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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 and audio cassette. 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 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.
{{Use British English|date=December 2012}}
{{refimprove|date=September 2014}}
{{Now-first|UK}}
{{Infobox album
| name      = Now That's What I Call Music
| type      = Compilation
| artist    = various artists
| cover      = Now1final.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{date|11/28/1983|DMY}}
| recorded  =
| venue      =
| studio    =
| genre      = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Rock music|rock]], [[New wave music|new wave]]
| length    = 1:55:00
| label      = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]/[[EMI]]
| producer  =
| chronology = Series
| prev_title =
| prev_year  = 1983
| next_title = Now That's What I Call Music II
| next_year  = 1984
}}


'''''Now That's What I Call Music''''' (also simply titled '''''Now''''' or '''''Now 1''''') is the first album from the popular ''[[Now That's What I Call Music!|Now!]]'' series that was released in the United Kingdom on 28 November 1983.<ref name="NOW">{{cite web|url=https://www.nowmusic.com/album/now-thats-what-i-call-music/|title=Now That's What I Call Music!|website=Now That's What I Call Music}}</ref> Initial pressings were released on [[gramophone record|vinyl]] and [[audio cassette]]. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album and series, the album was re-released on [[Compact disc|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.<ref name="NOW" /> A double vinyl re-release followed for [[Record Store Day]] on 18 April 2015.<ref name="NOW"/> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=NOW That's What I Call Music! 1|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/NOW-Thats-What-Call-Music/dp/B07D5H7L8L/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1532134376&sr=1-1&keywords=now+1|website=Amazon|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
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


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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/NOW+THAT'S+WHAT+I+CALL+MUSIC/|title=now that's what i call music - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref>
== Track listing ==
 
{| class="wikitable"
==Track listing==
! colspan="4" |Record/Tape 1
{{Track listing
|-
| headline  = Record/Tape 1
!<abbr>No.</abbr>
| extra_column  = Artist
!Title
| extra1 = [[Phil Collins]]
!Artist
| title1 = [[You Can't Hurry Love#Phil Collins version|You Can't Hurry Love]]
!Length
| length1 = 2:52
|-
| extra2 = [[Duran Duran]]
|1.
| title2 = [[Is There Something I Should Know?]]
|"[[You Can't Hurry Love#Phil%20Collins%20version|You Can't Hurry Love]]"
| length2 = 4:11
|[[Phil Collins]]
| extra3 = [[UB40]]
|2:52
| title3 = [[Red Red Wine#UB40 version|Red Red Wine]]
|-
| length3 = 3:01
|2.
| extra4 = [[Limahl]]
|"[[Is There Something I Should Know?]]"
| title4 = [[Only for Love]]
|[[Duran Duran]]
| length4 = 3:48
|4:11
| extra5 = [[Heaven 17]]
|-
| title5 = [[Temptation (Heaven 17 song)|Temptation]]
|3.
| length5 = 3:07
|"[[Red Red Wine#UB40%20version|Red Red Wine]]"
| extra6 = [[KC and the Sunshine Band]]
|[[UB40]]
| title6 = [[Give It Up (KC and the Sunshine Band song)|Give It Up]]
|3:01
| length6 = 4:12
|-
| extra7 = [[Malcolm McLaren]]
|4.
| title7 = [[Double Dutch (song)|Double Dutch]]
|"[[Only for Love]]"
| length7 = 3:40
|[[Limahl]]
| extra8 = [[Bonnie Tyler]]
|3:48
| title8 = [[Total Eclipse of the Heart]]
|-
| length8 = 4:30
|5.
| extra9 = [[Culture Club]]
|"[[Temptation (Heaven 17 song)|Temptation]]"
| title9 = [[Karma Chameleon]]
|[[Heaven 17]]
| length9 = 3:53
|3:07
| extra10 = [[Men Without Hats]]
|-
| title10 = [[The Safety Dance]]
|6.
| length10 = 2:47
|"[[Give It Up (KC and the Sunshine Band song)|Give It Up]]"
| extra11 = [[Kajagoogoo]]
|[[KC and the Sunshine Band]]
| title11 = [[Too Shy]]
|4:12
| length11 = 3:41
|-
| extra12 = [[Mike Oldfield]]
|7.
| title12 = [[Moonlight Shadow]]
|"[[Double Dutch (song)|Double Dutch]]"
| length12 = 3:37
|[[Malcolm McLaren]]
| extra13 = [[Men at Work]]
|3:40
| title13 = [[Down Under (song)|Down Under]]
|-
| length13 = 3:42
|8.
| extra14 = [[Rocksteady Crew]]
|"[[Total Eclipse of the Heart]]"
| title14 = [[(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew]]
|[[Bonnie Tyler]]
| length14 = 3:46
|4:30
| extra15 = [[Rod Stewart]]
|-
| title15 = [[Baby Jane (Rod Stewart song)|Baby Jane]]
|9.
| length15 = 4:45
|"[[Karma Chameleon]]"
| extra16 = [[Paul Young]]
|[[Culture Club]]
| title16 = [[Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)#Paul Young version|Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)]]
|3:53
| length16 = 4:52
|-
}}
|10.
{{Track listing
|"[[The Safety Dance]]"
| headline  = Record/Tape 2
|[[Men Without Hats]]
| extra_column  = Artist
|2:47
| extra1 = [[New Edition]]
|-
| title1 = [[Candy Girl (New Edition song)|Candy Girl]]
|11.
| length1 = 3:52
|"[[Too Shy]]"
| extra2 = [[Kajagoogoo]]
|[[Kajagoogoo]]
| title2 = [[Big Apple (song)|Big Apple]]
|3:41
| length2 = 4:12
|-
| extra3 = [[Tina Turner]]
|12.
| title3 = [[Let's Stay Together (Al Green song)|Let's Stay Together]]
|"[[Moonlight Shadow]]"
| length3 = 3:36
|[[Mike Oldfield]]
| extra4 = [[The Human League]]
|3:37
| title4 = [[(Keep Feeling) Fascination]]
|-
| length4 = 3:45
|13.
| extra5 = [[Howard Jones (musician)|Howard Jones]]
|"[[Down Under (song)|Down Under]]"
| title5 = [[New Song (Howard Jones song)|New Song]]
|[[Men at Work]]
| length5 = 4:16
|3:42
| extra6 = [[UB40]]
|-
| title6 = [[Please Don't Make Me Cry]]
|14.
| length6 = 3:26
|"[[(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew]]"
| extra7 = [[Peabo Bryson]] & [[Roberta Flack]]
|Rocksteady Crew
| title7 = [[Tonight, I Celebrate My Love]]
|3:46
| length7 = 3:29
|-
| extra8 = [[Tracey Ullman]]
|15.
| title8 = [[They Don't Know (Kirsty MacColl song)#Tracey Ullman version|They Don't Know]]
|"[[Baby Jane (Rod Stewart song)|Baby Jane]]"
| length8 = 3:00
|[[Rod Stewart]]
| extra9 = [[Will Powers]]
|4:45
| title9 = [[Kissing with Confidence]]
|-
| length9 = 3:54
|16.
| extra10 = [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]
|"[[Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)#Paul%20Young%20version|Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)]]"
| title10 = [[That's All (Genesis song)|That's All]]
|[[Paul Young]]
| length10 = 4:23
|4:52
| extra11 = [[The Cure]]
|}
| title11 = [[The Love Cats (song)|The Love Cats]]
{| class="wikitable"
| length11 = 3:33
! colspan="4" |Record/Tape 2
| extra12 = [[Simple Minds]]
|-
| title12 = [[Waterfront (song)|Waterfront]]
!<abbr>No.</abbr>
| length12 = 4:40
!Title
| extra13 = [[Madness (band)|Madness]]
!Artist
| title13 = [[The Sun and the Rain]]
!Length
| length13 = 3:30
|-
| extra14 = [[Culture Club]]
|1.
| title14 = [[Victims (song)|Victims]]
|"[[Candy Girl (New Edition song)|Candy Girl]]"
| length14 = 4:56
|[[New Edition]]
}}
|3:52
|-
|2.
|"[[Big Apple (song)|Big Apple]]"
|[[Kajagoogoo]]
|4:12
|-
|3.
|"[[Let's Stay Together (Al Green song)|Let's Stay Together]]"
|[[Tina Turner]]
|3:36
|-
|4.
|"[[(Keep Feeling) Fascination]]"
|[[The Human League]]
|3:45
|-
|5.
|"[[New Song (Howard Jones song)|New Song]]"
|[[Howard Jones (musician)|Howard Jones]]
|4:16
|-
|6.
|"[[Please Don't Make Me Cry]]"
|[[UB40]]
|3:26
|-
|7.
|"[[Tonight, I Celebrate My Love]]"
|[[Peabo Bryson]] & [[Roberta Flack]]
|3:29
|-
|8.
|"[[They Don't Know (Kirsty MacColl song)#Tracey%20Ullman%20version|They Don't Know]]"
|[[Tracey Ullman]]
|3:00
|-
|9.
|"[[Kissing with Confidence]]"
|[[Will Powers]]
|3:54
|-
|10.
|"[[That's All (Genesis song)|That's All]]"
|[[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]
|4:23
|-
|11.
|"[[The Love Cats (song)|The Love Cats]]"
|[[The Cure]]
|3:33
|-
|12.
|"[[Waterfront (song)|Waterfront]]"
|[[Simple Minds]]
|4:40
|-
|13.
|"[[The Sun and the Rain]]"
|[[Madness (band)|Madness]]
|3:30
|-
|14.
|"[[Victims (song)|Victims]]"
|[[Culture Club]]
|4:56
|}


==''Now What's What I Call Music'' video==
==''Now What's What I Call Music'' video==
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†† Later appeared on ''NOW 2''.
†† Later appeared on ''NOW 2''.
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1983-1984)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|UK|1|artist=Various Artists|album=Now That's What I Call Music|date=17 December 1983|accessdate=24 July 2018}}
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2009)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|UKComp|3|date=24 January 2009|rowheader=true|accessdate=24 July 2018}}
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.nowmusic.com/now/now-thats-what-i-call-music-1/}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUKFZbPx4Uk&mode=related&search= Now That's What I Call Music television commercial]


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Revision as of 18:59, 10 November 2019

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 and audio cassette. 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 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 and reached number one a week later, staying at the top for five non-consecutive weeks

Track listing

Record/Tape 1
No. Title Artist Length
1. "You Can't Hurry Love" Phil Collins 2:52
2. "Is There Something I Should Know?" Duran Duran 4:11
3. "Red Red Wine" UB40 3:01
4. "Only for Love" Limahl 3:48
5. "Temptation" Heaven 17 3:07
6. "Give It Up" KC and the Sunshine Band 4:12
7. "Double Dutch" Malcolm McLaren 3:40
8. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" Bonnie Tyler 4:30
9. "Karma Chameleon" Culture Club 3:53
10. "The Safety Dance" Men Without Hats 2:47
11. "Too Shy" Kajagoogoo 3:41
12. "Moonlight Shadow" Mike Oldfield 3:37
13. "Down Under" Men at Work 3:42
14. "(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew" Rocksteady Crew 3:46
15. "Baby Jane" Rod Stewart 4:45
16. "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" Paul Young 4:52
Record/Tape 2
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Candy Girl" New Edition 3:52
2. "Big Apple" Kajagoogoo 4:12
3. "Let's Stay Together" Tina Turner 3:36
4. "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" The Human League 3:45
5. "New Song" Howard Jones 4:16
6. "Please Don't Make Me Cry" UB40 3:26
7. "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack 3:29
8. "They Don't Know" Tracey Ullman 3:00
9. "Kissing with Confidence" Will Powers 3:54
10. "That's All" Genesis 4:23
11. "The Love Cats" The Cure 3:33
12. "Waterfront" Simple Minds 4:40
13. "The Sun and the Rain" Madness 3:30
14. "Victims" Culture Club 4:56

Now What'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.

  1. Phil Collins : "You Can't Hurry Love"
  2. Duran Duran : "Is There Something I Should Know"
  3. UB40 : "Red Red Wine"
  4. Limahl : "Only for Love"
  5. Heaven 17 : "Temptation"
  6. Malcolm McLaren : "Double Dutch"
  7. Culture Club : "Karma Chameleon"
  8. Men Without Hats : "The Safety Dance"
  9. Kajagoogoo : "Too Shy"
  10. Mike Oldfield : "Moonlight Shadow"
  11. Rock Steady Crew : "(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew"
  12. Tina Turner : "Let's Stay Together"
  13. Freeez : "I.O.U." †
  14. Howard Jones : "New Song"
  15. UB40 : "Please Don't Make Me Cry"
  16. Will Powers : "Kissing with Confidence"
  17. Genesis : "That's All"
  18. Kajagoogoo : "Big Apple"
  19. The Assembly : "Never Never" †
  20. Thompson Twins : "Hold Me Now" ††
  21. 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.[1][2]

†† Later appeared on NOW 2.

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

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named NOW
  2. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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