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DetailsReleased: 1st June 1990

Origin: United Kingdom

Label: Virgin / EMI

Format: Double CD, Double Cassette, Vinyl, Video

Duration: 02:02:00 (122 Minutes)

Tracks: 32

#1’s: 2

Chart Peak: #1 (5 weeks)

Sales: 300,000 (1x Platinum)

Tracklisting1. Erasure – Blue Savannah* 4:20 {3}

2. The Rebel MC – Better World 3:45 {20}

3. Paula Abdul – Opposites Attract* 3:50 {2}

4. Beats International feat. Lindy Layton – Dub Be Good To Me* 4:00 {1}

5. UB40 – Kingston Town* 3:50 {4}

6. Candy Flip – Strawberry Fields Forever 4:15 {3}

7. Tina Turner – I Don't Wanna Lose You 4:30 {8}

8. Phil Collins – I Wish It Would Rain Down* 5:40 {7}

9. Happy Mondays – Step On 4:30 {5}

10. Primal Scream – Loaded 4:30 {16}

11. Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence* 4:30 {6}

12. Jesus Jones – Real Real Real 3:10 {19}

13. Inspiral Carpets – This Is How It Feels 3:15 {14}

14. The House Of Love – Shine On 4:10 {20}

15. Faith No More – From Out Of Nowhere 3:25 {23}

16. The Quireboys – Hey You 3:20 {14}

17. Technotronic feat. MC Eric – This Beat Is Technotronic 3:35 {14}

18. Lonnie Gordon – Happenin' All Over Again* 3:20 {4}

19. 49ers – Don't You Love Me 3:15 {12}

20. Jimmy Somerville – Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough) 4:55 {26}

21. Cliff Richard – Stronger Than That 4:05 {14}

22. Jam Tronik – Another Day In Paradise 3:55 {19}

23. JT & The Big Family – Moments In Soul 4:15 {7}

24. Mantronix feat. Wondress – Got To Have Your Love* 4:15 {4}

25. Bizz Nizz – Don't Miss The Partyline 3:55 {7}

26. E-Zee Possee feat. MC Kinky – Everything Starts With An E 3:35 {15}

27. D-Mob feat. Nuff Juice – Put Your Hands Together* 3:55 {7}

28. Adamski – Killer* 4:20 {1}

29. Orbital – Chime 3:20 {17}

30. Tongue 'N' Cheek – Tomorrow 4:10 {20}

31. Electribe 101 – Talking With Myself 3:40 {23}

32. Sydney Youngblood – I'd Rather Go Blind 4:00 {44}

 

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 FactsTrack Most Weeks At #1: Beats International feat. Lindy Layton – Dub Be Good To Me / Adamski – Killer (4 Weeks)

Lowest Charting Track: Sydney Youngblood – I'd Rather Go Blind {44}

Longest Song: Phil Collins – I Wish It Would Rain Down 5:40

Shortest Song: Jesus Jones – Real Real Real 3:10

Edited Tracks: Unknown

Unedited Tracks: Unknown

Inlay Mistakes: None

Other Facts: Now 17 was released on a Friday.

On This Day In HistoryNo music news to declare for 1st June 1990.

Other ResourcesOfficial Now Music Website

Wikipedia

TV Cream

Everyhit

Andrew's ReviewNow That's What I Call Music! 17 otherwise known as Now 17 was the first Now compilation of the 90s and attempted a new look. Now 17 was available on all formats of the time, and enlisted 32 tracks from the time.

Just 2 UK #1s were selected from a possible 9 which included some well known music to this day like Kylie Minogue – Tears On My Pillow; Sinead O'Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U and Snap – The Power.

Now 17 seems to focus mainly on two genres which are Rock/Pop to begin, and end with House/Dance music. The mix works well, and this would mark a turning point for what music style to expect from future Now compilations.

Over half of the tracklisting included artists that had been unheard of in the 80s, and the majority of these would later be classed as one hit wonders. But those that did go on to have other success and feature in the series again were Primal Scream, Depeche Mode, Jesus Jones and Faith No More.

As mentioned, the majority of the tracklisting would go on to have no real future success in the charts, and so their only known single would be found here on Now 17, this includes both the #1s from Beats International and Adamski.

Well as for the cover, it has been commented on by others before, and is possibly the most amatuer design of them all. It looks like it was taken with a 1 megapixel camera and still went wrong! It was very poorly done, and some loyal fans may have been somewhat dissapointed to see the original and recognisable logo from the 80s done away with.

 

Artwork Rating: 4/10 Very Poor

It's just a very weak design which was a break from the previous designs, and it's almost like they didn't really figure out what was the right step forward from the previous logo, and pixelated design just was very rushed and no real thought or creativity went into the design. The design is for me one of the worst, though it is probably the "yellowist" cover we have seen or will see again!

 

Disc 1 Favourite: Beats International feat. Lindy Layton – Dub Be Good To Me

A song which has been sampled and covered many many times since it's first release to the world in 1990. A very funky dance tune which typifies the change of decade from 80's to 90's.

 

Disc 2 Favourite: Adamski – Killer

Certainly the better disc. This was an iconic 90's dance anthem and one that was later covered by ATB in 2000. Easily the most distinguishable song Seal has ever put his vocals to.

 

Overall Rating: 7/10 Very Good

I really do like the Now 17 mix, as it was really the first time all genres were collected so well and presented in such a way that the next song flowed nicely from the last one. I think the music chosen is good, but there are some low charters that could have been done away with and replaced with a couple more #1 singles.

 

Andrew's Best 5 (as of November 2016)

1. Adamski – Killer

2. Beats International feat. Lindy Layton – Dub Be Good To Me

3. Technotronic feat. MC Eric – This Beat Is Technotronic

4. Primal Scream – Loaded

5. Happy Mondays – Step On

 

Andrew's Worst 5 (as of November 2016)

1. E-Zee Possee feat. MC Kinky – Everything Starts With An E

2. Sydney Youngblood – I'd Rather Go Blind

3. Jimmy Somerville – Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)

4. The House Of Love – Shine On

5. Tina Turner – I Don't Wanna Lose You

Edited December 5, 20168 yr by ❄️awardinicy❄️

Artwork: 5/10 looks poorly made imho :o

Disc 1: Beats International feat. Lindy Layton – Dub Be Good To Me (such a proper tune :wub:

Disc 2: Adamski – Killer (alright song best song on there)

overall 6/10 not a essential imo)

Sorry that I've been so floppy with these lately Awardinary! Shall get back on it from now on. Especially as we have now entered the 90s! <3

 

Artwork rating: 02/10 - Pretty damn ugly! Absolutely hate the fuzzy orange/yellow colouring and the pixelated look just doesn't work for me.

 

Disc 1 Favourite: Beats International feat. Lindy Layton – 'Dub Be Good To Me' - Such an easy favourite! I think I discovered this song through the Professor Green reworking 'Just Be Good To Green' haha but this is of course far superior. The production really worms its way into your head, love the 'wobbly' effects in it. The woman is a fabulous vocalist also and the guy's intro/mumbling bits are iconic *.* True classic.

 

Disc 2 Favourite: Adamski - 'Killer' - The best song on the whole album! Such a good song that it carried the Now 17 advert all by itself haha! The production sounds so ahead of its time and Seal gives a really passionate performance.

 

Overall rating: 06/10 - Nothing I'd come back to in a hurry. Mostly lifted by 'Dub Be Good To Me' and 'Killer' really!

Adamski and Primal Scream

one of my early Now faves, I opted for Depeche and Adamski, but could easily have gone for Erasure, Primal Scream, UB40...

TRACKS I LOVE:

4. Beats International feat. Lindy Layton – Dub Be Good To Me* 4:00 {1}

5. UB40 – Kingston Town* 3:50 {4}

13. Inspiral Carpets – This Is How It Feels 3:15 {14}

Now 17

 

Disc 1 faves :

1. Tina Turner – I Don't Wanna Lose You

2. Paula Abdul – Opposites Attract

3. Erasure – Blue Savannah

4. Beats International feat. Lindy Layton – Dub Be Good To Me

 

 

Disc 2 faves :

 

1. Lonnie Gordon – Happenin' All Over Again

2. 49ers – Don't You Love Me

3. Jimmy Sommerville - Read My Lips

4. Cliff Richard – Stronger Than That

5. Technotronic feat. MC Eric – This Beat Is Technotronic