Now That's What I Call Disney

Now That's What I Call Disney
2011 UK album cover
General information
Released	November 21, 2011 (UK 1st edition) November 6, 2012 (US edition) November 19, 2012 (UK 2nd edition) November 10, 2014 (UK 3rd edition November 3, 2017 (UK 4th edition) October 1, 2021 (UK 5th edition)
Genre	Children's music, pop music
Label	Walt Disney Records

Now That's What I Call Disney (often shortened to Now Disney) is a compilation album featuring Disney songs released in the Now That's What I Call Music! series. It was released in the United Kingdom as a 3-disc set on November 21, 2011. It was re-released on November 19, 2012 with a bonus disc of Disney-related Christmas songs. An abbreviated single-disc version was released in the United States on November 6, 2012. A second re-release of the UK album was released on November 10, 2014 with Idina Menzel's version of "Let It Go" added, as well as several songs replaced by a few others. A third re-release of the UK album was released on November 3, 2017 with additional songs from more modern properties such as Moana, the live-action Beauty and the Beast, and Descendants. A fourth rerelease of the UK album was released on October 1, 2021 with additional songs from even more modern properties such as Mary Poppins Returns, Toy Story 4, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Frozen II, and the remakes of Aladdin and The Lion King. The UK version takes songs from the vast Disney library from its animated classics, Pixar films and live-action performances from Hannah Montana and High School Musical. The US version, at 20 tracks, contains songs only from Disney and Pixar animated features. On November 11, 2013, Now That's What I Call Disney 2 was released in the United States, along with Now That's What I Call Disney 3 on October 27, 2014. Now That's What I Call Disney Princess was released in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2013 and in the United States on October 30, 2015. Now That's What I Call Disney Junior Music was released on March 16, 2018 in the United States, along with Now That's What I Call Disney Bedtime in the United Kingdom on November 9, 2018.

Track listing (UK)

Disc 1

1. "When You Wish Upon a Star" - Pinocchio
2. "Circle of Life" - The Lion King
3. "Kiss the Girl "- The Little Mermaid
4. "Colors of the Wind" - Pocahontas
5. "The Bare Necessities" - The Jungle Book
6. "You've Got a Friend in Me" - Toy Story
7. "That's How You Know" - Enchanted
8. "Hakuna Matata" - The Lion King
9. "Under the Sea" - The Little Mermaid
10. "Beauty and the Beast" - Beauty and the Beast
11. "A Whole New World "- Aladdin
12. "He's a Pirate" - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
13. "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" - Cinderella
14. "Friend Like Me" - Aladdin
15. "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" - The Lion King
16. "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" - Hercules
17. "Once Upon a Dream" - Sleeping Beauty
18. "Part of Your World" - The Little Mermaid
19. "Zero to Hero" - Hercules
20. "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" - Mary Poppins
21. "Everybody Wants to Be a Cat "- The Aristocats
22. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" - The Lion King

Idina Menzel's version of "Let It Go" from Frozen is included on the 2014 re-release before the rest of the songs on Disc 1.

The 2017 re-release has "Beauty and the Beast" as the second track (after "Let It Go"), and the version used is from the 2017 live-action remake. "How Far I'll Go" from Moana is the fifth track and placed after "Circle of Life".

The 2021 re-release has both "Into the Unknown" from Frozen II, "Remember Me" from Coco, and the 2019 version of "Circle of Life" from the Academy Award-nominated photorealistic remake of The Lion King as the first, second, and third tracks (respectively) before the title theme song from the original 1991 Beauty and the Beast. "Trip a Little Light Fantastic" from Mary Poppins Returns is placed as the sixth track after Disney Legend Christina Aguilera's ending theme cover of "Reflection" from Mulan. Will Smith's cover version of "Prince Ali", from the live-action Aladdin remake is the seventh track and placed before "You've Got a Friend in Me". "I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away" from Toy Story 4 serves as the eighteenth track and placed after "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from the original Lion King. "I Think I Kinda, You Know" from the Disney+ original series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is placed, after "The Best of Both Worlds" as the twentieth track.

Disc 2

1. "Just Around the Riverbend" - Pocahontas
2. "One Jump Ahead" - Aladdin
3. "Happy Working Song" - Enchanted
4. "Be Our Guest" - Beauty and the Beast
5. "The Unbirthday Song" - Alice in Wonderland
6. "Breaking Free" - High School Musical
7. "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" - Song of the South
8. "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" - Lilo & Stitch
9. "What's This?" - The Nightmare Before Christmas
10. "A Spoonful of Sugar" - Mary Poppins
11. "Heigh-Ho" - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
12. "It's a Small World" - It's a Small World
13. "I Wan'na Be Like You" - The Jungle Book
14. "When She Loved Me" - Toy Story 2
15. "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers" - The Tigger Movie
16. "I See the Light" - Tangled
17. "I'll Try" - Return to Never Land
18. "The Siamese Cat Song" - Lady and the Tramp
19. "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)" - Pirates of the Caribbean
20. "When Will My Life Begin" - Tangled
21. "Baby Mine" - Dumbo
22. "Bella Notte" - Lady and the Tramp

The 2017 re-release includes the tracks of "Trust in Me" from the live-action remake of The Jungle Book (third track and placed after "One Jump Ahead"), "You're Welcome" from Moana (fifth track and placed after "Happy Working Song"), "Rotten to the Core" from Descendants (ninth track and placed after "Breaking Free"), and "Believe That" from The Lodge (tenth track and placed before "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"). "Beauty and the Beast" from the original Beauty and the Beast is moved to the second disc as the twenty-second track and placed after "I'll Try".

The 2021 re-release includes "Born to Be Brave" from High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which is placed as the second track after "Let It Go". The Academy Award-winning animated feature short film Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day replaces The Tigger Movie on Disc 2, as the song dates back to 1968. "Un Poco Loco" from Coco is placed as the fourth track after "Kiss the Girl". "Speechless" from the Aladdin remake is placed, after "That's How You Know", as the sixteenth track. "When We're Human" (which was previously included in the original Now That's What I Call Disney Princess) serves as the nineteenth track after "I See the Light".

Disc 3

1. "Someday My Prince Will Come" - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2. "The Best of Both Worlds" - Hannah Montana
3. "Chim Chim Cher-ee" - Mary Poppins
4. "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" - Cinderella
5. "Scales and Arpeggios" - The Aristocats
6. "Pink Elephants on Parade" - Dumbo
7. "Reflection" - Mulan
8. "A Star Is Born" - Hercules
9. "So This Is Love" - Cinderella
10. "We Belong Together" - Toy Story 3
11. "Whistle While You Work" - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
12. "He's a Tramp" - Lady and the Tramp
13. "Mickey Mouse March" - Mickey Mouse Club
14. "Give a Little Whistle" - Pinocchio
15. "Cruella De Vil" - One Hundred and One Dalmatians
16. "Almost There" - The Princess and the Frog
17. "You Can Fly" - Peter Pan
18. "Little April Shower" - Bambi
19. "They Live in You" - The Lion King Original Broadway Cast Recording
20. "Best of Friends" - The Fox and the Hound
21. "Digga Tunnah" - The Lion King 1½
22. "Let's Get Together" - The Parent Trap
23. "Mickey Mouse Club, Alma Mater" - Mickey Mouse Club

On the 2014 re-release, "Belle" from Beauty and the Beast, "Man or Muppet" from The Muppets, and "Let's Go Fly a Kite" from Mary Poppins replace "Best of Friends", "Digga Tunnah" and "Let's Get Together".

The 2017 re-release includes "Evermore" from the live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast as the fourth track and placed after "Chim Chim Cher-ee" and "Lava" from Lava as the sixth track and placed after "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo".

The 2021 re-release also includes the Best Original Song Oscar nominee "The Place Where Lost Things Go" from Mary Poppins Returns as the twelfth track, being placed after "Part of Your World".

2012 Bonus Christmas disc

1. "Jingle Bells"
2. "Frosty the Snowman"
3. "Deck the Halls"
4. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
5. "Sleigh Ride"
6. "Here Comes Santa Claus"
7. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
8. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
9. "Winter Wonderland"
10. "White Christmas"
11. "Little Saint Nick"
12. "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
13. "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
14. "The Twelve Days of Christmas"
15. "Christmas Together / O Christmas Tree"
16. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
17. "Silent Night"
18. "Away in a Manger"
19. "Joy to the World"
20. "Oh Come All Ye Faithful"
21. "Carol of the Bells"

Track listing (US)

US cover

1. "When You Wish Upon a Star" - Pinocchio
2. "Someday My Prince Will Come" - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
3. "Circle of Life" - The Lion King
4. "Kiss the Girl" - The Little Mermaid
5. "Colors of the Wind" - Pocahontas
6. "The Bare Necessities" - The Jungle Book
7. "Beauty and the Beast" - Beauty and the Beast
8. "A Whole New World" - Aladdin
9. "A Dream Is Wish Your Heart Makes" - Cinderella
10. "Once Upon a Dream" - Sleeping Beauty
11. "Everybody Wants to Be a Cat" - The Aristocats
12. "You Can Fly" - Peter Pan
13. "You've Got a Friend in Me" - Toy Story
14. "I See the Light" - Tangled
15. "Cruella De Vil" - One Hundred and One Dalmatians
16. "Go the Distance" - Hercules
17. "Bella Notte" - Lady and the Tramp
18. "Life Is a Highway" - Cars
19. "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" - Lilo & Stitch
20. "Reflection" - Mulan

Reception

Reviews for the UK edition say it's "pretty hard not to love this album" and "a perfect Christmas treat for anyone with children, grandchildren or a sense of nostalgia".

In his review of the US version for Allmusic, John Bush claims that the album "is understandably heavy on films that came after Disney's '90s renaissance," but also says "the collection finds plenty of space for songs from the earlier generation of Disney classics."

Charts

UK version Chart (2011) Peak position UK Compilation Albums 3 UK Album Downloads 20

US version Chart (2012) Peak position US Billboard 200 34 US Kid Albums (Billboard) 1

Gallery

Images

2011 UK back cover

2014 UK album cover

2017 UK album cover

External links

• Official U.S. Now That's What I Call Music website