Grammy Nominees 2000 (2000)

About this title: The purpose of Grammy Nominees 2000: Pop is pretty self-explanatory: It contains 13 highlights from the Grammy's 2000 nominees, which really are hits from 1999. Since space is limited to 13 songs, and a compilation of current hits, by its very nature, needs to be crosslicensed, it should come as no surprise that there are several noteworthy nominated songs absent, such as Cher's "Believe." That may be a disappointment for some listeners, but it's hard to argue with the fact that this offers a snapshot of mainstream America's music tastes in 1999. Sure, listeners may quibble over some of the ... read more

Tracks:

1. I Want It That Way [Martin/Carlsson]
2. Livin' la Vida Loca [Rosa/Child]
3. Smooth [Shur/Thomas]
4. No Scrubs [Briggs/Burruss/Cott]
5. Genie in a Bottle [Kipner/Frank/Sheyne]
6. Do Something [Gray]
7. Bawitdaba [Ritchie/Shafer/Krau]
8. ...Baby One More Time [Martin]
9. It Hurt So Bad [Hambridge]
10. I Need to Know [Anthony/Rooney]
11. Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...) [Prado]
12. Sogno [Vessicchio/Servillo]
13. Brand New Day [Sting]

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