Hooked on Classics, produced by Jeff Jarratt and Don Reedman, is a multi-million selling album recorded by Louis Clark and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, published in 1981 by K-tel and distributed by RCA Records, part of the Hooked on Classics series.
The opening track was called "Hooked On Classics (Parts 1 & 2)". A unique arrangement of this track, simply called "Hooked on Classics", was released as a single in July 1981, and was the version predominately played by radio. It peaked at number 2 in the UK, number 10 in the US, and number 21 in Canada.
In Germany and Austria, the album was released titled "Classic Disco" and reached number one in both countries.
Tracks:
1: Flight of the Bumblebee / Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
2: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, I: Allegro molto / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
3: Rhapsody in Blue / George Gershwin
4: Karelia Suite, Op. 11, I: Intermezzo / Jean Sibelius
5: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, I: Allegro con brio / Ludwig van Beethoven
6: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, Toccata / J.S. Bach
7: Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”, I: Allegro / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
8: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, IV: Presto- Allegro assai / Ludwig van Beethoven
9: William Tell Overture / Giacchino Rossini
10: The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492, Act 2: "Voi Che Sapete" / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
11: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
12:Prince of Denmark's March / Jeremiah Clarke
13: Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2, No. 44: Hallelujah Chorus / George Frederic Handel
14:Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 I: Allegro molto moderato / Edvard Grieg
15:Carmen Suite No. 1, V: Les Toréadors / Georges Bizet
