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''GHV2'' (an abbreviation of ''Greatest Hits Volume 2'') is the second greatest hits compilation album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on November 12, 2001, by Maverick Records. It contains a collection of songs from 1992 to 2001, selected by Madonna who mentioned that she only wanted "''songs that I could listen to five times in a row"'' included on it. As a result, the album includes several singles which were not big hits, like "Bedtime Story", "Human Nature", "What It Feels like for a Girl" and "Drowned World/Substitute for Love", and omits other releases like "American Pie", "I'll Remember", "You'll See" and "This Used to Be My Playground". It was a follow-up to ''The Immaculate Collection'' (1990) and was released to coincide with the live home video, ''Drowned World Tour 2001''. The album did not contain any new recordings, but a promotional single "GHV2 Megamix" was released to promote it with mixes by Thunderpuss, John Rocks & Mac Quayle and Tracy Young. The album was originally titled ''Greatest Hits: The Second Coming'' but was changed prior to its release as Madonna wanted it to have a title which was memorable. The RIAA certified it Gold and Platinum on December 12, 2001, denoting one million shipments in the United States. Worldwide, the album has sold more than seven million units. A promotional only remix album, ''GHV2 Remixed: The Best of 1991–2001'', was released to accompany it. ==Background== The album was originally titled ''Greatest Hits: The Second Coming'', but Madonna decided to change the name to ''GHV2'' just before it was released as "it's a title you will remember" and also because of "laziness", due to the fact that she had just finished the Drowned World Tour and was about to begin filming ''Swept Away''.〔(Madonna Interview – The Today Show 2001 part 2 )〕 Other titles considered were ''Hit Lady – Greatest Hits Volume 2'' and ''The Immaculate Collection Part Deux''. The compilation was released on the eleventh anniversary of ''The Immaculate Collection'', featuring a selection of hits ranging from "Erotica" (1992) to "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (2001). Madonna felt that because it was a "greatest hits", it should only contain previously released hit songs. In an interview with BBC's Jo Whiley, Madonna said about the selection of the ''GHV2'' tracks, "''I only wanted songs that I could listen to five times in a row."'' Like ''The Immaculate Collection'', there were many other popular singles excluded. "American Pie", which was a big hit, was excluded as a "punishment", because Madonna regretted putting it on ''Music''. "It was something a certain record company executive twisted my arm into doing, but it didn't belong on the album so now it's being punished," she said.〔"It was something a certain record company executive twisted my arm into doing, but it didn't belong on the (''Music'') album so now it's being punished." — Madonna, in an interview with Jo Whitley, broadcast by BBC Radio 1 in 2001.〕 The cover picture is from a 2001 photo shoot for the Drowned World Tour, by Regan Cameron. The logo in the right corner says "Madonna", and "GHV2". The Japanese lettering (モヂジラミミヂ) is the result of typing the letters 'M-A-D-O-N-N-A' on an English keyboard but with the keys re-mapped to their positions on a Japanese 'kana' keyboard. It can be pronounced as "Mo-Ji-Ji-Ra-Mi-Mi-Ji" and does not mean anything in Japanese. The proper translation for Madonna is: マドンナ. "GHV2" can also be seen on the cover picture on Madonna's eye. Kevin Reagan contributed artwork to the inner sleeve. A special edition of ''GHV2'', featuring the same track listing, but some additional artwork, was released in December 2001. Hidden in the inner sleeve album artwork of both editions of GHV2 is a quote from "Human Nature": ''"Express Yourself, Don't Repress Yourself."'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「GHV2」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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