Instant Party Disc: Extra Strength (1999)

About this title: It's hard to tell what makes Instant Party Disc: Extra Strength more powerful than its sibling Instant Party Disc: Regular Strength. It can't just be the music, because "Hooked On Swing," "Surfin' USA," "Caribbean Queen," "Banana Boat (Day-O)," "China Grove," "I'm Too Sexy" and Club Nouveau's "Lean On Me" aren't 101-proof pop/rock. Also, the compilation doesn't feature as many universal standards as Regular Strength. Oh well -- the title is probably just a clever marketing scheme, and any way you look at it, Instant Party Disc: Extra Strength provides an entertaining listen, as it runs ... read more

Tracks:

1. Play That Funky Music [Parissi]
2. Got to Be Real [Foster/Paich/Lynn]
3. Hooked On Swing [Garris/oliver/Garla]
4. Louie, Louie [Berry]
5. Surfin' U.S.A. [Berry]
6. That'll Be the Day [Allison/Holly/Petty]
7. Centerfold [Justman]
8. Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) [Diamond/Ocean]
9. Disco Inferno [Green/Kersey]
10. The Hustle [McCoy]
11. Dazz [Irons/Hargis/Ransom]
12. The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) [Arkin/Carey/Darling]
13. China Grove [Johnston]
14. Bust a Move [Dike/Ross/Young MC]
15. U Can't Touch This [MC Hammer/Johnson]
16. I'm Too Sexy [Fairbrass/Manzoli]
17. Devil with a Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly [Long/Stevenson]
18. Lean On Me [Withers]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.