VA - Now That's What I Call Music! 6 (1985/2020) (320) [DJ]

Artist: Various Artists
Title: Now That's What I Call Music 6
Year Of Release: 1985/2020
Label: NOW [CDNOW6]
Genre: Synth-pop, New Wave, Pop Rock
Quality: mp3 320kbps
Total Time: 1:58:37
Total Size: 274.17 MB

Now That’s What I Call Music 6 has now been released as a 2CD set for the 1st time. As the reissues of the classic compilation series continue.

Now 6 was originally released in November 1985 and was the biggest selling ‘Now’ at that point in time. It features a particularly strong track listing, in my opinion, with post Live Aid Queen (‘One Vision’), what turned out to be Nik Kershaw‘s last ever UK hit single (‘When A Heart Beats’), Eurythmics‘ only number one (‘There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)’), Kate Bush‘s seminal ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)’, Arcadia‘s ‘Election Day’ and many more great songs.

It’s not perfect – no ‘Now’ is – but at least Cliff’s cheesy ‘She’s So Beautiful’ and David Grant & Jaki Graham‘s awful ‘Mated’ are at the end of their respective sides!

As we prepare to play guess-which-track-will-be-the-wrong-mix, we should also note that there is one track missing, Bryan Adams and Tina Turner‘s ‘It’s Only Love’ (it belongs between ‘Alive and Kicking’ and ‘Empty Rooms’). The ‘Now’ team have confirmed they couldn’t ‘clear’ this track for licensing.


CD1

1-1 –Queen One Vision 4:02
1-2 –Nik Kershaw When A Heart Beats 4:22
1-3 –Feargal Sharkey A Good Heart 4:38
1-4 –Eurythmics There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) 4:41
1-5 –Simple Minds Alive & Kicking 4:46
1-6 –Gary Moore Empty Rooms 4:13
1-7 –Marillion Lavender 2:28
1-8 –Elton John Nikita 4:52
1-9 –Kate Bush Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) 4:54
1-10 –Level 42 Something About You 3:47
1-11 –Tina Turner We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 4:14
1-12 –UB40 Don't Break My Heart 3:50
1-13 –Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin Separate Lives 4:07
1-14 –Cliff Richard She's So Beautiful 4:10

CD2

2-1 –Arcadia Election Day 4:26
2-2 –UB40 & Chrissie Hynde I Got You Babe 3:09
2-3 –Fine Young Cannibals Blue 3:31
2-4 –Midge Ure If I Was 5:18
2-5 –Siouxsie & The Banshees Cities In Dust 4:04
2-6 –Madness Uncle Sam 4:15
2-7 –Lloyd Cole & The Commotions Lost Weekend 3:15
2-8 –The Communards You Are My World 4:28
2-9 –Paul Hardcastle Just For Money 5:10
2-10 –Jan Hammer Miami Vice Theme 2:28
2-11 –Maria Vidal Body Rock 3:40
2-12 –Baltimora Tarzan Boy 3:47
2-13 –Mai Tai Body & Soul 3:46
2-14 –Cameo Single Life 4:26
2-15 –David Grant & Jaki Graham Mated 3:50