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| Then & Now | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 1983-2005 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 79:11 | |||
| Label | Universal Music TV | |||
| Producer | Nik Kershaw | |||
| Nik Kershaw chronology | ||||
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Then & Now: The Very Best of Nik Kershaw, released in 2005, combines Nik Kershaw hits, collaborations and a few new tracks.
All tracks written by Nik Kershaw, except track 14 written by Jacques Lucont and Nik Kershaw
| No. | Title | From album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wouldn't It Be Good" | Human Racing | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Dancing Girls" | Human Racing | 3:18 |
| 3. | "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | Human Racing | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Human Racing" | Human Racing | 3:49 |
| 5. | "The Riddle" | The Riddle | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Wide Boy" | The Riddle | 3:13 |
| 7. | "Don Quixote" | The Riddle | 4:14 |
| 8. | "When a Heart Beats" | Radio Musicola | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Nobody Knows" | Radio Musicola | 3:08 |
| 10. | "Radio Musicola" | Radio Musicola | 4:00 |
| 11. | "One Step Ahead" | The Works | 3:51 |
| 12. | "Elisabeth's Eyes" | The Works | 4:19 |
| 13. | "Old Friend" (Elton John and Nik Kershaw) | Duets | 4:14 |
| 14. | "Sometimes" (Les Rythmes Digitales featuring Nik Kershaw) | Darkdancer | 4:56 |
| 15. | "Somebody Loves You" | 15 Minutes | 3:58 |
| 16. | "Wounded" | To Be Frank | 3:39 |
| 17. | "Times Like These" | New Song | 3:40 |
| 18. | "Dangerous Eyes" | New Song | 4:08 |
| 19. | "Cloud Nine" | New Song | 4:42 |
| 20. | "What It Is" | New Song | 3:34 |
| Total length: | 79:21 | ||
All songs produced by Nik Kershaw, except Songs 1-7 produced by Peter Collins, Songs 11-12 co-produced with Julian Mendelsohn, Song 14 produced by Jacques Lucont
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"Human Racing" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw. It was the title track for his hit debut album of the same name, released in 1984. It was the fourth hit single from the album, reaching No. 19 in the UK Singles Chart. It entered the chart in the week ending 15 September 1984, and remained within for seven weeks. An earlier version of the song, titled "Look Behind You", appeared on the 1980 album Till I Hear From You by Fusion, a band with Kershaw on vocals and guitar.
"When a Heart Beats" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw. It was released as a single ahead of Kershaw's third solo studio album, Radio Musicola. Kershaw's eighth single overall, it features the track "Wild Horses"—which was originally released on his previous album, The Riddle—as its B-side.
"The Riddle" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw. It was released in 1984 as the lead single from the album of the same name. Kershaw described the lyrical content as being nondescript to fill as a "guide vocal" for the production. It reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and peaked within the top 10 in countries like Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand. An accompanying music video was made for the song and features references to Lewis Carroll's book Alice in Wonderland. The song was covered by many artists, including by Gigi D'Agostino (1999) and Jack Holiday and Mike Candys (2012).
"One Step Ahead" is a song by English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw, which was released in 1989 as the lead single from his fourth studio album The Works. It was written by Kershaw, and produced by Julian Mendelsohn and Kershaw. A music video was filmed to promote the single, and Kershaw also performed it on the Dutch TV show POP Formule.
"Wide Boy" is a song by English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw. It was his sixth consecutive top 20 hit single, peaking at No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart in 1985. It was followed by "Don Quixote" which was to become the last of his string of top 20 hits on the UK chart. "Wide Boy" also charted highly in Ireland and Australia, peaking at No. 5 and No. 7, respectively.
"Elisabeth's Eyes" is a song by English musician Nik Kershaw, which was released as the second and final single from his fourth studio album The Works. It was written by Kershaw, and produced by Kershaw and Julian Mendelsohn.
"Dancing Girls" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw. It was the third single from his debut album, Human Racing, and released on 2 April 1984. It charted on 14 April 1984, and reaching a peak position of No. 13 in the UK Singles Chart. It stayed on the charts for nine weeks.
"Somebody Loves You" is a song from English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw, which was released in 1999 as the lead single from his fifth studio album 15 Minutes. The song was written and produced by Kershaw. "Somebody Loves You" reached No. 70 in the UK Singles Chart.
"Secrets of the Heart" is a song written by Chesney Hawkes and Nigel Hinton and recorded by Hawkes. Produced by Alan Shacklock, the single was Hawkes's follow up to the one hit wonder "The One and Only" and "I'm a Man Not a Boy" that featured in the film Buddy's Song starring Hawkes as Buddy and Roger Daltrey as his father. The B-Side "One World" was a cover of the 1989 Nik Kershaw track from his album The Works. Hawkes' version was produced by Kershaw.
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