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Now That's What I Call Music! 9 | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Utv Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  100 reviews
Sales Rank: 42800
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 584408
UPC: 731458440826
EAN: 0731458440826
ASIN: B00005YWFF
Release Date: March 19, 2002
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| Tracks:
| • | Get The Party Started (Sweet Dreams Mix) - Pink | | • | I'm A Slave 4 U - Britney Spears | | • | Family Affair - Mary J. Blige | | • | Whenever, Wherever - Shakira | | • | Ain't It Funny - Jennifer Lopez | | • | Livin' It Up - Ja Rule | | • | Roll Out (My Business) - Ludacris | | • | Lights, Camera, Action - Mr. Cheeks | | • | Raise Up (All Cities Remix) - Petey Pablo | | • | Caramel (Trackmasters Remix) - City High | | • | Turn Off The Light - Nelly Furtado | | • | Gone - *Nsync | | • | Emotion - Destiny's Child | | • | Differences - Ginuwine | | • | Drowning - Backstreet Boys | | • | Stuck In A Moment - U2 | | • | Just Push Play - Aerosmith | | • | Dig In - Lenny Kravitz | | • | I Wish You Were Here - Incubus | | • | Giving In - Adema |
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By now it's safe to surmise that as long as there are hits, there'll be Now That's What I Call Music! compilations. The ninth collection in the ultra-successful series serves up pure pop, mainstream R&B, and radio-ready rock in a vibrant, smartly sequenced mix. Here those who're likely just passing through the charts on their way to obscurity rub shoulders with transcendent talents on the level of Mary J. Blige and U2. But that's part of the charm of these sets. Who knows where Petey Pablo will be in five years, but it's safe to say his rambunctious "Raise Up" will still be transporting fans back to 2001 years from now. And it's a fair guess that plenty of those fans will be listening to it as it appears between tracks by Mr. Cheeks and City High on their copy of this 20-track time capsule. --W.C. Sweeney
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| Customer Reviews: Read 95 more reviews...
 LOVE IT April 17, 2007
I LOVE NOW 9. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE IT TWICE BECAUSE I LISTEN TO IT SO MUCH. FROM BRITNEY TO CITY HIGH. EVERY SONG IS GOOD. THIS CD IS A MUST HAVE.
 Vol. 9 July 18, 2006
Here we have the next in the lone running 'Now!' series, and here is no exception to the rule that 'the in is Now!' for every track, while it may not be your favorite, is someone's favorite and they all offer something that the other doesn't. As was brought out already, these are not all chart toppers, but they were all radio heavy hits and if you had been listening to the radio in any given year you would have heard most if not all of these songs.
Starting with the 'pop' selection we have Pink and Redman starting things off with a remix of her highly recognizable 'Get The Party Started' and this remix actually works on all levels. Britney turned out one of her best and most remembered singles to date (we can all thank the video for that one) but that aside, 'I'm a Slave 4 U' is actually a great dance track and a great track at that. Shakira made her mark with 'Whenever, Wherever' (anytime a hot woman makes mention of her breast we all pay attention) and even J. Lo and Nelly Furtado (finally making it back into the music scene with her latest Timberland effort) makes a lasting impression with 'Turn off the Light'. That brings us to the age old question, to N'Sync or Backstreet? Well, as much as I like both, I really like 'Drowning' and so I say that Backstreet wins this time.
Onto the rap entries, all are worthy EXCEPT Ja Rule who just hasn't produced a worthy hit since 'Holla'. Anyways, Luda takes the crown as the victor, but Mr. Cheeks and Petty Pablo both delivered great summer anthums in the world of rap, that's for sure.
As far as R&B goes we have a few key tracks, one of course would have to be one of the biggest hits ever 'Family Affair' by the wonderfully talented Mary J. Blidge. 'Caramel' was not as good as 'What Would you Do?' but it still gave City High some recognition (Eve helped in that matter) and Ginuwine glosses things over with his smooth voice on 'Differences' while Destiny's Child butcher a classic. Oh well, you win some you lose some.
As far as rock is concerned, we've lost quite a bit. Verterans U2, Aerosmith and Lenny Kravitz all suffer at the hands of, well, crap and fail to deliver an ounce of interest with their contributions, while Incubus continue to prove they have emmence staying power, and Adema shows some promise (too bad they didn't capitalize on it).
All in all it's another great effort that fails to hit solid ground but continues to fill a void.
Sweet!!! May 25, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
GOOD SONGS (All graded with A)
Get The Party Started (Sweet Dreams Mix)- P!nk f. Redman
Whenever, Wherever-Shakira
Livin It Up-Ja Rule f. Case
Rollout (My Business)-Ludacris
Lights, Camera, Action-Mr. Cheeks
Raise Up (All Cities Remix)-Petey Pablo
Caramel (Trackmasters Remix)-City High f. Eve
Differences-Ginuwine
Stuck In A Moment-U2
Just Push Play-Aerosmith
Dig In-Lenny Kravitz
Wish You Were Here-Incubus
Giving In-Adema
BAD SONGS
The rest of the songs (All graded with F)
 Now 9 is the worst Now album August 3, 2005
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
The worst Now album of them all. Should have an Advisory sticker, because they did not edit out the f-word. Plus over half the songs are stupid rap crap. But I gave this 2 stars because of "Family Affair" and "Caramel Remix," the only good songs on the whole album.
It's alright December 14, 2004
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
GET THE PARTY STARTED/SWEET DREAMS REMIX- ......What were they SMOKING?! They totally destroyed an originally fantastic hit. What a bunch of morons. Why does Now always use a remix when they shouldn't and don't use a remix when they should? (0/5)
I'M A SLAVE 4 U- This is an alright club song, but it's a tad slow and raw. It gets old after a while. "Overprotected" is better. (3/5)
FAMILY AFFAIR- This is an excellent song. Mary should do more upbeat songs, her ballads are SOOOOOOOOO boring. (5/5)
WHENEVER, WHEREVER- This provides some empty, airy fun. (5/5)
AIN'T IT FUNNY- This is likely the only Latin-influenced track I've ever heard that I truly enjoy. A nice dance song, but it gets annoying after a while. And no, the remix is NOT better, it is so weird, it doesn't even sound like the same song. (4/5)
LIVIN' IT UP- This is okay, but Ja Rule has better duets. Has he ever done a song by himself...? (3/5)
ROLLOUT- "Stand Up" is so much better. This one gets annoying quick. (3/5)
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION- Boring piece of crap rap. (0/5)
RAISE UP REMIX- Meh. (2/5)
CARAMEL REMIX- It's okay. (2/5)
TURN OFF THE LIGHT- I've heard a dance remix of this song, and it is SOOOO much better than the original I just can't listen to this version now. (1/5)
GONE- This is such a piece of s&^% song. Why is it here? It's extremely boring, and extremely annoying. Why couldn't "Tell Me, Tell Me, Baby" or "Just The Two Of Us" have become hits? (0/5)
EMOTION- UUUGGGH I hate this song. One of the worst tracks off their third album. It has so much better to offer than this....how the hell did this become a hit? (0/5)
The rest of them are just so-so.
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