2011 box set by Lady Gaga
Born This Way: The Collection Released November 18, 2011 (2011-11-18 ) Recorded 2010–11 Length
1 :11 :46 (disc 1)
1:09:29 (disc 2)
2:07:09 (disc 3)
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Born This Way: The Collection is the second compilation album by American singer Lady Gaga , released on November 18, 2011, by Interscope Records . The three-disc set includes her second studio album Born This Way , the remix album Born This Way: The Remix , and the DVD Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden . Photographer Nick Knight shot the cover of the release, which showed Gaga wearing a dress made of slime by designer Bart Hess. The box set was enclosed as a digipak with new booklets. The release received positive feedback from reviewers, but had minor commercial success, only entering charts in Greece, Italy, and South Korea.
Background [ ]
In October 2011, Lady Gaga announced plans to release a box set titled Born This Way: The Collection and a remix album titled Born This Way: The Remix .[1] The box set was first released in Germany on November 18, 2011, and consisted of a 17-track version of Gaga's second studio album, Born This Way , the aforementioned remix album and a DVD release of the HBO concert special Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden . Along with the collection, she also planned to release a coffee table book called Lady Gaga x Terry Richardson , containing pictures shot during The Monster Ball Tour .[2] [3] The album cover was released on October 21, 2011. The image shows Gaga wearing a dress made of slime by designer Bart Hess, a Perspex hat made by Charlie le Mindu, and heels by Alexander McQueen .[4] [5] Photographer Nick Knight shot the cover, and was initially one of the outtakes from the imagery shot for Born This Way , later re-touched and re-used as the box set's cover. New booklets were also provided alongside the regular ones and the whole case was in a digipak .[6]
Reception [ ]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave a positive review, saying that the album is "for any fan of the singer who somehow has failed to pick up any or all of these along the way, this is a convenient way to grab all this Gaga at once".[7] Idolator created a contest for a fan to win the box set, by tweeting about the release and e-mailing the website.[8] Born This Way: The Collection debuted on the Greek Albums Chart at number 67 on the chart of December 16, 2011.[9] The following week the album climbed eighteen positions, reaching number 49, which became its peak there.[10] The album debuted on South Korean International Albums Chart at number 18 on the chart of December 3, 2011, remaining on the chart of South Korea for just one week.[11]
Track listing [ ]
1. "Marry the Night " Lady Gaga , Fernando Garibay Lady Gaga, Garibay 4:25 2. "Born This Way " Lady Gaga, Jeppe Laursen Lady Gaga, Laursen, Garibay, DJ White Shadow 4:20 3. "Government Hooker " Lady Gaga, Garibay, DJ White Shadow Lady Gaga, DJ White Shadow, Garibay*, DJ Snake * 4:14 4. "Judas " Lady Gaga, RedOne Lady Gaga, RedOne 4:09 5. "Americano " Lady Gaga, Garibay, DJ White Shadow, Alara Lady Gaga, Garibay, DJ White Shadow 4:07 6. "Hair " Lady Gaga, RedOne Lady Gaga, RedOne 5:08 7. "Scheiße " Lady Gaga, RedOne Lady Gaga, RedOne 3:46 8. "Bloody Mary" Lady Gaga, Garibay, DJ White Shadow Lady Gaga, DJ White Shadow, Garibay*, Sparks* 4:05 9. "Black Jesus + Amen Fashion" Lady Gaga, DJ White Shadow Lady Gaga, DJ White Shadow 3:36 10. "Bad Kids" Lady Gaga, Laursen, Garibay, DJ White Shadow Lady Gaga, Laursen, Garibay, DJ White Shadow 3:51 11. "Fashion of His Love" Lady Gaga, Garibay Lady Gaga, Garibay 3:39 12. "Highway Unicorn (Road to Love)" Lady Gaga, Garibay, DJ White Shadow Lady Gaga, Garibay, DJ White Shadow 4:16 13. "Heavy Metal Lover" Lady Gaga, Garibay Lady Gaga, Garibay 4:13 14. "Electric Chapel " Lady Gaga, DJ White Shadow Lady Gaga, DJ White Shadow 4:12 15. "The Queen" Lady Gaga, Garibay Lady Gaga, Garibay 5:17 16. "You and I " Lady Gaga Lady Gaga, Lange 5:07 17. "The Edge of Glory " Lady Gaga, Garibay, DJ White Shadow Lady Gaga, Garibay 5:21
1. "Born This Way" (Zedd Remix) 6:31 2. "Judas" (Goldfrapp Remix) 4:41 3. "The Edge of Glory" (Foster the People Remix) 6:09 4. "You and I" (Wild Beasts Remix) 3:50 5. "Marry the Night" (The Weeknd & Illangelo Remix) 4:03 6. "Black Jesus + Amen Fashion" (Michael Woods Remix) 6:11 7. "Bloody Mary" (The Horrors Remix) 5:18 8. "Scheiße" (Guéna LG Club Remix) 5:45 9. "Americano" (Gregori Klosman Remix) 6:07 10. "Electric Chapel" (Two Door Cinema Club Remix) 3:59 11. "You and I" (Metronomy Remix) 4:20 12. "Judas" (Hurts Remix) 3:57 13. "Born This Way" (Twin Shadow Remix) 4:05 14. "The Edge of Glory" (Sultan & Ned Shepard Remix) 6:33
Charts [ ]
Release history [ ]
References [ ]
^ Vena, Jocelyn (October 7, 2011). "Lady Gaga To Release Monster Ball DVD, Remix Album" . MTV News . Viacom . Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2011 .
^ a b "Born This Way – The Collection [CD+DVD, Box-Set]" (in German). Archived from the original on January 2, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2011 .
^ Lipshutz, Jason (October 7, 2011). "Lady Gaga Announces 'Monster Ball' DVD, 'Born This Way' Remix Album" . Billboard . Archived from the original on May 24, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2011 .
^ Daw, Robbie (October 2, 2011). "Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way: The Remix' & 'The Collection' Covers Revealed" . Idolator . Spin Media . Archived from the original on December 20, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011 .
^ "Lady Gaga surprises with "Born This Way: The Collection" artwork!" . Made to be Now. Archived from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011 .
^ Nick, Knight (2011). Born This Way: The Collection (Media notes). Santa Monica: Interscope Records. p. 3. 602527877310.
^ a b c d Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (November 29, 2011). "Born This Way: The Collection" . AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011 .
^ Adickman, Ericka (November 22, 2011). "Lady Gaga 'Born This Way: The Collection' Giveaway" . Idolator. Spin Media. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011 .
^ "Top-75 Albums Sales Chart" . IFPI Greece . Archived from the original on December 13, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2011 .
^ a b "Top-75 Albums Sales Chart" . IFPI Greece . Archived from the original on December 13, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011 .
^ a b "South Korea Gaon International Album Chart" . On the page, select "2011-11-27~2011-12-03", then "국외", to obtain the corresponding chart. Gaon Chart Retrieved May 30, 2012.
^ a b c "Born This Way: The Collection CD" . UK Universal Music Store. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011 .
^ "Classifica settimanale WK 47 (dal 2011-11-21 al 2011-11-27)" . Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved June 9, 2012 .
^ "Born This Way: The Collection (2CD + DVD)" . Archived from the original on December 25, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2011 .
^ "Born This Way: Collection [Import, From US]" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 23, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2011 .
^ "Born This Way – The Collection [CD+DVD, Box Set]" . Archived from the original on December 25, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2011 .
^ "Born This Way: The Collection [Box Set]" . Archived from the original on July 26, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2011 .
^ "Born This Way – The Collection [2 CD / DVD Combo] [CD+DVD]" . Archived from the original on December 27, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2011 .
^ "Born This Way: the Collection: Deluxe Edition [Import]" . Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2011 .
^ "Born This Way: the Collection: Deluxe Edition [CD+DVD, Import, From US]" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 13, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2011 .
^ "Born This Way: the Collection: Deluxe Edition [Import]" . Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2011 .
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