Now That's What I Call Music! 28 (UK series)
| Now That's What I Call Music! 28 | ||||
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| Compilation album | ||||
| Released | 1 August 1994 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:32 | |||
| Label | Virgin / EMI / Polygram | |||
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Now That's What I Call Music! 28 or Now 28 was released in 1994. The album is the 28th edition of the (UK) Now! series. It was released on vinyl, audio cassette & CD formats. The original, non-remixed versions of both "U R the Best Thing" by D Ream and "Caught in the Middle" by Juliet Roberts were featured on Now 25 the previous year. The original 4 Non Blondes version of "What's Up" featured on that album also, whilst on this album it's the DJ Miko cover of the song.
Now 28 features three songs which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart: "Love Is All Around", "Inside" and Tony Di Bart's "The Real Thing", one of two songs on the compilation with this name.
Now 28 was the final edition to be packaged in the old style 'fat box'. Subsequent editions would use the then new slim style double jewel case, which it still uses at present for all main series editions.
Track listing
CD/Record/Tape 1
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Is All Around" | Wet Wet Wet | 3:56 |
| 2. | "I Swear" | All-4-One | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Don't Turn Around" | Ace of Base | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Shine" | Aswad | 3:37 |
| 5. | "(Meet) The Flintstones" | The B-52's | 2:22 |
| 6. | "Crazy For You" | Let Loose | 4:10 |
| 7. | "U R the Best Thing" | D:Ream | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Everybody's Talkin'" | The Beautiful South | 2:37 |
| 9. | "I Believe" | Marcella Detroit | 4:45 |
| 10. | "I'll Stand By You" | The Pretenders | 3:47 |
| 11. | "Inside" | Stiltskin | 4:25 |
| 12. | "Girls & Boys" | Blur | 4:17 |
| 13. | "Renaissance" | M People | 3:38 |
| 14. | "Just a Step from Heaven" | Eternal | 3:47 |
| 15. | "Another Sad Love Song" | Toni Braxton | 4:10 |
| 16. | "Searching" | China Black | 4:07 |
| 17. | "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" | Dawn Penn | 3:16 |
| 18. | "I Wanna Be Your Man" | Chaka Demus and Pliers | 3:42 |
| 19. | "Always" | Erasure | 3:58 |
| 20. | "Prayer for the Dying" | Seal | 4:15 |
CD/Record/Tape 2
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Swamp Thing" | The Grid | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Everybody Gonfi Gon" | 2 Cowboys | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Get-A-Way" | MAXX | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Go On Move" | Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman | 4:11 |
| 5. | "No Good (Start the Dance)" | The Prodigy | 3:58 |
| 6. | "U & Me" | Cappella | 3:11 |
| 7. | "Rock My Heart" | Haddaway | 4:08 |
| 8. | "The Real Thing" | 2 Unlimited | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Don't Give It Up" | Sonic Surfers | 3:49 |
| 10. | "What's Up" | DJ Miko | 3:37 |
| 11. | "Light My Fire" | Clubhouse featuring Carl | 3:30 |
| 12. | "The Real Thing" | Tony Di Bart | 3:53 |
| 13. | "Sweets for My Sweet" | C.J. Lewis | 3:14 |
| 14. | "Dedicated to the One I Love" | Bitty McLean | 3:41 |
| 15. | "Whatta Man" | Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue | 4:26 |
| 16. | "Your Body's Callin'" | R. Kelly | 4:34 |
| 17. | "Dream On Dreamer" | The Brand New Heavies | 3:34 |
| 18. | "Caught in the Middle" | Juliet Roberts | 3:17 |
| 19. | "Carry Me Home" | Gloworm | 3:39 |
| 20. | "Absolutely Fabulous" | Absolutely Fabulous | 3:45 |