Now That's What I Call Music 17 (U.K. series)
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Now That's What I Call Music 17 or Now 17 was released in 1990. The album is the 17th edition of the (UK
) Now! series. It features hits from 1989 and 1990 and was released on vinyl
, audio cassette & CD formats.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
) Now! series. It features hits from 1989 and 1990 and was released on vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
, audio cassette & CD formats.
Disc one
- ErasureErasureErasure are an English synthpop duo, consisting of songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. Erasure entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single "Who Needs Love Like That"...
: "Blue SavannahBlue Savannah"Blue Savannah" is a song by Erasure which was issued as a single from the duo's fourth studio album Wild! in 1990. Mute Records released it in Europe as the album's third single, and Sire Records released it in the United States as the album's second single.It is a classic Erasure synth pop song...
" - Rebel MC : "Better WorldBetter World"Better World" is one of Rebel MC's hits, some of his other hits including "Street Tuff" and "Just Keep Rockin'", both of which featured Double Trouble. "Better World" made it to a peak position of #20 on the UK singles chart. The two Double Trouble hits in 1989 charted higher, reaching #3 and #11,...
" - Paula AbdulPaula AbdulPaula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits...
: "Opposites AttractOpposites Attract"Opposites Attract" is a song recorded by Paula Abdul, featured on her debut album Forever Your Girl. It was written and produced by Oliver Leiber, who came up with the title after browsing a bookstore. Vocals on the song, in addition to Abdul, were provided by Bruce DeShazer and Marv Gunn, aka...
" - Beats InternationalBeats InternationalBeats International was a British electronic music band, formed in the late 1980s by Norman Cook , after his departure from The Housemartins.-Career:...
: "Dub Be Good to MeDub Be Good to Me"Dub Be Good to Me" is a popular single by the club music group Beats International, released in 1990. It is generally considered the band's signature song.-Song information:Written by Norman Cook aka...
" - UB40UB40UB40 are a British reggae/pop band formed in 1978 in Birmingham. The band has placed more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. One of the world's best-selling music artists, UB40 have sold over 70 million records.Their hit singles...
: "Kingston TownKingston Town (song)"Kingston Town" is a 1970 song by Lord Creator. It was covered in 1990 by reggae group UB40 and was the second single from their 1989 album Labour of Love II, reaching #4 on the UK singles chart....
" - Candy FlipCandy FlipCandy Flip were a British electronic dance band associated with the Madchester music scene in the early 1990s. They are best remembered for their cover version of The Beatles hit "Strawberry Fields Forever" which was a #3 hit in the UK Singles Chart....
: "Strawberry Fields ForeverStrawberry Fields Forever"Strawberry Fields Forever" is a song by The Beatles, written by John Lennon and attributed to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership. It was inspired by Lennon's memories of playing in the garden of a Salvation Army house named "Strawberry Field" near his childhood home."Strawberry Fields...
" - Tina TurnerTina TurnerTina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
: "I Don't Wanna Lose YouI Don't Wanna Lose You"I Don't Wanna Lose You" is a hit single recorded by Grammy Award winning R&B singer Tina Turner. It was released as a single from Tina's 1989 Foreign Affair album. It reached #8 on the UK Singles Chart. The single included the non-album track "Stronger Than The Wind".-Chart performance:...
" - Phil CollinsPhil CollinsPhilip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
: "I Wish It Would Rain DownI Wish It Would Rain Down"I Wish It Would Rain Down" is a song by Phil Collins from his 1989 album ...But Seriously, and it included the guitar playing of Eric Clapton. It was also a departure from the dance-pop music style of No Jacket Required...
" - Happy MondaysHappy MondaysHappy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1980, the band's original line-up was Shaun Ryder on lead vocals, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day, keyboardist Paul Davis, and drummer Gary Whelan...
: "Step On" - Primal ScreamPrimal ScreamPrimal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie and now based in London. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes , Martin Duffy , and Darrin Mooney...
: "LoadedLoaded (song)"Loaded" is a song recorded by the rock band Primal Scream. It was the first single released from the group's 1991 breakthrough album, Screamadelica.-Inspiration and composition:...
" - Depeche ModeDepeche ModeDepeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
: "Enjoy the SilenceEnjoy the Silence"Enjoy the Silence" is Depeche Mode's twenty-fourth UK single, released on 16 January 1990, and the second single from the then upcoming album Violator....
" - Jesus JonesJesus JonesJesus Jones are a British rock band. The Wiltshire-based group, formed in late 1988, recorded and performed in the late 1980s, throughout the 1990s, and into the 2000s. They are best remembered for their track, "Right Here, Right Now", an international hit and subsequently globally appropriated for...
: "Real Real RealReal Real Real"Real Real Real" is the second single taken from UK band Jesus Jones' 1991 album Doubt. It followed the Billboard Top 10 hit "Right Here, Right Now" . "Real Real Real" did better, reaching a peak of #19 on the UK Singles Chart and was also their second Top 10 US hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard...
" - Inspiral CarpetsInspiral CarpetsInspiral Carpets are an alternative rock band from Oldham in Greater Manchester, England formed by Graham Lambert and Stephen Holt in 1983. The band is named after a clothing shop on their Oldham estate...
: "This Is How It FeelsThis Is How It Feels"This Is How It Feels" was a 1990 single by the Inspiral Carpets. It was their first single in the Top 40, where it reached number 14 in the UK....
" - The House of LoveThe House of LoveThe House of Love is an English alternative rock band. Formed in 1986, the band rose to prominence in the UK as a leading indie rock band in 1988 and split up in 1993, eventually reforming a decade later in 2003. The band is best known for its detailed psychedelic guitar sound and for the...
: "Shine OnShine On (The House of Love song)"Shine On" is a single by The House of Love. It was originally released in 1987, but struggled to become a hit, not making it into the UK Top 40. The band continued to receive song placements outside of the Top 40 until, in early 1990, "Shine On" was re-released and made it all the way to number 20...
" - Faith No MoreFaith No MoreFaith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike...
: "From out of Nowhere" - The QuireboysThe QuireboysThe Quireboys are an English hard rock band formed in 1984 in London, England, with strong ties to Newcastle. When the band formed they were originally known as The Queerboys and later as the London Quireboys in the United States....
: "Hey YouHey You (The Quireboys song)"Hey You" is a song by the UK band The Quireboys, who were popular in the late 1980s to early 1990s. Their first two singles only managed low chart positions. "Hey You" was the band's highest charting song, peaking at #14 in 1989. After that, the band managed to get most of their singles into the...
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Disc two
- TechnotronicTechnotronicTechnotronic is a Belgian studio-based music project formed in 1988 by Jo Bogaert , who had already made his musical mark in the beginning of the 1980s as a part of a cover band and as a solo artist under various New Beat projects, including The Acts of Madmen and Nux Nemo...
feat. MC Eric : "This Beat Is TechnotronicThis Beat Is Technotronic"This Beat Is Technotronic" is the third single from dance group Technotronic's 1989 debut album. This single found its greatest success on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the U.S., where it hit #3. It also peaked at #14 in the United Kingdom...
" - Lonnie GordonLonnie GordonLonnie Gordon is a female Hi-NRG, house and soul singer-songwriter from New York's Bronx, who has scored many chart hits during the 1990s and 2000s.-Early life and career:...
: "Happenin' All over AgainHappenin' All Over Again"Happenin' All over Again" is a song written and produced by Stock Aitken & Waterman for Lonnie Gordon's first album If I Have to Stand Alone . It was released as the album's second single in January 1990 and reached #4 on the main UK singles chart...
" - 49ers49ers (band)49ers are an Italian house and Eurodance act, featuring producer and DJ Gianfranco Bortolotti and vocalist Ann-Marie Smith. They were named after the San Francisco 49ers American football team, as Smith was the 49th vocalist to audition....
: "Don't You Love Me49ers (band)49ers are an Italian house and Eurodance act, featuring producer and DJ Gianfranco Bortolotti and vocalist Ann-Marie Smith. They were named after the San Francisco 49ers American football team, as Smith was the 49th vocalist to audition....
" - Jimmy SomervilleJimmy SomervilleJames William Somerville is a Scottish pop singer and songwriter. He had considerable success in the 1980s with the pop groups Bronski Beat and The Communards, and has also had a successful solo career. He is known in particular for his falsetto singing voice...
: "Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)Former Bronski Beat singer Jimmy Somerville's third solo single, "Read My Lips " did not chart as well as previous single, "You Make Me Feel ", a cover of the Sylvester original, which hit No. 5 earlier the same year. However, it did chart inside the Top 40, peaking at No. 26 on the UK Singles Chart....
" - Cliff RichardCliff RichardSir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
: "Stronger Than ThatStronger Than That"Stronger Than That" is a 1990 single by English singer Cliff Richard. It was the fifth song from his 1989 album Stronger to reach the top twenty in the UK, peaking at #14 on the UK Singles Chart....
" - Jam Tronik : "Another Day in Paradise"
- JT & The Big Family : "Moments in SoulMoments in Soul"Moments in Soul" was the only hit single by JT & The Big Family, a 1990s band. It has become their trademark song and reached #7 on the UK singles chart. The band released a second single, a cover of the Sly & the Family Stone hit "Family Affair", but it failed, burning out at #90 in the UK. No...
" - MantronixMantronixMantronix was an influential 1980s hip hop and electro funk music group founded by DJ Kurtis Mantronik , and rapper MC Tee...
feat. WondressWondress HutchinsonWondress Hutchinson, also known as, Wondress, is an American electronic dance music and jazz fusion singer who has worked with old school hip hop/electro funk group Mantronix .In 1995, Hutchinson sang background vocals for jazz...
: "Got to Have Your LoveGot to Have Your Love"Got to Have Your Love" is a song by American old school hip hop/electro funk group Mantronix that was released as a single in 1990. It was taken from their fourth studio album This Should Move Ya. The original song featured Wondress as a vocalist. The single reached number four in the UK Singles...
" - Bizz NizzBizz NizzBizz Nizz was a Belgian dance act formed in 1989 by Jean-Paul de Coster, of Antwerp.The dancefloor filling single's, "We're Gonna Catch You!" and "Don't Miss the Party Line" were both substantional hits across Europe, including in the United Kingdom where "Don't Miss The Partyline" reached number...
: "Don't Miss the Party Line" - E-Zee PosseeE-Zee PosseeE-Zee Possee was a British dance, acid house and techno group, active between 1989 and 1991, made up of vocalists and musicians, and led by MC Kinky...
featuring MC Kinky : "Everything Starts With an 'e'" - D MobD MobD Mob is one of the stage names used by British house music producer Dancin' Danny D .The 1988 UK hit "We Call It Acieed" hit #3 in the UK Singles Chart, and was one of a wave of acid house singles to enjoy success that year. The video was directed by Marek Budzynski...
featuring Nuff Juice : "Put Your Hands TogetherPut Your Hands Together"Put Your Hands Together" is a 1990 song by D Mob featuring Nuff Juice. Released as a single, it made it to the UK Top 10, peaking at #7. The band released no singles for four years and returned briefly to the UK singles chart with "One Day", which just missed the Top 40, peaking at #41. The group...
" - AdamskiAdamskiAdamski is an English dance music producer, prominent at the time of acid house for his tracks "N-R-G" and "Killer" .-Career:...
feat. SealSeal (musician)Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel , known simply as Seal, is a British soul and R&B singer-songwriter, of Nigerian and Brazilian background. Seal has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1992, four Grammy Awards, and an...
: "KillerKiller (Adamski song)"Killer" is a song by Adamski and Seal. Written by Adam Tinley and Seal and produced by Adamski, "Killer" was Adamski's breakthrough single, but is now more notable for introducing Seal as a vocalist. A major hit in the UK, it reached number one, spending four weeks at the top of the chart in May...
" - OrbitalOrbital (band)Orbital are a British electronic dance music duo from Sevenoaks, England consisting of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll. Their career initially ran from 1989 until 2004, but in 2009 they announced that they would be reforming and headlining The Big Chill, in addition to a number of other live shows...
: "ChimeChime (song)"Chime" was the first single from the UK dance group Orbital, allegedly recorded for less than £1. It was recorded on a cassette deck and was originally released in late 1989 and had moderate success...
" - Tongue 'n' CheekTongue 'n' CheekTongue 'n' Cheek were a British late 1980s and early 1990s electro music band, that were primarily popular in the UK club scene between 1987 and 1991....
: "Tomorrow" - Electribe 101Electribe 101Electribe 101 was a British-based electronic music group in the late 1980s and early 1990s, managed by Tom Watkins of Bros, Pet Shop Boys, and 2wo Third3 fame.-Career:...
: "Talking with Myself" - Sydney YoungbloodSydney YoungbloodSydney Youngblood is an American born German singer, who had several successful dance/funk hits during the late 1980s and early 1990s.-Career:...
: "I'd Rather Go BlindI'd Rather Go Blind"I'd Rather Go Blind" is a Blues song written by Ellington Jordan and co-credited to Billy Foster. It was first recorded by Etta James in 1968, and has subsequently become regarded as a blues and soul classic.-Original version by Etta James:...
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See also
- Now That's What I Call Music
- List of Now That's What I Call Music! albums
- Now That's What I Call Music! 17 (U.S. series)