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Now That's What I Call Music! 97

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Due to licensing issues, these re-compiled versions often use alternative mixes such as album versions. A handful of artists pop up on more than one occassion, including Justin Bieber, whose three Top 5 hits from 2017 make the cut. The original Now Dance series began in 1985 and has been released in a variety of titles, formats, and release frequency. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. The series is then moved forward again, with the release of Now Yearbook 1992 in July 2023 (an Extra followed in August).

Another strand of the Now Yearbook series, in August 2022, is the somewhat experimental release of a limited edition, extended play, 7" vinyl single, containing 2 tracks each from the 1983 and 1984 Yearbooks. So far this is the only volume in the series to feature Luis Fonsi, French Montana (as a lead artist), Maggie Lindemann, Kendrick Lamar and Future. Since the release of Now 102 in Easter 2019, the corresponding Now album from 100 volumes ago has been re-compiled and re-issued on 2-CD sets on the same day.Perhaps I’m being too critical given what was available to choose from during this time period, but definitely having the most talked about song of the moment by Ed Sheeran excluded for a second time (following its eligibility for Now 96) meant that this volume just lacked that spark, and there aren’t too many fond memories of this era for me, however, it is a better score given than the last volume. November 2023) 33 tracks with only Kate Bush and Lil Louis missing, although Lil Louis was just a bonus track on the original CD version and did not appear on the vinyl and magnetic cassette versions. The setting of an island is always a good idea for a Summer themed volume, and the sunny palm trees, coupled with overhead planes and water boats made it the perfect holiday themed cover.

It became the first volume in the series to feature music from Luis Fonsi, DJ Khaled, Liam Payne (as a solo artist), Harry Styles (as a solo artist), Camila Cabello (as a solo artist), J Hus, RAYE (as a lead artist) and HAIM (as a lead artist). The first two volumes were not released on compact disc, and all subsequent releases were either single, double, or triple disc sets. Released in association with the Official Chart Company to "celebrate 70 years of the official UK singles chart".

The Now Yearbook series continues both forwards, with Now Yearbook 1985 issued in November 2022, and backwards, with the release of Now Yearbook 1979 in September 2022 (an Extra followed in October). For the 30th anniversary of Now in 2013 and the release of Now 100 in Summer 2018, the first Now album was re-compiled and re-issued. The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. Towards the end of the series, 3-CD digipak sets were issued, but in 2010, the long-running title was retired, and all subsequent dance-themed Now collections have been issued under the Special Editions series. Some of the Special Editions have identical names, although a few of these titles are followed by their year of release.

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