NOW 9

Date : 4 Apr 1987

Now That's What I Call Music 9 or Now 9 was released in 1987. The album is the 9th edition of the (UK) Now! series, and reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart for five weeks. Like the previous volume it was given a single CD release which featured a selection of tracks available on the full vinyl/cassette release. All subsequent releases from Now 10 would have a full double CD release with all tracks included.

Side 1

1. Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
2. Mental As Anything - Live It Up
3. Simply Red - The Right Thing
4. Erasure - Sometimes
5. Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie
6. Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
7. The Blow Monkeys - It Doesn't Have To Be This Way
8. The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love

Side2

1. Boy George - Everything I Own
2. UB40 - Rat In Mi Kitchen
3. Gap Band - Big Fun
4. 5 Star - Stay Out Of My Life
5. Pepsi & Shirlie - Heartache
6. Bananarama - A Trick Of The Night
7. Berlin - Take My Breath Away

Side 3

1. Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender
2. Ben E King - Stand By Me
3. Curiosity Killed The Cat - Down To Earth
4. The Communards - So Cold The Night
5. Steve Silk Hurley - Jack Your Body
6. Taffy - I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio)
7. Nick Kamen - Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
8. A-Ha - Manhattan Skyline

Side 4

1. Westworld - Sonic Boom Boy
2. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
3. Genesis - Land Of Confusion
4. Europe - The Final Countdown
5. Gary Moore - Over The Hills And Far Away
6. Ward Brothers - Cross That Bridge
7. The Pretenders - Hymn To Her