Various Artists - Rhino Instant Party Disc: Extra Strength (1999)

Extra Strength has gotta be better than Regular Strength, right? Not quite. This starts out with a strong one-two punch before flying off the rails rather quickly (If Hooked On Swing is considered Extra Strength, maybe this isn't my kind of party). It's hit-or-miss after that. I wouldn't spin it at a party, but I'll admit maybe half the tunes would make one of my party shuffle mixes.

Part of a 12 CD series from Rhino.

Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart

Tracks, including Billboard Hot 100 chart peak:

Title	Artist	Year	Pop
Play That Funky Music	Wild Cherry	1976	1
Got To Be Real	Cheryl Lynn	1979	12
Hooked On Swing	Larry Elgart Orchestra	1982	31
Louie Louie	The Kingsmen	1963	2
Surfin' U.S.A.	The Beach Boys	1963	3
That'll Be The Day	The Crickets	1957	1
Centerfold	The J. Geils Band	1982	1
Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)	Billy Ocean	1984	1
Disco Inferno	The Trammps	1978	11
The Hustle	Van McCoy	1975	1
Dazz	Brick	1977	3
Banana Boat (Day-O)	Harry Belafonte	1957	5
China Grove	The Doobie Brothers	1973	15
Bust A Move	Young M.C.	1989	7
U Can't Touch This	M.C. Hammer	1990	8
I'm Too Sexy	Right Said Fred	1992	1
Devil With A Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly	Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels	1966	4
Lean On Me	Club Nouveau	1987	1

Since I ranked the tracks for the Regular Strength disc, I'll do the same here:

1. Got To Be Real
2. Louie Louie
3. Disco Inferno
4. Devil With A Blue Dress On
5. Bust A Move
6. China Grove
7. Surfin' U.S.A.
8. Play that Funky Music
9. The Hustle
10. Centerfold
11. That'll Be The Day
12. Dazz
13. U Can't Touch This
14. Caribbean Queen
15. I'm Too Sexy
16. Banana Boat
17. Lean On Me
18. Hooked On Swing

Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None.

Previously revisited for the blog:
Rhino Instant Party Disc: Regular Strength (1999)