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23-Jan-2007, 17:34
<a href="http://www.allcdcovers.com/find/Music/all/all/1">Music</a> > <a href="http://www.allcdcovers.com/find/Music/Collections/all/1">Collections</a> > <strong>Now That's What I Call Music Vol.63 (2006) Retail CD</strong>
<font size="1">added on January 23, 2007, at 17:34 by allcdcovers</font><br /><br /><div style="display:block;float:right;margin:0px 0px 5px 5px;vertical-align:text-top;"><script type="text/javascript">google_ad_client = "pub-5821412950245701";google_alternate_color = "F5F5FF";google_ad_width = 336;google_ad_height = 280;google_ad_format = "336x280_as";google_ad_type = "text";google_ad_channel = "0725529317";google_color_border = "F5F5FF";google_color_bg = "F5F5FF";google_color_link = "22229C";google_color_text = "000000";google_color_url = "333333";</script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script></div>Every good chain has the odd weak link, and I have to say that No 63 may prove to be the Now series weakest. The trend towards making the collection so full of Radio 2 playlist material means that it has become more appropriate for Mothers or Fathers Day presents, rather than for the kids to buy as their Easter egg.
Of course there is the odd exception - you probably won't hear Wogan playing Son of Dork - but the fact that eight of the tracks owe their success in the charts to TV talent or reality shows, and another eight cover or sample old hits of the 70s/80s indicate the likely audience for much of it. There was a time when I felt there was too much dance and new rock included - now there's hardly any.
As far as topicality goes only seven tracks were still in the Top 40 on release date, much lower than usual, and quite a few were hits before even Now 62 came out. Just five No 1s are included, not counting the exhumed Dead Or Alive oldie, though this will partly be because the dreary Shayne Ward and Nizlopi songs hogged the position for longer than is normal these days.
It has to be said that most of the tracks did achieve the Top Ten, so the collection continues to serve its remit of refelcting the pop chart. It's just that, even more than usual, the best tracks are on albums that many people will already have and the rest would five years ago barely have qualified as album fillers.<table cellpadding="15"><tr align="center"><td valign="bottom"><a href="http://www.allcdcovers.com/show/213/now_thats_what_i_call_music_vol63_2006_retail_cd/front"><img src="/image_system/covers_th/e/9/e9ae9100832b09516be08a96edbfbd9d.jpg" border="0"></a><br><strong><a href="http://www.allcdcovers.com/show/213/now_thats_what_i_call_music_vol63_2006_retail_cd/front">Front</a></strong><br><font size="1">2781 x 2758 px</font></td><td valign="bottom"><a href="http://www.allcdcovers.com/show/213/now_thats_what_i_call_music_vol63_2006_retail_cd/back"><img src="/image_system/covers_th/e/f/ef4d50d6ef0a4d02d2de3fd4eaf38678.jpg" border="0"></a><br><strong><a href="http://www.allcdcovers.com/show/213/now_thats_what_i_call_music_vol63_2006_retail_cd/back">Back</a></strong><br><font size="1">3559 x 2758 px</font></td><td valign="bottom"><a href="http://www.allcdcovers.com/show/213/now_thats_what_i_call_music_vol63_2006_retail_cd/cd"><img src="/image_system/covers_th/a/b/ab830eed2c31224a99fd67c607070e90.jpg" border="0"></a><br><strong><a href="http://www.allcdcovers.com/show/213/now_thats_what_i_call_music_vol63_2006_retail_cd/cd">CD</a></strong><br><font size="1">2863 x 2854 px</font></td><td valign="bottom"><a href="http://www.allcdcovers.com/show/213/now_thats_what_i_call_music_vol63_2006_retail_cd/cd_2"><img src="/image_system/covers_th/f/a/fa33a732784730c6ca49a7bc84b067fc.jpg" border="0"></a><br><strong><a href="http://www.allcdcovers.com/show/213/now_thats_what_i_call_music_vol63_2006_retail_cd/cd_2">CD 2</a></strong><br><font size="1">2863 x 2854 px</font></td></tr></table>
<font size="1">added on January 23, 2007, at 17:34 by allcdcovers</font><br /><br /><div style="display:block;float:right;margin:0px 0px 5px 5px;vertical-align:text-top;"><script type="text/javascript">google_ad_client = "pub-5821412950245701";google_alternate_color = "F5F5FF";google_ad_width = 336;google_ad_height = 280;google_ad_format = "336x280_as";google_ad_type = "text";google_ad_channel = "0725529317";google_color_border = "F5F5FF";google_color_bg = "F5F5FF";google_color_link = "22229C";google_color_text = "000000";google_color_url = "333333";</script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script></div>Every good chain has the odd weak link, and I have to say that No 63 may prove to be the Now series weakest. The trend towards making the collection so full of Radio 2 playlist material means that it has become more appropriate for Mothers or Fathers Day presents, rather than for the kids to buy as their Easter egg.
Of course there is the odd exception - you probably won't hear Wogan playing Son of Dork - but the fact that eight of the tracks owe their success in the charts to TV talent or reality shows, and another eight cover or sample old hits of the 70s/80s indicate the likely audience for much of it. There was a time when I felt there was too much dance and new rock included - now there's hardly any.
As far as topicality goes only seven tracks were still in the Top 40 on release date, much lower than usual, and quite a few were hits before even Now 62 came out. Just five No 1s are included, not counting the exhumed Dead Or Alive oldie, though this will partly be because the dreary Shayne Ward and Nizlopi songs hogged the position for longer than is normal these days.
It has to be said that most of the tracks did achieve the Top Ten, so the collection continues to serve its remit of refelcting the pop chart. It's just that, even more than usual, the best tracks are on albums that many people will already have and the rest would five years ago barely have qualified as album fillers.<table cellpadding="15"><tr align="center"><td valign="bottom"><a href="http://www.allcdcovers.com/show/213/now_thats_what_i_call_music_vol63_2006_retail_cd/front"><img src="/image_system/covers_th/e/9/e9ae9100832b09516be08a96edbfbd9d.jpg" border="0"></a><br><strong><a href="http://www.allcdcovers.com/show/213/now_thats_what_i_call_music_vol63_2006_retail_cd/front">Front</a></strong><br><font size="1">2781 x 2758 px</font></td><td valign="bottom"><a href="http://www.allcdcovers.com/show/213/now_thats_what_i_call_music_vol63_2006_retail_cd/back"><img src="/image_system/covers_th/e/f/ef4d50d6ef0a4d02d2de3fd4eaf38678.jpg" border="0"></a><br><strong><a href="http://www.allcdcovers.com/show/213/now_thats_what_i_call_music_vol63_2006_retail_cd/back">Back</a></strong><br><font size="1">3559 x 2758 px</font></td><td valign="bottom"><a href="http://www.allcdcovers.com/show/213/now_thats_what_i_call_music_vol63_2006_retail_cd/cd"><img src="/image_system/covers_th/a/b/ab830eed2c31224a99fd67c607070e90.jpg" border="0"></a><br><strong><a href="http://www.allcdcovers.com/show/213/now_thats_what_i_call_music_vol63_2006_retail_cd/cd">CD</a></strong><br><font size="1">2863 x 2854 px</font></td><td valign="bottom"><a href="http://www.allcdcovers.com/show/213/now_thats_what_i_call_music_vol63_2006_retail_cd/cd_2"><img src="/image_system/covers_th/f/a/fa33a732784730c6ca49a7bc84b067fc.jpg" border="0"></a><br><strong><a href="http://www.allcdcovers.com/show/213/now_thats_what_i_call_music_vol63_2006_retail_cd/cd_2">CD 2</a></strong><br><font size="1">2863 x 2854 px</font></td></tr></table>