Now, Vol. 58 [IMPORT]

Various Artists (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 27, 2004)
• Original Release Date: July 27, 2004
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B0002I9AGK
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #214,069 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

• This is item 58 in The Now That's What I Call Music Series.

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Some Girls - Rachel Stevens

2. Lola's Theme - Care Bears

3. Left Outside Alone - Anastacia

4. Trick Me - Kelis

5. See It in a Boy's Eyes - Jamelia

6. F**k It (I Don't Want You Back) - Eamon

7. F.U.R.B. (F U Right Back) - Frankee

8. Dip It Low - Christina Milian

9. Hey Ya! - OutKast

10. Hey Mama - Black Eyed Peas

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Everytime - Britney Spears

2. Chocolate - Kylie Minogue

3. Show - Girls Aloud

4. Five Colours in Her Hair - McFly

5. In the Middle - Sugababes

6. Air Hostess - Busted

7. Dragostea Din Tei - The O Zone, The O Zone

8. Bubblin' - Blue

9. Blood Sweat and Tears

10. It Can't Be Right - Naila Boss,

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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3.0 out of 5 stars Maybe I'm getting old..., July 26, 2004

By	Pat Kelly (Here, There & Everywhere) - See all my reviews

It's practically tradition that I present the first American review of the UK NOW series. But truthfully there's not a lot to get excited about on this one.

Here's the tracklisting:

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Rachel Stevens - Some Girls
2. Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme
- These first to tracks entered at #2 & #1 respectively on last week's UK singles chart. "Some Girls" is a very catchy pop tune, and "Lola's Theme" is a huge dance track.
3. Anastacia - Left Outside Alone
--- When, oh when will American radio pick up on this homegrown talent? This is one of the best tracks of the year. Half Evanescence, half Bonnie Raitt. 100% talent.
4. Kelis - Trick Me
-- Mediocre "Milkshake" follow-up
5. Jamelia - See It In A Boy's Eyes
6. Eamon - F**k It (I Don't Want You Back)
7. Frankee - F.U.R.B. (F U Right Back)
-- Bleeped versions of the dirty ditty and it's response record.
8. Christina Milian -Dip It Low
9. Outkast - Hey Ya!
-- Great track, sure, but approaching a year old.
10. The Black Eyed Peas - Hey Mama
--- 4th and least successful single from the album
11. Scissor Sisters - Laura
-- Huge album in the UK for this act, just starting in the States.
12. George Michael - Flawless (Go To The City)
-- Remember when George Michael had hit after hit? Well, this sounds just like that era.
13. Narcotic Thrust - I Like It
14. Beverley Knight - Come As You Are
15. Joss Stone - Super Duper Love
-- Yeah, i'm diggin' on her.
16. Keane - Everybody's Changing
-- Imagine Radiohead or Coldplay with the guitars removed.
17. Franz Ferdinand - Matinee
-- May be the best new UK act of the year.
18. Razorlight - Golden Touch
19. The Rasmus - In The Shadows
-- Just a great mid-tempo rocker with a great hook.
20. Gladiator Feat Izzy - Now We Are Free

Disc: 2
1. Britney Spears - Everytime
-- Sweetest thing Britney's ever done.
2. Kylie Minogue - Chocolate
3. Girls Aloud - The Show
4. McFly - Five Colours In Her Hair
-- Boy band #1
5. Sugababes - In The Middle
6. Busted - Air Hostess
-- Boy band #2. I can't tell 'em apart.
7. O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei
-- Bizzarre Romanian folk tune with not a speck of English. Yet after a couple of listens, you'll be singing along. "By ya he. By ya ha. By ya he. By ya ha ha."
8. Blue - Bubblin'
9. V - Blood Sweat And Tears
10. 2 Play Feat. Raghav & Naila Boss - It Can't Be Right
11. Nina Sky feat Jabba - Move Ya Body
12. Fatman Scoop Feat The Crooklyn Clan - It Takes Scoop
13. Kanye West - Through The Wire
14. N.E.R.D - Maybe
-- 3 US dance/rap acts in a row.
15. Estelle - 1980
16. Jay Sean Feat The Rishi Rich Project - Eyes On You
17. VS - Call U Sexy
18. Joe - Ride Wit U
19. Gabrielle - Stay The Same
20. Ronan Keating & LeAnn Rimes - Last Thing On My Mind
-- or as it's listed in the States "LeAnn Rimes (with Ronan Keating)"
21. Kristian Leontiou - Story Of My Life
22. Atomic Kitten - Someone Like Me

Too much filler for me, but maybe you'll be interested.

4.0 out of 5 stars Now 58, May 1, 2005

By	Josh "Turbo Tash" (England) - See all my reviews

Most Now... Compilations are worth four stars... I was hoping this could be a five-star album, but this one was no exception...

Like all Now... Compilations, this one is presented in two discs, with the biggest hits and top chart hits. Notice it includes the biggest and most popular, so depending on what music taste you have, some of the songs that you like, may not be on here.

The first disc does start off with three excellent songs, though. Rachel Stevens - "Some Girls", Shapeshifters - "Lola's Theme" and Anastacia - "Left Outside Alone", which is one of the best on the whole two discs! The next track is Kelis - "Trick Me", another good song. Jamelia - "See It In A Boy's Eyes" is next. This is a good song, but not as good as her previous hits. Eamon and Frankee are up next with hits "F**k It (I Don't Want You Back)" and "F.U.R.B (F U Right Back)" respectively. These are more great songs that hit #1! Christina Milian - "Dip It Low" and Outkast - "Hey Ya!" are next. These songs are definately highlights. The Black Eyed Peas - "Hey Mama" is next followed by Scirror Sisters - "Laura" which are arguably two of the best songs on the disc.

George Michael is up next with "Flawless (Go To The City)" but I did not really care for this song that much. This dip does not last for long, as the next four songs are great! They are Narcotic Trust - "I Like It", Beverley Knight - "Come As You Are", Joss Stone - "Super Duper Love" and finally Keane's smash hit "Everybody's Changing". These songs are great! Franz Ferdinand - "Matinee" is alright but Razorlight - "Golden Touch" picks things up again. The Rasmus - "In The Shadows" and Gladiator feat. Izzy - "Now We Are Free" end Disc One nicely.

The second disc begins with seven brilliant songs! The seven begin with Britney Spears - "Everytime" which is definately the sweetest thing that Britney has ever done! Kylie Minogue - "Chocolate" and Girls Aloud - "The Show" are next. Very successful boy bands McFly and Busted are included, with "Five Colours In Her Hair" and "Air Hostess". The other two are Sugababes - "In The Middle" and O-Zone - "Dragostea Din Tei" better known as Mi Ah Hi. Blue and V score a goal with their songs "Bubblin'" and "Blood, Sweat And Tears", respectively. 2 Play Feat. Raghav & Naila Boss - "It Can't Be Right" is up next, which is another good song. Nina Sky Feat. Jabba is next with "Move Ya Body", a great, popular song! Other songs featured on Disc Two that I liked were Fatman Scoop Feat. The Crooklyn Clan - "It Takes Scoop", Kanye West - "Through The Wire", Gabrielle - "Stay The Same", Ronan Keating & LeAnn Rimes - "Last Thing On My Mind" and Atomic Kitten - "Someone Like Me", even though this song was so short. I did not really care much for the other six.

Overall, this Now... Compilation deserves its four stars, though some of the tracks are complete throw-away tracks. (Sorry)

How many good songs? 34 out of 42

If you have been collecting Now... Compilations for awhile, and have many others, I'd reccommend you buy this. This is definately one of the best Now... Compilations ever released!