Amazon.co.uk Review
1999 was an eventful year for music, and
Now! 44 reflects this with a double-CD collection of some of the year's biggest hits. As is expected from the
Now That's What I Call Music! series, none of the chart-toppers are left unrepresented: there's
Robbie Williams ("She's The One"),
Britney Spears ("Baby One More Time"),
Shania Twain ("That Don't Impress Me Much") and
Steps ("Tragedy"), to name a just few. In addition to the expected list of pop stars, the UK chart's diversity is demonstrated by the inclusion of a number of different styles, from dance (
Moloko,
ATB, etc) to indie (
Supergrass,
Bran Van 3000) to reggae (
Bob Marley), and all points in between. An essential snapshot of a great year for music.
--Ted Kord