Now That's What I Call Electronic (UK 2022)
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Now That's What I Call Electronic (UK 2022)
The album showcases the emergence of synthpop as a dominant sub-genre of new wave, following the breakout success of former Tubeway Army singer Gary Numan with his debut #1 solo single 'Cars'. Electronic music took over the charts during the early 80s, Duran Duran's 'Planet Earth' and Japan's 'Quite Life' filled our soundwaves alongside tracks such as 'Vienna', 'Tainted Love', 'Together In Electric Dreams', 'Never Ending Story' and The Human League's breakthrough single 'The Sound Of The Crowd'. Plus Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's 'Enola Gay' and Paul Hardcastle's '19' gave voice to powerful social statements.
Indie pop tracks such as Joy Division's 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' and The Cure's 'The Walk' became key in the 80s alternate scene. Other massive hits included on the album which have become radio staples include a-ha's 'Take On Me', Visage's 'Fade To Grey' and Heaven 17's 'Temptation'.
Transport yourself to the dance-floor as Now That's What I Call Electronic celebrates huge dance-pop records 'I Feel For You' by Chaka Khan and 'Let The Music Play' by Shannon, both of which pushed the genre boundaries by fusing electro, Hi-NRG and rap. Freeez's 'I.O.U.', Man 2 Man's 'Male Stripper' and 'Fascinated' by Company B sit alongside extended versions of dance classics including the 12” version of Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love', Dead Or Alive's 'You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)' and the original 'Blue Monday' by New Order which lead the way in 12” single sales.
Of course, we found room for ABBA's 'Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)' the synth riff from which was sampled so effectively in Madonna's 2005 single 'Hung Up'. Now That's What I Call Electronic is the perfect collector's item and gift for any lover of dance music.Releases
| Version | Release Date | Number of Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Now That's What I Call Electronic (UK 2022 CD) | 7 January 2022 | 78 |
All Tracks on This Album
This is a full list of tracks (in alphabetical order) that appear on at least one format of this album. For further breakdown of each format version, please see links above.
- A-Ha - Take on Me
- ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
- Altered Images - Don't Talk to Me About Love
- Animotion - Obsession
- Art of Noise - Close (to the Edit)
- The Associates - Party Fears Two
- Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling
- Blondie - Atomic
- Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
- The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
- Chaka Khan - I Feel for You
- China Crisis - Christian
- Company B - Fascinated
- The Cure - The Walk
- Dazz Band - Let It All Blow
- Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
- Donna Summer - I Feel Love
- Duran Duran - Planet Earth
- Eighth Wonder - I'm Not Scared
- Erasure - Drama
- Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger
- Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
- Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven
- A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away)
- Freeez - I.O.U.
- Furniture - Brilliant Mind
- Gary Numan - Cars
- Giorgio Moroder with Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams
- Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F
- Heaven 17 - Temptation
- Howard Jones - New Song
- The Human League - Love Action (I Believe In Love)
- The Human League - The Sound Of The Crowd
- Iggy Pop - Nightclubbing
- Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme
- Japan - Quiet Life
- Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out
- Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
- Kim Wilde - Kids In America
- Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon
- Landscape - Einstein A Go-Go
- Limahl - Never Ending Story
- Liza Minnelli - Losing My Mind
- The Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You
- M - Pop Muzik
- Malcolm McLaren/The World's Famous Supreme Team - Buffalo Gals
- Man 2 Man - Male Stripper
- Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
- Midge Ure - If I Was
- New Order - Blue Monday
- Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good
- Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Enola Gay
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Messages
- Our Daughter's Wedding - Lawn Chairs
- The Passions - I'm In Love With A German Film Star
- Patrick Cowley feat. Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk
- Paul Hardcastle - 19
- Peter Schilling - Major Tom (Coming Home)
- Phil Lynott - Yellow Pearl
- The Pointer Sisters - Automatic
- Propaganda - Dr Mabuse
- Queen - Radio Ga Ga
- The S.O.S. Band - Just Be Good To Me
- Scritti Politti - Absolute
- Shannon - Let the Music Play
- Simple Minds - Glittering Prize
- Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
- Soft Cell - Tainted Love
- Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short
- Swansway - Soul Train
- Talk Talk - It's My Life
- Tears for Fears - Mad World
- Thompson Twins - Love On Your Side
- Trans-X - Living On Video
- Ultravox - Vienna
- Visage - Fade to Grey
- Yello - The Race
(78 Tracks)
Tracks Exclusive to This Album
Unique Tracks on This Album: 1 (These tracks don’t appear on any other album currently listed on the site.)
*Note: Not all albums have been added yet. As of now, the site includes tracklists for 506 albums.
Tracks Exclusive to UK
Unique UK Tracks on This Album: 1 (These tracks appear exclusively on this album within the UK releases.)
Track Stats and Chart Info