Now That's What I Call Music! 29 | ||||
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Compilation album | ||||
Released | 14 November 1994 | |||
Length | 2:28:34 | |||
Label | Virgin / EMI / Polygram | |||
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Now That's What I Call Music! 29 or Now 29 was released in 1994. The album is the 29th edition of the (UK) Now! series. This was the first of the series to be released on double CD in a single CD-sized jewel case. All previous double-CD releases were in a double-sized case known as a "fatbox". The compilation was also available on vinyl & cassette formats. At the time of this release, it was the biggest selling Now! album ever, selling over 1.5 million copies and the first one to go 5x platinum.
Now 29 features three songs which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart: "Baby Come Back", "Sure" and "Saturday Night".
The Cyndi Lauper song "Hey Now (Girls Just Wanna Have Fun)" previously appeared on Now 2 in its original form.