''Now That's What I Call Music'' (also simply titled ''Now'' or ''Now 1'') is the first album from the popular ''
Now!'' series that was released in the United Kingdom on 28 November 1983.
Initial pressings were released on
vinyl
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and
audio cassette
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. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album and series, the album was re-released on
CD for the first time in 2009. Alternative longer mixes of "Only for Love", "Double Dutch" and "Candy Girl" were included in place of the original shorter single mixes from 1983.
A double vinyl re-release followed for
Record Store Day
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on 18 April 2015.
In July 2018, the album was newly remastered and re-released on CD, vinyl and cassette to commemorate the release of the 100th volume of the series.
In December 1983, the compilation debuted at number seven on the
UK Albums Chart
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and reached number one a week later, staying at the top for five non-consecutive weeks.
Track listing
''Now That's What I Call Music'' video
A video selection was also released featuring selected tracks from the main album, one track that later featured on
Volume II of the series and two which did not appear on any ''Now'' album.
# Phil Collins : "You Can't Hurry Love"
# Duran Duran : "Is There Something I Should Know"
# UB40 : "Red Red Wine"
# Limahl : "Only for Love"
# Heaven 17 : "Temptation"
# Malcolm McLaren : "Double Dutch"
# Culture Club : "Karma Chameleon"
# Men Without Hats : "The Safety Dance"
# Kajagoogoo : "Too Shy"
# Mike Oldfield : "Moonlight Shadow"
# Rock Steady Crew : "(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew"
# Tina Turner : "Let's Stay Together"
#
Freeez
Freeez were an English electronic music group, initially known as one of the UK's main jazz-funk bands of the early 1980s. Initiated by John Rocca, Freeez consisted of various musicians, originally with Rocca and others such as Andy Stennett ( ...
: "
I.O.U.
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"
†
# Howard Jones : "New Song"
# UB40 : "Please Don't Make Me Cry"
# Will Powers : "Kissing with Confidence"
# Genesis : "That's All"
# Kajagoogoo : "Big Apple"
#
The Assembly
The Assembly were a British synth-pop project formed in 1983 in Basildon, England, by Vince Clarke (songwriting, keyboards, backing vocals) and Eric Radcliffe (songwriting, production).
Feargal Sharkey was hired as a guest vocalist for the A- ...
: "
Never Never"
†
#
Thompson Twins
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: "
Hold Me Now"
††
# Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack : "Tonight I Celebrate My Love"
† Never appeared on any of the numbered ''NOW'' albums but did appear on ''Now 1983'' in the 10th Anniversary Series.
†† Later appeared on ''NOW 2''.
Charts
References
External links
*
Now That's What I Call Music television commercial
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1983 compilation albums
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EMI Records compilation albums
Sony Music compilation albums
Virgin Records compilation albums