UPC · Album

Now the Music: Soul Ballads

Various Artists

743214257920

16 tracksReleased 1997-01-01

Last verified: February 15, 2026

743214257920 is the Universal Product Code (UPC barcode) for the release “Now the Music: Soul Ballads” by Various Artists, released 1997-01-01. UPCs are unique numeric identifiers assigned by distributors to identify a music release — album, EP, or single — across every digital and physical retail platform. This release contains 16 tracks, each with its own ISRC. Tracks include USAT29300074, USCA29000327, USMC19443983.

Format

7Number system

43214Manufacturer

25792Product

0Check digit

Number system:: Identifies the product category (0/1/6/7/8 = general retail, 2 = variable measure, etc.).
Manufacturer:: 5-digit code identifying the label or distributor that owns the release.
Product:: 5-digit code identifying this specific release within the manufacturer's catalog.
Check digit:: Modulo-10 check digit that validates the rest of the barcode.

Credit Chain

UPCNow the Music: Soul Ballads

ISRC5 recordings

ISWC19 works

IPI8 songwriters

Track List (5)

Track Title	Artist(s)	ISRC
What I Do Best	Robin S	USAT29300074
Have You Seen Her	M.C. Hammer	USCA29000327
I’m Goin’ Down	Mary J. Blige	USMC19443983
Good Enough	Bobby Brown	USMC19938670
Cherish	Kool & the Gang	USPR39402110

What I Do Best

Robin S

USAT29300074

Have You Seen Her

M.C. Hammer

USCA29000327

I’m Goin’ Down

Mary J. Blige

USMC19443983

Good Enough

Bobby Brown

USMC19938670

Cherish

Kool & the Gang

USPR39402110

What other identifiers does this connect to?

Musical Works (ISWC)

T-011363768-5 T-070.234.445-3 T-070.240.753-1 T-070.881.066-5 T-070004594-8 T-070085974-0 T-070204027-4 T-070234445-3 T-070240753-1 T-070244216-7

+9 more

T-070881066-5 T-070918858-8 T-070924989-7 T-071068120-1 T-902.705.695-7 T-902705695-7 T-915323151-7 T-918902964-9 T0702342980

Songwriters/Publishers (IPI)

00061557872 00062077491 00121119821 00182022207 00215959253 00230911404 00230911600 00336896223

Creative Contributors (ISNI)

0000000034048310 0000000055155342 000000006310393X 0000000063111489 0000000077319571 0000000077324442 0000000107835367 0000000107963991 0000000109412894 0000000119402729

+2 more

0000000120299829 0000000122072599

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What is UPC 743214257920?

743214257920 is a Universal Product Code (UPC) assigned to Now the Music: Soul Ballads by Various Artists. UPCs (also called EAN barcodes) are unique numeric identifiers assigned by distributors to identify music releases — albums, EPs, and singles — across all digital and physical retail platforms.

This release contains 16 tracks. Each track has its own ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) that identifies the specific sound recording, while the UPC identifies the release as a whole. Knowing your release's UPC is essential for neighboring rights collection societies like SoundExchange and for transferring music between distributors.