Now That's What I Call Music! 23 (2006)

Product Summary Label: Sony UPC: 00886970175029 Release Date: 11/7/2006 Buy.com Sku: 203124474 Item#: M37DHR Buy.com Sales Rank: 25140 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. London Bridge - Fergie ~ Various Artists 2. Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado/Timbaland ~ Various Artists 3. Buttons - Pussycat Dolls/Snoop Dogg ~ Various Artists 4. SexyBack - Justin Timberlake/Timbaland ~ Various Artists 5. Ain't No Other Man - Christina Aguilera ~ Various Artists 6. Deja Vu - Beyonce/Jay-Z ~ Various Artists 7. Do It To It - Cherish/Sean Paul ~ Various Artists 8. Bossy - Kelis/Too $hort ~ Various Artists 9. Pullin' Me Back - Chingy/Tyrese ~ Various Artists 10. S.E.X. - Lyfe Jennings ~ Various Artists 11. Sexy Love - Ne-Yo ~ Various Artists 12. Unfaithful - Rihanna ~ Various Artists 13. Too Little Too Late - JoJo ~ Various Artists 14. I Can't Hate You Anymore - Nick Lachey ~ Various Artists 15. These Walls - Teddy Geiger ~ Various Artists 16. Public Affair, A - Jessica Simpson ~ Various Artists 17. Here It Goes Again - OK Go ~ Various Artists 18. Lips Of An Angel - Hinder ~ Various Artists 19. Far Away - Nickelback ~ Various Artists 20. Summertime - Kenny Chesney ~ Various Artists (C) (P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT / CAPITOL RECORDS, INC. / VIRGIN RECORDS AMERICA, INC. / UMG RECORDINGS, INC. Released in late 2006, this 23rd installment of NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! leans heavily toward R&B and hip-hop, featuring artists such as Nelly Furtado (the percussive, synth-pop-tinged "Promiscuous"), Kelis (the sassy, frenetic "Bossy"), and Chingy (the shuffling "When You're Mad"). Those looking for rock tunes are offered a few tracks, most notably OK Go's power-pop hit "Here It Goes Again," while country fans have to make due with only one selection, Kenny Chesney's amiable "Summertime."   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Released in late 2006, this 23rd installment of NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! leans heavily toward R&B and hip-hop, featuring artists such as Nelly Furtado (the percussive, synth-pop-tinged "Promiscuous"), Kelis (the sassy, frenetic "Bossy"), and Chingy (the shuffling "When You're Mad"). Those looking for rock tunes are offered a few tracks, most notably OK Go's power-pop hit "Here It Goes Again," while country fans have to make due with only one selection, Kenny Chesney's amiable "Summertime." Featuring a long running imbalance between dance-pop, R&B, rap, rock, and country (in other words, the last two genres are afterthoughts), the 23rd volume of the Now series covers hit singles from the summer and early fall of 2006. The series continues to reflect a chart make-up that didn't change much across 2004, 2005, and 2006. R&B and pop-rap continued to look back to the '70s and '80s for inspiration, while rock was more likely to either recycle the eras or remain planted in 1996. It's telling that yet another sappy, overwrought Nickelback single -- along with an equally appealing and not terribly dissimilar song by Hinder -- are technically more qualified to be here than OK Go's sharp and memorable "Here It Goes Again," which barely scraped the Top 40. Nickelback and Hinder's Top Ten hits are both torturously slow, very intense, and deadly serious -- as you might be able to discern from their titles ("Far Away," "Lips of an Angel"). At least Kenny Chesney, the series' umpteenth token country inclusion, follows them with something ("Summertime") that resembles a good time. During the first two-thirds of the disc, there is a handful of hits that aren't 100% polarizing: Christina Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man," Beyonce's "D?j? Vu," and Kelis "Bossy" lead the pack. Then again, the fact that the disc contains those three songs is enough to repel a good percentage of those who regularly listen to Top 40 radio, which might have to do more with a dislike of the personalities than the quality of the songs. What a strange time for pop music. ~ Andy Kellman   Technical Info Release Date : 11/07/2006 Original Release Date : 2006 Catalog ID : 17502 Label : Universal Distribution Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00886970175029    Product Image