Hooked on Classics


Hooked on Classics is an album recorded by Louis Clark and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, published in 1981 by K-tel and distributed by RCA Records, part of the Hooked on Classics series.
The opening track was called "Hooked On Classics ". A unique arrangement of this track, simply called "Hooked on Classics", was released as a single in October 1981, and was the version predominately played by radio. With a listed time of 3'48", it contained the first five pieces of the album cut, skipping the next five, followed by the remaining pieces. Though not listed as such on the single's label or in the Performance Rights Organization's database, it is implied this portion is "Part 1". The B-side of the single, also called "Hooked On Classics" and lasting 2'13", begins with the fifth piece from "Part 1", contains the missing five pieces found on the album cut, and concludes with the remaining pieces through "March of the Toreadors" which fades out, as opposed to the album cut and "Part 1"'s cold ending of the "1812 Overture". Presumably this is "Part 2". The label of the single incorrectly omits the "1812 Overture" from the list of pieces in the "Part 1" medley.
The single peaked at number 2 in the UK and later in the US at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1982. It was the 56th biggest hit of that year. The song also reached number 10 on the Cash Box Top 100.
In Canada, the single peaked at number 21, and spent four weeks at that position. "Hooked on Classics" also reached number one on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.
In Germany and Austria, the album was released titled "Classic Disco" and reached number one in both countries.

Chart performance "Hooked On Classics (Part 1)"

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Chart Rank
US Billboard Hot 10056

Track Listing

  1. Hooked On Classics - 5:06
  2. :
  3. *Piano Concerto No. 1 in B♭ Minor, Op. 23, I: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  4. * Flight of the Bumblebee / Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  5. * Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, I: Allegro molto / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  6. * Rhapsody in Blue / George Gershwin
  7. * Karelia Suite, Op. 11, I: Intermezzo / Jean Sibelius
  8. * Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, I: Allegro con brio / Ludwig van Beethoven
  9. * Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, Toccata / J.S. Bach
  10. * Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”, I: Allegro / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  11. * Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, IV: Presto- Allegro assai / Ludwig van Beethoven
  12. * William Tell Overture / Giacchino Rossini
  13. * The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492, Act 2: "Voi Che Sapete" / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  14. * Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  15. * Prince of Denmark's March / Jeremiah Clarke
  16. * Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2, No. 44: Hallelujah Chorus / George Frederic Handel
  17. * Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 I: Allegro molto moderato / Edvard Grieg
  18. * Carmen Suite No. 1, V: Les Toréadors / Georges Bizet
  19. * 1812 Overture, Op. 49 / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  20. :
  21. Hooked on Romance - 6:42
  22. :
  23. * Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068, II: Air / J.S. Bach
  24. * Ave Maria, Op. 52, No. 6 / Franz Schubert
  25. * Liebesträume No. 3 in A♭ Major / Liszt
  26. * Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, III: Adagio molto e cantabile / Beethoven
  27. * Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43, Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile / Sergei Rachmaninov
  28. * Piano Sonata No. 14 in C# Minor, Op 27, No. 2 "Moonlight", I: Adagio sostenuto / Beethoven
  29. * Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique", II: Adagio cantabile / Beethoven
  30. * Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622, II: Adagio / Mozart
  31. * Xerxes "Ombra mai fu" / Handel
  32. :
  33. Hooked On Classics - 6:02
  34. :
  35. * A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, III: Wedding March / Felix Mendelssohn
  36. * Radetzky March, Op. 228 / Johann Strauss I
  37. * Symphony No. 5 for Organ, Op 42, No. 1, V: Toccata / Charles Marie Widor
  38. * Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, Alla Hornpipe / Handel
  39. * Humoresque No. 7 in G♭ Major, Op. 101 / Antonin Dvořák
  40. * Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4 / Johannes Brahms
  41. * Solomon, HWV 67, Act 3: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba / Handel
  42. * Pictures at an Exhibition, I: Promenade / Modest Mussorgsky
  43. * Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 23a, IV: In the Hall of the Mountain King / Grieg
  44. * Caprice No. 24 in A Minor / Niccolo Paganini
  45. * Die Walküre, Act 3, No. 1: Ride of the Valkyries / Richard Wagner
  46. * Fingal's Cave / Mendelssohn
  47. * Military March No. 1 in D Major, Op. 51 / Schubert
  48. * Polonaise in A Major, Op. 40, No. 1 / Frederic Chopin
  49. * Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, "Italian" I: Allegro vivace / Mendelssohn
  50. * Light Cavalry Overture / Franz von Suppé
  51. * L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2, IV: Farandole / Bizet
  52. * Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "From the New World, II: Largo / Dvořák
  53. * Lohengrin, Prelude to Act 3 / Wagner
  54. :
  55. Hooked On Bach - 5:59
  56. :
  57. * Ave Maria, “Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de J. S. Bach” / Charles Gounod
  58. * Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114
  59. * Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067, VII: Badinerie
  60. * Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048, I
  61. * Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047, I
  62. * St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Stanza 5, No. 15: Erkenne mich, mein Hüter
  63. * Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067, IV: Bourrée
  64. * Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067, IV: Bourrée
  65. * Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068, III: Gavotte
  66. * Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126
  67. * March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122
  68. * French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816, IV: Gavotte
  69. * Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140
  70. * Ave Maria
  71. :
  72. Hooked On Tchaikovsky - 5:29
  73. :
  74. * Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
  75. * Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a, I: Scene
  76. * The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, VII: Dance of the Reed Flutes
  77. * Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
  78. * Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 “Pathetique”, I: Adagio
  79. * The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, IV: Trepak
  80. * The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, III: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
  81. * The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, II: March
  82. * The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, VI: Chinese Dance
  83. * The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, I: Miniature Overture
  84. * Piano Concerto No. 1 in B♭ Minor, Op. 23, I: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
  85. * Capriccio Italien
  86. :
  87. Hooked On A Song - 5:11
  88. :
  89. * Carmen, Act 2, “Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre” / Bizet
  90. * Funiculì, Funiculà / Luigi Denza
  91. * Tarantella Napoletana / Rossini
  92. * Prince Igor, Act 2, Polovtsian Dances / Alexander Borodin
  93. * La Gioconda, Act 3, Dance of the Hours / Amilcare Ponchielli
  94. * Carmen, Act 1, No. 5, ”L'amour est un oiseau rebelle” / Bizet
  95. * Neapolitan Serenade / Eduardo di Capua
  96. * Madama Butterfly, Act 2, No. 2, "Un bel dì vedremo” / Giacomo Puccini
  97. * Il Trovatore, Act 2, No. 1, “Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne Spogli” / Giuseppe Verdi
  98. * Votre Toast / Bizet
  99. :
  100. Hooked On Mozart - 4:09
  101. :
  102. * Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K.331, III: Rondo
  103. * Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545, I: Allegro
  104. * Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”, II: Andante
  105. * Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467, II: Andante
  106. * Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545, I: Allegro
  107. * Divertimento in F Major, "Ein musikalischer Spaß", K. 522, IV: Presto
  108. * The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492, Act 1, No. 20, "Non più andrai"
  109. * The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492, Overture
  110. * Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”, IV: Allegro
  111. * The Magic Flute, K. 620, Overture
  112. * Horn Concerto No. 4 in E♭ Major, K. 495, III: Rondo
  113. * Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter", I: Allegro vivace
  114. :
  115. Hooked On Mendelssohn 4:25
  116. :
  117. * Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, III: Allegro molto vivace
  118. * Octet in E♭ Major, Op. 20, II: Scherzo
  119. * Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, III: Allegro molto vivace
  120. :
  121. Hooked On A Can-Can - 4:56
  122. :
  123. * Orpheus in the Underworld, Infernal Galop / Jacques Offenbach
  124. * Unter Donner und Blitz Polka, Op. 324 / Johann Strauss II
  125. * Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor / Brahms
  126. * Tritsch Tratsch Polka, Op. 214 / Johann Strauss II
  127. * La Vie Parisienne Overture / Offenbach
  128. * La Gioconda, Act 3, Dance of the Hours / Ponchielli
  129. * Csárdás / Vittorio Monti
  130. * La Vie Parisienne Overture / Offenbach
  131. * Poet and Peasant Overture / Suppé
  132. * Can-Can / Offenbach