Album
Hooked On Classics
Louis Clark Conducting The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
1981 · Pop, Classical
20 collectors on Gatefold own this
Hooked On Classics is a Soul & Funk album by Louis Clark Conducting The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 125 pressings tracked, owned by 20 collectors.
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Tracklist
- 1Hooked on Classics3:46
- 2Hooked on Classics (Part 2)2:12
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Disco
- lush
- playful
- theatrical
In 1978 Don Reedman had co-produced an album called Classic Rock, where the London Symphony Orchestra played rock songs.
"I heard a record called Stars on 45, which was a Beatles medley, and it was clever the way it had been put together," he said.
"I thought what if we took the hook lines of all the popular classical pieces and put it together and called it Hooked on Classics?
"That was K-Tel's biggest selling album internationally and we got a Grammy nomination."
A single off the album simply titled Hooked on Classics was released in July 1981 peaking at number seven on the Australian music charts.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Barry GriffithsSOLOIST, VIOLIN VIOLIN VIOLIN , SOLOIST
- Louis ClarkARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR CONDUCTOR CONDUCTOR, ARRANGED BY
- Royal Philharmonic OrchestraORCHESTRA
20 collectors on Gatefold own this · 125 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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