Hooked on Classics
| Hooked on Classics | ||||
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| Studio album by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | Abbey Road Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Classical disco | |||
| Length | 47:39 | |||
| Label |
K-tel RCA Records AFL1-4194 4194-R 07863-54194 | |||
| Producer | Jeff Jarratt & Don Reedman | |||
| Royal Philharmonic Orchestra chronology | ||||
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| German/Austrian album cover | ||||
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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.
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.[1] It was the 56th biggest hit of that year.[2] 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.[3] "Hooked on Classics" also reached number one on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.[4]
In Germany and Austria, the album was released titled "Classic Disco" and reached number one in both countries.[5]
Chart performance (Parts 1 & 2)
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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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
References
- ↑ "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. 1982-02-06. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
- ↑ "1982". Longbored Surfer. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
- 1 2 "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
- ↑ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada" (PDF). Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- 1 2 "Österreichische Hitparade" (in German). austriancharts.cat. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0429.pdf
- ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1981-12-06. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
- ↑ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ↑ [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002]
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 208.
- ↑ David Kent's "Australian Chart Book 1970-1992" Archived 2016-03-05 at Archive.is
- ↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4689&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062
- ↑ Scaping, Peter, ed. (1982). "The Top 200 Singles: January–December 1981". BPI Year Book 1982 (5th ed.). London, England: The British Phonographic Industry Ltd. pp. 46–49. ISBN 0-906154-03-0.
- ↑ Jones, Alan; Lazell, Barry; Rees, Dafydd (1982). "The Top 200 Singles (UK)". Chart File 1982. London, England: Virgin Books. pp. 74–77. ISBN 0-907080-49-9.
- ↑ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 26, 1981
- ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1981/Top 100 Songs of 1981". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
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