Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Britney Spears - Toxic
2. Kelis - Milkshake
3. Jamelia -Thank You
4. Kylie Minogue - Red Blooded Woman
5. Justin Timberlake - I'm Lovin' It
6. Enrique Iglesias feat. Kelis - Not In Love
7. The Black Eyed Peas - Shut Up
8. 2 Play feat. Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused
9. Beenie Man feat. Ms. Thing - Dude
10. Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl
11. DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide
12. Girls Aloud - Jump
13. Boogie Pimps - Somebody To Love
14. Atomic Kitten feat. Kool & The Gang - Ladies Night
15. Emma - I'll Be There
16. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - I Won't Change You
17. Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb
18. Deepest Blue - Give It Away
19. LMC vs. U2 - Take Me To The Clouds Above
20. Special D - Come With Me
21. Ultrabeat - Feelin' Fine
22. Motorcycle - As The Rush Comes
23. Ferry Corsten - Rock Your Body Rock

Disc 2:

1. Will Young - Leave Right Now
2. Katie Melua - The Closest Thing To Crazy
3. Norah Jones - Sunrise
4. Blue - Breathe Easy
5. Kelly Osbourne feat. Ozzy Osbourne - Changes
6. Blink-182 - I Miss You
7. Busted - Who's David
8. Fountains Of Wayne - Stacy's Mom
9. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
10. Alistair Griffin - Bring It On
11. Sugababes - Too Lost In You
12. VS - Love You Like Mad
13. Joss Stone - Fell In Love With A Boy
14. FYA feat. Smujji - Must Be Love
15. N.E.R.D - She Wants To Move
16. Jamie Cullum - Frontin' (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge)
17. Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
18. Snow Patrol - Run
19. Alex Parks - Maybe That's What It Takes
20. Ronan Keating - She Believes (In Me)
21. Michelle - All This Time

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16285 in Music
• Released on: 2004-04-05
• Number of discs: 2

Customer Reviews

a good variety
the now series is aging slightly, yet each time it comes around it brings the same type of tracklisitng you would expect. mostly the cds are dull, consisting of poor chart-toppers and unispiring hits, and the odd ballad now and then.

The same is for vol.57 but this time there is an impressive selection of songs to go with it, and for once some of the chart toppers are actually quite good. Toxic an outstanding track that you have to pinch yourself to make sure it was releaesed by britney, deepest blue, and sugerbabes beautiful "lost in you" are all great songs.

Having said this there are some awful gut wrenchingly bad songs on both cds. atomic kittens ladies nights reminds us of why we should be thankful they are taking a break. the other awful tracks come from pop idol and fame academy. its hard to decide which one is worst.

Yet this double disk manages to save itself from mediocracy verging on crap by the wise inclusion of some brilliant alternative songs. Keane, franz ferdinand and snow patrol all contribute brilliant tracks. Blink 182 even join in, joining britney in the category of "never released a good song before but this ones great. Miss you is suprisngly one of the best tracks on there.

All in all, not a bad effort. but be warned if you buy it you will only be paying for a handfull of good tracks.

Now... that's what i call a compilation
"NOW 57" carries on the series with the next installment of some of the best songs from the last few months. There are eight number ones from Britney Spears (Toxic), Peter Andre (Mysterious Girl), DJ Casper (Cha Cha Slide), LMC Vs. U2 (Take Me To The Clouds Above), Will Young (Leave Right Now), Kelly Osbourne feat. Ozzy Osbourne (Changes), Busted (Who's David?) and Michelle (All This Time).

Elsewhere there's the ususal mixture of infectious pop (Girls Aloud's Jump, Emma's I'll Be There, and Sugababes' Too Lost In You...), R 'n' B (Joss Stone with Fell In Love With A Boy, NERD with She Wants To Move...) Rock (Blink 182 - I Miss You) Indie (Keane "Somewhere Only We Know", Franz Ferdinand "Take Me Out"...) and, er..., more 'mature' pop (Enrique feat. Kelis: I'm Not In Love, Kylie Minogue: Red Blooded Woman, Alex Parks: Maybe That's What It Takes...).

The only few criticisms I have are that some of the songs are slightly old (Sugababes, Katie Melua, Atomic Kitten, Alex Parks, Black Eyed Peas and Will Young are just some of the artists who have released newer singles than those that are on the album)and also I think that the last 3 songs on CD2 should have been placed earlier on the album (especially Alex Parks).

Ooh a shiny coaster!
Now 57 is an over-priced drinks coaster. It is the perfect gift for deaf spaniards and magpies (they like shiny things). Any self-respecting Britney Spears or Will Young fans - that's the under 12 market - will already have these songs. The few good bands in there are vastly outnumbered by the pre-teen drivel. The other reviewers are clearly EMI employees or idiots