I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (album)

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I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
Live album by
Madonna
ReleasedJune 20, 2006
RecordedSeptember 4–5, 2004
VenuePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
(Paris, France)
Genre
Length65:59 (album)
127:35 (video)
Label
ProducerMadonna
Stuart Price
Madonna chronology
Confessions on a Dance Floor
(2005) 		I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
(2006) 		The Confessions Tour
(2007)
Madonna video chronology
Drowned World Tour 2001
(2001) 		I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
(2006) 		The Confessions Tour
(2007)

I'm Going to Tell You a Secret is the first

live album by American singer and songwriter Madonna, containing songs from the documentary of same name. The film chronicled the behind-the-scenes of Madonna's Re-Invention World Tour (2004), and was directed by Jonas Åkerlund. The album was released on June 20, 2006, in a two-disc format, a CD with 13 songs from the show plus a demo from her tenth studio album [1]Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005), and a DVD with the documentary film. The documentary and the album were also released as digital download to the iTunes Store
.

The live CD consisted of two pre-recorded tracks, "The Beast Within" and "Hollywood" while extras on the DVD included 12 deleted scenes from the documentary. The release received positive response from critics and was nominated for a Grammy Award at the

Best Long Form Music Video
. It peaked within the top-ten of the album charts in Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, while the DVD topped the video charts in markets such as Australia, Italy, Spain and the United States.

Background and release

The

Steven Klein. She incorporated the images from the installation in the tour, whose name was in reality a dig at Madonna's critics.[3][4][5] A number of songs were rehearsed for the tour, with twenty-four of them making the final setlist.[6] It received positive reviews from critics.[7] and was chronicled in the documentary titled I'm Going to Tell You a Secret.[8] Originally called The Re-Invented Process, the documentary was filmed during Madonna's visit to North America and Europe from May 24–September 14, 2004, and was directed by Jonas Åkerlund.[9] Critical response towards the documentary was mixed, with one group of reviewers complimenting the live performances from the tour and the scenes involving her children and family, while others criticized the self-indulgent nature of the documentary and the preaching nature of Madonna's commentary in the film.[10][11]

Madonna performing "Frozen" on the Re-Invention World Tour. A picture of the performance was used as cover-art.

I'm Going to Tell You a Secret the album was released on June 20, 2006, in a two-disc format, a

CD with 14 songs from the show and a DVD with the documentary film.[12] The album includes the original demo version of "I Love New York", a track later found on her 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor in a dance form. The track was originally recorded as a rock song before being re-recorded.[12] The documentary and the album was also released as digital download to the iTunes Store. Originally, Warner Bros. announced that the "American Life" director's cut music video would be included as an extra with the documentary, with the press release also including this information.[13]
The music video was not included and no reason was given for the omission.

The DVD was shot in an aspect ratio of 1.78:1 on a single sided, double layered disc, with the image being enhanced for 16×9 televisions. The black-and-white visuals had mixed a lot of visual styles according to Jacobson, and had grains and erratic focus.[12] The non-concert color sequences followed the same style, but the performance sequences were in high definition. Backgrounds were dark and Jacobson noted that the color black appeared taut and full, while the few low-light bits came across well.[12] The 5.1 surround sound was mostly utilized during the live performance sequences. The live CD consisted of two pre-recorded tracks, "The Beast Within" and "Hollywood". There are 12 deleted scenes, spanning a total of 15 minutes and 38 seconds; scenes include Madonna on a bike, working with vocal coach Joan Leder, affinity for French and comical sequences featuring Price and musician Steve Sidelnyk.[12] The cover was a shot of Madonna from her performance of "Frozen" on the show, and the packaging included a 20-page booklet.[12][14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Canoe.ca
[16]
Common Sense Media[17]
Gaffa[18]
Jam![19]
Pitchfork3.3/10[20]
Rolling Stone[10]
St. Louis Post-DispatchC+[21]
Tom Hull – on the WebA−[22]

Sydney Morning Herald, commented that "the accompanying live CD isn't so good without the visuals".[23] Chuck Campbell from Quad-City Times described the release as an "impressive live CD/DVD combo".[24]

Sterdan from

Canoe.ca website preferred the DVD over the CD, saying that the disc was not "absolutely necessary" but could understand the business logic behind adding the CD to the release.[16]

Barry Walters from

Best Long Form Music Video.[26]

Commercial performance

In the United States, the release debuted at number 33 on the

Nielsen SoundScan, the album has sold 85,000 copies in the US as of August 2010.[32] In Canada, the album debuted and peaked at number four on the Canadian Albums Chart.[33]

The CD/DVD version of I'm Going to Tell You a Secret was eligible to chart on both albums and DVD charts. However, in some countries, both versions were combined and appeared on just one chart, as in Australia, where all versions counted towards the DVD chart and the release was ineligible for the albums chart. On the Australian DVD Chart, the album debuted at the top of the chart for the issue dated June 26, 2006, and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipment of 15,000 copies of the release.[34][35]

In the United Kingdom, I'm Going to Tell You a Secret debuted at number 18 on the

German Albums Chart and has been certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for more than 25,000 units shipped.[41] Across Europe the album reached the top-ten in Belgium, Denmark, Hungary, Portugal, and Switzerland.[42][43][44][45][46][47] On the Pan-European Top 100 Albums chart, it reached a peak of number five, and also reached the top of the chart in Italy.[29]

Track listing

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Beast Within"
5:04
2."Vogue"
5:31
3."Nobody Knows Me"
4:04
4."American Life"
  • Madonna
  • Ahmadzaï
5:21
5."Hollywood" (remix)
  • Madonna
  • Ahmadzaï
3:59
6."Die Another Day"
  • Madonna
  • Ahmadzaï
4:03
7."Lament"
2:27
8."Like a Prayer"
5:22
9."Mother and Father"
  • Madonna
  • Ahmadzaï
5:21
10."Imagine"
3:51
11."Susan MacLeod"/"
Donald MacLeod / Madonna
  • Stephen Bray
    		• 7:19
    12."Music"
    • Madonna
    • Ahmadzaï
    		4:54
    13."Holiday"
    • Curtis Hudson
    • Lisa Stevens
    		5:44
    14."I Love New York" (demo version)
    • Madonna
    		2:52
    DVD: Main Program
    No.TitleLength
    1."Intro"2:45
    2."Los Angeles"19:12
    3."New York"13:25
    4."Chicago"7:28
    5."Las Vegas"6:26
    6."Miami"6:49
    7."London"11:53
    8."Dublin"8:32
    9."Paris"9:42
    10."Lisbon"10:20
    11."Israel"15:06
    12."Credits"4:31
    Total length:126:19
    DVD: Bonus Features
    No.TitleLength
    1."The Bike Ride"1:17
    2."The Other Side"0:59
    3."Steve/Stuart in L.A."1:41
    4."Vocal Coach"1:17
    5."Chaos"0:59
    6."Birthday Party"2:01
    7."French Trilogy"1:15
    8."Steve/Stuart in Paris"1:19
    9."Monte's Guitar Faces"2:13
    10."Fans Singing in Paris"0:49
    11."After Show"1:18
    12."Wailing Wall"0:35
    Total length:15:43

    Formats

    Personnel

    Credits adapted from I'm Going to Tell You a Secret information from

    Allmusic.[48]

    • Jonas Åkerlund – director, editing
    • Mary Susan Applegate – audio production
    • Susan Applegate – producer
    • Angela Becker – audio production, producer
    • Erik Broms – photography director
    • Marcus Brown – keyboards
    • Donna De Lory – background vocals
    • Randy Ezratty – consultant
    • Keeley Gould – producer
    • Shelli Jury – audio production
    • Shelli Jury – producer
    • Frank Maddocks – creative director, package design
    • Madonna – vocals, executive producer
    • Mike McKnight – keyboard programming, keyboards
    • Guy Oseary – photography
    • Casey Phariss – recording technician
    • Monte Pittman – guitar
    • Bill Pohlad – executive producer
    • Iggy Pop – main personnel
    • Stuart Price – mixing
    • Steve Sidelnyk – drums
    • Joel Singer – engineer
    • Nick Spanos – photography

    Charts

    Weekly charts

    Certifications and sales

    Certifications and sales for I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    Album
    France (
    SNEP)[40]
    		 Gold 100,000*
    Italy — 100,000[91]
    United Kingdom — 39,000[92]
    United States — 85,000[32]
    DVD
    Argentina (CAPIF)[93] Platinum 8,000^
    Australia (ARIA)[35] Platinum 15,000^
    Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[94] Gold 15,000*
    Germany (BVMI)[41] Gold 25,000^
    Spain (PROMUSICAE)[87] Platinum 25,000^
    United Kingdom (BPI)[38] Gold 25,000^

    * Sales figures based on certification alone.
    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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