Now 45

Author: Various Artists

Format: Compilation

PartNumber: CDNOW45

Release Date: 25-04-2000

Details: Amazon.caAnd so the mighty Now That’s What I Call Music juggernaut rolls on, crushing all competition in its wake (anyone remember its erstwhile competitor “Hits” which petered out after about five volumes?). Now 45 conforms perfectly to the formula that has made this series such a success, packing in hit after hit of disposable poppy tunes. CD One goes for a mixture of out-and-out pop fare, with S Club 7, Britney Spears, Vengaboys and Aqua, and R&B-lite from the likes of the Honeyz, Precious and Fierce. CD Two goes off on more of a dance tip, with chart-topping-tastic “choons” from the likes of Chicane, Moloko, Basement Jaxx and the omnipresent Moby. CD Two then goes a bit weird at the end with Blink 182 and John Lennon–two tracks that the compilers were obviously keen to include but didn’t seem