
NOW That's What I Call 40 Years - Part Two (3LP)
In November 2023 we celebrated NOWâs 40th anniversary with a collection of massive Pop hits â but with 40 years of hits to choose from we had to leave out so many fantastic tracks â so itâs time to continue that celebration with NOW Thatâs What I Call 40 Years - Part 2 â 43 more essential hit tracks â again honouring the legacy with a stellar selection from the past four decades of NOW. Embark on a musical journey from 1983 right up to the present day â on a triple vinyl set pressed on Green, Clear Transparent, and Pink LPsâŠ
Opening with Duran Duranâs 1983 #1 âIs There Something I Should Know?â, which featured on the first NOW album along with âTemptationâ by Heaven 17. Unforgettable hits including âHere Comes The Rain Againâ by Eurythmics, and âTwo Tribesâ, Frankie Goes To Hollywoodâs (9 weeks at #1 in 1984) smash are up next and features ahead of Culture Club with âThe War Songâ and the #1 collaboration between UB40 and Chrissie Hynde, before the side closes with the poignant âHolding Back The Yearsâ from Simply Red. Flip the album over for pure-Pop gems from Level 42 and Bananarama ahead of power-Pop gold from Belinda Carlisle â before three sophisticated vocal performances from Seal, Oleta Adams and 4 Non Blondes.
LP 2 ignites with the superb cover of âGo Westâ by Pet Shop Boys, and features the defining âWonderwallâ from Oasisâ the euphoric club beats of Underworldâs âBorn Slippy (Nuxx)â and Faithlessâ âInsomniaâ, alongside the pure Pop magic of the Spice Girlsâ âSay You'll Be Thereâ, and the powerful and captivating âParanoid Androidâ from Radiohead closes the side. Side B is a chart-Pop loversâ dream: Run DMC and Jason Nevins hit #1 with a fantastic remix of âItâs Like Thatâ, and as the â90s came to a close there was an explosion of huge Pop hits from established stars including #1s from Pop royalty Kylie Minogue with âSpinning Aroundâ, Robbie Williams with âRock DJ,â and All Saints with âPure Shoresâ. âAre You Ready For Love?â by Elton John â which hit #1 over 20 years after it was originally released is up next before the explosive #1 âToxicâ by Britney Spears and completing LP2, âRehabâ from Amy Winehouse confirmed her star status.
The final LP opens with âPatienceâ by Take That, which saw the reformed band back at #1 ten years after they split up, and Girls Aloudâs âThe Promiseâ become a landmark in their Pop story. One Direction became a true phenomenon and thereâs also space for fantastic collaborations: Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera enjoyed a world-wide smash with âMoves Like Jaggerâ and P!nk partnered with Nate Ruess on the bittersweet âJust Give Me A Reasonâ. The remaining two tracks on this side are both uplifting anthems with the remix of Lana Del Reyâs âSummertime Sadnessâ by Cedric Gervais leading to Coldplayâs âA Sky Full of Starsâ.
The final side starts off with feel-good vibes from George Ezra with âParadiseâ, before a run of stellar chart smashes from the past five years including the fantastic âNothing Breaks Like A Heartâ from Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus - plus The Weeknd, Lil Nas X, Lewis Capaldi and another massive #1, âBad Habitsâ from Ed Sheeran!
NOW Thatâs What I Call 40 Years - Part 2 â a further spectacular celebration of NOWâs legacy with a timeless collection of Pop hits from the past four decades.
In November 2023 we celebrated NOWâs 40th anniversary with a collection of massive Pop hits â but with 40 years of hits to choose from we had to leave out so many fantastic tracks â so itâs time to continue that celebration with NOW Thatâs What I Call 40 Years - Part 2 â 43 more essential hit tracks â again honouring the legacy with a stellar selection from the past four decades of NOW. Embark on a musical journey from 1983 right up to the present day â on a triple vinyl set pressed on Green, Clear Transparent, and Pink LPsâŠ
Opening with Duran Duranâs 1983 #1 âIs There Something I Should Know?â, which featured on the first NOW album along with âTemptationâ by Heaven 17. Unforgettable hits including âHere Comes The Rain Againâ by Eurythmics, and âTwo Tribesâ, Frankie Goes To Hollywoodâs (9 weeks at #1 in 1984) smash are up next and features ahead of Culture Club with âThe War Songâ and the #1 collaboration between UB40 and Chrissie Hynde, before the side closes with the poignant âHolding Back The Yearsâ from Simply Red. Flip the album over for pure-Pop gems from Level 42 and Bananarama ahead of power-Pop gold from Belinda Carlisle â before three sophisticated vocal performances from Seal, Oleta Adams and 4 Non Blondes.
LP 2 ignites with the superb cover of âGo Westâ by Pet Shop Boys, and features the defining âWonderwallâ from Oasisâ the euphoric club beats of Underworldâs âBorn Slippy (Nuxx)â and Faithlessâ âInsomniaâ, alongside the pure Pop magic of the Spice Girlsâ âSay You'll Be Thereâ, and the powerful and captivating âParanoid Androidâ from Radiohead closes the side. Side B is a chart-Pop loversâ dream: Run DMC and Jason Nevins hit #1 with a fantastic remix of âItâs Like Thatâ, and as the â90s came to a close there was an explosion of huge Pop hits from established stars including #1s from Pop royalty Kylie Minogue with âSpinning Aroundâ, Robbie Williams with âRock DJ,â and All Saints with âPure Shoresâ. âAre You Ready For Love?â by Elton John â which hit #1 over 20 years after it was originally released is up next before the explosive #1 âToxicâ by Britney Spears and completing LP2, âRehabâ from Amy Winehouse confirmed her star status.
The final LP opens with âPatienceâ by Take That, which saw the reformed band back at #1 ten years after they split up, and Girls Aloudâs âThe Promiseâ become a landmark in their Pop story. One Direction became a true phenomenon and thereâs also space for fantastic collaborations: Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera enjoyed a world-wide smash with âMoves Like Jaggerâ and P!nk partnered with Nate Ruess on the bittersweet âJust Give Me A Reasonâ. The remaining two tracks on this side are both uplifting anthems with the remix of Lana Del Reyâs âSummertime Sadnessâ by Cedric Gervais leading to Coldplayâs âA Sky Full of Starsâ.
The final side starts off with feel-good vibes from George Ezra with âParadiseâ, before a run of stellar chart smashes from the past five years including the fantastic âNothing Breaks Like A Heartâ from Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus - plus The Weeknd, Lil Nas X, Lewis Capaldi and another massive #1, âBad Habitsâ from Ed Sheeran!
NOW Thatâs What I Call 40 Years - Part 2 â a further spectacular celebration of NOWâs legacy with a timeless collection of Pop hits from the past four decades.
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In November 2023 we celebrated NOWâs 40th anniversary with a collection of massive Pop hits â but with 40 years of hits to choose from we had to leave out so many fantastic tracks â so itâs time to continue that celebration with NOW Thatâs What I Call 40 Years - Part 2 â 43 more essential hit tracks â again honouring the legacy with a stellar selection from the past four decades of NOW. Embark on a musical journey from 1983 right up to the present day â on a triple vinyl set pressed on Green, Clear Transparent, and Pink LPsâŠ
Opening with Duran Duranâs 1983 #1 âIs There Something I Should Know?â, which featured on the first NOW album along with âTemptationâ by Heaven 17. Unforgettable hits including âHere Comes The Rain Againâ by Eurythmics, and âTwo Tribesâ, Frankie Goes To Hollywoodâs (9 weeks at #1 in 1984) smash are up next and features ahead of Culture Club with âThe War Songâ and the #1 collaboration between UB40 and Chrissie Hynde, before the side closes with the poignant âHolding Back The Yearsâ from Simply Red. Flip the album over for pure-Pop gems from Level 42 and Bananarama ahead of power-Pop gold from Belinda Carlisle â before three sophisticated vocal performances from Seal, Oleta Adams and 4 Non Blondes.
LP 2 ignites with the superb cover of âGo Westâ by Pet Shop Boys, and features the defining âWonderwallâ from Oasisâ the euphoric club beats of Underworldâs âBorn Slippy (Nuxx)â and Faithlessâ âInsomniaâ, alongside the pure Pop magic of the Spice Girlsâ âSay You'll Be Thereâ, and the powerful and captivating âParanoid Androidâ from Radiohead closes the side. Side B is a chart-Pop loversâ dream: Run DMC and Jason Nevins hit #1 with a fantastic remix of âItâs Like Thatâ, and as the â90s came to a close there was an explosion of huge Pop hits from established stars including #1s from Pop royalty Kylie Minogue with âSpinning Aroundâ, Robbie Williams with âRock DJ,â and All Saints with âPure Shoresâ. âAre You Ready For Love?â by Elton John â which hit #1 over 20 years after it was originally released is up next before the explosive #1 âToxicâ by Britney Spears and completing LP2, âRehabâ from Amy Winehouse confirmed her star status.
The final LP opens with âPatienceâ by Take That, which saw the reformed band back at #1 ten years after they split up, and Girls Aloudâs âThe Promiseâ become a landmark in their Pop story. One Direction became a true phenomenon and thereâs also space for fantastic collaborations: Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera enjoyed a world-wide smash with âMoves Like Jaggerâ and P!nk partnered with Nate Ruess on the bittersweet âJust Give Me A Reasonâ. The remaining two tracks on this side are both uplifting anthems with the remix of Lana Del Reyâs âSummertime Sadnessâ by Cedric Gervais leading to Coldplayâs âA Sky Full of Starsâ.
The final side starts off with feel-good vibes from George Ezra with âParadiseâ, before a run of stellar chart smashes from the past five years including the fantastic âNothing Breaks Like A Heartâ from Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus - plus The Weeknd, Lil Nas X, Lewis Capaldi and another massive #1, âBad Habitsâ from Ed Sheeran!
NOW Thatâs What I Call 40 Years - Part 2 â a further spectacular celebration of NOWâs legacy with a timeless collection of Pop hits from the past four decades.



















