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REVIEW: Now That's What I Call Music! 37, Released 14th July 1997 | 41 Tracks | 4 #1 Singles

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Now That's What I Call Music! 37 Ratings
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awardinary View member profile	16th April 2017, 09:48 PM Post #1
Here to play, here to stay Pronouns: he/him Joined: 8 February 2015 Posts: 20,270 User: 21,587	Images Advert PL5980b76x0 Details Released: 14th July 1997 Origin: United Kingdom Label: Virgin / EMI / Polygram Format: Double CD & Double Cassette Duration: 2:38:14 (158 minutes 14 seconds) Tracks: 41 #1’s: 4 Chart Peak: #1 (4 weeks) Sales: 590,000 (2x Platinum) Tracklisting 1. Hanson – MMMBop 3:59 {1} 2. Eternal feat. Bebe Winans – I Wanna Be The Only One 3:31 {1} 3. The Cardigans – Lovefool 3:14 {2} 4. No Doubt – Just A Girl 3:29 {3} 5. Sash! feat. Rodriguez – Ecuador 3:33 {2} 6. No Mercy – Where Do You Go 4:18 {2} 7. Spice Girls – Who Do You Think You Are 3:44 {1} 8. Ultra Naté – Free 3:51 {4} 9. Rosie Gaines – Closer Than Close 3:43 {4} 10. George Michael – Star People (Forthright Edit) 4:22 {2} 11. En Vogue – Don't Let Go (Love) 4:02 {5} 12. Shola Ama – You Might Need Somebody 3:48 {4} 13. Coolio feat. 40 Thevz – C U When U Get There 3:41 {3} 14. Warren G feat. Ron Isley – Smokin' Me Out 3:06 {14} 15. R. Kelly – I Believe I Can Fly 3:15 {1} 16. Damage – Wonderful Tonight 4:04 {3} 17. 911 – The Journey 4:36 {3} 18. Boyzone – Isn't It A Wonder 3:45 {2} 19. Backstreet Boys – Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) 3:42 {2} 20. N-Tyce – Hey DJ! (Play That Song) 3:14 {20} 21. Foxy Brown feat. Jay-Z – I'll Be 2:29 {9} 22. Wet Wet Wet – If I Never See You Again 3:49 {3} 23. U2 – Staring At The Sun 4:37 {3} 24. The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony 4:35 {2} 25. The Seahorses – Love Is The Law 3:40 {3} 26. Ocean Colour Scene – 100 Mile High City 3:04 {4} 27. Robbie Williams – Old Before I Die 3:51 {2} 28. Cast – Guiding Star 3:57 {9} 29. Paul McCartney – Young Boy 3:54 {19} 30. Sheryl Crow – A Change Would Do You Good 3:50 {8} 31. Radiohead – Paranoid Android 6:23 {3} 32. Texas – Halo 4:04 {10} 33. Supergrass – Sun Hits The Sky 3:40 {10} 34. James – Waltzing Along 3:33 {23} 35. Blur – On Your Own 4:22 {5} 36. Fun Lovin' Criminals – Scooby Snacks 3:02 {12} 37. Orbital – The Saint 4:33 {3} 38. Brainbug – Nightmare 3:26 {11} 39. The Course – Ain't Nobody 3:27 {8} 40. Todd Terry feat. Martha Wash and Jocelyn Brown – Something Goin' On 3:34 {5} 41. Diddy – Give Me Love 3:27 {23} Key Tracks highlighted red were official UK #1’s. Tracks with an asterisk () next to their title have also been included in special releases from the series. The track duration has been highlighted cyan. Bracketed numbers refer to highest chart position reached. Miscellaneous Facts* Track Most Weeks At #1: Spice Girls – Who Do You Think You Are / R. Kelly – I Believe I Can Fly / Hanson – MMMBop (3 weeks) Lowest Charting Track: James – Waltzing Along / Diddy – Give Me Love {23} Longest Song: Radiohead – Paranoid Android 6:23 Shortest Song: Foxy Brown feat. Jay-Z – I'll Be 2:29 Edited Tracks: Unknown Unedited Tracks: Unknown Inlay Mistakes: None Other Facts: N/A On This Day In History Walkers "Spice Girls" crisps went on sale in the UK, over 16 million bags were sold by the end of the year. Other Resources Official Now Music Website Wikipedia Everyhit Brandt Animation Archive Now 37 Rate This post has been edited by awardinary: 23rd April 2017, 06:25 PM


awardinary View member profile	16th April 2017, 09:49 PM Post #2
Here to play, here to stay Pronouns: he/him Joined: 8 February 2015 Posts: 20,270 User: 21,587	Andrew's Review Now That's What I Call Music! 37 aka Now 37 tells the story of summer in 1997. Many of the artists selected to feature had made an appearance in the series previously, but it was the first time we heard from Hanson, The Cardigans, Ultra Nate, Shola Ama, Warren G, The Verve and Fun Lovin' Criminals. It was also the first appearance from Jay Z (later named Jay-Z), albeit as a featured artist. Onto the omissions, and with 4 #1's making the cut out of a possible 8, it meant that we missed out on having Michael Jackson – Blood On The Dancefloor, Gary Barlow – Love Won't Wait, Olive – You're Not Alone and Puff Daddy & Faith Evans – I'll Be Missing You which was a tribute to the late Notorious B.I.G. Other noteworthy hits to be overlooked included the timeless classic Time To Say Goodbye performed by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli, and a #2 hit that year. As well as the theme tune to one of the most iconic 90's TV shows F.R.I.E.N.D.S. was The Rembrants – I'll Be There For You, a Top 10 hit in May 1997. Also excluded (in place of other singles from the same artist) was the #2 Richard III by Supergrass. Also absent was the iconic 2 minute anthem by Blur – Song 2, a #2 hit in April 1997. One other to add to this list was the #3 pop song Bodyshakin' by 911. As always there were some one hit wonders placed on this volume, and they were from No Mercy, Rosie Gaines, N-Tyce, Foxy Brown, The Seahorses, Brainbug, The Course and Diddy. Artwork Rating: 7/10 Very Good Quite like the colours used in this design. The gold and bronze working well together and reflections of the logo from every angle. Very shiny design. Disc 1 Favourite: R. Kelly – I Believe I Can Fly A childhood favourite I have to say. This song has never lost its appeal to me, and the soulful lyrics just work really well. Of course, it will never not remind me of the movie Space Jam each time I hear it. R. Kelly's greatest work. Disc 2 Favourite: The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony An iconic piece of music which received much attention both in its commercial use and sampled in other tracks later on. For me, this is very melodic and a song I often come back to for it's enjoyment. Overall Rating: 7/10 Very Good This is a very good volume for me. It was just before I began collecting the series but I had heard many of the songs at the time and the quality is there. I like that there is very much a broad selection of genres found within this volume too, but what often stands out from this year in music was the heavy use of indie and Brit-pop found in the charts. A couple of additions might have bumped up the overall rating. Andrew's Best 5 (as of April 2017) 1. R. Kelly – I Believe I Can Fly 2. En Vogue – Don't Let Go (Love) 3. Ultra Nate – Free 4. Sash! feat. Rodriguez – Ecuador 5. The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony Andrew's Worst 5 (as of April 2017) 1. Foxy Brown feat. Jay Z – I'll Be 2. Warren G feat. Ron Isley – Smokin' Me Out 3. James – Waltzing Along 4. Supergrass – Sun Hits The Sky 5. N-Tyce – Hey DJ! (Play That Song) This post has been edited by award♀nary: 19th April 2017, 09:07 PM


fiesta View member profile	18th April 2017, 12:17 PM Post #3
BuzzJack Enthusiast Joined: 15 March 2006 Posts: 1,630 User: 232	another one of my fave now albums, so many good tracks! voted Ocean Colour Scene & No Doubt. Also love Todd Terry, Eternal, Seahorses, Fun Lovin Criminals


King Rollo View member profile	18th April 2017, 04:15 PM Post #4
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 3 January 2017 Posts: 10,157 User: 23,961	Nothing stands out on disc 1 but voted for Ecuador. Best songs on disc 2: Bittersweet Symphony,Paranoid Android and Nightmare.


Jester View member profile	19th April 2017, 09:02 PM Post #5
Right in front of my salad?! Pronouns: he/him Joined: 7 March 2006 Posts: 82,478 User: 12	A classic 90s Now (and probably my second favourite ever). Some great tunes, I voted Lovefool and Bittersweet Symphony.


DalekTurret32 View member profile	19th April 2017, 10:57 PM Post #6
FIVE YEARS OF THE TURRET 15-20 Joined: 12 March 2015 Posts: 4,754 User: 21,666	I remember seeing a photo of this album appearing in an episode of Fun House [1997], when they were showing the prizes in the Fun House and one of them included CD tokens. Favourites: MmmBop (guilty pleasure) I Wanna Be The Only One Lovefool Just A Girl Ecuador Free Closer Than Close Star People Don't Let Go (Love) I Believe I Can Fly Hey DJ (Play That Song) I'll Be Staring At The Sun Bittersweet Symphony Love Is The Law Hundred Mile High City Old Before I Die Guiding Star Paranoid Android (My favourite Radiohead song) Sun Hits The Sky Waltzing Along On Your Own Scooby Snacks (Dat Pulp Fiction sample in the opening "Everybody stay cool, this is a robbery! Any of you fking pricks move and I'll execute every motherfkin' last one of ya!") The Saint Nightmare Ain't Nobody Something Going On Give Me Love


Dobbo View member profile	23rd April 2017, 11:53 AM Post #7
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 4 November 2013 Posts: 30,537 User: 20,053	Artwork: Love it! Very glorious gold, saying look at me! Buy me! 8/10. CD 1: A VERY strong disc. My fave has to be the brilliant Ultra Naté - Free, an essential 90s anthem that always perks me up! Shout outs to Rosie Gaines, Coolio & Ecuador too, all tracks I return to semi-regulary. Some big pop songs kicking off the album, Lovefool was the Rate winner. The big blot of this disc is I Believe I Can Fly genuinely one of the worst songs ever! Or I should say, least fave. CD 2: Not a patch on the first disc. Bittersweet Symphony the CLEAR best track here. Not a lot else to mention, Nightmare is an interesting & unique addition but overall a poor side. Overall: Combining both discs I'll rank this as a 7/10.


Hide&Seek Hide&Seek View member profile	5th July 2017, 08:17 PM Post #8
BuzzJack Enthusiast Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 606 User: 3,500	Disc 1 faves (could easily pick more than five) : 1. En Vogue – Don't Let Go (Love) 2. N-Tyce – Hey DJ! (Play That Song) 3. No Mercy – Where Do You Go 4. Spice Girls – Who Do You Think You Are 5. George Michael – Star People (Forthright Edit) Disc 2 faves (slim pickings as usual) : 1. Todd Terry feat. Martha Wash and Jocelyn Brown – Something Goin' On


No Sleeep View member profile	17th July 2017, 05:36 PM Post #9
BuzzJack Gold Member Joined: 22 June 2015 Posts: 2,425 User: 22,008	Disc 1 faves: 1. En Vogue - Don't Let Go (Love) 2. R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly 3. Eternal feat. Bebe Winans - I Wanna Be the Only One 4. No Doubt - Just A Girl 5. Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are 6. Foxy Brown feat. Jay-Z - I'll Be Disc 2 faves: 1. Diddy - Give Me Love (By default! Terrible disc 2, they used all the good ones on disc 1)