Valentine's Day Gift Ideas -- NOW That's What I Call Love Songs and NOW 45 (Review)

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"Gathering 18 unforgettable love songs from today's top artists, NOW That's What I Call Love Songs is a romantic bouquet from the hugely successful NOW That's What I Call Music! series, which has collectively scanned more than 86 million CD and digital copies in the U.S. A perfect gift for Valentine's Day, NOW Love Songs will be released on CD and digitally on January 22.

NOW That's What I Call Love Songs is a romantic audio valentine, setting the mood for amore with 18 major hit ballads by today's top artists, including Bruno Mars' "Just The Way You Are," Katy Perry's "The One That Got Away," P!NK's "Please Don't Leave Me," The Wanted's "Glad You Came," Christina Perri's "jar of hearts," Taylor Swift's "Ours," Jason Mraz's "I Won't Give Up," Train's "Marry Me," The Script's "For The First Time," The Fray's "Heartbeat," Coldplay's "Fix You," The Frames' "Falling Slowly," OneRepublic's "All This Time," Alex Clare's "Too Close," Kelly Clarkson's "Dark Side," Gavin DeGraw's "Not Over You," Demi Lovato's "Give Your Heart A Break," and Lady Gaga's "Yoü And I." 

The NOW That's What I Call Music! series is a joint venture from EMI Music North America, Sony Music Entertainment, and Universal Music Group. NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 45 will be distributed by EMI Music North America. NOW and NOW That's What I Call Music! are registered trademarks of EMI (IP) Limited. 

Following 15 years of multi-platinum international success, the NOW That's What I Call Music! series debuted in the U.S. in 1998. The series has generated sales exceeding 200 million albums worldwide, including more than 86 million copies in the U.S. Every album in NOW's numeric U.S. series has reached Billboard's Top 10, and 16 of its numbered editions have reached #1, second only to The Beatles in chart history. The series' next numbered edition, NOW 45, will be released February 5th."


NOW That's What I Call Love Songs Track List:
 

1. BRUNO MARS	JUST THE WAY YOU ARE
2. CHRISTINA PERRI	JAR OF HEARTS
3. TAYLOR SWIFT	OURS
4. JASON MRAZ	I WON'T GIVE UP
5. TRAIN	MARRY ME
6. THE SCRIPT	FOR THE FIRST TIME
7. THE FRAY	HEARTBEAT
8. COLDPLAY	FIX YOU
9. THE FRAMES	FALLING SLOWLY
10. ONEREPUBLIC	ALL THIS TIME
11. ALEX CLARE	TOO CLOSE
12. KELLY CLARKSON	DARK SIDE
13. GAVIN DEGRAW	NOT OVER YOU
14. P!NK	PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME
15. DEMI LOVATO	GIVE YOUR HEART A BREAK
16. KATY PERRY	THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
17. LADY GAGA	YOU AND I
18. THE WANTED	GLAD YOU CAME

My Thoughts:

I am a huge fan of NOW Music, so I you can only imagine how excited I was to receive two of their recent NOW releases -- Now That's What I Call Love Songs and Now 45 to listen too.  The first CD I listened to was the new love songs CD, and have to say that I loved each and every song, which have all been chart topping hits.  Even though this CD is labeled as a love songs available and being promoted as a great Valentine's Day gift idea, note that a handful of the songs are about heartbreak and breakups.  So, depending on how you are spending Valentine's Day this year, you may find yourself reaching for the tissue box rather than slow dancing and kissing your sweetie to these tracks.  For example, Katy Perry's song, "The One That Got Away" and Demi Lovato's "Give Your Heart a Break" will have you tearing up, while other more uplifted, high tempo songs like Gaving Degraw's, "Not Over You," and The Fray's, "Heartbeat" will have you loving being in love and being able to snuggle up with your sweetie on Valentine's Day.

Like I said, I loved all 18 tracks, but my favorites included Alex Christina Perri's "Jar of Hearts", Bruno Mars' "Just the Way You Are" and Jason Mraz' "I Won't Give Up."  These songs have been on replay in my favorites iTunes playlist.  So, I was excited to see them on one CD, as I was able to bring the CD in the car and listen to while the girls nap in the back seat, on car rides to visit Nana and Papa.

So, if you love love songs -- both uplifting and sad songs, you will want to pick up a copy of NOW's new Love Songs CD.  If you prefer digital downloads, make sure you take advantage of the 40-track digital deluxe edition, exclusively on iTunes.  I ended up buying this, as the additional tracks were some of my favorites, including Hinder's "Lips of an Angel" and other artists like Daughtry, Hoobastank, Matt Nathanson and Leona Lewis.

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"The world's best-selling, multi-artist album series, NOW That's What I Call Music!, has gathered today's biggest hits for NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 45, to be released February 5.  NOW 45 will be available on CD and for download purchase from all major digital service providers.

NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 45 features 16 major current hits from today's hottest artists, including Flo Rida , KE$HA, Ne-Yo, Pitbull featuring TJR, Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch , The Script featuring will.i.am, Maroon 5, Phillip Phillips , Ed Sheeran , Taylor Swift , Kelly Clarkson , P!NK, OneRepublic, One Direction, Imagine Dragons, and Florida Georgia Line , plus four free up-and-coming "NOW What's Next" New Music Preview tracks. 

The "NOW What's Next" bonus track program featured on each numeric NOW release continues to preview hot new artists with tomorrow's biggest hits.  NOW 45 showcases up and coming tracks from Born Cages, Black Veil Brides, Walk The Moon, and Capital Cities."

NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 45 Track Listing:

1. One Direction - Live While We're Young
2. Flo Rida - I Cry
3. KE$HA - Die Young
4. Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)
5. Pitbull featuring TJR - Don't Stop The Party
6. Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing
7. The Script featuring will.i.am - Hall of Fame
8. Maroon 5 - Daylight
9. Phillip Phillips - Home
10. Ed Sheeran - The A Team
11. Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
12. Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath
13. P!NK - Try
14. OneRepublic - Feel Again
15. Imagine Dragons - It's Time
16. Florida Georgia Line - Cruise

BONUS TRACKS: "NOW What's Next" New Music Preview
17. Born Cages - Don't Look Back
18. Black Veil Brides - In The End
19. Walk The Moon - Anna Sun
20. Capital Cities - Safe and Sound


My Thoughts:

If love songs are not your thing, then you will definitely love Now 45, which includes 16 of today's hottest hits, along with 4 bonus tracks from up and coming artists.  I love how NOW introduces us to new artists by adding this songs on these CDs.  It not only gives them added exposure, but lets me experience new music from great talent I would have otherwise never listened to.  

This CD has fast paced dance songs like Pitbull's "Don't Stop the Party" and slows it down with songs like Ed Sheeran's "The A Team." Out of all the tracks I have to say that my favorite songs include Phillip Phillips' "Home" and  One Republics' "Feel Again."  I have been listening this CD for a few days now and it is really great to exercise to, or listen to while sipping on a glass of wine at the end of the day.   Whatever way to you choose to enjoy this new release from NOW Music, you will not be disappointed.  :-)



Disclosure: I was sent copies of these CDs from the vendor in order to write up an honest review.  The views above are mine and mine alone.