Various - NOW Thats What I Call An Era 88 â 95 [CD]
NOW Music proudly presents the latest release in the âNow Thatâs What I Call An Eraâ series â Such A Good Feeling: 1988-1995 - a celebration of a truly transformative time in music, when dance culture reshaped the mainstream, soundtracked a generation, and lit up the charts across the UK and beyond.
This 4CD dive into the golden years of house, rave, and club anthems features 82 essential tracks spanning the late â80s to the mid â90s, bringing together the biggest hits and most iconic names that defined the era. Available as an 82-track standard 4-CD, and also as a âhardback bookâ 4CD version, including a 28-page booklet that features a track-by-track guide.
CD1 opens in style with âSuch A Good Feelingâ from Brothers In Rhythm, this collectionâs inspiring titleâŠahead of dance-pop pioneers SâExpress with the chart-topping âTheme From S-Expressâ, Deee-Liteâs irresistible âGroove Is In The Heartâ, and defining house tracks from Inner City, Adventures Of Stevie V, and Krush. Next up, a trio of #1s : Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler with the hugely influential âBack To Life (However Do You Want Me)â, alongside the brilliant fusion of dub, reggae and house on âDub Be Good To Meâ from Beats International and the electronic acid house of âKillerâ from Adamski that introduced Seal. UK club culture and the sampling revolution are celebrated in âBeat Disâ from Bomb The Bass, Coldcut and Yazz & The Plastic Populationâs âDoctorinâ The Houseâ, and Kenny âDopeâ Presents The Bucketheads with âThe Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)â. Floor-filling favourites are featured from Nightcrawlers with âPush The Feeling Onâ, âSon Of A Gunâ from JX, and Tony Di Bart with his #1 âThe Real Thingâ; whilst rounding off Disc One huge hits from D:Ream, Blue Pearl, The Original, Billie Ray Martin, Kym Sims and ZoĂ«.
CD2 kicks off with a run of electrifying Eurodance â all massive club anthems. âRhythm Is A Dancerâ from SNAP! leads off; a UK No. 1 and one of the defining tracks of the decade â followed by smashes from Corona, Real McCoy, Dr. Alban, Haddaway, KWS and Cappella. The disc continues with Top 10 hits from Maxx with Get-A-Way, Technotronicâs Get Up (Before The Night Is Over), and âMore And Moreâ from Captain Hollywood Project. Undeniable dancefloor gems from Berri, Strike, Rozalla, Rob ânâ Raz & Leila K and Opus III all feature, while standout club favourites from The Grid with âSwamp Thingâ and Perfecto Allstarz with âReach Upâ showcase the continuing innovation of the time. The disc moves towards its end with earworms from Grace and Urban Cookie Collective, before closing with two standout vocal tracks â both covers: Kym Mazelle & Jocelyn Brown with âNo More Tears (Enough Is Enough)â, and West End feat. Sybil, with their massive version of âThe Love I Lostâ.
CD3 begins with the best-selling UK single of 1989 â and a defining dance track - âRide On Timeâ from Black Box, followed by C+C Music Factory with âGonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)â, and the huge âDreamerâ from Livinâ Joy, a 1995 No. 1 smash. Big chart hits for M People and Baby D, plus a second #1 appearance from SNAP! are followed by the rave energy of Oceanic, N-Trance, Felix, Xpansions and K-Klass⊠while vocal house classics from CeCe Peniston with âFinallyâ, Alison Limerick with âWhere Love Livesâ, âShine Onâ from Degrees Of Motion, and âGypsy WomanâŠâ from Crystal Waters all offer timeless hooks, and feature along with the huge remix of Bobby Brownâs âTwo Can Play That Gameâ, plus hip-hop crossover hits from Neneh Cherry with her debut âBuffalo Stanceâ, and Mantronix & Wondress with âGot To Have Your Loveâ. Coming to a to close, the disc winds down with smooth cuts from The Family Stand and Freak Power with âTurn On, Tune In, Cop Outâ.
CD4 explodes into life with massive feel-good tunes: - Yazz & The Plastic Populationâs âThe Only Way Is Upâ â a 1988 No.âŻ1 and landmark UK house hit opens ahead of âBig Funâ from Inner City, 49ers with âTouch Meâ and Kym Mazelle & Robert Howardâs collaboration âWaitâ. Creative classics from Coldcut & Lisa Stansfield, The Beatmasters, and SâExpress are up next, before sophisticated dance-pop from Saint Etienne with âHeâs On The Phoneâ, and trance smashes from Utah Saints and Moby. Acid house hits from Guru Josh and D-Mob lead into more of the eraâs genre-blending classics from Chad Jackson, MC Tunes & 808 State and The Prodigy. Crossover hits from Happy Mondays with âStep Onâ, the timeless âFools Goldâ from The Stone Roses and âLoadedâ from Primal Scream, which influentially fused club and alternative scenes⊠Finally, the ambient house of âPacific - 707â from 808 State and The Beloved with Ibiza classic âThe Sun Risingâ provide the perfect closing moments for this huge collection of era defining dance tracks.
82 tracks across four discs - An unforgettable journey through the sounds that defined an era - NOW Thatâs What I Call An Era - Such A Good Feeling: 1988-1995 â the definitive celebration of a golden age of dance music.