Something to Remember

Infobox Album |
Name = Something to Remember
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Madonna


Released = November 7, 1995
November 10 1995 (JA)
Recorded = 1984 - 1995
Genre = Pop, Ballads
Length = 71:08
75:28 (Latin American edition)
Label = Maverick, Warner Bros.
Producer = Nellee Hooper, Madonna, Patrick Leonard, Babyface, David Foster, John "Jellybean" Benitez, Shep Pettibone, Nile Rodgers
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:68jieaw44x07 link]
*Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau|dud [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=madonna link] |
Last album = "Bedtime Stories"
(1994)
This album = "Something to Remember"
(1995)
Next album = "Evita"
(1996)Singles
Name = Something to Remember
Type = Compilation
single 1 = You'll See
single 1 date = October 13, 1995
single 2 = Oh Father
single 2 date = December 26, 1995 (U.K. only)
single 3 = One More Chance
single 3 date = March 7, 1996 (U.K./Japan/Australia/Europe)
single 4 = Love Don't Live Here Anymore (Remix)
single 4 date = March 19, 1996
(U.S./Germany/Australia)

"Something to Remember" is the third compilation album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on November 7, 1995 by Maverick Records. It contains a collection of her greatest ballad hits with three new songs: "I Want You," "You'll See," and "One More Chance." It also contains a new remix of the 1984 "Like a Virgin" album track "Love Don't Live Here Anymore." The RIAA certified it Triple Platinum on October 3, 2000, recognizing three million shipments in America. The album has went onto sell more than eight million copies worldwide. [ [http://www.absolutemadonna.com/charts/albumstats.shtml AbsoluteMadonna.com - Album Charts & Stats ] ] . [ [http://www.world4madonna.com/charts/ Madonna- Latest Madonna music, charts, awards, CDs, Confessions on a dancefloor, Madonna, American Life, Erotica, sales figures ] ]

Album history

"Something to Remember" is a collection of Madonna's ballads, including songs from movie soundtracks, tracks which had not previously appeared on a Madonna album, as well as new recordings. The album was arguably part of a strategy to soften Madonna's image as she pitched herself to win the role of Eva Peron in the movie version of Evita.Madonna worked again with producer Nellee Hooper on the song "I Want You" (which was recorded together with Bristol-based trip-hoppers Massive Attack). The song is a cover version of the classic Marvin Gaye song, and was first released on a various artists sampler, "Inner City Blues". "I Want You" was slated to be released as a single, a video was even shot for it, and remixes were commissioned, however, plans for its release were eventually cancelled.

"You'll See" (released as the first single), and "One More Chance" (released as a single in Europe and Australia), were the album's other new songs, which were written and produced by Madonna and David Foster. Other singles from the album were a remix of "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" (only released in the U.S. and Australia) and "Oh Father" (exclusively for the UK). The video of "You'll See" was a sequel to the video for the previous album's "Take a Bow." The Japanese version of the album contained "La Isla Bonita" as a bonus track, while the bonus track on the Latin American and Spanish version was "Verás," the Spanish version of "You'll See."

The front cover photography was part of an advertising campaign Madonna did for Versace in 1995. The first edition of the album had no inlay card, as the cd's tracklisting was printed on the disc directly. This edition was packaged with the disc's label side facing out of the clear jewel case. The magnolia flower that is on the backside of the cd booklet is visible through the clear plastic jewel case. In 1996, a second edition had an inlay card featuring a photograph of Madonna on a bed from the Versace shoot, the track listing is printed on this inlay card.

This album marked the departure of her association with Sire Records, her record label since 1982.

Track listing

References

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succession box
before = "Don't Ask" by Tina Arena
title = Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
years = November 26 - December 2 1995
after = "Anthology 1" by The Beatles