Why isn't this as good as it should be? Why does it seem to have songs missing when it really doesn't? Why is it slightly disappointing? You could blame it on the non-chronological sequencing, which tends to rob this collection of Madonna's '90s hits of any momentum it might have had, or you could blame it on the presence of radio edits (which is actually sort of a good thing, since these are indeed the versions that were on the air), or the very presence of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina," which simply does not feel comfortable next to the rest of the savvy, modern music here.
But the real problem is that during the '90s, Madonna was a true album artist, even as she was making singles as tremendous as "Take a Bow," "Deeper and Deeper," "Ray of Light," "Don't Tell Me," and the non-LP "Beautiful Stranger." Which means that these songs don't really hold together when taken together, since they were designed to be part of a bigger context -- either their parent album or the airwaves of the time.
Taken on their own, most of these are still pretty tremendous, but tossed together on GHV2, the end result is less than the sum of its parts, even if this is a good way to get all of Madge's '90s hits at once.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Power of Good-ByeMadonna, Rick Nowels | Madonna | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Take a BowBabyface, Madonna | Madonna | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | Don't Tell MeMirwais Ahmadzaï, Joe Henry, Madonna | Madonna | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | What It Feels Like for a GirlMadonna, Guy Sigsworth | Madonna | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 5 | MusicMirwais Ahmadzaï, Madonna | Madonna | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Deeper And Deeper (7'' Edit) | Madonna | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 7 | Erotica ( Radio Edit) | Madonna | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 8 | Human Nature ( Radio Version) | Madonna | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 9 | Secret (Edit) | Madonna | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 10 | Don't Cry For Me Argentina (Radio Edit) | Madonna | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 11 | Bedtime Story (Edit) | Madonna | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 12 | Beautiful Stranger (William Orbit Radio Edit) | Madonna | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 13 | Frozen (Edit) | Madonna | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 14 | Ray Of Light (Radio Edit) | Madonna | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 15 | Drowned World - Substitute For Love | Madonna | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 68 mins | 156 MB | |||||
| 58 mins | 388 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirwais Ahmadzaï | Composer |
| 2 | Dallas Austin | Composer, Producer |
| 3 | Babyface | Composer, Producer |
| 4 | Gilles Bensimon | Photography |
| 5 | Björk | Composer |
| 6 | Dan Cadan | Liner Notes |
| 7 | David Caddick | Producer |
| 8 | Regan Cameron | Photography |
| 9 | David Collins | Composer |
| 10 | Dave Curtis | Composer |
| 11 | Curtiss Maldoon | Composer |
| 12 | Marius de Vries | Composer |
| 13 | Milo Deering | Composer |
| 14 | Patrick Demarchelier | Photography |
| 15 | Dave Hall | Composer, Producer |
| 16 | Bret Healey | Design |
| 17 | Joe Henry | Composer |
| 18 | Nellee Hooper | Composer, Producer |
| 19 | Anita Kerr | Composer |
| 20 | Pat Kraus | Mastering |
| 21 | David LaChapelle | Photography |
| 22 | Christine Leach | Composer |
| 23 | Patrick Leonard | Composer, Producer |
| 24 | Peter Lindbergh | Photography |
| 25 | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Composer, Producer |
| 26 | Madonna | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 27 | John Mauceri | Conductor |
| 28 | Melody McDaniels | Photography |
| 29 | Kevin McKenzie | Composer |
| 30 | Rod McKuen | Composer |
| 31 | Steven Meisel | Photography |
| 32 | Frank Micelotta | Photography |
| 33 | Mirwais | Producer |
| 34 | Jean Baptiste Mondino | Photography |
| 35 | Rick Nowels | Composer |
| 36 | Rosie O'Donnell | Photography |
| 37 | William Orbit | Composer, Producer |
| 38 | Alan Parker | Producer |
| 39 | Shep Pettibone | Composer, Producer |
| 40 | Rankin | Photography |
| 41 | Kevin Reagan | Art Direction, Design |
| 42 | Tim Rice | Composer |
| 43 | Herb Ritts | Photography |
| 44 | Mark Romanek | Photography |
| 45 | Tony Shimkin | Composer |
| 46 | Guy Sigsworth | Composer, Producer |
| 47 | Mark "Spike" Stent | Producer |
| 48 | Mario Testino | Photography |
| 49 | Nigel Wright | Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |