Hooked on Classics

Hooked on Classics
Studio album by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Released	1981
Studio	Olympic Sound Studios, London Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre	Classical disco
Length	47:39
Label	K-tel RCA Records
Producer	Jeff Jarratt Don Reedman
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra chronology
Hooked on Classics (1981) Hooked on Classics 2: Can't Stop the Classics (1982)
German/Austrian album cover

Hooked on Classics is a classical crossover album recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Louis Clark, released in 1981 by K-tel and distributed by RCA Records, part of the Hooked on Classics series. It was produced by Jeff Jarratt and Don Reedman.

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.^[1]