Notes & Personnel Info |  | Recording information: 2004. | | The 18th offering in the NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! compilation series offers one-stop shopping of the Billboard charts circa late 2004 and early 2005. Pop may be the engine that drives this machine, but R&B/hip-hop makes a greater mark on NOW 18, despite the inclusion of bubblegum icons Lindsay Lohan (the melodramatic "Rumors") and Skye Sweetnam ("Tangled Up in Me"). Here Destiny's Child rolls slow with T.I. and Lil Wayne on the laid-back "Soldier," Snoop Dogg hits a mellow groove with Pharrell on "Drop It Like It's Hot," and Kanye West protege John Legend croons his way through the soulful "Used to Love U." On the rock side, there are songs by U2 and Lenny Kravitz, along with a Frickin' A cover of Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl." Aside from Keith Urban's moon-eyed "You're My Better Half," country fans get an odd nod with the unlikely team-up of Nashville superstar Tim McGraw and hip-hop's Nelly, whose "Over & Over" strikes a good balance between a light hip-hop beat and a hint of twangy guitar. |
Producer: Steve Lillywhite; Carl Glanville; Nellee Hooper; Cory Rooney; The Neptunes; Rich Harrison; 7 Aurelius; Kanye West; Jayson Bridges; Happy Perez; Howard Benson; Gavin "Golden" Brown; Eric Valentine; Mark Liggett; Andrew Slater; Julian Raymond; Howard Willin |
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