Greatest Hits

~ Release by Madonna (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Everybody
engineer:
Butch Jones
producer:
Mark Kamins
recording of:
Everybody
lyricist and composer:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
publisher:
Warner / Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
34:57
2Holiday
recording engineer:
Michael Hutchinson
producer:
Jellybean (US producer John Benitez)
mixer:
Jay Mark
bass:
Raymond Hudson
cowbell and lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
guitar family:
Curtis Hudson
Moog, Rhodes piano, drums (drum set), piano and synthesizer:
Fred Zarr
percussion:
Bashiri Johnson
background vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”), Tina B (Tina Baker) and Norma Jean Wright
arranger:
Curtis Hudson and Fred Zarr
recording of:
Holiday
writer:
Curtis Hudson and Lisa Stevens
publisher:
House of Fun Music, Pure Energy Pub. Co. Inc. and Warner / Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
4.66:13
3Lucky Star
engineer:
Jay Mark
producer:
Reggie Lucas
guitar:
Paul Pesco
remixer:
Jellybean (US producer John Benitez)
recording of:
Lucky Star
lyricist and composer:
Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher) and Webo Girl (publisher)
55:40
4Like a Virgin
additional engineer:
Rob "Ace" Eaton
engineer and mixer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
producer:
Nile Rodgers
bass:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer)
bass synthesizer and synthesizer [assorted synthesizers]:
Rob Sabino
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Tony Thompson (drummer, best known for his work in CHIC)
guitar:
Nile Rodgers
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
produced for:
Nile Rodgers Productions Inc.
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 8) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Like a Virgin
writer:
Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
Billy Steinberg Music, Denise Barry Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Warner / Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
4.153:41
5Material Girl
additional engineer:
Rob "Ace" Eaton
engineer and mixer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
producer:
Nile Rodgers
bass:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Tony Thompson (drummer, best known for his work in CHIC)
guitar, synclavier [Synclavier II] and synthesizer [Juno 60]:
Nile Rodgers
background vocals:
Curtis King (American singer and songwriter), Madonna (“Queen of Pop”), Frank Simms and George Simms
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
recording of:
Material Girl
writer:
Peter Brown (70s/80s Miami disco artist/songwriter, "Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me") and Robert Rans
publisher:
Candy Castle Music, Minong Publishing Company and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
4.64:05
6Crazy for You
recording of:
Crazy for You (Vision Quest)
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Jon Lind
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Warner Olive Music LLC, Warner-Barham Music LLC, Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
4:06
7Angel
drum machine [Linn and Simmons Drum Machine] programming and membranophone programming:
Jimmy Bralower
additional engineer:
Rob "Ace" Eaton
engineer and mixer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
producer:
Nile Rodgers
bass synthesizer and synthesizer [assorted synthesizers]:
Rob Sabino
guitar:
Nile Rodgers
background vocals:
Curtis King (American singer and songwriter), Madonna (“Queen of Pop”), Frank Simms and George Simms
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
recording of:
Angel
writer:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and Steve Bray
43:58
8Dress You Up
drum machine [Linn and Simmons Drum Machine] programming and membranophone programming:
Jimmy Bralower
additional engineer:
Rob "Ace" Eaton
engineer and mixer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
producer:
Nile Rodgers
bass synthesizer and synthesizer [assorted synthesizers]:
Rob Sabino
guitar:
Nile Rodgers
background vocals:
Curtis King (American singer and songwriter), Frank Simms and George Simms
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
recording of:
Dress You Up
writer:
Andrea Larusso and Peggy Stanziale
part of:
“The Filthy Fifteen” (PRMC’s list of songs with “offensive lyrical content”) (number: 8)
4.64:03
9Live to Tell
drums (drum set) programming:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist)
producer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
mixer:
Michael Verdick
drums (drum set):
Jonathan Moffett
guitar family:
Bruce Gaitsch (American guitarist, producer, engineer and arranger)
keyboard:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist)
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1986)
recording of:
Live to Tell
writer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Johnny Yuma Music (publisher), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Webo Girl Publishing, Inc.
4.355:54
10Papa Don’t Preach
producer:
Stephen Bray and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1986)
recording of:
Papa Don’t Preach
additional lyricist:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
lyricist and composer:
Brian Elliot (singer‐songwriter, also wrote “Papa Don’t Preach”)
publisher:
Elliot/Jacobsen Music Publishing and Warner / Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
4.24:31
11True Blue
producer:
Stephen Bray and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1986)
recording of:
True Blue
writer:
Stephen Bray and Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co. (publisher), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Webo Girl Publishing, Inc.
3.654:20
12Open Your Heart
producer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1986)
recording of:
Open Your Heart
writer:
Gardner Cole, Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and Peter Rafelson
publisher:
Bertus Pub., Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Doraflo Music, Inc., Rafelson Music, Warner / Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner–Tamerlane Pub. Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Webo Girl Publishing, Inc.
4.354:15
13La isla bonita
drums (drum set) programming:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist)
producer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1986)
recording of:
La isla bonita
writer:
Bruce Gaitsch (American guitarist, producer, engineer and arranger), Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co. (publisher), Edge of Fluke Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Johnny Yuma Music (publisher), Orangejello Music (BMI-affiliated), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner / Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (, until 2019-05-28), Webo Girl (publisher), Webo Girl Publishing, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3.74:05
14Who’s That Girl
producer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
recording of:
Who’s That Girl
writer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”)
part of:
Who’s That Girl
44:01
15Like a Prayer
additional engineer:
Michael Vail Blum
assistant engineer:
Stacy Baird, Robert Salcedo and Joe Schiff
engineer and mixer:
Bill Bottrell
producer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
bass guitar:
Guy Pratt
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Johnny Yuma Recording in Burbank, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Saturn Sound in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Smoketree Studios in Chatsworth, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 6), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 12), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 55) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 300)
recording of:
Like a Prayer
writer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Orangejello Music (BMI-affiliated), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Warner / Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Johnny Yuma Music (publisher) (in 1988), Webo Girl Publishing, Inc. (in 1988), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1989 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
4.155:44
16Cherish
additional engineer:
Michael Vail Blum
assistant engineer:
Stacy Baird, Robert Salcedo and Joe Schiff
engineer and mixer:
Bill Bottrell
producer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Johnny Yuma Recording in Burbank, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Saturn Sound in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Smoketree Studios in Chatsworth, California, United States
recording of:
Cherish
writer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co. (publisher), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Johnny Yuma Music (publisher) (in 1988) and Webo Girl Publishing, Inc. (in 1988)
4.355:06
17Oh Father
additional engineer:
Michael Vail Blum
assistant engineer:
Stacy Baird, Robert Salcedo and Joe Schiff
engineer and mixer:
Bill Bottrell
producer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Johnny Yuma Recording in Burbank, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Saturn Sound in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Smoketree Studios in Chatsworth, California, United States
recording of:
Oh Father
writer:
Madonna Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”) and Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Johnny Yuma Music (publisher) (in 1988), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1988) and Webo Girl Publishing, Inc. (in 1988)
4.654:58
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