Now That's What I Call Music 1987 [Import]

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Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B00000JNL8
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #324,387 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Where the Streets Have No Name

2. Heaven Is a Place on Earth

3. La Bamba

4. It's a Sin

5. True Faith '87

6. Living in a Box

7. Walk the Dinosaur

8. Running in the Family

9. Valerie

10. I Get the Sweetest Feeling

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Everything I Own

2. Wonderful Life

3. (Something Inside) So Strong

4. China in Your Hands

5. Alone

6. Is This Love

7. Ever Fallen in Love?

8. Pump up the Volume

9. House Arrest

10. Wipe Out

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 U2, Belinda Carlisle, T'Pau, Johnny Hates Jazz, Proclaimers, Black, New Order and M/A/R/R/S. Double slimline jewelcase. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars NOW 1987, January 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Now That's What I Call Music 1987 (Audio CD)

For those of you who were in London in 1987 and early 1988, this album is a must buy. Has some rarer pop songs from the time, such as Pepsi & Shirlie's "Heartache" and "House Arrest" by Krush. Since there are 36 tracks and the CD is an import, I feel that it is worth the price!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING VARIETY, 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 1987 (Audio CD)

This delightful UK compilation contains all the 1980s styles from rock, pop, synthpop and soul to folk. It opens with the U2 classic Where The Streets Have No Name and immediately goes into the power pop of Belinda Carlisle with Heaven Is A Place On Earth, followed by the glorious Los Lobos and their energetic cover of La Bamba. The eccentric Was (Not Was) contribute Walk The Dinosaur and ABC perform their poignant tribute to Smokey Robinson, When Smokey Sings, UK soul band Hot Chocolate contribute their club and chart hit You Sexy Thing while from duo Mel & Kim come the catchy Respectable. Two of my favorites are Boy George with his version of Everything I Own (an old reggae classic) and Black with Wonderful Life. There is also great soul in the shape of Labi Siffre and some hot metal in the form of Whitesnake, whilst dancefloor hits include Pump Up The Volume and The Proclaimers do their folk thing with Letter From America. Other interesting tracks are Ideal World by The Christians and Under The Boardwalk by Bruce Willis. Although not amongst my favorites, Duran Duran and The Pet Shop Boys were frequent visitors to the UK charts in this era and definitely merit inclusion. Overall, this album demonstrates the amazing variety of popular music in the middle to late 1980s and is ideal for a theme party or just to get the feel of the times.