World's Best-Selling Music Compilation Series Issues 'NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 32' and 'NOW That's What I Call Dance Classics!'

World's Best-Selling Music Compilation Series Issues 'NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 32' and 'NOW That's What I Call Dance Classics!'

NEW YORK, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest edition of the world's best-selling multi-artist album series, NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 32, and a new companion title, NOW That's What I Call Dance Classics!, will both be released November 3, 2009.

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Featuring 20 recent major hits from the pop, hip-hop and crossover country charts, NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 32 includes a pair of Billboard #1s, "I Gotta Feeling" by Black Eyed Peas and "Down" by Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne. Also heard are recent chart hits from Lady Gaga, Drake, Mariah Carey, Jason DeRulo, Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo, Fabolous featuring The-Dream, Pitbull, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Shakira, David Guetta featuring Akon, Jordin Sparks, Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry, Boys Like Girls, Cobra Starship, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban.

For the first time, the NOW That's What I Call Music! (http://nowthatsmusic.com/) series is looking to the future by exposing the audience to a brand new track by an artist that may be destined for NOW compilations to come as part of their special bonus track feature, "What's Next New Music Preview." The first "What's Next" bonus track included on NOW Vol. 32 is "Had It All," the debut single from Katharine McPhee's forthcoming album.

Released the same day as NOW Vol. 32, NOW! That's What I Call Dance Classics! brings together 20 of the biggest dance hits in music history. Nine of the tracks reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100: "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C+C Music Factory, "It Takes Two" by Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock, "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer, "Humpin' Around" by Bobby Brown, "Real Love" by Jody Watley, "Word Up!" by Cameo, "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls, "Finally" by CeCe Peniston and "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred. The set is rounded out by 11 additional Top 20 Billboard Hot 100 hits by Quad City DJ's, Young MC, Salt-n-Pepa, Wreckx-n-Effect, The Gap Band, The Jacksons, Paula Abdul, Technotronic, Haddaway, Ace of Base and Earth, Wind & Fire.

The NOW That's What I Call Music! series is a joint venture from EMI Music North America (http://www.emi.com/), Sony Music Entertainment (http://www.sonymusic.com/), and Universal Music Group (http://www.umusic.com/). NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 32 and NOW That's What I Call Dance Classics! will be distributed by Sony Music Entertainment. NOW and NOW That's What I Call Music! are registered trademarks of EMI (IP) Limited.

The NOW That's What I Call Music! series debuted in the U.S. in 1998 after the brand had been a multi-platinum international success for 15 years. The series has generated sales of over 200 million albums worldwide, including more than 74 million copies in the U.S. Every album in the numbered U.S. series has reached the Billboard Top 10, with NOW 3 the first non-soundtrack, multi-artist collection in history to reach #1.

NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 32

1. Black Eyed Peas I Gotta Feeling
2. Lady Gaga LoveGame
3. Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne Down
4. Drake Best I Ever Had
5. Mariah Carey Obsessed
6. Jason DeRulo Whatcha Say
7. Keri Hilson feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo Knock You Down
8. Fabolous feat. The-Dream Throw It In The Bag
9. Pitbull Hotel Room Service
10. Michael Franti & Spearhead Say Hey (I Love You)
11. Shakira She Wolf
12. David Guetta feat. Akon Sexy Chick
13. Jordin Sparks Battlefield
14. Kelly Clarkson Already Gone
15. Daughtry No Surprise
16. Boys Like Girls Love Drunk
17. Cobra Starship Good Girls Go Bad
18. Katy Perry Waking Up In Vegas
19. Taylor Swift You Belong With Me
20. Keith Urban Only You Can Love Me This Way

WHAT'S NEXT" NEW MUSIC PREVIEW - BONUS TRACK

21. Katharine McPhee Had It All

NOW That's What I Call Dance Classics!

1. C+C Music Factory Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
2. Quad City DJ's C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)
3. Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock It Takes Two
4. Young MC Bust A Move
5. MC Hammer U Can't Touch This
6. Salt-N-Pepa Push It
7. Wreckx-N-Effect Rumpshaker
8. Bobby Brown Humpin' Around
9. Jody Watley Real Love
10. The Gap Band You Dropped A Bomb On Me
11. Cameo Word Up!
12. The Jacksons Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
13. Earth, Wind & Fire Boogie Wonderland
14. The Weather Girls It's Raining Men
15. Paula Abdul Straight Up
16. CeCe Peniston Finally
17. Technotronic Pump Up The Jam
18. Haddaway What Is Love
19. Ace Of Base Beautiful Life
20. Right Said Fred I'm Too Sexy

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