Now That's What I Call Disney

Now That's What I Call Disney is a compilation album from the Now! series released in the United Kingdom as a 3-disc set on November 21, 2011. It was re-released the following year with a bonus disc of Disney-related Christmas songs. An abbreviated single-disc version was released in the United States on November 6, 2012. The UK version takes songs from the vast Disney library from its animated classics, Pixar films and live-action performances from Hannah Montana and High School Musical. The US version, at 20 tracks, contains songs only from Disney and Pixar animated features. In the United States, Now That's What I Call Disney 2 was released in November 2013 and Now That's What I Call Disney 3 was released in October 2014.

Now That's What I Call Disney
UK album cover
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedNovember 21, 2011
Length189:29 (UK)
67:45 (US)
LabelWalt Disney
Now That's What I Call Disney (US)
US album cover
US series chronology
Now That's What I Call Music! 44
(2012)
Now That's What I Call Disney
(2012)
Now That's What I Call Music! 45
(2013)

Three reissues of the album, featuring songs from newer animated classics, Pixar films and live-action television shows and films, have been released in the UK; one in 2014, one in 2017, and one in 2021. A companion album, Now That's What I Call Disney Bedtime, was released in 2018.

UK track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleArtistLength
1."When You Wish Upon a Star" (Pinocchio)Cliff Edwards3:15
2."Circle of Life" (The Lion King)Lebo M and Carmen Twillie3:59
3."Kiss the Girl" (The Little Mermaid)Samuel E. Wright2:43
4."Colors of the Wind" (Pocahontas)Judy Kuhn3:35
5."The Bare Necessities" (The Jungle Book)Phil Harris and Bruce Reitherman4:51
6."You've Got a Friend in Me" (Toy Story)Randy Newman2:05
7."That's How You Know" (Enchanted)Amy Adams3:49
8."Hakuna Matata" (The Lion King)Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver and Joseph Williams3:49
9."Under the Sea" (The Little Mermaid)Samuel E. Wright3:14
10."Beauty and the Beast" (Beauty and the Beast)Angela Lansbury2:46
11."A Whole New World" (Aladdin)Brad Kane and Lea Salonga2:42
12."He's a Pirate" (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)Klaus Badelt1:29
13."A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (Cinderella)Ilene Woods4:36
14."Friend Like Me" (Aladdin)Robin Williams2:28
15."I Just Can't Wait to Be King" (The Lion King)Rowan Atkinson, Jason Weaver and Laura Williams2:51
16."I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" (Hercules)Susan Egan, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, Vaneese Thomas and Lillias White2:21
17."Once Upon a Dream" (Sleeping Beauty)Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, and Chorus2:47
18."Part of Your World" (The Little Mermaid)Jodi Benson3:14
19."Zero to Hero" (Hercules)Tawatha Agee, Vaneese Thomas, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, Lillias White, Roz Ryan3:31
20."Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" (Mary Poppins)Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke2:03
21."Everybody Wants to Be a Cat" (The Aristocats)Phil Harris, Scatman Crothers, Thurl Ravenscroft and Liz English2:03
22."Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (The Lion King)Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Sally Dworsky and Joseph Williams2:56
Disc 2
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Just Around the Riverbend" (Pocahontas)Judy Kuhn2:28
2."One Jump Ahead" (Aladdin)Brad Kane2:23
3."Happy Working Song" (Enchanted)Amy Adams2:09
4."Be Our Guest" (Beauty and the Beast)Angela Lansbury and Jerry Orbach3:43
5."The Unbirthday Song" (Alice in Wonderland)Kathryn Beaumont, Jerry Colonna and Ed Wynn1:51
6."Breaking Free" (High School Musical)Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and Drew Seeley3:26
7."Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" (Song of the South)James Baskett2:18
8."Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" (Lilo & Stitch)Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu and Kamehameha Schools Children's Chorus3:28
9."What's This?" (The Nightmare Before Christmas)Danny Elfman3:06
10."A Spoonful of Sugar" (Mary Poppins)Julie Andrews4:07
11."Heigh-Ho" (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)Dwarfs Chorus2:46
12."It's a Small World" (It's a Small World)The Disneyland Chorus3:01
13."I Wan'na Be Like You" (The Jungle Book)Phil Harris, Louis Prima and Bruce Reitherman4:37
14."When She Loved Me" (Toy Story 2)Sarah McLachlan3:04
15."The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers" (The Tigger Movie)Tigger0:35
16."I See the Light" (Tangled)Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi3:43
17."I'll Try" (Return to Never Land)Jonatha Brooke4:05
18."The Siamese Cat Song" (Lady and the Tramp)Si & Am and Peggy Lee2:09
19."Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)" (Pirates of the Caribbean)Disney Chorus4:45
20."When Will My Life Begin?" (Tangled)Mandy Moore2:31
21."Baby Mine" (Dumbo)Betty Noyes2:07
22."Bella Notte" (Lady and the Tramp)George Givot, Bill Thompson and Disney Studio Chorus2:39
Disc 3
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Someday My Prince Will Come" (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)Adriana Caselotti1:55
2."The Best of Both Worlds" (Hannah Montana)Hannah Montana2:53
3."Chim Chim Cher-ee" (Mary Poppins)Julie Andrews, Karen Dotrice, Dick Van Dyke and Matthew Garber2:46
4."Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" (Cinderella)Verna Felton1:18
5."Scales and Arpeggios" (The Aristocats)Dean Clark, Gary Dubin and Liz English1:44
6."Pink Elephants on Parade" (Dumbo)Disney Chorus4:29
7."Reflection" (Mulan)Christina Aguilera3:32
8."A Star Is Born" (Hercules)Jocelyn Brown2:03
9."So This Is Love" (Cinderella)Mike Douglas and Ilene Woods1:31
10."We Belong Together" (Toy Story 3)Randy Newman4:03
11."Whistle While You Work" (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)Adriana Caselotti3:23
12."He's a Tramp" (Lady and the Tramp)Peggy Lee2:26
13."Mickey Mouse March" (Mickey Mouse Club)Mickey Mouse Club2:41
14."Give a Little Whistle" (Pinocchio)Cliff Edwards and Dickie Jones1:36
15."Cruella De Vil" (One Hundred and One Dalmatians)Bill Lee5:04
16."Almost There" (The Princess and the Frog)Anika Noni Rose2:24
17."You Can Fly" (Peter Pan)Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Paul Collins, Tommy Luske, and Jud Conlon Chorus4:24
18."Little April Shower" (Bambi)Disney Studio Chorus3:53
19."They Live in You" (The Lion King Original Broadway Cast Recording)Samuel E. Wright3:01
20."Best of Friends" (The Fox and the Hound)Pearl Bailey2:14
21."Digga Tunnah" (The Lion King 1.5)Vinx and Lebo M3:54
22."Let's Get Together" (The Parent Trap)Hayley Mills1:31
23."Mickey Mouse Club, Alma Mater" (Mickey Mouse Club)Mouseketeers1:47

US track listing

No.TitleArtistLength
1."When You Wish Upon a Star" (Pinocchio)Cliff Edwards3:16
2."Someday My Prince Will Come" (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)Adriana Caselotti1:55
3."Circle of Life" (The Lion King)Elton John3:59
4."Kiss the Girl" (The Little Mermaid)Samuel E. Wright2:44
5."Colors of the Wind" (Pocahontas)Judy Kuhn3:35
6."The Bare Necessities" (The Jungle Book)Phil Harris and Bruce Reitherman4:51
7."Beauty and the Beast" (Beauty and the Beast)Angela Lansbury2:46
8."A Whole New World" (Aladdin)Brad Kane and Lea Salonga2:42
9."A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (Cinderella)Ilene Woods and Mice Chorus4:37
10."Once Upon a Dream" (Sleeping Beauty)Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, and Chorus2:47
11."Everybody Wants to Be a Cat" (The Aristocats)Phil Harris, Scatman Crothers, Thurl Ravenscroft, and Liz English2:03
12."You Can Fly" (Peter Pan)Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Paul Collins, Tommy Luske, and Jud Conlon Chorus4:25
13."You've Got a Friend in Me" (Toy Story)Randy Newman2:05
14."I See the Light" (Tangled)Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi3:45
15."Cruella De Vil" (One Hundred and One Dalmatians)Bill Lee5:06
16."Go the Distance" (Hercules)Roger Bart3:15
17."Bella Notte" (Lady and the Tramp)George Givot, Bill Thompson, and Disney Studio Chorus2:40
18."Life Is a Highway" (Cars)Rascal Flatts4:37
19."Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" (Lilo & Stitch)Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu and Kamehameha Schools Children's Chorus3:31
20."Reflection" (Mulan)Lea Salonga2:26

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Daily Express[2]
music-news.com[3]

Reviews for the UK edition say it's "pretty hard not to love this album"[3] and "a perfect Christmas treat for anyone with children, grandchildren or a sense of nostalgia".[2]

In his review of the US version for Allmusic, John Bush claims that the album "is understandably heavy on films that came after Disney's '90s renaissance," but also says "the collection finds plenty of space for songs from the earlier generation of Disney classics."[1]

Charts

Release history

Region Date Distributing label
United Kingdom 21 November 2011 EMI/Walt Disney
19 November 2012[7]
United States 6 November 2012 Walt Disney

References

  1. Bush, John. Now That's What I Call Disney > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  2. Gage, Simon (16 November 2012). "CD Review – Now! That's What I Call Disney". Daily Express. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. Broderick, David (12 December 2011). "Album Review – Now! That's What I Call Disney". music-news.com. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  4. "Compilation Albums Archives". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  5. "Album Download Archives". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  6. Now That's What I Call Disney > Awards at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  7. "NOW That's What I Call Disney". Now! That's What I Call Music. EMI. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
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