Celebration (Madonna album)

Celebration
The face of a young blond woman, her short hair in curls. The photo is washed in yellow color and appears to be embossed on a written page. The woman's lips are bright red in color and has cyan eyeshadows over her eyes. Near her forehead, the words "Madonna" and "Celebration" are written in capital.
Greatest hits by Madonna
Released September 18, 2009 (2009-09-18)
Recorded 1982-2009
Genre Pop, dance, adult contemporary[1]
Length 78:50 (1-Disc)
157:25 (2-Disc)
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Madonna, Babyface, Dallas Austin, Danja, Frank E, John "Jellybean" Benitez, Justin Timberlake, Lenny Kravitz, Mark Kamins, Mirwais Ahmadzaï, Patrick Leonard, Paul Oakenfold, Reggie Lucas, Shep Pettibone, Stephen Bray, Stuart Price, Timbaland, William Orbit
Madonna chronology
Hard Candy
(2008)		 Celebration
(2009)		 Sticky & Sweet Tour
(2010)
Singles from Celebration
  1. "Celebration"
    Released: July 31, 2009
  2. "Revolver"
    Released: December 14, 2009

Celebration is the third greatest hits album from American singer Madonna, and the closing release under her contract with Warner Bros. Records, her record company since 1982.[2] The release follows her two previous greatest hits albums, The Immaculate Collection (1990) and GHV2 (2001).[3] The compilation was released in many different formats including a one disc edition and a deluxe double disc. A compilation DVD, entitled Celebration: The Video Collection, was released to accompany the audio versions. The album includes three new tracks, the title track, "Revolver" (featuring Lil Wayne) and the bonus track on some editions "It's So Cool".

Celebration was appreciated by contemporary critics who noted the vastness of Madonna's back-catalogue. The album debuted at the top of the charts in Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Mexico and United Kingdom. Madonna became tied with Elvis Presley as the solo artist with the most number-one albums in the United Kingdom, though this tally also includes the soundtrack album Evita which features other artists. In the United States, it debuted in the top ten of the Billboard 200 at seven. In other nations, it debuted within the top-ten. The title track was released as the first single of the album. It became Madonna's fortieth number-one song on Billboard's dance chart. "Revolver" was released as the second single from the album, but it failed to achieve commercial success.

Contents

Background

On March 18, 2009, Madonna's publicist Liz Rosenberg announced the plans for the release of a greatest hits package by September.[4] She also added that Madonna had plans to go to the studio and record new material for the album.[2] The next day, Madonna's manager, Guy Oseary, asked fans on his Twitter for input regarding the track listing of the greatest hits album.[2] It was later confirmed that she wrote three new tracks for the album, with Paul Oakenfold being confirmed as producer for two of the new songs.[5] Attitude magazine reported in an interview with Oakenfold that the tracks he produced with Madonna are called "Broken (I'm Sorry)" and "Celebrate". He stated that the new music is "lyrically classic Madonna with an edgy modern sound."[6] Her official website also confirmed the presence of the track "Revolver", featuring rapper Lil Wayne, when they announced the final track listing for the CD and DVD on August 26, 2009.[7]

On July 22, 2009, Warner Bros. Records officially announced the release date as September 28, 2009 and confirmed the name of the album as Celebration through Madonna's official website.[8] The compilation was available in a case of two, as well as a single CD.[8] The songs on the album were re-mastered and chosen by Madonna and her fans, while covering the whole expanse of her career.[8] A DVD titled Celebration: The Video Collection was released which included several music videos of Madonna that have never appeared on a DVD before. It includes the completed video of the single "Celebration".[7][8] The cover for Celebration was created by street pop artist Mr. Brainwash who is best known for "throwing modern cultural icons into a blender and turning it up to eleven".[8] Celebration was made available for pre-order on iTunes on September 1, 2009 to coincide with the music video release of "Celebration". The standard (1 disc) and deluxe editions (2 discs) are available, as well as an iTunes exclusive Premium Edition which includes each track available on the 2-Disc Edition, as well as a new track entitled "It's So Cool", and thirty MP4 music videos.[7]

Critical reception

 Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com 5/5 stars[9]
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1][10]
Entertainment Weekly (A)[11]
The Guardian (mixed)[12]
Houston Chronicle 3.5/4 stars[13]
NME (unfavorable)[14]
Pitchfork Media (5.7/10)[15]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[16]
Slant Magazine 4/5 stars[17]
The Telegraph 4/5 stars[18]

Sarah Crompton from The Daily Telegraph gave the collection four out of five stars and said: "Madonna's Celebration shows just how consistently she delivers the goods, with tracks such as 'Music', 'Ray of Light', 'Frozen' and 'Don't Tell Me'.", with "only a couple of [songs] which feel dispensable."[18] Eric Henderson of Slant Magazine gave the compilation four out of five stars and commented that "functionally, what Madonna and fans are really celebrating with the release of Celebration is the hard proof that Madonna's back catalogue is now so immense and so varied that she can release a behemoth, two-disc greatest hits package that shoehorns in 36 songs and still manages to significantly short-change the singer's legacy.", though also noticing that "the album is missing songs, doesn't always include the right ones, [and] seems to have been sequenced by a not particularly intuitive Genius playlist."[17] Tim Sendra from Allmusic praised that "the collection does a fine job of living up to the title — it's certainly a celebration of Madonna's career and includes some of the most celebratory and thrilling pop music ever created."[1] While reviewing the double-disc deluxe edition version of the album, he commented: "The 34-track double-disc Deluxe Edition has an easier time of it than the single-disc 18-track release does."[10]

Rob Sheffield from Rolling Stone noted that "Celebration kicks off with pure bliss and never lets up. It's a dizzying, nonchronological spin through the Madonna years, years it makes you feel lucky to be living through. Her hitmaking genius is unmatched and [...] undiminished.", though calling the omission of "Angel" "just plain crazypants."[2] Lean Greenblatt from Entertainment Weekly commented that the album "holds up surprisingly well."[11] Bill Lamb of About.com commented that consistency is the hallmark of Madonna's career. He said, "As you listen to all 36 tracks on the Celebration collection one of the most obvious attributes is the impressive consistency in musical quality that Madonna has maintained over more than 25 years. [...] These songs belong in any serious pop music catalog."[9] Joey Guerra from Houston Chronicle praised the album saying "every song on Celebration defines a moment in time, a radio sing-along, a twirl under the glitterball. It's a pulsing testament to Madonna's often-overlooked pop prowess, from the scrappy electro beginnings of 'Everybody' and 'Burning Up' to the retro-disco swirl of 'Beautiful Stranger' and 'Hung Up', still a hands-in-the-air highlight."[13]

Louis Pattison from The Guardian gave a mixed review of the album and said "Celebration feels like that point where she's in the back of a cab at 3am with her ears ringing, being sick into her handbag.", summarising the album as "a clangingly obvious Eurodance monstrosity."[12] Alan Woodhouse from NME was unfavorable about this compilation, reckoning Madonna's career as two distinct phases, them being her "80’s output" and her later career, or "phaze two", summarising by saying that "Madonna clearly thinks this collection represents a celebration of her longevity [...] in reality all it does it expose her more recent failings", though Woodhouse also called it "unfair to say Madge hasn’t touched magic since 1990" before naming "Hung Up" and "Ray of Light".[14] Douglas Wolk, from Pitchfork Media, reviewed the album in the same light, also comparing her early work with the later days, stating that "'Hung Up' is really the only song from the post-GHV2 period that's lodged in the American pop consciousness", concluding with saying that "[Madonna] deserves a retrospective more interesting than this haphazard piece of contract-filling product.", though being positive about the opening sequence, calling that "incredibly strong, a convincing argument for her genius."[15]

Chart performance

In the United States, Celebration debuted at number seven, with 72,000 copies sold in its first week.[19] It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 23, 2009, indicating shipment of 250,000 copies of the album (it is a double album, the RIAA counts each unit sale twice).[20] According to Nielsen Soundscan, Celebration has sold 251,000 copies till August 2010.[21] In April 2010, the album got a boost in sales from the Glee episode titled The Power of Madonna. The album re-entered the Billboard 200 at position 85 with sales of 6,000 and a 219% gain.[22] In Canada, the album debuted at the top of the Canadian Albums Chart, with sales of 17,000 copies.[23] In Australia and New Zealand, Celebration debuted at number eight and two on the official charts, respectively.[24] The album was certified gold in both Australia and New Zealand, by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARAI) and Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), indicating shipements of 35,000 and 15,000 copies respectively.[25][26] The album debuted at number one position in Ireland and the United Kingdom.[27][28]

Celebration became Madonna's eleventh number-one album on the UK Albums Chart, tying her with Elvis Presley as the solo act with the most number-one albums in the British chart history.[29] This tally includes the Evita soundtrack album, which is not a Madonna solo album as it featured other artists as well.[30][31] The album was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipment of 300,000 copies across United Kingdom.[32] According to The Official Charts Company, the album has sold 370,231 copies in United Kingdom.[33] The album also reached the top of the charts in Canada, Mexico and in the European nations of Belgium (Flanders), Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy and UK while in Austria, Belgium (Wallonia), Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland the album debuted within the top ten of the official charts. It also debuted at number one on Billboard's European Top 100 Albums chart, topping the chart for four consecutive weeks.[34][35] The track, "It's So Cool", debuted on the official charts of Finland, Italy and Sweden at positions eight, twenty and thirty respectively, due to digital downloads.[36]

Singles

"Celebration" was confirmed to be the first single from the compilation. A first preview of the song was added on the performance for "Holiday" on her 2009 leg of the Sticky & Sweet Tour. It was to be released to radio stations on August 3, 2009[8] However, the single leaked on to the internet, so the date was changed to July 31, 2009. The digital download was also released on this date due to the leak.[37] Remixes of the song were released to dance clubs on July 24, 2009.[38] "Celebration" received mixed reviews from contemporary critics.[39] The song reached the top of the charts in countries like Finland, Italy and Sweden, while reaching the top-ten in other European nations. It became Madonna's fifty-fifth entry to the Billboard Hot 100 and her fortieth number-one song on the Billboard Dance Club chart.[40][41]

On December 11, 2009 it was confirmed by Madonna's official website that "Revolver" would be released as the second single off the album. The digital maxi single was released worldwide on December 29, 2009, followed by a CD maxi single in late January 2010 and a 12" vinyl single in early February 2010.[42] Contemporary critics gave a mixed review of the song. Some praised the chorus line "My love’s a revolver" while others felt that it was underwhelming and not on par with Madonna's previous songs. "Revolver" has charted in the lower regions of the official charts of Belgium, Canada, Finland and the United Kingdom while reaching number four on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart of United States. This was Madonna's last single of the 2000s.[43]

Track listing

Madonna's official website Icon confirmed that the 2-disc edition has 36 tracks, proclaiming it as "The Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection: 34 Songs That Changed the World", plus two new tracks.[7][44]

Deluxe edition

This edition includes 36 tracks.

Disc 1

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Hung Up"   Madonna, Stuart Price, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus Madonna, Stuart Price 5:38
2. "Music"   Madonna, Mirwais Ahmadzaï Madonna, Mirwais Ahmadzaï 3:46
3. "Vogue"   Madonna, Shep Pettibone Madonna, Shep Pettibone 5:16
4. "4 Minutes" (featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland) Madonna, Timothy Mosley, Justin Timberlake, Nathaniel Hills Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Danja 3:10
5. "Holiday"   Curtis Hudson, Lisa Stevens John "Jellybean" Benitez 6:08
6. "Everybody"   Madonna Mark Kamins 4:11
7. "Like a Virgin"   Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg Nile Rodgers 3:10
8. "Into the Groove"   Madonna, Stephen Bray Madonna, Stephen Bray 4:45
9. "Like a Prayer"   Madonna, Patrick Leonard Madonna, Patrick Leonard 5:43
10. "Ray of Light"   Madonna, William Orbit, Clive Muldoon, Dave Curtis, Christine Leach Madonna, William Orbit 4:34
11. "Sorry"   Madonna, S. Price Madonna, Stuart Price 3:59
12. "Express Yourself"   Madonna, S. Bray Madonna, Stephen Bray 4:00
13. "Open Your Heart"   Madonna, Gardner Cole, Peter Rafelson Madonna, Patrick Leonard 3:49
14. "Borderline"   Reggie Lucas Reggie Lucas 4:00
15. "Secret"   Madonna, Dallas Austin, S. Pettibone Madonna, Dallas Austin 4:28
16. "Erotica"   Madonna, S. Pettibone, Anthony Shimkin Madonna, Shep Pettibone 4:30
17. "Justify My Love"   Lenny Kravitz, Ingrid Chavez, additional lyrics by Madonna Lenny Kravitz 4:54
18. "Revolver" (featuring Lil Wayne) Madonna, Carlos Battey, Steven Battey, Dwayne Carter, Justin Franks, Brandon Kitchen Madonna, Frank E 3:40

Disc 2

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Dress You Up"   Andrea LaRusso, Peggy Stanziale Nile Rodgers 4:02
2. "Material Girl"   Peter Brown, Robert Rans Nile Rodgers 4:00
3. "La Isla Bonita"   Madonna, P. Leonard, Bruce Gaitsch Madonna, Patrick Leonard 4:04
4. "Papa Don't Preach"   Brian Elliot, additional lyrics by Madonna Madonna, Stephen Bray 4:30
5. "Lucky Star"   Madonna Reggie Lucas 3:39
6. "Burning Up"   Madonna Reggie Lucas 3:45
7. "Crazy for You"   John Bettis, Jon Lind John "Jellybean" Benitez 3:44
8. "Who's That Girl"   Madonna, P. Leonard Madonna, Patrick Leonard 4:00
9. "Frozen"   Madonna, P. Leonard Madonna, William Orbit, Patrick Leonard 6:19
10. "Miles Away"   Madonna, T. Mosley, J. Timberlake, N. Hills Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Danja 3:45
11. "Take a Bow"   Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Madonna Babyface, Madonna 5:20
12. "Live to Tell"   Madonna, P. Leonard Madonna, Patrick Leonard 5:51
13. "Beautiful Stranger"   Madonna, W. Orbit Madonna, William Orbit 4:22
14. "Hollywood"   Madonna, M. Ahmadzaï Madonna, Mirwais Ahmadzaï 4:24
15. "Die Another Day"   Madonna, M. Ahmadzaï Madonna, Mirwais Ahmadzaï 4:37
16. "Don't Tell Me"   Madonna, M. Ahmadzaï, Joe Henry Madonna, Mirwais Ahmadzaï 4:12
17. "Cherish"   Madonna, P. Leonard Madonna, Patrick Leonard 3:52
18. "Celebration"   Madonna, Paul Oakenfold, Ian Green, Ciaran Gribbin Madonna, Paul Oakenfold 3:35

Standard edition

This edition includes 18 tracks.

Bonus tracks

Digital Deluxe bonus tracks

iTunes: Deluxe Video Edition / Deluxe Version digital bonus tracks

Amazon digital bonus tracks

iTunes Deluxe Video Edition videos

Additional notes:

Formats

Charts, sales and procession

Charts

Charts (2009) Peak
position
Argentinian Albums Chart[46] 3
Australian Albums Chart[34] 6
Austrian Albums Chart[34] 4
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[34] 1
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[34] 2
Canadian Albums Chart[23] 1
Czech Republic Albums Chart[47] 1
Danish Albums Chart[34] 1
Dutch Albums Chart[34] 2
European Top 100 Albums[35] 1
Finnish Albums Chart[35] 2
French Compilations Chart[48] 1
German Albums Chart[35] 1
Hungarian Albums Chart[49] 2
Irish Albums Chart[27] 1
Italian Albums Chart[35] 1
Japanese Albums Chart[50] 3
Mexican Albums Chart[34][51] 1
New Zealand Albums Chart[34] 2
Norway Albums Chart[34] 3
Polish Album Chart[52] 3
Portuguese Albums Chart[35] 2
Spanish Albums Chart[35] 2
Russian Albums Chart[53] 1
Swedish Albums Chart[34] 2
Swiss Albums Chart[34] 3
UK Albums Chart[29] 1
U.S. Billboard 200[19] 7

Certifications

Country Certification(s)
(sales thresholds)
Argentina Gold[54]
Australia Gold[25]
Belgium Gold[55]
Denmark Platinum[56]
Europe Platinum[57]
Finland Platinum[58]
France Platinum[59]
Germany Gold[60]
Ireland Platinum[61]
Mexico Platinum[62]
New Zealand Gold[26]
Poland Platinum[52]
Portugal Gold[63]
Russia Platinum[64]
Spain Gold[65]
Sweden Platinum[66]
Switzerland Gold[67]
United Kingdom Platinum[32]
United States Gold[20]

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
The Resistance by Muse		 Irish Album Chart number-one album (first run)
September 24, 2009 – October 1, 2009		 Succeeded by
Brand New Eyes by Paramore
UK Albums Chart number-one album
September 29, 2009 – October 4, 2009
Italian Albums Chart number-one album
September 27, 2009 – October 1, 2009		 Succeeded by
Senza nuvole by Alessandra Amoroso
Danish Albums Chart number-one album
October 2, 2009 – October 9, 2009		 Succeeded by
M:g:p 2009 by Diverse
German Album Charts number-one album
October 3, 2009 – October 24, 2009		 Succeeded by
Humanoid by Tokio Hotel
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) number-one album
October 3, 2009 – October 10, 2009		 Succeeded by
Junior Eurosong 2009 by Eurosong participants
European Top 100 Albums number-one album
October 10, 2009 – November 7, 2009		 Succeeded by
Liebe ist für alle da by Rammstein
Preceded by
Poetics by Panda		 Mexican Album Charts number-one album
October 4, 2009 – October 11, 2009		 Succeeded by
Nada es Color de Rosa by Yuridia
Preceded by
Backspacer by Pearl Jam		 Canadian Albums Chart number-one album
October 17, 2009 – October 24, 2009		 Succeeded by
Crazy Love by Michael Bublé
Preceded by
Brand New Eyes by Paramore		 Irish Album Chart number-one album (second run)
October 8, 2009 – October 15, 2009		 Succeeded by
She Wolf by Shakira

Release history

Country Date
Standard Edition, Deluxe Edition
Australia[68] September 18, 2009
Italy[69]
United Kingdom[70]
Brazil[71]
Finland[72] September 23, 2009
United States[73] September 29, 2009
DVD
Brazil[71] September 21, 2009
Australia[74] September 28, 2009
United States[75] September 29, 2009

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