Now That's What I Call Disney
Now That's What I Call Disney is a compilation album from the Now! series released in the United Kingdom as a 3-disc set on November 21, 2011. It was re-released the following year with a bonus disc of Disney-related Christmas songs. An abbreviated single-disc version was released in the United States on November 6, 2012. The UK version takes songs from the vast Disney library from its animated classics, Pixar films and live-action performances from Hannah Montana and High School Musical. The US version, at 20 tracks, contains songs only from Disney and Pixar animated features. In the United States, Now That's What I Call Disney 2 was released on November 2013 and Now That's What I Call Disney 3 was released on October 2014.
Now That's What I Call Disney | ||||
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Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
Released | November 21, 2011 | |||
Length | 189:29 (UK) 67:45 (US) | |||
Label | Walt Disney | |||
Now That's What I Call Disney (US) | ||||
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US series chronology | ||||
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Three reissues of the album, featuring songs from newer animated classics, Pixar films and live-action television shows and films, have been released in the UK; one in 2014, one in 2017, and one in 2021. A companion album, Now That's What I Call Disney Bedtime, was released in 2018.
UK track listing
US track listing
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Pinocchio) | Cliff Edwards | 3:16 |
2. | "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) | Adriana Caselotti | 1:55 |
3. | "Circle of Life" (The Lion King) | Carmen Twillie and Lebo M. | 3:59 |
4. | "Kiss the Girl" (The Little Mermaid) | Samuel E. Wright | 2:44 |
5. | "Colors of the Wind" (Pocahontas) | Judy Kuhn | 3:35 |
6. | "The Bare Necessities" (The Jungle Book) | Phil Harris and Bruce Reitherman | 4:51 |
7. | "Beauty and the Beast" (Beauty and the Beast) | Angela Lansbury | 2:46 |
8. | "A Whole New World" (Aladdin) | Brad Kane and Lea Salonga | 2:42 |
9. | "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (Cinderella) | Ilene Woods and Mice Chorus | 4:37 |
10. | "Once Upon a Dream" (Sleeping Beauty) | Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, and Chorus | 2:47 |
11. | "Everybody Wants to Be a Cat" (The Aristocats) | Phil Harris, Scatman Crothers, Thurl Ravenscroft, and Liz English | 2:03 |
12. | "You Can Fly" (Peter Pan) | Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Paul Collins, Tommy Luske, and Jud Conlon Chorus | 4:25 |
13. | "You've Got a Friend in Me" (Toy Story) | Randy Newman | 2:05 |
14. | "I See the Light" (Tangled) | Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi | 3:45 |
15. | "Cruella De Vil" (One Hundred and One Dalmatians) | Bill Lee | 5:06 |
16. | "Go the Distance" (Hercules) | Roger Bart | 3:15 |
17. | "Bella Notte" (Lady and the Tramp) | George Givot, Bill Thompson, and Disney Studio Chorus | 2:40 |
18. | "Life is a Highway" (Cars) | Rascal Flatts | 4:37 |
19. | "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" (Lilo & Stitch) | Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu and Kamehameha Schools Children's Chorus | 3:31 |
20. | "Reflection" (Mulan) | Lea Salonga | 2:26 |
Reception
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Source | Rating |
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Reviews for the UK edition say it's "pretty hard not to love this album"[3] and "a perfect Christmas treat for anyone with children, grandchildren or a sense of nostalgia".[2]
In his review of the US version for Allmusic, John Bush claims that the album "is understandably heavy on films that came after Disney's '90s renaissance," but also says "the collection finds plenty of space for songs from the earlier generation of Disney classics."[1]
Charts
Release history
Region | Date | Distributing label |
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United Kingdom | 21 November 2011 | EMI/Walt Disney |
19 November 2012[7] | ||
United States | 6 November 2012 | Walt Disney |
References
- Bush, John. Now That's What I Call Disney > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- Gage, Simon (16 November 2012). "CD Review – Now! That's What I Call Disney". Daily Express. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- Broderick, David (12 December 2011). "Album Review – Now! That's What I Call Disney". music-news.com. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- "Compilation Albums Archives". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- "Album Download Archives". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- Now That's What I Call Disney > Awards at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- "NOW That's What I Call Disney". Now! That's What I Call Music. EMI. Retrieved 6 January 2013.