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News: SonyBMG releases 25 years of the Best Boybands!
SonyBMG have announced details for their forthcoming compilation album featuring 38 songs from some of the best boy bands ever plus the bonus parody track from Boytown (from the movie of the same name) “ I Cry”.
"It's A Boy Thing: 25 Years Of The Best Boybands" will be released July 19.
You will hear The Jacksons, New Edition, Bros, New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, East 17, Human Nature, Boyzone, Westlife, Five, 98 Degrees, Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC to name a few. (Please note that Hi – Five is the American R & B Quintet not the Channel 9 act). Turn it up, smile and dance.
Tracklisting – Disc 1
1. The Jacksons - Can You Feel It (1981) 2. New Edition - Candy Girl (1983) 3. Menudo – Hold Me (1985) 4. Bros - When Will I Be Famous (1988) 5. New Kids On The Block - You've Got It (The Right Stuff) (1988) 6. Boyz II Men - In The Still Of The Nite (I'll Remember) (1992) 7. Worlds Apart - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (1993) 8. Boys In Black – More Than A Woman (1993) 9. CDB - Hook Me Up (1994) 10. Kulcha - Fly Girl (1994) 11. East 17 – It’s Alright (1994) 12. MN8 - I've Got A Little Something For You (1995) 13. 3T – Anything (1995) 14. Human Nature - Wishes (Remastered) (1996) 15. Code Red - This Is Our Song (1996) 16. No Mercy - Where Do You Go (1996) 17. 911 - The Day We Find Love (1997) 18. Next - Too Close (1998) 19. Boyzone - No Matter What (1998)
Tracklisting – Disc 2
1. Lyte Funkie Ones - Summer Girls (1999) 2. Ultra – Say It Once (1999) 3. Westlife - Flying Without Wings (1999) 4. Five - If Ya Gettin' Down (1999) 5. 98 Degrees - I Do (Cherish You) (1999) 6. C Note - Wait Till I Get Home (1999) 7. Backstreet Boys - Shape Of My Heart (2000) 8. Natural - Put Your Arms Around Me (Original Mix) (2000) 9. Blue - All Rise (Radio Version) (2001) 10. O-Town - All Or Nothing (Album Version) (2001) 11. Soul Decision - Faded (2001) 12 *NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye (2002) 13. A1 - Caught In The Middle (2002) 14. B2K - Girlfriend (Main Version) (2003) 15. V - Blood, Sweat & Tears (2004) 16. McFly - Five Colours In Her Hair (2004) 17. Mercury4 - 5 Years From Now (2004) 18. Hi-Five - I Like The Way (The Kissing Game) (2005) 19. Naturally 7 - Feel It (In The Air Tonight) (Radio Edit) (2006) 20. BOYTOWN - I Cry (Bonus)
Your most memorable Festival moment or experience? Our stage manager once fixed things so that I could stand on a podium on the side of the stage and pretend to set my keyboards up while Roky Erickson played a packed tent at Hultsfred in Sweden. He’s very aloof and doesn’t like to have people too close while he plays, so I made myself small and was quiet as a mouse but it was such a treat to get to watch him that closely, he’s just great.
Favourite Artist you’ve seen at a Music Festival? Leonard Cohen’s performance at Coachella last year was about as magical as it gets.
What’s your ideal Festival line-up? Us, PB&J, Jay-Z, Kitty Daisy and Lewis, The Essex Green, Cass McCombs, Joni Mitchell, The Brunettes, Magic Numbers, and Florence Foster Jenkins but she’s dead unfortunately. I can already see this wouldn’t fly with Jay-Z, but I’d settle for just one or two of the above.
What are your tips for attending Music Festivals? Dress to avoid getting cold, wet or sunburned, and take off on your own. In my experience committing to meeting up with too many people always ends up ruining the whole damn thing.