Just in Time for Summer Road Trips -- NOW That's What I Call Music, Volume 46 (Review)

Disclosure: I was sent a copy of this CD from the vendor in order to write up an honest review.  The views shared are mine and mine alone.

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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. 46, which released on May 7. NOW 46 is available on CD and for download purchase from all major digital service providers. 

NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 46 features 16 major current hits from today’s hottest artists, including Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake with Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, P!NK with Nate Ruess, Pitbull with Christina Aguilera, Ke$ha, Ariana Grande with Mac Miller, Olly Murs with Flo Rida, Fall Out Boy, Of Monsters & Men, fun., Emeli Sandé, Nelly, Ludacris with David Guetta and Usher, Krewella, and One Direction, 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 46 showcases up and coming tracks from Matthew Koma, Kodaline, Sky Ferreira, and Confidential. 

The NOW That’s What I Call Music! series is a joint venture from Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 46 will be distributed by Universal Music Group. NOW and NOW That’s What I Call Music! are registered trademarks of Universal Music Group and its affiliates. 

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 88 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."
 

NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 46 Track List:

1. BRUNO MARS

LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN

2. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE WITH JAY-Z

SUIT & TIE

3. ARIANA GRANDE WITH MAC MILLER

THE WAY

4. PITBULL WITH CHRISTINA AGUILERA

FEEL THIS MOMENT

5. OLLY MURS WITH FLO RIDA

TROUBLEMAKER

6. TAYLOR SWIFT

I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE.

7. P!NK WITH NATE RUESS

JUST GIVE ME A REASON

8. FALL OUT BOY

MY SONGS KNOW WHAT YOU DID

10. fun.

CARRY ON

11. EMELI SANDÉ

NEXT TO ME

12. NELLY

HEY PORSCHE

13. LUDACRIS WITH DAVID GUETTA & USHER

REST OF MY LIFE

14. KREWELLA

ALIVE

15. KE$HA

COME ON

16. ONE DIRECTION

KISS YOU

BONUS TRACKS: “NOW What’s Next” New Music Preview

17. MATTHEW KOMA

ONE NIGHT

18. KODALINE

ALL I WANT

19. SKY FERREIRA

EVERYTHING IS EMBARRASSING

20. CONFIDENTIAL

THAT’S WHAT I DO

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My Thoughts:

I don't know about you, but when I am gearing up for summer, I make a point to pick up some great books to read, as well as fill the CD player in the car with fun sing along songs.  I can rely on NOW That's What I Call Music! to provide hours of listening enjoyment, my whole family can enjoy together.  I have been a fan of each of the volumes I have been able to review over the years.  These CDs remind me of the good ole days when I would visit the local Tower Records store with my brother and pick up a handful of CD singles to listen to.  I was introduced to some great artists this way, as I didn't have to buy a whole album to enjoy hit songs.  This was also the time of cassettes, in which I would record all the CDs onto one cassette, and play in the car.  Fast forward XX years and now I simply have to pick up the latest NOW That's What I Call Music, to enjoy the best chart topping songs all on one CD. :-)

This past Memorial Day weekend, while we stayed local, as the girls and I were hit with the head cold yet again, we did take scenic trips down the local CT backroads, to enjoy the nice weather, and listen to the Vol. 46 release in this popular CD series.  As the windows were rolled down to let in the warm summer air, the girls and I bopped our heads along to each of the hit songs.  I loved hearing Savannah sing her own rendition of the songs, as if she knew the words to each song by heart.  I have to give her credit, as she nailed many of the chorus lines to these sixteen songs that make up this new CD release. 

You should have saw how excited Savannah got when she hear, "Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars, her all-time favorite singer.  This was the one song she could sing word for word, and one track she kept asking us to replay... "Mommy, more Bruno Mars, please!!!"  As we enjoyed family time together in the car, we enjoyed some great chart topping hits, that will definitely become memorable songs for our summer 2013 road trips.  Each and every song on this album is a hit, and was enjoyable to listen to.  And, unlike other CD collections of songs which you may find yourself only playing a handful of songs, you will find yourself listening to the CD from start to finish -- beginning at track 1 and going all the way through track 16 -- as well as four songs from up and coming artists.

I can't wait to get back in the car this weekend, just so that we can listen to this CD again.  So, if you like filling your car's CD player with hit songs during your summer adventures, make sure you pick up NOW That's What I Call Music, Volume 46 today.  This CD will also get your motivated and energized while working out, too. :-)  However, you choose to enjoy this new CD release, just know that you will love having today's top hits all on one CD!

And, if you are a country music fan, make sure you check out "NOW That's What I Call a Country Party", which also released recently on CD and digital download.

 

Disclosure: I was sent a copy of this CD from the vendor in order to write up an honest review.  The views shared are mine and mine alone.