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Hooked on Classics was a series of record albums first introduced in 1981, toward the end of the disco

Disco

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era's peak in popularity.

Louis Clark

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, former arranger for Electric Light Orchestra

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, conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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playing a collection of very recognizable extracts from classical music

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pieces played over a continuous beat (sometimes an overtly disco fast beat, sometimes a slower and more subtle rhythm, always produced by a LinnDrum

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) that linked the segments together. This is called the Symphonic Rock or Orchestrated Rock genre, like London Symphony Orchestra did in its Classic Rock series but with fewer electronic effects.

The first three albums in the series were a significant commercial success. Hooked on Classics peaked at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard albums chart, remaining on the chart for 68 weeks. It was certified platinum. Hooked on Classics II peaked at number 33, staying for 41 weeks. It was certified gold. Hooked on Classics III reached number 89, and was on the charts for 14 weeks.

The first cut of the initial album was a very successful single, reaching Number 2 on the UK Singles Chart

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and Number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100

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in late-1981/early-1982. At least two more "Hooked on Classics" albums were produced by Louis Clark in 1982 and 1983, as well as some other "Hooked on..." albums on subjects such as swing music. The series was still running as late as 1988, when "Hooked on House" placed classical music extracts against a synthesized bassline and house-music

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-style drum pattern. In 1989, the orchestra released Mixed-Up Classics, dropping the Hooked On... name but recognizably continuing the same style of medley.

Contemporary efforts to combine classical music with contemporary arrangements included Walter Murphy

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's A Fifth of Beethoven
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and the efforts of Waldo de los Ríos

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Brazilian release

Hooked On Classics first release in Brazil was in 1981 under Som Livre

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label. The record company also released Hooked on Classics II: Can't Stop The Classics. Later it was reissued by CID Entertainment in vinyl, cassette and CD formats in 1988, including the third volume of the series.
During the 1990's the same discs were reissued again by the label Kives, a record company specialized in cover and tribute albums of famous artists, such as Roxette

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, Madonna

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and Duran Duran

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. In the 2000's the first three albums from the series were digitally remastered and CID Entertainment again reissued the albums. None of the Brazilian reissues include the credits information except all vinyl releases.

Track listing - Hooked on Classics

Hooked On Classics (Parts 1 & 2) - 5:06
- Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor Op 23 / Tchaikovsky
- Flight of the Bumblebee / Rimsky-Korsakov
- Symphony no. 40 in G minor / Mozart
- Rhapsody in Blue / Gershwin
- Karelia Suite Op 11 / Sibelius
- Symphony no. 5 in C minor Op 67 / Beethoven
- Toccata in D minor / JS Bach
- Serenade no. 13 in G major - 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' / Mozart
- Symphony no. 9 in D minor Op 125 / Beethoven
- Overture to William Tell / Rossini
- Le nozze di Figaro / Mozart
- Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture / Tchaikovsky
- Trumpet Voluntary / Clarke (the listed title is a common misconception; the correct title is "Prince of Denmark's March")
- Hallelujah Chorus / Handel
- Piano Concerto in A minor Op 16 / Grieg
- March of the Toreadors / Bizet
- 1812 Overture / Tchaikovsky
Hooked on Romance - 6:42
- Air / J.S. Bach
- Ave Maria / Schubert
- Liebestraum / Liszt
- Symphony no. 9 in D minor Op 125 3rd movement / Beethoven
- Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Op 43 / Rachmaninov
- Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor Op 27/2 - 'Moonlight' 1st movement / Beethoven
- 'Pathetique' 2nd movement / Beethoven
- Clarinet Concerto in A 2nd movement / Mozart
- Largo / Handel
Hooked On Classics (Part 3) - 6:02
- Wedding March / Mendelssohn
- Radetzky March Op 228 / Johann Strauss I
- Toccata Op 42/5 / Widor
- Alla Hornpipe from 'Wassermusik' / Handel
- Humoresque Op 101/7 / Dvorak
- Lullaby / Brahms
- Arrival of the Queen of Sheba / Handel
- Promenade / Mussorgsky
- In the Hall of the Mountain King - Grieg
- Caprice no. 24 / Paganini
- Ride of the Valkyries / Wagner
- Fingal's Cave / Mendelssohn
- Military March / Schubert
- Polonaise in A major / Chopin
- Symphony no. 4 in A major - 'Italian' 1st movement / Mendelssohn
- Overture to the Light Cavalry / Suppé
- Farandole / Bizet
- Largo / Dvorak
- Lohengrin, Prelude to Act 3 / Wagner
Hooked On Bach - 5:59
- Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
- Minuet
- Suite no. 2 in B minor - 'Badinerie'
- Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major 1st movement
- Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major 1st movement
- Erkenne Mich Mein Hüter
- Suite no. 2 in B minor - Bourée 2
- Suite no. 2 in B minor - Bourée 1
- Suite no. 3 in D major - Gavotte
- Musette
- March
- French Suite no. 5 in G major - Gavotte
- Wachet auf Ruft uns die Stimme
- Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Hooked On Tchaikovsky - 5:29
- Capriccio Italien
- Swan Lake
- Dance of the Reed Flutes
- Romance & Juliet Fantasy Overture
- Symphony no. 6 in B minor Op 74
- Trepak
- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
- March
- Chinese Dance
- Miniature Overture
- Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor Op 23
- Capriccio Italien
Hooked On A Song - 5:11
- Votre Toast / Bizet
- Funiculi Funicula / Denza
- Tarantella Napolitana / Rossini
- Polovtsian Dances / Borodin
- Dance of the Hours / Ponchielli
- Habanera / Bizet
- Neapolitan Serenade / Di Capua
- Aria / Puccini
- Verdi La Fosche / Verdi
- Votre Toast / Bizet
Hooked On Mozart - 4:09
- Rondo Alla Turca
- Piano Sonata in C major
- Serenade no. 13 in G major - 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'
- Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major
- Piano Sonata in C major
- A Musical Joke
- Le nozze di Figaro
- Overture to Le nozze di Figaro
- Serenade no. 13 in G major - 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'
- Overture to Die Zauberflöte
- Horn Concerto no. 4 in E flat major
- Symphony no. 41 in C major - 'Jupiter'
Hooked On Mendelssohn 4:25
- Violin Concerto in E minor Op 64 3rd movement
- Octet in E flat major Op 20, Scherzo
- Violin Concerto in E minor Op 64 3rd movement
Hooked On A Can Can - 4:56
- Can-Can / Offenbach
- Unter Donner und Blitz Op 324 / Johann Strauss II
- Hungarian Dance / Brahms
- Tritsch Tratsch Polka Op 214 / Johann Strauss II
- La Via Parisienne / Offenbach
- Gallop / Ponchielli
- Czardas / Monti
- La Vie Parisienne / Offenbach
- Overture To Dichter und Bauer / Suppé
- Can-Can (Reprise) / Offenbach

Track listing - Hooked on Classics 2 - Can't stop the Classics

Can't Stop The Classics - 5:48
- Russlan and Ludmilla / Glinka
- Czards from "Coppélia" / Delibes
- Pathétique Sonata / Beethoven
- Pizzicato from "Sylvia" / Delibes
- Slavonic Dance no. 8 / Dvorak
- The Barber of Seville: Overture (Theme 2) / Rossini
- Dance of the Tumblers / Rimsky-Korsakov
- Winter from "The Four Seasons" / Vivaldi
- Revolutions Etude in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12 / Chopin
- Carnival Overture / Dvorak
- Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 / Liszt
- Sabre Dance / Khachaturian
Hooked On America - 4:07
- Rhapsody in Blue / Gershwin
- Camptown Races / Foster
- Rhapsody in Blue / Gershwin
- An American in Paris / Gershwin
- Rhapsody in Blue / Gershwin
- Symphony "From The New World" (4th Movement) / Dvorak
- Poor Old Joe / Foster
- Symphony "From The New World" (4th Movement) / Dvorak
- I Wish I Was in Dixie's Land / Emmett
- Battle Hymn of the Republic / Howe-Steffe
Hooked On Romance (Part 2) - 6:41
- Canon / Pachebel
- Nimrod from "Enigma" Variations / Elgar
- Piano Concerto no. 2 / Rachmaninoff
- Intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana" / Mascagni
- Étude in E, Op. 10, no. 3 / Chopin
- Warsaw Concerto / Addinsell
- To A Wild Rose from "Woodland Sketches" / MacDowell
- Spartacus: Ballet Suite no. 2 / Khachaturian
- Aranjuez Mon Amour / Rodrigo
Can't Stop the Classics (Part 2) - 6:30
- Fanfare Intro / Clark
- Overture from "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg / Wagner
- Peter and the Wolf / Prokofiev
- Marche Slave / Tchaikovsky
- Sheep May Safely Graze / Bach
- Bridal March from "Lohengrin" / Wagner
- Nessun Dorma from "Turandot" / Puccini
- Grand March from "Aida" / Verdi
- Für Elise / Beethoven
- Finlandia / Sibelius
- Pathétique Sonata, Op. 13 (Mvt. B) / Beethoven
- Pomp and Circusntance March no. 4 / Elgar
- Serenade from String Quartet in F, Op. 3 no. 5 / Haydn
- Adagio Cantabile from String Quartet in C, Op. 76, no. 3 / Haydn
- Bolero / Ravel
A Night At The Opera - 6:04
- Hallelujah Chorus from "Messiah" / Handel
- With Cat-Like Travel from "The Pirates of Penzance" / Gilbert-Sullivan
- "Choral" Symphony / Beethoven
- Anvil Chorus from "Il Trovatore" / Verdi
- The March of the Toreadors from "Carmen" / Bizet
- Soldiers Chorus from "Carmen" / Bizet
- Hallelujah Chorus / Handel
Tales Of The Vienna Waltz - All works composed by Johann Strauss - 4:04
- Blue Danube Waltz 1 (Theme 1)
- Blue Danube Waltz 2 (Theme 2)
- Die Fledermaus
- Roses from the South
- Vienna Blood
- Blue Danube Waltz 3 (Theme 1)
- Blue Danube Waltz 3 (Theme 2)
- Artists' Life Waltz
- Blue Danube Waltz 4 (Theme 2)
- Tales of the Vienna Woods
- Morgenblätter
- Blue Danube (Reprise)
Hooked on Baroque - 4:23
- L'Inverno from "The Four Seasons" / Vivaldi
- La Primavera from "The Four Seasons" / Vivaldi
- The Harmonious blacksmith / Handel
- Bourrée no. 2 from English Suite no. 2 / Bach
- Flue Sonata / Vinci
- Brandenbourg Concerto no. 3 / Bach
- Concerto in G / Tartini
- Flute Sonata no. 5 / Bach
- Gavotte from Flute Sonata, Op. 1, no. 7 / Handel
- Suite in A Minor / Telemann
- Violin Sonata no. 4 / Bach
- Allegro Spiritoso / Pergolesi
- L'Estate from "The Four Seasons" / Vivaldi
- L'Inverno from "The Four Seasons" / Vivaldi
If You Knew Sousa - 3:34
- The Liberty Bell / John Phillip Sousa
- Blaze Away / Helzmann-Thurban
- Semper Fidelis / Sousa
- The Washington Post / Sousa
If You Knew Sousa (And Friends) - 3:05
- Entry of the Gladiators / Fucik
- Colonel bogey / Alford
- R.A.F. March Post / Davies
- Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1 / Elgar
- The Dam Busters / Coates
- Stars and Stripes Forever / Sousa

Track listing - Hooked on Classics 3 - Journey through the Classics

Also Sprach Zarathustra - 1:11
- Also Sprach Zarathustra / Strauss
Journey Through The Classics - 3:50
- Ballet Music From "Faust" / Gounod
- Dance Of The Clowns (From "A Midsummer Night's Dream) / Mendelssohn
- Horn Concerto No. 3 In E-Flat / Mozart
- Presto From 7th Symphony / Beethoven
- Concerto In D / Albinoni
- Trumpet Tune / Purcell
- Bacchanale (From "Samson And Delilah") / Saint-Saëns
- Finlandia / Sibelius
Hooked On Haydn - 2:52
- Trumpet Concerto In E-Flat (3rd Movement)
Hooked On Romance (Opus 3) - 4:17
- Gymnopédie No. 2 / Satie
- Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2 / Chopin
- Nocturne From String Quartet No. 2 / Borodin
- Recuerdos De La Alhambra / Tarrega
- Symphony No. 2 (4th Movement) / Sibelius
- The Swan (From "Carnival Of The Animals") / Saint-Saëns
- Symphony No. 3 (3rd Movement) / Brahms
- Siciliana / Clark
Viva Vivaldi - 3:59
- Concerto In C, F. XII, No. 37
- Concerto In C, F. XII, No. 14
- Concerto In G, F. V, No. 2
- Concerto In A, Minor, F. VII, No. 8
- Violin Concerto In D, Op. 7, No. 11
Dance Of The Furies - 3:28
- Dance Of The Furies / Gluck
- Summer (From "The Four Seasons") / Vivaldi
Scotland The Brave (Hookery Jiggery Jock) - 3:50
- Scotland The Brave
- Ben Glen Bay
- Cock O' The North
- Wi' A Hundred Pipers
- Charlie Is Me Darlin'
- Loch Lomond
- The Keel Row
- Bonnie Dundee
- Roxburgh Castle
- Amazing Grace
Journey Through The Classics (Part 2) - 3:55
- Dance Of The Tumblers (Theme 1) (From "The Snow Maiden") / Rimsky-Korsakov
- Dance Of The Comedians (From "The Bartered Bride") / Smetana
- Alla Marcia (From "Karelia" Suite) / Sibelius
- Finale From "The Lark" (String Quartet) / Haydn
- Symphony No. 6 (3rd Movement) / Tchaïkovsky
- Largo Al Factotum (From "The Barber Of Seville") / Rossini
- The Merry Wives Of Windsor / Nicolai
Journey Through America - 3:22
- The Star-Spangled Banner / Stafford Smith
- Oh Susanna / Foster
- Marching Through Georgia / Work
- The Yellow Rose Of Texas / Traditional
- When The Saints Go Marching In / Traditional
- Blue Tail Fly / Traditional
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home / Traditional
- Deep In The Heart Of Texas / Swander , Herschey
- Yankee Doodle (Came To Town) / Traditional
- Caissons Go Rolling Along / Traditional
- Shortnin' Bread / Traditional
- The Star-Spangled Banner (Reprise)/ Stafford Smith
Hooked On Marching - 3:10
- Under The Double Eagle / J.F. Wagner
- The Stars And Stripes Forever / Sousa
- Under The Double Eagle / J.F. Wagner
- The British Grenadiers / Traditional
- Cavalry Of The Clouds / Alford
- Officer Of The Day / Hall
- King Cotton / Sousa
- Imperial Echoes / Safroni
Symphony Of The Seas - 2:47
- The Sailors' Hornpipe / Traditional
- Portsmouth / Traditional
- Anchors Aweigh / Zimmermann
- A Life On The Ocean Waves / Traditional
- What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor / Traditional
- Blow The Man Down / Traditional
- The Sailors' Hornpipe / Traditional
Hooked On Rodgers & Hammerstein - 3:37
- Oklahoma
- June Is Bustin' Out All Over (From "Carousel")
- There Is Nothin' Like A Dame (From "South Pacific")
- The Farmer And The Cowman (From "Oklahoma")
- Do-Re-Mi (From "The Sound Of Music")
- Oklahoma (Reprise)

Track listing - Hooked on Classics 4 - Baroque

Hooked On Baroque 2
- Canon in D major / Pachelbel
- Adagio in G minor / Albinoni
- Rondeo / Mouret
- Au clair de la lune / Lully
- Andante cantabile / Hofstetter
- Rule Britannia / Arne
- Brandenburg concerto no. 5 in D minor / J. S. Bach
- Rondeau / Couperin
- Jesu joy of man's desiring / J. S. Bach
- Trumpet voluntary / Clarke
- Two part invention in F major / J. S. Bach
- Harpsichord concerto in D minor / Händel
- Canon in D major / Pachelbel
Hooked On Adagio
- Violin concerto in F minor "Winter" / Vivaldi
- Sleepers, wake / J. S. Bach
- Plaisir d'amour / Martini
- Guitar concerto in D major / Vivaldi
- Harpsichord suite in D minor / Händel
- Harpsichord concerto in F minor / J. S. Bach
- Adagio / Marcello
- Air / J. S. Bach
Hooked On Gigue
- Brandenburg concerto no. 5 in D minor / J. S. Bach
- Concerto grosso in G minor, opus 6/8 "Christmas concerto" / Corelli
- Brandenburg concerto no. 6 in B flat major / J. S. Bach
- The fairy queen / Purcell
- English suite no. 3 in G minor / J. S. Bach
- The Royal Firework music / Händel
- Canon in D major / Pachelbel
- Recorder sonata in A major, opus 5/9 / Corelli
- I pastor Fido, opus 13 / Chédeville
- Orchestral suite no. 3 in D major / J. S. Bach
Hooked On Fugue
- Fugue in C major / J. S. Bach
- Fugue in C minor / J. S. Bach
- Fugue in G minor "Great" / J. S. Bach
- Fugue in C minor / J. S. Bach
- Fugue in A minor / J. S. Bach
- Fugue finale / J. S. Bach
Hooked On Handel
- Hallelujah chorus
- Bourée
- Presto
- Air
- Bourée
- Arm arm ye brave
- Hail Judea happy land
- See the conquering hero come
- Ev'ry valley shall be exalted
- For unto us a child is born
- Hallelujah chorus
Hooked On Vivaldi
- Violin concerto in E major "Sprint"
- Gloria in D major
- Flute concerto in D major "Il cardellino"
- Concerto for two mandolins in G major
- Concerto grosso in D minor
- Piccolo concerto in C major
- Violin concerto in F major "Autumn"
Hooked On Scarlatti
- Harpsichord sonata in D major
- Harpsichord sonata in D minor
- Harpsichord sonata in A major
- Harpsichord sonata in E minor
- Harpsichord sonata in C minor
- Harpsichord sonata in C major
- Harpsichord sonata in F major
- Harpsichord sonata in B flat
- Harpsichord sonata in F major
Hooked On Baroque 2 (Reprise)
- Canon in D major / Pachelbel
- Adagio in G minor / Albinoni
- Rondeau / Mouret
- Au clair de la lune / Lully
- Andante cantabile / Hofstetter
- Fugue in G minor / J. S. Bach
- Rule Britannia / Arne
- Brandenburg concerto no. 5 in D minor / J. S. Bach
- Jesu joy of man's desiring / J. S. Bach
- Trumpet voluntary / Clarke
- Two part invention in F major / J. S. Bach
- Harpsichord concerto in D minor / Händel
- The Royal Firework music / Händel
- Canon in D major / Pachelbel
- Adagio in G minor / Albinoni
- Rondeau / Couperin
- Jesu joy of man's desiring / J. S. Bach

Track listing - The Classics In Rhythm

Symphony No. 5 / Beethoven
William Tell Overture / Rossini
Canon / Pachelbel
The Phantom Of The Opera / Andrew Lloyd Webber
In The Hall Of The Mountain King / Grieg
Flight Of The Bumble Bee / Rimsky Korsakov
Ode To Joy / Beethoven
Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba / Brandenburg Concerto No.3 / Handel , Bach
Aranjuez Mon Amour (Instrumental) / Rodrigo
Post Horn Gallop / Koenig
Toccata And Fugue In D Minor / Bach
Sabre Dance / Khachaturian

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