Now 59 was the first one I got previously I only had the Now Dance series and in 2004 I asked for Now Dance 2005 for Christmas and got Now 59 instead I've never been so grateful all because of a mistake.
The NOW Rate: Volumes 1-9 *NUMBER 9-6 REVEALED*
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All the best Dance of 2004 is on NOW 59, especially on Disc 2!
And 2014, you don't wanna hear the Radio Countdown, it was a total mess. xx
My bottom four.
9 - Now 9
8 - Now 4
7 - Now 8
6 - Now 1
9 - Now 9
8 - Now 4
7 - Now 8
6 - Now 1
I think my bottom four were 5, 7, 8 and 9. 5 has a better tracklisting than I gave it credit for at the time. I suppose because it came out in the summer holidays, I didn't get to "enjoy" it with my classmates at school, like we did with 4, 6, 7 and 8.
Was just having a look at the NOW website. I already thought the brand was being wrecking but my god what on earth had happened in the last 3 or 4 years? Now that's what I call Britain? Now that's what I call feel good? Now that's what I call Disney Princess? WTF?
Hideous.
Yet people will still be buying NOW 100 when it arrives.
Hideous.
Yet people will still be buying NOW 100 when it arrives.
That's probably because Sony bought out EMI and thus the rights to the NOW brand. It's a regrettable development.
And I totally agree about the "cartoonish" designs these days, thanks to digital software.
And I totally agree about the "cartoonish" designs these days, thanks to digital software.
Welcome to my world.
This is one of my favourite designs in the entire series.
I must protest RE: the Spin-Off situation. The NOW label is actually it's own, with Sony owning rights on the name. They release Spin-Offs to fund the NOW Label and the main NOWs.
Although, some of these Spin-Offs are quite terrible. You just have to look at NOW Rock & NOW 21st Century to see they've lost touch with NOW fans from the 80's/90's/00's
Although, some of these Spin-Offs are quite terrible. You just have to look at NOW Rock & NOW 21st Century to see they've lost touch with NOW fans from the 80's/90's/00's
Really? I guess someone has to love it.
But, the countdown continues in 55 minutes! Also, for NOWs 10-19, should I do a new thread or just stick with this one?
ALRIGHT! Picking up from last night let's get into your top 5! BUT FIRST, Let's have a look at the Spin-Offs released in between these NOWs!!
Yes, even in the 1980's, NOW decided to release a few Spin-Offs from the main series and the first was:
NOW Dance, Vol. 1 (Released in 1985)
Track Listing:
01. Easy Lover (Extended Re-mix) / Philip Bailey & Phil Collins
02. Some Like It Hot / The Power Station
03. Would I Lie To You?/ Eurythmics
04. Kiss Me/ Stephen Tin Tin Duffy
05. Imagination (Dance Mix)/ Belouis Some
06. Hangin' On A String (Contemplating) (Extended Dance Mix)/ Loose Ends
07. Clouds Across The Moon /RAH Band
08. Solid (Special Club Mix)/ Ashford & Simpson
09. Spend The Night (Re-mix)/ The Cool Notes
10. Do What You Do (Re-mix)/ Jermaine Jackson
11. Rhythm Of The Night/ DeBarge
12. I Want Your Lovin' (Just A Little Bit)/ Curtis Hairston
13. You Should Have Known Better/ T.C. Curtis
14. Groovin'/ War
15. Move Closer (New Mix)/ Phyllis Nelson
16. Theme From Shaft (Hot Pursuit Mix)/ Eddy & The Soulband
17. Who Comes To Boogie/ Little Benny & The Masters
18. Bustin' Loose/ Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers
19. Like I Like It/ Aurra
20. Settle Down (Extended Re-mix)/ Lillo Thomas
ADVERT:
[video=youtube;t3k34MoJzco]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3k34MoJzco[/video]
This kicked off the popular the NOW Dance series in 1985 and featured 12" mixes of current chart hits!
Yes, even in the 1980's, NOW decided to release a few Spin-Offs from the main series and the first was:
NOW Dance, Vol. 1 (Released in 1985)
Track Listing:
01. Easy Lover (Extended Re-mix) / Philip Bailey & Phil Collins
02. Some Like It Hot / The Power Station
03. Would I Lie To You?/ Eurythmics
04. Kiss Me/ Stephen Tin Tin Duffy
05. Imagination (Dance Mix)/ Belouis Some
06. Hangin' On A String (Contemplating) (Extended Dance Mix)/ Loose Ends
07. Clouds Across The Moon /RAH Band
08. Solid (Special Club Mix)/ Ashford & Simpson
09. Spend The Night (Re-mix)/ The Cool Notes
10. Do What You Do (Re-mix)/ Jermaine Jackson
11. Rhythm Of The Night/ DeBarge
12. I Want Your Lovin' (Just A Little Bit)/ Curtis Hairston
13. You Should Have Known Better/ T.C. Curtis
14. Groovin'/ War
15. Move Closer (New Mix)/ Phyllis Nelson
16. Theme From Shaft (Hot Pursuit Mix)/ Eddy & The Soulband
17. Who Comes To Boogie/ Little Benny & The Masters
18. Bustin' Loose/ Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers
19. Like I Like It/ Aurra
20. Settle Down (Extended Re-mix)/ Lillo Thomas
ADVERT:
[video=youtube;t3k34MoJzco]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3k34MoJzco[/video]
This kicked off the popular the NOW Dance series in 1985 and featured 12" mixes of current chart hits!
That same year they released their first ever Christmas album as well:
1 Do They Know It's Christmas?/ Band Aid
2 I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday/ Roy Wood With Wizzard
3 Merry Xmas Everybody / Slade
4 Last Christmas / Wham!
5 Step Into Christmas / Elton John
6 In Dulce Jubilo / Mike Oldfield
7 Another Rock 'N' Roll Christmas / Gary Glitter
8 Wonderful Christmastime / Paul McCartney
9 Blue Christmas / Shakin' Stevens
10 The Plastic Ono Band / John Lennon & Yoko Ono
11 I Believe In Father Christmas / Greg Lake
12 A Spaceman Came Travelling / Chris De Burgh
13 Stop The Cavalry / Jona Lewie
14 Little Saint Nick / The Beach Boys
15 Thank God It's Christmas / Queen
16 Lonely This Christmas / Mud
17 When A Child Is Born (Soleado) / Johnny Mathis
18 White Christmas / Bing Crosby
1 Do They Know It's Christmas?/ Band Aid
2 I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday/ Roy Wood With Wizzard
3 Merry Xmas Everybody / Slade
4 Last Christmas / Wham!
5 Step Into Christmas / Elton John
6 In Dulce Jubilo / Mike Oldfield
7 Another Rock 'N' Roll Christmas / Gary Glitter
8 Wonderful Christmastime / Paul McCartney
9 Blue Christmas / Shakin' Stevens
10 The Plastic Ono Band / John Lennon & Yoko Ono
11 I Believe In Father Christmas / Greg Lake
12 A Spaceman Came Travelling / Chris De Burgh
13 Stop The Cavalry / Jona Lewie
14 Little Saint Nick / The Beach Boys
15 Thank God It's Christmas / Queen
16 Lonely This Christmas / Mud
17 When A Child Is Born (Soleado) / Johnny Mathis
18 White Christmas / Bing Crosby
Spin-Offs in '86 included:
NOW Dance 86 – The 12″ Mixes
Now That's What I Call Music '86
& the very interesting NOW That's What I Call Music - The Summer Album
The original NOW Summer album was very unique as it included TWO Beatles songs (All You Need is Love & Here Comes the Sun). This is very rare due to licensing issues with the Apple Music company! It is also one of the rare times NOW Music added songs to a Spin-Off pre-1983!
Tracklisting:
01. The Young Rascals - Groovin'
02. The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze
03. The Beach Boys - Do It Again
04. Bill Withers - Lovely Day
05. 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday
06. Astrud Gilberto - The Girl From Ipanema
07. Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time)
08. Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Summer Holiday
09. The Beach Boys - California Girls
10. Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
11. The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon
12. The Drifters - Under the Boardwalk
13. The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin'
14. Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)
15. The Beatles - All You Need Is Love
01. Level 42 - The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)
02. Katrina And The Waves - Walking On Sunshine
03. KC And The Sunshine Band - Give It Up
04. Haircut One Hundred - Fantastic Day
05. Elton John - Island Girl
06. Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach
07. The Barracudas - Summer Fun
08. The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
09. Cliff Richard - The Day I Meet Marie
10. Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime
11. Small Faces - Lazy Sunday
12. The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City
13. The Lovin' Spoonful - Daydream
14. The Monkees - Daydream Believer
15. Jerry Keller - Here Comes Summer
NOW Dance 86 – The 12″ Mixes
Now That's What I Call Music '86
& the very interesting NOW That's What I Call Music - The Summer Album
The original NOW Summer album was very unique as it included TWO Beatles songs (All You Need is Love & Here Comes the Sun). This is very rare due to licensing issues with the Apple Music company! It is also one of the rare times NOW Music added songs to a Spin-Off pre-1983!
Tracklisting:
01. The Young Rascals - Groovin'
02. The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze
03. The Beach Boys - Do It Again
04. Bill Withers - Lovely Day
05. 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday
06. Astrud Gilberto - The Girl From Ipanema
07. Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time)
08. Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Summer Holiday
09. The Beach Boys - California Girls
10. Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
11. The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon
12. The Drifters - Under the Boardwalk
13. The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin'
14. Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)
15. The Beatles - All You Need Is Love
01. Level 42 - The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)
02. Katrina And The Waves - Walking On Sunshine
03. KC And The Sunshine Band - Give It Up
04. Haircut One Hundred - Fantastic Day
05. Elton John - Island Girl
06. Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach
07. The Barracudas - Summer Fun
08. The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
09. Cliff Richard - The Day I Meet Marie
10. Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime
11. Small Faces - Lazy Sunday
12. The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City
13. The Lovin' Spoonful - Daydream
14. The Monkees - Daydream Believer
15. Jerry Keller - Here Comes Summer
Right! NOW we can get back to the Top 5!
At number 5 we have...
The last NOW album to feature only a certain amount of songs on one CD!
Contains 9 UK number ones............................
2 of which are from legendary movies!.................................
IT IS......
With 31 Votes!
[video=youtube;r-N29xKWVIY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-N29xKWVIY[/video]
And if we go to the Song Scoreboard for NOW 9 we have many songs that only received one vote, but one song managed to beat the rest!
01: Ben E. King - Stand By Me (3 Votes)
02: Heartache / Stay Out of My Life / Take My Breath Away / Living On a Prayer / The Final Countdown (2 Votes)
03: Sometimes / Sonic Boom Boy / Jack Your Body / I Love My Radio / Cross That Bridge (1 Vote)
At number 5 we have...
The last NOW album to feature only a certain amount of songs on one CD!
Contains 9 UK number ones............................
2 of which are from legendary movies!.................................
IT IS......
With 31 Votes!
[video=youtube;r-N29xKWVIY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-N29xKWVIY[/video]
And if we go to the Song Scoreboard for NOW 9 we have many songs that only received one vote, but one song managed to beat the rest!
01: Ben E. King - Stand By Me (3 Votes)
02: Heartache / Stay Out of My Life / Take My Breath Away / Living On a Prayer / The Final Countdown (2 Votes)
03: Sometimes / Sonic Boom Boy / Jack Your Body / I Love My Radio / Cross That Bridge (1 Vote)