Album
Now That's What I Call Music
1983 · Electronic, Hip Hop
7 collectors on Gatefold own this
Now That's What I Call Music is a Pop album by Various, originally released in 1983. On Gatefold: 13 pressings tracked, owned by 7 collectors.
About
Now That's What I Call Music (also later to be known simply as Now 1) is the first album from the popular Now! series that was released in the United Kingdom on 28 November 1983. In December 1983, the compilation debuted at number seven on the UK Albums Chart and reached number one a week later, staying at the top for five non-consecutive weeks. The compilation series was conceived in the office of Virgin Records in London and took its name from a 1920s British advertising poster for Danish Bacon featuring a pig saying "Now. That's What I Call Music" as it listened to a chicken singing. The pig became the mascot for the series, making its last regular appearance on Now That's What I Call Music 5, before reappearing in 2018, 2021 and 2022.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1You Can't Hurry Love2:53
- A2Is There Something I Should Know4:06
- A3Red Red Wine3:01
- A4Only For Love3:47
- A5Temptation3:08
- A6Give It Up4:10
- A7Double Dutch3:40
- A8Total Eclipse Of The Heart4:30
Side B
- B1Karma Chameleon3:59
- B2Safety Dance2:45
- B3Too Shy3:40
- B4Moonlight Shadow3:35
- B5Down Under3:38
- B6Hey You (Rock Steady Crew)3:47
- B7Baby Jane4:37
- B8Wherever I Lay My Hat3:51
Side C
- C1Candy Girl3:35
- C2Big Apple4:10
- C3Let's Stay Together3:37
- C4Fascination3:43
- C5New Song4:11
- C6Please Don't Make Me Cry3:25
- C7Tonight I Celebrate My Love3:30
Side D
- D1They Don't Know2:57
- D2Kissing With Confidence3:54
- D3That's All4:19
- D4Love Cats3:37
- D5Waterfront4:43
- D6The Sun And The Rain3:30
- D7Victims4:54
Sound DNA
- Pop
- Contemporary Pop
- polished
- frenzied
- festive
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Gatefold sleeve.
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.
Credits
The people behind it.
Production & Engineering
- Alan WinstanleyPRODUCER
- Blue SoldierPRODUCER
- British Electric FoundationPRODUCER
- Chris ParryPRODUCER
- Clive LangerPRODUCER
- Colin ThurstonPRODUCER
- De HarrisPRODUCER
- Duran DuranPRODUCER
- GenesisPRODUCER
- GenesisPRODUCER, WRITTEN-BY
- George TutkoCO-PRODUCER
- Greg WalshPRODUCER
Songwriting
- Al Green
- Al Jackson Jr.
- Andy Taylor
- Barrett Strong
- Boy George
- Charlie Burchill
- Christopher Hamill
- Colin Hay
- Culture Club
- Deborah Carter
- Deborah J. Carter
- Derek Forbes
7 collectors on Gatefold own this · 13 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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