Now That's What I Call Music 4 (UK series)
| Now That's What I Call Music 4 | ||||
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| Compilation album | ||||
| Released | 26 November 1984 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:06 | |||
| Label | Virgin / EMI | |||
| Now! UK series chronology | ||||
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Now That's What I Call Music 4 or Now 4 was released in 1984. The album is the fourth edition of the (UK) Now! series. It is the only album in the series which failed to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart, kept off the top by Hits 1. Although one of its predecessors Now 2 was released earlier that year and charted higher, Now 4 had managed to sell more copies than Now 2 by the end of the year.
Although Now 4 was the first in the series to be released on Compact Disc, this was only a single-CD release containing 15 tracks (compared to 32 on the standard double LP and cassette). In addition, it included tracks from the regular Now 4, Now 3 and Now 2 releases, the latter two having been released earlier in 1984. (The Now 4 cassette makes reference to "The Best of Now 1984 Compact Disc" as being "Also Available",[1] but does not confirm whether this was the originally planned title for the CD that was ultimately released as Now 4).
It would be a further two years later before another regularly numbered Now album was released on CD, with a single-disc issue of Now 8,[2] although Now - The Christmas Compact Disc and Now '86 were also made available on the format. The CD format became regular from 1987 with a double-disc issue of Now 10 being the first major release.
Now 4 features one song which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart: "Hello".
Track listing
Record/Tape 1 Side 1 (1)
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No More Lonely Nights" (Special Dance Mix) | Paul McCartney | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Together in Electric Dreams" | Giorgio Moroder with Philip Oakey | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Why?" | Bronski Beat | 3:55 |
| 4. | "The NeverEnding Story" | Limahl | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Warning Sign" | Nick Heyward | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Missing You" | John Waite | 3:59 |
| 7. | "Farewell My Summer Love" | Michael Jackson | 3:37 |
| 8. | "Hello" | Lionel Richie | 4:05 |
Record/Tape 1 Side 2 (2)
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The War Song" | Culture Club | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Passengers" | Elton John | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Too Late for Goodbyes" | Julian Lennon | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Shout to the Top!" | The Style Council | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Doctor! Doctor!" | Thompson Twins | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Sunset Now" | Heaven 17 | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Respect Yourself" | Kane Gang | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Private Dancer" | Tina Turner | 3:58 |
Record/Tape 2 Side 1 (3)
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's a Hard Life" | Queen | 4:04 |
| 2. | "The Wanderer" | Status Quo | 3:26 |
| 3. | "East of Eden" | Big Country | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Pride (In the Name of Love)" | U2 | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Listen to Your Father" | Feargal Sharkey | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Tesla Girls" | O.M.D. | 3:28 |
| 7. | "The Second Time" | Kim Wilde | 3:38 |
| 8. | "Human Racing" | Nik Kershaw | 4:20 |
Record/Tape 2 Side 2 (4)
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ghostbusters" | Ray Parker Jr. | 4:00 |
| 2. | "If It Happens Again" | UB40 | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Jump (for My Love)" | Pointer Sisters | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Hot Water" | Level 42 | 3:33 |
| 5. | "Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)" | Eurythmics | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Somebody's Watching Me" | Rockwell | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Madame Butterfly" | Malcolm McLaren | 6:20 |
| 8. | "Gotta Get You Home Tonight" | Eugene Wilde | 3:29 |
Video selection
A video selection was also released featuring selected tracks from the main album and five which did not appear on any Now album.
- Queen : "It's a Hard Life"
- Tina Turner : "Private Dancer"
- Giorgio Moroder & Phil Oakey : "Together in Electric Dreams"
- UB40 : "If It Happens Again"
- Limahl : "Never Ending Story"
- Culture Club : "The War Song"
- Julian Lennon : "Too Late for Goodbyes"
- Ray Parker Jr. : "Ghostbusters"
- Thompson Twins : "Sister of Mercy" †
- John Waite : "Missing You"
- Nik Kershaw : "Human Racing"
- Meat Loaf : "Modern Girl" †
- Kim Wilde : "The Second Time"
- Malcolm McLaren : "Madam Butterfly"
- Nick Heyward : "Warning Sign"
- OMD : "Tesla Girls"
- Iron Maiden : "Aces High" †
- Fergal Sharkey : "Listen to Your Father"
- Heaven 17 : "This Is Mine" †
- Depeche Mode : "Blasphemous Rumours" †
† Never appeared on any NOW album.
Track listing (CD)
- Duran Duran : "The Reflex"
- Ray Parker Jr. : "Ghostbusters (Searchin for the Spirit)"
- Culture Club : "The War Song"
- John Waite : "Missing You"
- O.M.D. : "Locomotion"
- UB40 : "If It Happens Again"
- Tina Turner : "What's Love Got to Do with It"
- Bronski Beat : "Why?"
- The Style Council : "Shout to the Top!"
- Phil Colins : "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
- Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey : "Together in Electric Dreams"
- Julian Lennon : "Too Late for Goodbyes"
- Status Quo : "The Wanderer"
- Thompson Twins : "Doctor! Doctor!"
- Queen : "Radio Ga Ga"
Tracks: 1, 5, 7 & 10 previously appeared on NOW 3.
Track 15 previously appeared on NOW 2.
And the rest on NOW 4
Charts
| Chart (1984-1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart[3] | 2 |
References
- ↑ "Images for Various - Now That's What I Call Music 4". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ↑ "Now thats what I call music cds". Ukcollectibles.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ↑ "Archive Chart (Albums Archive)". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 1984. Check date values in:
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