Grammy Nominees 2001 (2001)

About this title: Essentially a Now That's What I Call Music! for grown-ups, Grammy Nominees 2001 gathers songs from the year's Grammy-nominated pop, rock, and contemporary R&B artists. Not surprisingly, the collection concentrates on the most mainstream nominees -- you won't find any Metallica, Rage Against the Machine, or Deftones here. Eminem's "The Real Slim Shady" comes the closest to pushing the envelope, but for the most part the album features songs by venerable acts, including Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now" and Paul Simon's "You're the One," as well as teen pop hits like Britney Spears' "Oops!...I ...

Tracks:

1. Say My Name [Jerkins/Jerkins/Dan]
2. I Try [Gray]
3. Music [Ahmadzaï/Madonna]
4. Bye Bye Bye [Carlsson/Lundin/Sch]
5. Beautiful Day [Bono/U Two]
6. Sexx Laws [Beck]
7. The Real Slim Shady [Coster/Elizondo/Mat]
8. Optimistic [Greenwood/Greenwood]
9. You're the One [Simon]
10. Cousin Dupree [Becker/Fagen]
11. What a Girl Wants [Peiken/Roche]
12. Save Me [Mann]
13. Both Sides Now [Mitchell]
14. Oops! ... I Did It Again [Martin/Rami]
15. Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely [Martin/Crichlow]
16. Pinch Me [Page/Robertson]
17. Breathless [Corrs/Lange]

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