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One of NOW's best UK Compilations!!!

Musicfan55 | New Jersey, USA | 12/22/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Its not suprising for the edition number 50, that this would be a great compilation. It has songs from all around the world. Mostly US and UK. Some Us hits like "I'm A Slave 4 U", "Family Affair", "Smooth Criminal" and "Bootylicious". Plus some UK hits from people like Samantha Mumba, Daft Punk, former Spice Girls, Steps and Five, even a cool remake of Billy Joels' song "Uptown Girl" by Westlife. Anyway her's the tracklisting for this double disc compilation and let you decide.CD#1
1) Kylie Minogue - Can't get you out of my head
2) Westlife - Uptown Girl
3) DJ Otzi - Hey Baby!
4) Bob the Builder - Mambo No. 5 (a parody of Lue Bega's hit)
5) Steps - Chain Reaction
6) Five - Let's Dance
7) Sophie Ellis Bextor - Take me home
8) Wyclef Jean - Perfect gentlemen (great song)
9) City High - What would you do? (the overplayed summer hit)
10) Blue - If you come back
11) Nelly Furtado - Turn off the lights
12) OPM - Heavan is a halfpipe
13) The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian like you
14) Alien Ant Farm - Smooth criminal (the best Michael Jackson remake)
15) Sum 41 - Fat lip (the song EVERY one knows)
16) Wheatus - A little rescpect
17) Travis - Sing
18) Jennifer Lopez - Ain't it funny (J. Lo's new single, realeases though first, then I'm Real was realeased, I'm Real might be on the next one)
19) Emma Bunton - Take my breath away
20) Gabrielle - Don't need the sun to shine
21) Lighthouse Family - Free/One
22) Kate Winslet - What ifCd#2
1) iio - Rapture
2) Supermen Lovers - Starlight
3) Jamiroquai - Little l
4) Destiny's Child - Bootylicious (one of the best songs this summer)
5) D12 - Purple hills (the group Eminem made up)
6) Eve & Gwen Stafani - Let me blow your mind (the best rap song this year)
7) Britney Spears - I'm a slave 4 u (not her best stuff)
8) Mis-Teeq - One night stand (just heard it, awesome)
9) Mary J. Blidge - Family Affair (who dosen't know this one?)
10) Samantha Mumba - Baby come on over (different remix than released in the US)
11) Liberty- Thinking it over
12) Victoria Beckham - Not such an innocent girl
13) Louise - Stuck in the middle with you
14) Geri Halliwell - Scream if you wanna go faster
15) Allstars - Things that go bump in the night
16) N-Trance - Set you free
17) The Ones - Flawless
18) Daft Punk - Digital love
19) Groove Armada - Superstylin'
20) Jean-Jacques Smoothie - 2 people
21) So Solid Crew - 21 seconds
22) Afroman - Because i got high (very funny song)Great CD, go get it, my only problem is that in the US its so much money, I only paid about 18 bucks becasue I bought it in the UK but this is a import so it will cost more but worth the money"

More U.S. Hits Than Most Other U.K. "Now"s

C. Shafran | College Park, Maryland United States | 02/25/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

""Now" has been an institution in the U.K. since 1983, sprawning many U.K. imitators and, of course, single-disc U.S. editions which started in 1998. And this Autumn 2001 release celebrates their 50th installent. Part of the fun of buying the U.K. "Now"s is listening to the U.K. hits for the first time and seeing if they become U.S. hits later on (such as Craig David's "Fill Me In"). The best reason to buy this collection is for Kylie Minogue's wonderfully catchy "Can't Get You Out of My Head", which was the #1 song in the U.K. for 2001 and is now making a rapid rise up the U.S. charts. Also, iio's "Rapture" (not related to the Blondie song) has just entered the U.S. charts. Other familiar U.S. hits include "What Would You Do", Turn Off the Light", Alien Ant Farm's wonderful Michael Jackson tribute "Smooth Criminal", "Fat Lip", J-Lo's original version of "Ain't It Funny" (Once again, a remix with Ja Rule is becoming more popular, much like "I'm Real"), "Little L", "Bootylicious", "Purple Hills", "Let Me Blow Your Mind", "Family Affair" (unfortunately, it fades early), "Baby Come on Over" (a mix a little different than on "Now 7"), "Because I Got High" (the editing here was ridiculous), and Britney's sickening Prince imitation, "I'm a Slave 4 U" (Sadly, it will be on "Now 9"). U.K. highlights include "Mambo #5" (Bob the Builder's reworked Lou Bega hit), "Let's Dance" (the last hit for boy band Five), "Take Me Home" (Cher's disco hit with reworked lyrics), "Heaven is a Halfpipe", "What If" (Yes, Kate Winslet CAN sing!), and "Digital Love". Lowlights include worthless remakes of "Uptown Girl", "Hey Baby", and "Stuck in the Middle With You" (too many U.K. artists rely on remakes). There seems to be a lot less "filler" than on most of the other U.K. "Now"s. The only drawback is the high price tag. But, unless you plan to visit Europe, you cannot find reasonable prices for these."