Hooked on Classics

This article is about the 1981 album and hit single. For the series of album, see Hooked on Classics (series).

Hooked on Classics
Studio album by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Released	1981
Genre	Classical disco
Label	K-tel RCA Records AFL1-4194 4194-R 07863-54194
Producer	Jeff Jarratt & Don Reedman
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra chronology
Hooked on Classics (1981) Hooked on Classics 2 - Can't Stop the Classics (1982)Hooked on Classics 2 - Can't Stop the Classics1982

Hooked on Classics is an album 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, "Hooked on Classics" (Parts 1 & 2), was released as a single in October 1981, peaking at #2 in the U.K. and later in the U.S. at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1982. It was the 56th biggest hit of that year. The song also reached #10 on the Cash Box Top 100.

In Canada, the single peaked at number 21, and spent four weeks at that position. "Hooked on Classics" also reached number 13 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.

Chart performance (Parts 1 & 2)

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1981-82)	Peak position
Australia	9
Canada Top Singles	21
Canada Adult Contemporary	13
New Zealand	6
UK	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	10
U.S. Cash Box Top 100	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1981)	Rank
Australia	85
Canada	98
UK	23
U.S. Cash Box	82

Chart (1982)	Rank
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	56

Track listing

1. Hooked On Classics (Parts 1 & 2) - 5:06
   • Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor Op 23 / Tchaikovsky
   • Flight of the Bumblebee / Rimsky-Korsakov
   • Symphony no. 40 in G minor / Mozart
   • Rhapsody in Blue / Gershwin
   • Karelia Suite Op 11 / Sibelius
   • Symphony no. 5 in C minor Op 67 / Beethoven
   • Toccata in D minor / J.S. Bach
   • Serenade no. 13 in G major - 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' / Mozart
   • Symphony no. 9 in D minor Op 125 / Beethoven
   • Overture to William Tell / Rossini
   • Voi che sapete (aria), Le nozze di Figaro / Mozart
   • Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture / Tchaikovsky
   • Trumpet Voluntary / Clarke (the listed title is a common misconception; the correct title is "Prince of Denmark's March")
   • Hallelujah Chorus / Handel
   • Piano Concerto in A minor Op 16 / Grieg
   • March of the Toreadors / Bizet
   • 1812 Overture / Tchaikovsky
2. Hooked on Romance - 6:42
   • Air / J.S. Bach
   • Ave Maria / Schubert
   • Szerelmi álmok (Love dreams - German title: Liebesträume) / Liszt
   • Symphony no. 9 in D minor Op 125 3rd movement / Beethoven
   • Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Op 43 / Rachmaninov
   • Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor Op 27/2 - 'Moonlight' 1st movement / Beethoven
   • 'Pathetique' 2nd movement / Beethoven
   • Clarinet Concerto in A 2nd movement / Mozart
   • Largo / Handel
3. Hooked On Classics (Part 3) - 6:02
   • Wedding March / Mendelssohn
   • Radetzky March Op 228 / Johann Strauss I
   • Toccata Op 42/5 / Widor
   • Alla Hornpipe from 'Wassermusik' / Handel
   • Humoresque Op 101/7 / Dvořák
   • Lullaby / Brahms
   • Arrival of the Queen of Sheba / Handel
   • Promenade / Mussorgsky
   • In the Hall of the Mountain King - Grieg
   • Caprice no. 24 / Paganini
   • Ride of the Valkyries / Wagner
   • Fingal's Cave / Mendelssohn
   • Military March / Schubert
   • Polonaise in A major / Chopin
   • Symphony no. 4 in A major - 'Italian' 1st movement / Mendelssohn
   • Overture to the Light Cavalry / Suppé
   • Farandole / Bizet
   • Largo / Dvořák
   • Lohengrin, Prelude to Act 3 / Wagner
4. Hooked On Bach - 5:59
   • Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
   • Minuet
   • Suite no. 2 in B minor - 'Badinerie'
   • Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major 1st movement
   • Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major 1st movement
   • Erkenne Mich Mein Hüter
   • Suite no. 2 in B minor - Bourée 2
   • Suite no. 2 in B minor - Bourée 1
   • Suite no. 3 in D major - Gavotte
   • Musette
   • March
   • French Suite no. 5 in G major - Gavotte
   • Wachet auf Ruft uns die Stimme
   • Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
5. Hooked On Tchaikovsky - 5:29
   • Capriccio Italien Op 45
   • Swan Lake
   • Dance of the Reed Flutes (from The Nutcracker)
   • Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
   • Symphony no. 6 in B minor Op 74
   • Trepak (Russian Dance from the Nutcracker)
   • Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (from The Nutcracker)
   • March (from The Nutcracker)
   • Chinese Dance (from The Nutcracker)
   • Miniature Overture (from The Nutcracker)
   • Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor Op 23
   • Capriccio Italien
6. Hooked On A Song - 5:11
   • Votre Toast / Bizet
   • Funiculi Funicula / Denza
   • Tarantella Napoletana / Rossini
   • Polovtsian Dances / Borodin
   • Dance of the Hours / Ponchielli
   • Habanera / Bizet
   • Neapolitan Serenade (O sole mio) / di Capua
   • "Un bel di vedremo" from Madama Butterfly / Puccini
   • Vedi! Le Fosche / Verdi
   • Votre Toast / Bizet
7. Hooked On Mozart - 4:09
   • Rondo Alla Turca
   • Piano Sonata No.15 in C, K.545
   • Serenade no. 13 in G major - 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'
   • Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major
   • Piano Sonata in C major
   • A Musical Joke
   • Non più andrai (aria), Le nozze di Figaro
   • Overture to Le nozze di Figaro
   • Serenade no. 13 in G major - 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'
   • Overture to Die Zauberflöte
   • Horn Concerto no. 4 in E flat major
   • Symphony no. 41 in C major - 'Jupiter'
8. Hooked On Mendelssohn 4:25
   • Violin Concerto in E minor Op 64 3rd movement
   • Octet in E flat major Op 20, Scherzo
   • Violin Concerto in E minor Op 64 3rd movement
9. Hooked On A Can-Can - 4:56
   • Can-Can / Offenbach
   • Unter Donner und Blitz Op 324 / Johann Strauss II
   • Hungarian Dance / Brahms
   • Tritsch Tratsch Polka Op 214 / Johann Strauss II
   • La Vie Parisienne / Offenbach
   • Gallop / Ponchielli
   • Czardas / Monti
   • La Vie Parisienne / Offenbach
   • Overture To Dichter und Bauer / Suppé
   • Can-Can (Reprise) / Offenbach