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AdvertDetailsReleased: 13th November 1995

Origin: United Kingdom

Label: Virgin / EMI / Polygram

Format: Double CD, Double Cassette, Vinyl

Duration: 2:35:22 (155 minutes 22 seconds)

Tracks: 40

#1’s: 4

Chart Peak: #1 (6 weeks)

Sales: 1.2 Million (4x Platinum)

Tracklisting1. Queen – Heaven For Everyone 4:38 {2}

2. Meat Loaf – I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth) 4:42 {2}

3. Simply Red – Fairground 4:20 {1}

4. U2 – Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me 4:45 {2}

5. Tina Turner – Goldeneye 3:29 {10}

6. Cher – Walking In Memphis 3:57 {11}

7. The Beautiful South – Pretenders To The Throne 3:14 {18}

8. Louise – Light Of My Life 4:14 {8}

9. Jimmy Nail – Big River 6:00 {18}

10. Sacred Spirit – Wishes Of Happiness And Prosperity (Yeha-Noha) 4:29 {37}

11. Radiohead – Lucky (Warchild) 4:20 {DNC}

12. Pulp – Sorted For E's & Wizz 3:40 {2}

13. Blur – Country House 3:55 {1}

14. Cast – Alright 3:37 {13}

15. Oasis – Roll With It 3:59 {2}

16. McAlmont/Butler – Yes 3:59 {8}

17. Paul Weller – Broken Stones 3:17 {20}

18. Suggs – I'm Only Sleeping 4:17 {7}

19. The Smokin' Mojo Filters – Come Together 3:33 {19}

20. Coolio feat. L.V. – Gangsta's Paradise 3:56 {1}

21. Shaggy – Boombastic 3:52 {1}

22. N-Trance feat. Riccardo Da Force – Stayin' Alive 4:04 {2}

23. Donna Summer – I Feel Love 3:55 {8}

24. Berri – Sunshine After The Rain 3:27 {4}

25. Corona – Try Me Out 3:26 {6}

26. The Original – I Luv U Baby 3:33 {2}

27. Everything But The Girl – Missing 4:57 {3}

28. Eternal – Power Of A Woman 3:54 {5}

29. Soul II Soul – I Care (Soul II Soul) 3:34 {17}

30. The Outhere Brothers – La La La Hey Hey 3:14 {7}

31. Whigfield – Big Time 3:22 {21}

32. Alex Party – Wrap Me Up 3:48 {17}

33. Josh Wink – Higher State Of Consciousness 2:55 {8}

34. Wildchild – Renegade Master 3:56 {11}

35. Goldie – Inner City Life 2:26 {39}

36. The Human League – Don't You Want Me 3:43 {16}

37. Candy Girls – Fee Fi Fo Fum 3:19 {23}

38. Happy Clappers – I Believe 3:52 {7}

39. Wild Colour – Dreams 4:03 {25}

40. E'voke – Runaway 3:41 {30}

 

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 (DNC = Did Not Chart).

Miscellaneous FactsTrack Most Weeks At #1: Simply Red – Fairground (4 weeks)

Lowest Charting Track: Radiohead – Lucky (Warchild) {DNC}

Longest Song: Jimmy Nail – Big River 6:00

Shortest Song: Goldie – Inner City Life 2:26

Edited Tracks: Unknown

Unedited Tracks: Unknown

Inlay Mistakes: None

Other Facts: N/A

On This Day In HistoryNo music news to report for 13th November 1995. Other ResourcesOfficial Now Music Website

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Now 32 Rate

Edited April 3, 20178 yr by award♀nary

Andrew's ReviewComing Soon...

 

Artwork Rating: 7/10 Very Good

Another bright and atmospheric design, not too dissimilar in theme to Now 30 released earlier in the year. Settled amongst the snow capped mountains on a sunny day. Clever use also of using varied surfaces for the logo which looks almost rough and could have been carved out of brickwork.

 

Disc 1 Favourite: Simply Red – Fairground

Probably my favourite song from Simply Red, it is so joyous and nostalgic too of all the fun I would have enjoyed at fairgrounds in the 90's as a child. I was always fascinated by fairgrounds as a youngster, all the bright lights, music and rides.

 

Disc 2 Favourite: Coolio feat. L.V. – Gangsta's Paradise

Iconic. Not much more to add really!

 

Overall Rating: 7/10 – Very Good

Splendid outcome for this volume. Some really fine dance songs throughout the compilation and a great indication of what the mid-90's gave us in the charts.

 

Andrew's Best 5 (as of March 2017)

1. Simply Red – Fairground

2. Coolio feat. L.V. – Gangsta's Paradise

3. The Original – I Luv U Baby

4. Berri – Sunshine After The Rain

5. Blur – Country House

 

Andrew's Worst 5 (as of March 2017)

1. Suggs – I'm Only Sleeping

2. Jimmy Nail – Big River

3. Pulp – Sorted For E's & Wizz

4. The Beautiful South – Pretenders To The Throne

5. Soul II Soul – I Care (Soul II Soul)

Edited March 13, 20178 yr by awardinary™

as always disc 1 is the better, close call but McCalmont Butler is so classic, and Coolio on cd 2 over inferior remixes for Donna Summer and Human League. CD2 is mostly covers and remixes! Even Coolio...

A good selection here. The best tracks for me are by Queen,U2,Blur,Suggs,Everything But The Girl and Josh Wink.

 

 

Favourites: Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me, Country House, Roll With It, I'd Lie For You And That's The Truth, Fairground, Lucky, Boombastic, Stayin' Alive, Gangsta's Paradise (As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death), I Feel Love, Don't You Want Me, Higher State Of Consciousness, I Believe, (Back Once Again For The) Renegade Master (D4 Damager Power To The People) [repeat], I Luv U Baby, (I Wanna See The) Sunshine After The Rain, Missing

 

 

TRACKS I LOVE~

6. Cher – Walking In Memphis 3:57 {11}

13. Blur – Country House 3:55 {1}

20. Coolio feat. L.V. – Gangsta's Paradise 3:56 {1}

21. Shaggy – Boombastic 3:52 {1}

36. The Human League – Don't You Want Me 3:43 {16}

Probably the middlest of the three 1995 editions but that's not to say there aren't some fantastic songs to be found. Disc 2 destroys Disc 1 well & truly, the latter containing just a few I love such as Roll With It & Country House. Fairground is also a bit of a tune tbf! Interestingly you can also find the Sacred Spirit song which was sent to BJSC at the end of last year, it did far better in that than the Rate (as I'll post below).

 

But Disc 2 is where the gold dust is including my fave on the edition I Luv U Baby, one of my favourite 90s dance songs! Gangsta's Paradise is of course a classic & won the Rate last year at an absolute canter. Boombastic is a huge guilty pleasure whilst Missing & Higher State Of Consciousness both stood the test of time.

 

Another very good cover too, capturing the Winter theme spot on, another 8/10 for the artwork. For the overall rating I'll be generous & bump it up to a 7/10 after initially leaning towards a 6!

 

Here are the Now 32 results carried out by myself at the start of 2016:

 

1. Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise / 9.42

2. Everything But The Girl - Missing / 9.00

3. The Original - I Luv U Baby / 8.67

4. Eternal - Power Of A Woman / 7.92

5. Blue - Country House / 7.83

6. Berri - The Sunshine After The Rain / 7.67

7. Josh Wink - Higher State Of Consciouness / 7.55

8. Corona - Try Me Out / 7.33

9. Pulp - Sorted For E's & Wizz / 7.00

10. McAlmont & Butler - Yes / 7.00

11. Oasis - Roll With It / 6.92

12. U2 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me / 6.83

13. Donna Summer - I Feel Love / 6.75

14. The Beautiful South - Pretenders To The Throne / 6.58

15. Cast - Alright / 6.55

16. Simply Red - Fairground / 6.33

17. Tina Turner - GoldenEye / 6.33

18. Shaggy - Boombastic / 6.25

19. Wildchild - Renegade Master / 6.25

20. Cher - Walking In Memphis / 6.08

21. Radiohead - Lucky / 5.83

22. The Human League - Don't You Want Me / 5.83

23. Queen - Heaven For Everyone / 5.42

24. Paul Weller - Broken Stones / 5.30

25. Alex Party - Wrap Me Up / 5.18

26. N-Trance - Stayin' Alive / 5.08

27. Goldie - Inner City Life / 4.92

28. Soul II Soul - I Care / 4.91

29. Happy Clappers - I Believe / 4.73

30. Louise - Light Of My Life / 4.58

31. Sacred Spirit - Wishes Of Happiness & Prosperity / 4.33

32. Meat Loaf - I'd Lie For You / 4.33

33. E'voke - Runaway / 4.22

34. The Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together / 4.00

35. Suggs - I'm Only Sleeping

36. Whigfield - Big Time / 3.82

37. Wild Colours - Dreams / 3.78

38. Candy Girls - Fee Fi Fo Fum / 3.64

39. The Outhere Brothers - La La La Hey Hey / 3.27

40. Jimmy Nail - Big River / 2.91

Nice Video.

CD 1 is definatley the best. voted for Pulp and Happy Clappers. Also like Paul weller, Smokin Mojo Filters, Coolio, Cast, McAlmont & Butler