Question: The "Now That's What I Call Country" is a country music complilation album and the first album in a series which was introduced in the United States in what year?

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Now That's What I Call Country Volume 2: Now That's What I Call Country Volume 2 is the second country music compilation album from the (U.S.) Now!  series, released on August 25, 2009.

Now That's What I Call Country Volume 5: Now That's What I Call Country Volume 5 is an album from the "Now! " series released in the United States on June 12, 2012.

In Color (song): "In Color" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Jamey Johnson.  It is the first single from his second album, "That Lonesome Song", which was initially released to digital retailers in 2007, and was released on August 5, 2008 on Mercury Nashville Records.  Johnson co-wrote the song with James Otto and Lee Thomas Miller.  In January 2009, "In Color" became Johnson's first Top Ten country hit.  The song was later included on the compilation album, "Now That's What I Call Country Volume 2", in 2009.

Now That's What I Call Music!: Now That's What I Call Music!  (1983–present) (often shortened to Now!)  is a series of various artists compilation albums released in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Sony Music and Universal Music Universal/Sony Music).  Spinoff series were later introduced in South Africa (1984) and many other countries worldwide, including the United States in 1998, and expanding into Asia in 1995, very similar to the Totally Hits series.

Now That's What I Call Country: Now That's What I Call Country is a country music compilation album released on August 26, 2008.  The album is the first in the (U.S.) Now!  series to be composed exclusively of country music tracks.  All of the tracks peaked inside the top 20 of the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart, 16 of which were top 5 hits with 5 of those reaching number one.

Out of the Ashes (Jessi Colter album): Out of the Ashes is the 11th and last studio album by American country music artist Jessi Colter, released 2006 on Shout!  Factory Records.  It was Colter's first album in 10 years, and her first country music album in 22 years since 1984's "Rock and Roll Lullaby."  It was also her first release since 1981 to chart on the Top Country Albums chart, where it reached #61.  It was the first album by Colter to be released following the death of her husband and country artist, Waylon Jennings.  The title of the album, "Out of the Ashes," explains the message that she has remained an artist without the help of Jennings.

Everybody (Keith Urban song): "Everybody" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban.  It was released in September 2007 as the fourth and final single from his album "Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing".  The song reached a peak of #5 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Songs charts in early 2008.  It is part of the track list for "Now That's What I Call Country".

Now That's What I Call Country Volume 4: Now That's What I Call Country Volume 4 is an album from the "Now! " series released in the United States on June 14, 2011.

I Run to You: "I Run to You" is a song recorded by American country music group Lady Antebellum.  It was released on January 26, 2009, as the third and final single from the group's self-titled debut album.  Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood, who comprise Lady Antebellum, co-wrote the song with Tom Douglas.  "I Run to You" is the group's first Number One single, reaching that peak in July 2009.  The song appears on "Now That's What I Call Country Volume 2" and "Now That's What I Call Music 31".

After Hours (Rahsaan Patterson album): After Hours is the third studio album by American neo-soul artist Rahsaan Patterson, released on October 26, 2004, under Artistry Music.  The album is his first independent release on the record label.  The album debuted at #65 on "Billboard's" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.  In 2003, He released the song "The One for Me", which originally appeared on the 2002 Steve Harvey complilation album "Sign of Things to Come: Steve's Pick of the Year".  The singles, "April's Kiss", "So Hot" and "Forever Yours" received heavy rotation airplay on radio, but failed to chart on Billboards singles chart.  Production for the album includes Patterson, Jamey Jaz, Van Hunt) and Steve "Silk" Hurley as his core writing and production team, along with members of his band, John "Jubu" Smith, Keith Crouch, background vocalists', Trina Broussard and RaRe Valverde.

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Answer: 1998