Various – Now That's What I Call Music
Label: | EMI – NOW 1, Virgin – NOW 1 |
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Series: | Now That's What I Call Music! – 1 |
Format: | |
Country: | UK |
Released: | |
Genre: | Electronic, Hip Hop, Rock, Reggae, Funk / Soul, Blues, Pop |
Style: | Pop Rock, Indie Rock, Hip Hop, Electro, Synth-pop, Arena Rock, Classic Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Phil Collins– | You Can't Hurry Love | 2:53 |
| A2 | Duran Duran– | Is There Something I Should Know | 4:06 |
| A3 | UB40– | Red Red Wine | 3:01 |
| A4 | Limahl– | Only For Love | 3:47 |
| A5 | Heaven 17– | Temptation | 3:08 |
| A6 | KC & The Sunshine Band– | Give It Up | 4:10 |
| A7 | Malcolm McLaren– | Double Dutch | 3:40 |
| A8 | Bonnie Tyler– | Total Eclipse Of The Heart | 4:30 |
| B1 | Culture Club– | Karma Chameleon | 3:59 |
| B2 | Men Without Hats– | Safety Dance | 2:45 |
| B3 | Kajagoogoo– | Too Shy | 3:40 |
| B4 | Mike Oldfield– | Moonlight Shadow | 3:35 |
| B5 | Men At Work– | Down Under | 3:38 |
| B6 | The Rock Steady Crew– | Hey You (Rock Steady Crew) | 3:47 |
| B7 | Rod Stewart– | Baby Jane | 4:37 |
| B8 | Paul Young– | Wherever I Lay My Hat | 3:51 |
| C1 | New Edition– | Candy Girl | 3:35 |
| C2 | Kajagoogoo– | Big Apple | 4:10 |
| C3 | Tina Turner– | Let's Stay Together | 3:37 |
| C4 | The Human League– | Fascination | 3:43 |
| C5 | Howard Jones– | New Song | 4:11 |
| C6 | UB40– | Please Don't Make Me Cry | 3:25 |
| C7 | Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack– | Tonight I Celebrate My Love | 3:30 |
| D1 | Tracey Ullman– | They Don't Know | 2:57 |
| D2 | Will Powers– | Kissing With Confidence | 3:54 |
| D3 | Genesis– | That's All | 4:19 |
| D4 | The Cure– | Love Cats | 3:37 |
| D5 | Simple Minds– | Waterfront | 4:43 |
| D6 | Madness– | The Sun And The Rain | 3:30 |
| D7 | Culture Club– | Victims | 4:54 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – EMI Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – EMI Records Ltd.
- Pressed By – EMI Records
Credits
- Cover [Produced By] – Bill Smith (19)
Notes
Gatefold sleeve.
Made in England.
Some of the the track timings on the labels are incorrect and were timed with a stopwatch - the affected tracks are A4, A8, B6, B8, C2, C6, D6, D7.
Please note the labels do not display track timings for B4, C3, C7 so the manual timings have been inserted.
Matrix info is stamped.
Made in England.
Some of the the track timings on the labels are incorrect and were timed with a stopwatch - the affected tracks are A4, A8, B6, B8, C2, C6, D6, D7.
Please note the labels do not display track timings for B4, C3, C7 so the manual timings have been inserted.
Matrix info is stamped.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout. Variant 1.): NOW 11 A-1-1-2-22
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout. Variant 1.): NOW 11 B-2-1-3-
- Matrix / Runout (Side C Runout. Variant 1.): NOW 12 A-3-1-2-32
- Matrix / Runout (Side D Runout. Variant 1.): NOW 12 B-2-1-3-
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout. Variant 2.): NOW 11 A-2-1-1 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout. Variant 2.): NOW 11 B-1-1-2- 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side C Runout. Variant 2.): NOW 12 A-2-1-1- 7
- Matrix / Runout (Side D Runout. Variant 2.): NOW 12 B-2-1-3- 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout. Variant 3.): NOW 11 A-1-1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout. Variant 3.): NOW 11 B-3-1-2-
- Matrix / Runout (Side C Runout. Variant 3.): NOW 12 A-3-1-1--1
- Matrix / Runout (Side D Runout. Variant 3.): NOW 12 B-3-1-3-
Other Versions (5 of 16)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | Now, That's What I Call Music (2×Cassette, Compilation, Dolby, Red Print) | EMI, EMI, EMI, Virgin, Virgin | TC NOW-1, TC NOW 11, TC NOW 12 | UK | 1983 | ||
Recently Edited | Now That's What I Call Music (Laserdisc, 12", Single Sided, Compilation, Stereo, NTSC) | Virgin | MP139-15VN | Japan | 1983 | ||
Recently Edited | Now That's What I Call Music (2×LP, Album, Compilation, CBS Pressing) | EMI, Virgin | NOW 1 | UK | 1983 | ||
New Submission | Now That's What I Call Music (2×LP, Compilation, Polygram I.M. Pressing) | EMI, Virgin | NOW 1 | UK | 1983 | ||
New Submission | Now That's What I Call Music Video (Laserdisc, 12", Compilation, Stereo, PAL, SECAM) | Virgin, EMI, Picture Music | PML NOW 1 | UK | 1983 |
Recommendations
Reviews
Edited one year agoTo celebrate the 40th anniversary of Now! That's What I Call Music, I'm going to be giving a track by track review of each Now album every day (until I'm caught up).
Here's the first album, released 40 years ago today:
Side One
1. Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love: What a great way to open up the series. This was the first number one of 1983, and is one of my favourite songs of all time.
2. Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know: This is another favourite of mine
3. UB40 - Red Red Wine: Love the chilled feel of this song. I sang this the first time I drank red wine.
4. Limahl - Only For Love: A quirky song from the Kajagoogoo singer (more of him later...)
5. Heaven 17 - Temptation: Great song, I also love the 1992 remix.
6. KC & the Sunshine Band - Give It Up: Super catchy song, very summery.
7. Malcolm McLaren - Double Dutch: I remember this song playing in my head whenever I saw people doing the skipping game. Great track.
8. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart: Iconic tune, epic chorus.
Side Two
9. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon: Super catchy song that got played a lot at school discos.
10. Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance: Another favourite song from school discos.
11. Kajagoogoo - Too Shy: Another quirky track, catchy chorus.
12. Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow: My favourite Mike Oldfield song, beautiful vocals from Maggie Reilly.
13. Men at Work - Down Under: Iconic song, love that flute.
14. Rock Steady Crew - Hey You (Rock Steady Crew): This was another one that got played a lot at school discos, super catchy.
15. Rod Stewart - Baby Jane: Upbeat party song, another favourite.
16. Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home): Great sing along melody.
Side Three
17. New Edition - Candy Girl: Catchy song from Bobby Brown's old band. Very reminiscent of early Jackson 5 songs.
18. Kajagoogoo - Big Apple: I've always preferred this to 'Too Shy'. Limahl had left the group when they recorded this.
19. Tina Turner - Let's Stay Together: Beautiful cover of the Al Green song.
20. Human League - Fascination: My favourite Human League song, catchy chorus.
21. Howard Jones - New Song: Another catchy song
22. UB40 - Please Don't Make Me Cry: Mellow song from
23. Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack - Tonight I Celebrate My Love: Beautiful duet.
Side Four
24. Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know: One of my favourite songs from the 80s.
25. Will Powers - Kissing With Confidence: Quirky song I've always enjoyed.
26. Genesis - That's All: Great song from Phil and co.
27. The Cure - The Love Cats: My favourite Cure song. Great bassline.
28. Simple Minds - Waterfront: Brilliant track, love the guitar riff.
29. Madness - The Sun and the Rain: Great song from Suggs and co.
30. Culture Club - Victims: Lovely piano, great vocals from Boy George.
I think this is a great album overall, although there are some songs that missed out:
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean: Great song from Thriller.
Yazoo - Nobody's Diary: My favourite song from Vince & Alison.
David Bowie - Let's Dance: Great song from Bowie.
The Police - Every Breath You Take: Massive number one, great riff.
Spandau Ballet - True: Iconic song, great vocal from Tony Hadley.
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl: Another number one, was number one when the album was released.
Status Quo - Ol' Rag Blues: Great song from Francis Rossi and co.
Madness - Wings of a Dove: Released a few months before 'The Sun and the Rain'.
Elton John - I'm Still Standing: Another great song.
Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night): Catchy song.
The Style Council - Long Hot Summer: Brilliant mellow song.
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - Say Say Say: Great duet.
Marillion - Garden Party: 'I'm miming'. Hilarious performance on Top of the Pops (with Fish closing his mouth at the 'miming' part).
Tracey Ullman - Breakway: Her first single, super catchy.
FR David - Words: Lovely tune.
New Order - Blue Monday: Iconic track, biggest selling 12" single.
Toto - Africa: Another great song.
Freeez - IOU: Great synth riff.
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Dear Prudence: Great cover of the Beatles song.- NOW 1-10 will always be my go-to compilation albums. My teenage years were the 80's and I had the first ten on vinyl along with the original, and best, NOW Christmas album. The Christmas album came in the mail today and next on my list is NOW 1. The first 35 got vinyl releases so I may get them all, but the first 10 will be mine again.
My Review:
Favorite Song: Karma Chameleon
Least Favorite Song: Red Red Wine- Edited 6 years agoOne thing that seems to have been missed is this:
Some of the track timings on the original Now 1 LP's labels are not correct.
I spotted that these were wrong at the time and manually timed them with a stopwatch. - : Does anyone know where I can obtain the 7" (4 minute 52 second) version of Paul Young's "Wherever I Lay My Hat" on CD please ?.
- any sign of the 2015 record store day vinyl reissue?
- 'Double Dutch' is definitely a different version but 'Only For Love' sounds right to me although it was slighter shorter on the original 'Now 1'
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