| Product Summary | | Label: Emd/virgin | | UPC: 00724381115428 | | Release Date: 11/20/2001 | | Buy.com Sku: 60510214 | | Item#: M23LSQ | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25140 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Bootylicious - Destiny's Child ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Pop - N Sync ~ Various Artists | | | 3. I'm Real - Jennifer Lopez ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Stutter - Joe/Mystikal (remix) ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Someone To Call My Lover - Janet Jackson ~ Various Artists | | | 6. AM To PM - Christina Milian ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Little Bit, A - Jessica Simpson ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Crush - Mandy Moore ~ Various Artists | | | 9. Rock The Boat - Aaliyah ~ Various Artists | | | 10. U Got It Bad - Usher ~ Various Artists | | | 11. More Than That - Backstreet Boys ~ Various Artists | | | 12. Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Start The Commotion - The Wiseguys ~ Various Artists | | | 14. Me, Myself & I - Jive Jones ~ Various Artists | | | 15. I'm A Believer - Smash Mouth ~ Various Artists | | | 16. Fat Lip - Sum 41 ~ Various Artists | | | 17. Rock Show, The - Blink 182 ~ Various Artists | | | 18. Bad Day - Fuel ~ Various Artists | | | 19. Be Like That - 3 Doors Down ~ Various Artists | | | 20. Walk On - U2 ~ Various Artists | |
| Bootylicious - Destiny's Child, Pop - Nsync, I'm Real - Jennifer Lopez,Stutter (Remix Featuring Mystikal) - Joe, Someone To Call My Lover - Janet Jackson, Am To Pm - Christina Milian, A Little Bit - Jessica Simpson, Crush - Mandy Moore, Rock The Boat - Aaliyah, U Got It Bad - Usher
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Anybody who complains about the presence of the Now compilation on the U.S. charts in the late '90s/early 2000s should just grow up and realize what a blessing they are for the average consumer and pop fan. Long ago, the Brits realized that a lot of music fans don't want to buy a full album for one single; they'd also rather have one collection that captures a particular point in pop time than a stack of albums they don't listen to -- and even if artists on that album should be heard on a full album, they still sound good on this grab-bag portrait. That's not an old concept -- it was alive in the pre-Beatles pop universe -- and, truth be told, it's a welcome return to the American pop mainstream, as Now That's What I Call Music!, Vol. 8, generally. Not everything here is a huge, huge hit and certain albums -- certainly Gorillaz and Mandy Moore, probably U2 -- should be heard in their entirety, but this is a great collection of highlights from the summer of 2001. There are a few problems -- actually, there's one major one, and that's the inclusion of the original mix of Jennifer Lopez's "I'm Real," which absolutely nobody knows and is far, far inferior to the fantastic remix with Ja Rule and elements of the Tom Tom Club. But it makes up for it by having Janet Jackson's "Someone to Call My Lover," complete with the America sample, plus such great singles as Destiny's Child's "Bootylicious," Jessica Simpson's "A Little Bit," Mandy Moore's "Crush," Aaliyah's "Rock the Boat," Wiseguy's "Start the Commotion," and especially Gorillaz's "Clint Eastwood," possibly the greatest single of 2001 (running neck and neck with Blu Cantrell's "Hit 'Em up Style (Oops!)," the Strokes' "Last Night," Pink's "Get the Party Started," Madonna's "Don't Tell Me," Eve and Gwen Stefani's "Let Me Blow Your Mind," and the Shins' "New Slang"). Some songs aren't quite as good, particularly as it winds down with a bunch of punk-pop numbers, but overall it is a good portrait of American pop in 2001, and as a time capsule it works. And it has a lot of gems for those listeners who love the very sound of pop, the very thing that makes it so of-the-moment -- which is what this series was designed to do, after all. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine | | Real-life tragedy intrudes on the escapist world of pop music as NOW 8 ends up being dedicated to the late songbird Aaliyah (who perished in a plane crash on August 25th and is represented here by the sultry "Rock the Boat"). In addition, a portion of the album's proceeds are donated to a memorial fund in her name. Otherwise, this broad-reaching compilation rooted in the upper strata of late 2001's pop charts reaches into a number of musical camps for a wild and varied ride. NSYNC ("Pop"), Jessica Simpson ("A Little Bit"), Mandy Moore ("Crush"), and The Backstreet Boys ("More Than That") step up for the bubblegum set while skate-punks get feted by Sum 41 ("Fat Lip") and Blink-182 ("The Rock Show"). | | Proving a catchy sample is often at the heart of a good song, and towards that end, Destiny's Child ("Bootylicious") and Janet Jackson ("Someone To Call My Lover") end up sharing royalties with Stevie Nicks ("Edge Of Seventeen") and America ("Ventura Highway") respectively. Spicing up this stew a bit are the Wiseguys' commercial-turned-dance smash ("Start The Commotion"), Blur hip-hop side project Gorillaz ("Clint Eastwood"), Smash Mouth covering the Monkees ("I'm A Believer"), and U2 chiming in with yet another inspirational epic ("Walk On"). |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 11/20/2001 | | Original Release Date : 2001 | | Catalog ID : 11154 | | Label : Virgin Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00724381115428 |
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