Now That's What I Call Music 1985 [Import]

Now Music | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B00000JNNR
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #432,599 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. One Vision

2. White Wedding

3. The Power of Love

4. Johnny Come Home

5. A View to a Kill

6. Everybody Wants to Rule the World

7. The Unforgettable Fire

8. Alive and Kicking

9. Running up That Hill

10. Road to Nowhere

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. West End Girls

2. Nikita

3. We Don't Need Another Hero

4. Slave to Love

5. One More Night

6. Move Closer

7. Solid

8. Don't Break My Heart

9. Nightshift

10. Cherish

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

36 of the year's memorable international chart hits, from a wide array of genres, ranging from pop to rock to soul. Includes hits by Pet Shop Boys, Billy Idol, Marillion, Commodores, Kirsty MacColl, Go West and Paul Hardcastle. Double slimline jewelcase.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An American's view, May 31, 2005

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Melissa Kutcher (Eldridge, IA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Now That's What I Call Music 1985 (Audio CD)

This is a great way to hear the songs you grew up woth, and be introduced to new songs at the same time.

This is a fun CD to pull out at a party or a class reunion.

Also just because a song didn't make the Top 40 here in America doesn't mean it's a bad song.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars TUNEFUL REMINDERS OF A GREAT YEAR IN MUSIC, September 5, 2003

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Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Now That's What I Call Music 1985 (Audio CD)

These ageless songs represent many styles including rock, pop, dance, folk, reggae and soul. My favorites include Kirsty MacColl's poignant protest song A New England, Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill, Talking Head's Road To Nowhere, DeBarge's infuriatingly catchy Rhythm Of The Night and Stephen Duffy's (later of The Lilac Time) catchy Kiss Me. There's also the interesting vocal work of Fine Young Cannibals with Johnny Come Home, the great rock sound of U2 with Unforgettable Fire, and Paul Hardcastle's eerie dance track Nineteen with its atmospheric production and simple but effective lyrics, Brian Ferry's smooth Slave To Love and Elton John's yearning Nikita. The club and soul genres are represented by The Commodores (Nightshift), Kool And The Gang (Cherish) and Ashford and Simpson with Solid, while there's real rock aplenty in the shape of Queen, Huey Lewis & The News, Tina Turner and U2. There's enough here of every musical style to please the listener; this album represents some of the most melodic and memorable songs of a great year and a very fruitful era in popular music.