Now That's What I Call Music 12 (UK series)

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Now That's What I Call Music 12
Compilation album by various artists
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Released 11 July 1988
29th July 2022 (reissue)
Label Virgin / EMI / Polygram
Series chronology
Now 11 (1988) Now 12 (1988) Now 13 (1988)

Now That's What I Call Music 12 or Now 12 is the 12th edition of the Now series in the United Kingdom. It was released on vinyl, audio cassette and CD on 11 July 1988. The album reached number one in the UK Albums Chart, remaining there for five weeks.

Now 12 was reissued 29th July 2022 on CD. The tracklist is the same but without Phil Collins - "In the Air Tonight".

Track listing[edit source]

CD/Record/Tape 1[edit source]

No. Artist Title Length
1. Wet Wet Wet "With a Little Help from My Friends" 2:39
2. Belinda Carlisle "Circle in the Sand (7" Version)" 3:41
3. Maxi Priest "Wild World" 3:55
4. Aswad "Give a Little Love" 3:55
5. Climie Fisher "Love Changes (Everything) ('88 Remix)" 4:30
6. Elton John "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" 4:33
7. Scritti Politti "Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry for Loverboy) 4:22
8. Phil Collins "In the Air Tonight ('88 Remix)" 5:08
9. Hothouse Flowers "Don't Go" 3:30
10. Morrissey "Everyday is Like Sunday" 3:34
11. Danny Wilson "Mary's Prayer" 3:49
12. Johnny Hates Jazz "Heart of Gold" 3:25
13. Voice of the Beehive "Don't Call Me Baby" 3:04
14. Iron Maiden "Can I Play with Madness" 3:32
15. Heart "These Dreams" 3:47
16. T'Pau "I Will be with You" 4:03

CD/Record/Tape 2[edit source]

No. Artist Title Length
1. The Timelords "Doctorin' the Tardis" 3:37
2. Sabrina "Boys (Summertime Love)" 3:54
3. Bananarama "I Want You Back (Single Version)" 3:47
4. Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now" 3:48
5. Hazell Dean "Who's Leaving Who" 3:45
6. The Communards "There's More to Love" 3:49
7. Jermaine Stewart "Get Lucky" 3:45
8. Glenn Medeiros "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" 3:48
9. S'Express "Theme from S'Express" 3:55
10. Salt-n-Pepa "Push It" 3:29
11. Derek B "Bad Young Brother" 3:48
12. James Brown "The Payback Mix (Part One)" 3:35
13. Rose Royce "Car Wash" 3:25
14. Natalie Cole "Pink Cadillac (Radio Mix)" 4:16
15. Jellybean featuring Adele Bertei "Just a Mirage" 3:54
16. Will Downing "A Love Supreme (Radio Mix)" 3:55

Video selection[edit source]

A video selection was also released on VHS featuring a selection of tracks that featured on the main album release.

  1. Wet Wet Wet : "With a Little Help from My Friends"
  2. Belinda Carlisle : "Circle in the Sand"
  3. Danny Wilson : "Mary's Prayer"
  4. Natalie Cole : "Pink Cadillac"
  5. Climie Fisher : "Love Changes (Everything)"
  6. Hazell Dean : "Who's Leaving Who"
  7. Maxi Priest : "Wild World"
  8. Bananarama : "I Want You Back"
  9. The Timelords : "Doctorin' the Tardis"
  10. S'Express : "Theme from S'Express"
  11. Morrissey : "Everyday is Like Sunday"
  12. Iron Maiden : "Can I Play with Madness"
  13. Heart : "These Dreams"
  14. Scritti Politti : "Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry for Loverboy)"
  15. Sabrina : "Boys (Summertime Love)"
  16. Glenn Medeiros : "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"

Charts[edit source]

Chart (1988) Peak

position

UK Albums Chart 1
Now That's What I Call Music! UK albums

Now That's What I Call Music · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 · 33 · 34 · 35 · 36 · 37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41 · 42 · 43 · 44 · 45 · 46 · 47 · 48 · 49 · 50 · 51 · 52 · 53 · 54 · 55 · 56 · 57 · 58 · 59 · 60 · 61 · 62 · 63 · 64 · 65 · 66 · 67 · 68 · 69 · 70 · 71 · 72 · 73 · 74 · 75 · 76 · 77 · 78 · 79 · 80 · 81 · 82 · 83 · 84 · 85 · 86 · 87 · 88 · 89 · 90 · 91 · 92 · 93 · 94 · 95 · 96 · 97 · 98 · 99 · 100 · 101 · 102 · 103 · 104 · 105 · 106 · 107 · 108 · 109 · 110 · 111 · 112 · 113 · 114 · 115 · 116 · 117 · 118 · 119