001) {{Singles | Name = GHV2 | Type = studio | single 1 = [[GHV2 Megamix|Thunderpuss GHV2 Megamix]] | single 1 date = November, 2001 <small>(Promo only)</small> }} }} '''''GHV2''''' (an abbreviation of Greatest Hits Volume 2) is the fourth compilation by [[United States|American]] singer-songwriter [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], released on [[November 12]], [[2001]] by [[Maverick Records]]. It is her second greatest hits collection, and the follow-up to the 1990 release, ''[[The Immaculate Collection]]''. Unlike "The Immaculate Collection," it does not contain any new recordings. It was released to coincide with the live video, ''[[Drowned World Tour 2001 (video)|Drowned World Tour 2001]]''. The RIAA certified it Gold & Platinum on Dec 12, 2001, denoting 1 million shipments in the United States. Worldwide, the album has sold more than 5.5 million units. <ref>[http://www.absolutemadonna.com/charts/albumstats.shtml AbsoluteMadonna.com - Album Charts & Stats<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.world4madonna.com/charts/ Madonna- Latest Madonna music, charts, awards, CDs, Confessions on a dancefloor, Madonna, American Life, Erotica, sales figures<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://vjekos-adam-diary-and-other-stuff.blogspot.com/search/label/GHV2 Vjeko's A'dam diary, Madonna and other stuff: GHV2<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. A promotional only remix album, ''[[GHV2 Remixed: The Best of 1991-2001]]'', was released to accompany it. ==Album history== Originally titled '''''The Second Coming''''', Madonna and [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] decided to change it to ''GHV2'', an unusual title for a greatest hits package. It was released on the eleventh anniversary of ''[[The Immaculate Collection]]'', and features a selection of hits ranging from "[[Erotica (song)|Erotica]]" (1992) to "[[What It Feels Like for a Girl]]" (2001). Madonna felt that because it was a "greatest hits," it should only contain previously released hit songs. Assuming more control on her albums, in an interview with [[BBC]]'s [[Jo Whiley]], Madonna said about the selection of the ''GHV2'' tracks, "''I only wanted songs that I could listen to five times in a row."'' Like ''[[The Immaculate Collection]]'', there were many other popular singles excluded. "[[American Pie]]," which was a big hit, was excluded as a ''"punishment,"'' because Madonna regretted putting it on the ''Music'' album. ''"It was something a certain record company executive twisted my arm into doing, but it didn't belong on the album so now it's being punished,"'' she said. Also omitted were "[[This Used to Be My Playground]]" (1992), "[[I'll Remember]]" (1994), "[[You'll See]]" (1995), and "[[Rain (Madonna song)|Rain]]" (1993), which had all appeared on the 1995 ballads compilation ''[[Something to Remember]]''. Other hits, "[[Fever (Madonna song)|Fever]]" (1993), "[[Bad Girl (Madonna song)|Bad Girl]] (1993), and "[[Nothing Really Matters]]" (1999) were also left out. To avoid an "explicit lyrics" label, an edit of "[[Human Nature (Madonna song)|Human Nature]]" was included, in which the line, "I'm not your bitch, don't hang your shit on me," is removed. Of the other 14 songs, nine other songs were also edited down from their original album versions. While there were no new songs, a promo-only megamix was used to promote the album, "[[GHV2 Megamix|Thunderpuss GHV2 Megamix]]" which mixed "Don't Tell Me," "Erotica," "Secret," "Frozen," "What It Feels Like For A Girl," "Take a Bow," "Deeper and Deeper," "Music," and "Ray of Light," in that order. The "GHV2 Megamix" was accompanied by a video, compiled of images of live performances and 23 Madonna videos. The cover picture is from a 2001 photo shoot for the [[Drowned World Tour]], by [[Regan Cameron]]. The logo in the right corner says "Madonna," and "GHV2." The Japanese lettering is the result of typing 'Madonna' on an English keyboard while using a Japanese font, and does not mean anything in Japanese. The proper translation for Madonna is: マドンナ.<ref>http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/マドンナ_%28歌手%29</ref> "GHV2" can also be seen on the cover picture on Madonna's eye. [[Kevin Reagan]] contributed artwork to the inner sleeve. A special edition of ''GHV2'', featuring the same track listing, but some additional artwork, was released in December 2001. Hidden in the inner sleeve album artwork of both editions of GHV2 is the quote from "Human Nature," : ''"Express Yourself, Don't Repress Yourself."'' ==Track listing== {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Title !! from the album !! Songwriter(s) !! Production credits !! Time |- | 1. || "[[Deeper and Deeper]]" (7" edit) || ''[[Erotica (Madonna album)|Erotica]]'' || Madonna, Shep Pettibone, Anthony Shimkin || Madonna and Shep Pettibone|| 4:54 |- | 2. || "[[Erotica (song)|Erotica]]" (Radio edit) || ''Erotica'' || Madonna, Shep Pettibone, Anthony Shimkin<sup>1</sup> || Madonna and Shep Pettibone|| 4:33 |- | 3. || "[[Human Nature (Madonna song)|Human Nature]]" (Radio version) || ''[[Bedtime Stories (Madonna album)|Bedtime Stories]]'' || Madonna, Dave Hall, Shawn McKenzie, Kevin McKenzie, Michael Deering <br><small>contains a sample of "What You Need" performed by Main Source</small>|| Madonna and Dave "Jam" Hall || 4:32 |- | 4. || "[[Secret (Madonna song)|Secret]]" (Edit) || ''Bedtime Stories'' || Madonna, Dallas Austin, Shep Pettibone<sup>1</sup> || Madonna and Dallas Austin|| 4:32 |- | 5. || "[[Don't Cry for Me Argentina (Madonna song)|Don't Cry for Me Argentina]]" (Radio edit) || ''[[Evita (soundtrack)|Evita]]'' || Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber || Nigel Wright, Alan Parker, Andrew Lloyd Weber and David Caddick|| 4:51 |- | 6. || "[[Bedtime Story]]" (Edit) || ''Bedtime Stories'' || Nellee Hooper, Björk Gudmundsdóttir, Marius DeVries || Nellee Hooper and Madonna|| 4:07 |- | 7. || "[[The Power of Goodbye]]" || ''[[Ray of Light]]'' || Madonna, Rick Nowels || Madonna, William Orbit and Patrick Leonard|| 4:12 |- |8. || "[[Beautiful Stranger]]" (William Orbit radio edit) || ''[[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me|Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Soundtrack]]'' || Madonna, William Orbit || Madonna and William Orbit|| 3:58 |- | 9. || "[[Frozen (song)|Frozen]]" (Single edit) || ''Ray of Light'' || Madonna, Patrick Leonard || Madonna, William Orbit and Patrick Leonard|| 5:09 |- | 10. || "[[Take a Bow (Madonna song)|Take a Bow]]" (Single edit) || ''Bedtime Stories'' || Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Madonna || Babyface and Madonna || 4:31 |- | 11. || "[[Ray of Light (song)|Ray of Light]]" (Radio edit) || ''Ray of Light'' || Madonna, William Orbit, Clive Muldoon, Dave Curtis, Christine Leach || Madonna and William Orbit || 4:35 |- | 12. || "[[Don't Tell Me (Madonna song)|Don't Tell Me]]" || ''[[Music (Madonna album)|Music]]'' || Madonna, Mirwais Ahmadzai, Joe Henry || Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzai|| 4:40 |- | 13. || "[[What It Feels Like for a Girl]]" || ''Music'' || Madonna, Guy Sigsworth, David Torn<sup>1</sup> || Madonna, Guy Sigsworth and Mark "Spike" Stent|| 4:45 |- | 14. || "[[Drowned World/Substitute for Love]]" || ''Ray of Light'' || Madonna, William Orbit, Rod McKuen, Anita Kerr, David Collins <br><small>contains a sample of "Why I Follow the Tigers" performed by the San Sebastian Strings</small> || Madonna and William Orbit|| 5:12 |- | 15. || "[[Music (Madonna song)|Music]]" || ''Music'' || Madonna, Mirwais Ahmadzai || Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzai|| 3:45 |} <sup>1</sup> These songwriters names have been officially added by ASCAP, which were not previously included. They have since been added to the ''[[I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (album)|I'm Going to Tell You a Secret]]'' and ''[[The Confessions Tour (album)|The Confessions Tour]]'' live albums. ==Chart performance== {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Country !align="left"|Peak Position !align="left"|Certification (If Any) !align="left"|Sales/shipments |- |Australia |align="center"|3 |Platinum <ref>[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2001.htm ARIA]</ref> |70,000+ |- |Brazil |align="center"| |Platinum <ref>[http://www.abpd.org.br/certificados.asp ABPD]</ref> |250,000+ |- |Canada |align="center"| |Platinum <ref>[http://www.cria.ca/gold/1101_g.php CRIA]</ref> |100,000+ |- |Denmark |align="center"|19 |Gold <ref>[http://www.hitlisterne.dk/2006/lister.asp?w=09&y=2002&list=a100 IFPI Denmark]</ref> |20,000+ |- |Finland |align="center"|11 |Platinum<ref>[http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/kplista.html?action=vapaa&tyyppi=ulko&haku=albumi&julkaisuntyyppi=albumi&teksti=ghv2 IFPI Finland]</ref> |33,179+ |- |France |align="center"|2 |Platinum <ref>[http://www.disqueenfrance.com/certifications/album.asp?suite=3&forme_certif=12&annee=19 Disque En France]</ref> |200,000+ |- |Germany |align="center"|3 |Platinum <ref>[http://www.ifpi.de/wirtschaft/gpergebnis.php?strAktion=suche&txtSuche=GHV2 IFPI Germany]</ref> |200,000+ |- |Czech Republic |align="center"|19 | |- |Mexico |align="center"|8 |Gold <ref>[http://amprofon.com.mx/certificaciones.php?artista=madonna&titulo=ghv2&disquera=&certificacion=todas&anio=todos&categoria=todas&Submitted=Buscar&item=menuCert&contenido=buscar AMPROFON]</ref> |75,000+ |- |Netherlands |align="center"|13 |Platinum <ref>[http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461&formposted=no&pagenr=3 NVPI]</ref> |70,000+ |- |New Zealand |align="center"|8 |Gold <ref>[http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp RIANZ – December 23th, 2001]</ref> |7,500+ |- |Norway |align="center"|5 | | |- |Poland |align="center"| |Gold <ref>[http://www.zpav.pl/plyty.asp?page=zlote&lang=en ZPAV]</ref> |20,000+ |- |Sweden |align="center"|23 |Platina <ref>[http://www.ifpi.se/goldplatinum.aspx IFPI Sweden – 2001 Certifications]</ref> |40,000+ |- |Switzerland |align="center"|3 |Platinum <ref>[http://swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=ghv2 IFPI Switzerland]</ref> |30,000+ |- |United Kingdom |align="center"|2 |2x Platinum <ref>[http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=29740 BPI]</ref> |800,000+ |- |United States |align="center"|7 |Platinum <ref>[http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001015119 Billboard – Ask Billboard]</ref> |1,400,000 <ref>[http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001015119 Billboard – Ask Billboard]</ref> |} == Radio promotional samplers == In 2001, four and five track CD samplers were released to radio stations to promote the release of "GHV2." The samplers contained some of Madonna's biggest hit singles from 1991-2001. ===Six-track radio sampler=== #"[[Erotica (song)|Erotica]]" #"[[Bedtime Story]]" #"[[The Power of Good-Bye]]" #"[[Drowned World/Substitute for Love]]" #"[[Music (Madonna song)|Music]]" #"[[Don't Tell Me (Madonna song)|Don't Tell Me]]" ===Five-track radio sampler=== #"[[Deeper and Deeper]]" #"[[Human Nature (Madonna song)|Human Nature]]" #"[[Secret (Madonna song)|Secret]]" #"[[Frozen (song)|Frozen]]" #"[[Music (Madonna song)|Music]] == Single re-releases == Although no vinyl version of the "GHV2" album was officially released, Warner Bros. Records did release seven 7" singles which include 14 of the 15 songs featured on GHV2; only "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" was not released. All the 7" singles were released in November 2001. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{MusicBrainz album|id=aa916363-e6b8-41e1-9b2d-1301426337d6|name =GHV2}} *"GHV2". ''Mad-Eyes''. 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