| Now 04 | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various Artists | ||||
| Released | 15 September 2003 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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Now 04 is a compilation CD released under EMI Music Australia in 2003. Starting with this album, the CD contained pictures on the front and back covers. The album was the #11 compilation of the year [1] and was certified platinum. [2]
"I Drove All Night" is a song written and composed by American songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly and recorded by American singer Cyndi Lauper. The song was originally intended for Roy Orbison, who recorded it in 1987, the year before his death, but his version was not released until 1992, after Lauper's version became a top 10 hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 1989. The song has also been covered by Canadian singer Celine Dion, whose version topped the Canadian Singles Chart and reached number 7 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart in 2003.
In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 is the second official compilation album released by R.E.M. Issued in 2003, it includes tracks from their Warner Bros. Records era, from 1988's Green to 2001's Reveal, as well as two new recordings and two songs from movie soundtracks. The album was the tenth-best-selling album of 2003 in the UK, and the 50th-best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK.
"The Tide Is High" is a 1967 song written by John Holt, originally produced by Duke Reid and performed by the Jamaican group The Paragons, with Holt as lead singer. The song gained international attention in 1980, when a reggae version by the American band Blondie became a US/UK number one hit. The British girl group Atomic Kitten also had a number one hit with their version of the song in 2002, while Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall had a minor hit with his interpretation in 2008.
"Silence" is a song by Canadian electronic music group Delerium featuring Canadian singer and co-writer Sarah McLachlan. Over the years, it has been hailed as one of the greatest trance songs of all time, over a decade after its initial release. The Tiësto remix of the song was voted by Mixmag readers as the 12th greatest dance record of all time.
Now Autumn 2006 is a compilation CD released by EMI Music Australia in 2006. Now Autumn 2006 is the 12th CD of the Australian Now! series. It peaked at #1 on the ARIA Compilations Chart. It has gone Gold selling over 35,000 copies.
"Get Down on It" is a 1981 song by American band Kool & the Gang. It was originally released on their Something Special album in 1981. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA.
Queen are a British rock band, whose classic line-up consisted of vocalist and pianist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bassist John Deacon. Founded in 1970, Queen released their self-titled debut album in 1973. Despite not being an immediate success, Queen gained popularity in Britain with their second album Queen II in 1974. Their 1975 song, "Bohemian Rhapsody", was number 1 for nine weeks and is the third best-selling single of all time in the UK. In the US, "Bohemian Rhapsody" hit the Billboard Top 40 charts in three different decades, reaching number 9 in its original 1975 release, number 2 in 1992 after being featured in the film Wayne's World, and hitting the top 40 once more in 2018 upon the release of the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. The band's 1981 Greatest Hits album is the best-selling album in UK history, with 6.0 million copies sold by 2014. The band's 1991 compilation Greatest Hits II is also one of the UK's top ten best-sellers of all time, with 3.8 million copies sold by 2012.
"Honey to the Bee" is a song from Billie Piper released in 1999. It was released on 22 March 1999 and debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart, which became its peak position. It was not a hit in mainland Europe, but it became one of Piper's most popular hits in Australia and New Zealand, reaching number six in the former country and number five in the latter. In Australia, it was the 48th best-selling song of 1999.
"The Prayer" is a song performed by Canadian singer Celine Dion and Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. It was written by David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager, Alberto Testa and Tony Renis. "The Prayer" was originally recorded in two solo versions for the 1998 film Quest for Camelot, in English by Dion and in Italian by Bocelli. A duet between Dion and Bocelli later appeared on their respective studio albums, These Are Special Times (1998) and Sogno (1999), and was released as a promotional single on 1 March 1999. "The Prayer" won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1999 and a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 2000. It received highly positive reviews from music critics and entered adult contemporary charts in Canada and the United States in 1999. In 2008, Dion released a live version of "The Prayer" as a duet with Josh Groban. This music download entered the Canadian Hot 100 at number 37 and the Billboard Hot 100 at number 70.
American rock band Bon Jovi has released fifteen studio albums, three live albums, five compilation albums, five EP, sixty-six singles, fourteen video albums, and seventy-one music videos. With over 130 million records sold worldwide, Bon Jovi is one of the best-selling bands of all time. Album sales in the United States during the Nielsen Soundscan era (1991–2015) stood at 21.8 million units sold. The group's first commercial release was the single "Runaway" from its eponymous debut (1984), which had a modest success in the US. Its sophomore album 7800° Fahrenheit (1985) achieved bigger success than its predecessor being the band's first album to be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping 500,000 copies in the US.
Now Winter 2006 is a compilation CD released by Festival Mushroom Records, Warner Bros. & EMI in 2006. It is the 13th CD in the Australian Now! series. The album reached number 12 on the 2006 ARIA Year End Compilation Album chart and was certified platinum.
Now 05 is a compilation album released by EMI Music Australia and Warner Music Australia in 2004.
Now 01 is a compilation CD released by EMI Music Australia and Warner Music Australia in 2002. It was the first of the new compilation series to replace the long running 100% Hits series. The front cover says that the album is "powered by Hot30 Countdown." A launch party was set up for the album. The album reached number 19 on the 2002 ARIA Year End Compilation Album chart and was certified platinum.
Now 02 is a compilation CD released by EMI Music Australia and Warner Music Australia in 2002. The album is the #12 compilation of 2003. The album has also been referred to as 'The Rumba! Edition' to coincide with the Australian music festival of the same name. Two songs are featured as part of the Rumba! festival, a cover of "Good Times" by Chic performed by various performers of the Rumba! festival and a bonus live track from the Rumba! festival of the previous year.
Now 03 is a compilation CD released under EMI Music Australia. It was released in early 2003 and contained a limited edition special bonus DVD. The album was certified gold.
Now: The Hits of Winter 2008 is the 21st album of the Australian Now! series. The album was certified platinum and was the 9th compilation of the year.
Now: The Hits of Autumn 2011 was released on 1 April 2011. It is the 32nd album in the series of the Australian Now! series. It peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA Compilations Chart and No. 28 on the Top 50 End Of Year Compilation Chart.
So Fresh: The Hits of Summer 2012 + The Best of 2011 is a two disc compilation that was released on 18 November 2011. It features 41 songs from various artists that were either recent hits or hits throughout the year on the ARIA Charts. It reached number one on the ARIA Compilation Chart.
100% Hits: Best of 2003 is a 2-disc compilation album released by EMI Music Australia and Warner Music Australia. The album was the #18 compilation album on the 2003 year-end charts in Australia. The album was certified platinum in Australia.
100% Hits: The Best of 2001 + Summer Hits is a 2001 compilation album released by EMI Music Australia and Warner Music Australia. The album was the #13 compilation album on the 2002 year-end charts in Australia. The album was certified platinum in Australia.