Released 1981 | Release date 1981 Genre Disco | |
Producer Jeff Jarratt & Don Reedman Disco albums Hooked on Classics 2 ‑ Can't Sto, Hooked on Classics 2000, Long Play Album, White Witch, Mary Wilson |
Hooked on Classics is an album by Louis Clark and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, published in 1981 by K-tel and distributed by RCA Records, part of the Hooked on Classics series.
Contents
The opening track, "Hooked on Classics" (Parts 1 & 2), was released as a single in October 1981, peaking at number 2 in the UK and later in the US at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1982. It was the 56th biggest hit of that year. The song also reached number 10 on the Cash Box Top 100.
In Canada, the single peaked at number 21, and spent four weeks at that position. "Hooked on Classics" also reached number one on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.
Track listing
- Hooked On Classics (Parts 1 & 2) - 5:06
- Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor Op 23 / Tchaikovsky
- Flight of the Bumblebee / Rimsky-Korsakov
- Symphony no. 40 in G minor / Mozart
- Rhapsody in Blue / Gershwin
- Karelia Suite Op 11 / Sibelius
- Symphony no. 5 in C minor Op 67 / Beethoven
- Toccata in D minor / J.S. Bach
- Serenade no. 13 in G major - 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' / Mozart
- Symphony no. 9 in D minor Op 125 / Beethoven
- Overture to William Tell / Rossini
- Voi che sapete (aria), Le nozze di Figaro / Mozart
- Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture / Tchaikovsky
- Trumpet Voluntary / Clarke (the listed title is a common misconception; the correct title is "Prince of Denmark's March")
- Hallelujah Chorus / Handel
- Piano Concerto in A minor Op 16 / Grieg
- March of the Toreadors / Bizet
- 1812 Overture /Tchaikovsky
- Hooked on Romance - 6:42
- Air on the G String / J.S. Bach
- Ave Maria / Schubert
- Liebesträume / Liszt
- Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ("Choral") 3rd movement Andante Moderato / Beethoven
- Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Op 43 Variation 18 Andante cantabile (D flat major) / Rachmaninov
- Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor Op 27/2 'Moonlight' 1st movement Adagio sostenuto / Beethoven
- Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique' 2nd movement Adagio cantabile / Beethoven
- Clarinet Concerto in A K. 622 2nd movement Adagio / Mozart
- Xerxes "Ombra mai fu" (Largo) / Handel
- Hooked On Classics (Part 3) - 6:02
- Wedding March / Mendelssohn
- Radetzky March Op 228 / Johann Strauss I
- Toccata Op 42/5 / Widor
- Alla Hornpipe from 'Wassermusik' / Handel
- Humoresque Op 101/7 / Dvořák
- Lullaby / Brahms
- Arrival of the Queen of Sheba / Handel
- Promenade / Mussorgsky
- In the Hall of the Mountain King - Grieg
- Caprice no. 24 / Paganini
- Ride of the Valkyries / Wagner
- Fingal's Cave / Mendelssohn
- Military March / Schubert
- Polonaise in A major / Chopin
- Symphony no. 4 in A major - 'Italian' 1st movement / Mendelssohn
- Overture to the Light Cavalry / Suppé
- Farandole / Bizet
- Largo / Dvořák
- Lohengrin, Prelude to Act 3 / Wagner
- Hooked On Bach - 5:59
- Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
- Minuet
- Suite no. 2 in B minor - 'Badinerie'
- Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major 1st movement
- Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major 1st movement
- Erkenne Mich Mein Hüter
- Suite no. 2 in B minor - Bourée 2
- Suite no. 2 in B minor - Bourée 1
- Suite no. 3 in D major - Gavotte
- Musette
- March
- French Suite no. 5 in G major - Gavotte
- Wachet auf Ruft uns die Stimme
- Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
- Hooked On Tchaikovsky - 5:29
- Capriccio Italien Op 45
- Swan Lake
- Dance of the Reed Flutes (from The Nutcracker)
- Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
- Symphony no. 6 in B minor Op 74
- Trepak (Russian Dance from the Nutcracker)
- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (from The Nutcracker)
- March (from The Nutcracker)
- Chinese Dance (from The Nutcracker)
- Miniature Overture (from The Nutcracker)
- Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor Op 23
- Capriccio Italien
- Hooked On A Song - 5:11
- Votre Toast / Bizet
- Funiculi Funicula / Denza
- Tarantella Napoletana / Rossini
- Polovtsian Dances / Borodin
- Dance of the Hours / Ponchielli
- Habanera / Bizet
- Neapolitan Serenade (O sole mio) / di Capua
- "Un bel di vedremo" from Madama Butterfly / Puccini
- Vedi! Le Fosche / Verdi
- Votre Toast / Bizet
- Hooked On Mozart - 4:09
- Piano Sonata No. 11 K.331 4m Rondo Alla Turca
- Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major 'Sonata semplice' 1m Allegro (1st Theme)
- Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525 2m Romanze-Andante
- Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 2m Andante in F major
- Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major 'Sonata semplice' 1m Allegro (2nd Theme)
- Divertimento for two horns and string quartet, 'Ein musikalischer Spaß' (A Musical Joke) K. 522 4m Presto
- The Marriage of Figaro 'Le nozze di Figaro' K. 492 Aria: Non più andrai
- The Marriage of Figaro 'Le nozze di Figaro' K. 492 Overture
- Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525 1m Allegro
- The Magic Flute 'Die Zauberflöte' K. 620 Overture
- Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 49 3m Rondo
- Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 'Jupiter 1m Allegro vivace
- Hooked On Mendelssohn 4:25
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in E minor Op 64 3rd movement *Second Segment) Allegro molto vivace
- Octet in E flat major Op 20, Scherzo
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in E minor Op 64 3rd movement *Second Segment) Allegro molto vivace - Reprise
- Hooked On A Can-Can - 4:56
- Can-Can / Offenbach
- Unter Donner und Blitz Op 324 / Johann Strauss II
- Hungarian Dance No. 5 / Brahms
- Tritsch Tratsch Polka Op 214 / Johann Strauss II
- La Vie Parisienne / Offenbach
- Gallop / Ponchielli
- Czardas / Monti
- La Vie Parisienne / Offenbach
- Overture To Dichter und Bauer / Suppé
- Can-Can (Reprise) / Offenbach
Songs
1Hooked on Classics - Parts 1 & 25:06
2Hooked on Romance6:42
3Hooked on Classics - Part 36:02
References
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