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NOW Yearbook 1977

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Released: 1st November 2024. NOW is going back to the 1970s to proudly present the next instalment in our ongoing 'Yearbook' series - with 80 tracks across 4 CDs, celebrating a magnificently diverse year of Pop singles. Kicking off with a timeless anthem from Queen with 'We Are The Champions' and followed by the huge instrumental rock of 'Fanfare For The Common Man' by Emerson, Lake and Palmer. The song that would open 'Live Aid' years later is next up from Status Quo with their signature 'Rockin' All Over The World', and 1977 saw 'Way Down' from Elvis Presley go to #1 in the wake of his death. Classic pop-rock from 10CC with 'Good Morning Judge' is followed by a trio of ballads from Electric Light Orchestra with 'Telephone Line', Leo Sayer with his trans-Atlantic chart topper 'When I Need You', and David Soul with another UK and US #1 'Don't Give Up On Us'. Hot Chocolate enjoyed their first #1 with 'So You Win Again' and is followed by a superb run of dance-pop from Candi Staton, Patsy Gallant, Donna Summer, Boney M. and The Rah Band. More pop-rock from Suzi Quatro, Smokie and a hit from the soundtrack of the tv series 'Rock Follies' lead toward the emotionally charged closing tracks on the first disc - from Elkie Brooks with 'Pearl's A Singer', Liverpool Express and 'Every Man Must Have A Dream', and the #1 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' from the concept album for the upcoming musical 'Evita' by Julie Covington along with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Disc Two opens with an amazing run of punk and new wave classics: The Stranglers with 'No More Heroes', Ramones with 'Sheena Is A Punk Rocker', The Clash with their debut 'White Riot', and The Jam with their first Top 20 hit 'All Around The World'. The Boomtown Rats debuted with 'Lookin' After No.1' and defining hits are featured from Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, Mink DeVille and Elvis Costello with the peerless 'Watching The Detectives'. A genre defying hit from the Tom Robinson Band leads into a sequence of hits that includes singer-songwriters Paul Simon, Boz Scaggs and Bryan Ferry, rock smashes from Boston and Santana, and to close the disc softer rock from Thin Lizzy and beautiful ballads from Racing Cars with 'They Shoot Horses Don't They', and Yes with 'Wonderous Stories'. The charts in 1977 were fantastically diverse, and one of the biggest genres of hits was Disco. Arguably one of pop music's defining moments came in 1977 with Donna Summer's #1 'I Feel Love' with it's production showcasing the role of the synthesiser. European disco smashes found huge success: Baccara topped the charts with 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie', along-side massive tracks from Belle Epoque and the debut 'Daddy Cool' for Boney M. - who a year later would become the biggest selling singles act of 1978. Meco re-worked the 'Star Wars' theme into a US disco chart topper, and The Trammps, Heatwave, The Emotions, Rose Royce, Thelma Houston and chart newcomers Chic all feature here in a stellar run of floor-filling hits. Marvin Gaye had a massive track with 'Got To Give It Up - Pt.1' and Gladys Knight & The Pips continued their run of hits with 'Baby, Don't Change Your Mind'. The disc finishes with 3 of 1977's greatest soul tracks: Deniece Williams took 'Free' to #1, and the Commodores released an all-time classic, with 'Easy', featuring Lionel Richie on vocals, whilst Detroit R&B vocal group The Floaters scored their only UK hit in style with 'Float On' reaching #1 in August. The final disc opens with 1977's biggest seller - the first single to sell over two million copies! - and the years' Christmas #1, 'Mull Of Kintyre' from Paul McCartney & Wings. Two more #1s follow: Manhattan Transfer with 'Chanson D'Amour', and the second chart-topper in the year for David Soul with 'Silver Lady'. Olivia Newton-John's 'Sam' continues the run of 'easy-listening' pop that also includes #1 'Angelo' from Brotherhood Of Man', sublime tracks, 'The Things We Do For Love', from 10CC, 'Oh Lori' from Alessi Brothers, and the Boz Scaggs penned 'We're All Alone' by Rita Coolidge, plus pop gems from Carole Bayer Sager and Meri Wilson all feature. Kenny Rogers hit #1 with 'Lucille', Billy Ocean enjoyed his second #2 smash with 'Red Light Spells Danger', while The Dooleys and Andrew Gold made their chart debuts. Rock 'n' roll was enjoying a revival and two contemporary groups both enjoyed massive success - Showaddywaddy continued their run of hits with 'Dancin' Party', and Darts arrived with a medley of 'Daddy Cool' and 'The Girl Can't Help It'..and the collection finishes with two instrumental hits, 'Portsmouth' from Mike Oldfield reached #3 in the first week of the year, whilst unexpectedly 'The Floral Dance' became a massive seller for the Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band, spending the last four weeks of 1977 at #2 behind 'Mull Of Kintyre'. 'NOW - Yearbook 1977' - a celebration of the diversity and wonderful creativity of a truly magnificent year in pop.

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  • Details

    Released:
    1st November 2024
    Category:
    Rock & Pop
    Format:
    CD Album
    Barcode:
    198028303422
  • Description

    NOW is going back to the 1970s to proudly present the next instalment in our ongoing 'Yearbook' series - with 80 tracks across 4 CDs, celebrating a magnificently diverse year of Pop singles. Kicking off with a timeless anthem from Queen with 'We Are The Champions' and followed by the huge instrumental rock of 'Fanfare For The Common Man' by Emerson, Lake and Palmer. The song that would open 'Live Aid' years later is next up from Status Quo with their signature 'Rockin' All Over The World', and 1977 saw 'Way Down' from Elvis Presley go to #1 in the wake of his death. Classic pop-rock from 10CC with 'Good Morning Judge' is followed by a trio of ballads from Electric Light Orchestra with 'Telephone Line', Leo Sayer with his trans-Atlantic chart topper 'When I Need You', and David Soul with another UK and US #1 'Don't Give Up On Us'. Hot Chocolate enjoyed their first #1 with 'So You Win Again' and is followed by a superb run of dance-pop from Candi Staton, Patsy Gallant, Donna Summer, Boney M. and The Rah Band. More pop-rock from Suzi Quatro, Smokie and a hit from the soundtrack of the tv series 'Rock Follies' lead toward the emotionally charged closing tracks on the first disc - from Elkie Brooks with 'Pearl's A Singer', Liverpool Express and 'Every Man Must Have A Dream', and the #1 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' from the concept album for the upcoming musical 'Evita' by Julie Covington along with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Disc Two opens with an amazing run of punk and new wave classics: The Stranglers with 'No More Heroes', Ramones with 'Sheena Is A Punk Rocker', The Clash with their debut 'White Riot', and The Jam with their first Top 20 hit 'All Around The World'. The Boomtown Rats debuted with 'Lookin' After No.1' and defining hits are featured from Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, Mink DeVille and Elvis Costello with the peerless 'Watching The Detectives'. A genre defying hit from the Tom Robinson Band leads into a sequence of hits that includes singer-songwriters Paul Simon, Boz Scaggs and Bryan Ferry, rock smashes from Boston and Santana, and to close the disc softer rock from Thin Lizzy and beautiful ballads from Racing Cars with 'They Shoot Horses Don't They', and Yes with 'Wonderous Stories'. The charts in 1977 were fantastically diverse, and one of the biggest genres of hits was Disco. Arguably one of pop music's defining moments came in 1977 with Donna Summer's #1 'I Feel Love' with it's production showcasing the role of the synthesiser. European disco smashes found huge success: Baccara topped the charts with 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie', along-side massive tracks from Belle Epoque and the debut 'Daddy Cool' for Boney M. - who a year later would become the biggest selling singles act of 1978. Meco re-worked the 'Star Wars' theme into a US disco chart topper, and The Trammps, Heatwave, The Emotions, Rose Royce, Thelma Houston and chart newcomers Chic all feature here in a stellar run of floor-filling hits. Marvin Gaye had a massive track with 'Got To Give It Up - Pt.1' and Gladys Knight & The Pips continued their run of hits with 'Baby, Don't Change Your Mind'. The disc finishes with 3 of 1977's greatest soul tracks: Deniece Williams took 'Free' to #1, and the Commodores released an all-time classic, with 'Easy', featuring Lionel Richie on vocals, whilst Detroit R&B vocal group The Floaters scored their only UK hit in style with 'Float On' reaching #1 in August. The final disc opens with 1977's biggest seller - the first single to sell over two million copies! - and the years' Christmas #1, 'Mull Of Kintyre' from Paul McCartney & Wings. Two more #1s follow: Manhattan Transfer with 'Chanson D'Amour', and the second chart-topper in the year for David Soul with 'Silver Lady'. Olivia Newton-John's 'Sam' continues the run of 'easy-listening' pop that also includes #1 'Angelo' from Brotherhood Of Man', sublime tracks, 'The Things We Do For Love', from 10CC, 'Oh Lori' from Alessi Brothers, and the Boz Scaggs penned 'We're All Alone' by Rita Coolidge, plus pop gems from Carole Bayer Sager and Meri Wilson all feature. Kenny Rogers hit #1 with 'Lucille', Billy Ocean enjoyed his second #2 smash with 'Red Light Spells Danger', while The Dooleys and Andrew Gold made their chart debuts. Rock 'n' roll was enjoying a revival and two contemporary groups both enjoyed massive success - Showaddywaddy continued their run of hits with 'Dancin' Party', and Darts arrived with a medley of 'Daddy Cool' and 'The Girl Can't Help It'..and the collection finishes with two instrumental hits, 'Portsmouth' from Mike Oldfield reached #3 in the first week of the year, whilst unexpectedly 'The Floral Dance' became a massive seller for the Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band, spending the last four weeks of 1977 at #2 behind 'Mull Of Kintyre'. 'NOW - Yearbook 1977' - a celebration of the diversity and wonderful creativity of a truly magnificent year in pop.
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.We Are the Champions
    Queen
    2.Fanfare for the Common Man
    Emerson, Lake & Palmer
    3.Rockin' All Over the World
    Status Quo
    4.Way Down
    Elvis Presley
    5.Good Morning Judge
    10cc
    6.Telephone Line
    Electric Light Orchestra
    7.When I Need You
    Leo Sayer
    8.Don't Give Up On Us
    David Soul
    9.So You Win Again
    Hot Chocolate
    10.Nights On Broadway
    Candi Staton
    11.From New York to L.A.
    Patsy Gallant
    12.Love's Unkind
    Donna Summer
    13.Ma Baker
    Boney M.
    14.The Crunch
    The Rah Band
    15.Tear Me Apart
    Suzi Quatro
    16.OK?
    Rock Follies
    17.Living Next Door to Alice
    Smokie
    18.Pearl's a Singer
    Elkie Brooks
    19.Every Man Must Have a Dream
    Liverpool Express
    20.Don't Cry for Me Argentina
    Julie Covington, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice

    Disc 2

    Track name
    Artist
    1.No More Heroes
    The Stranglers
    2.Sheena Is a Punk Rocker
    Ramones
    3.White Riot
    The Clash
    4.All Around the World
    The Jam
    5.Lookin' After No. 1
    The Boomtown Rats
    6.Do Anything You Wanna Do
    Eddie & The Hot Rods
    7.Roadrunner (Once)
    Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
    8.Spanish Stroll
    Mink DeVille
    9.Watching the Detectives
    Elvis Costello
    10.Peaches
    The Stranglers
    11.2-4-6-8 Motorway
    Tom Robinson Band
    12.Black Betty
    Ram Jam
    13.More Than a Feeling
    Boston
    14.Lido Shuffle
    Boz Scaggs
    15.She's Not There
    Santana
    16.This Is Tomorrow
    Bryan Ferry
    17.Slip Slidin' Away
    Paul Simon
    18.Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in a Spotlight)
    Thin Lizzy
    19.They Shoot Horses Don't They?
    Racing Cars
    20.Wonderous Stories
    Yes

    Disc 3

    Track name
    Artist
    1.I Feel Love
    Donna Summer
    2.Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
    Baccara
    3.Black Is Black
    Belle Epoque
    4.Daddy Cool
    Boney M.
    5.Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band
    Meco
    6.Disco Inferno
    The Trammps
    7.Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
    Chic
    8.Boogie Nights
    Heatwave
    9.Car Wash
    Rose Royce
    10.Best of My Love
    The Emotions
    11.Don't Leave Me This Way
    Thelma Houston
    12.The Shuffle
    Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony
    13.Got to Give It Up (Pt. 1)
    Marvin Gaye
    14.Baby, Don't Change Your Mind
    Gladys Knight & The Pips
    15.You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)
    Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.
    16.You're More Than a Number in My Little Red Book
    The Drifters
    17.Jack in the Box
    The Moments
    18.Free
    Deniece Williams
    19.Easy
    Commodores
    20.Float On
    The Floaters

    Disc 4

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Mull of Kintyre
    Paul McCartney & Wings
    2.Chanson D'amour
    The Manhattan Transfer
    3.Silver Lady
    David Soul
    4.Sam
    Olivia Newton-John
    5.Angelo
    Brotherhood of Man
    6.You're Moving Out Today
    Carole Bayer Sager
    7.Telephone Man
    Meri Wilson
    8.Oh Lori
    Alessi Brothers
    9.The Things We Do for Love
    10cc
    10.We're All Alone
    Rita Coolidge
    11.Lucille
    Kenny Rogers
    12.Desiree
    Neil Diamond
    13.Think I'm Gonna Fall in Love With You
    The Dooleys
    14.Red Light Spells Danger
    Billy Ocean
    15.Lonely Boy
    Andrew Gold
    16.Have I the Right
    Dead End Kids
    17.Dancin' Party
    Showaddywaddy
    18.Daddy Cool/The Girl Can't Help It
    Darts
    19.Portsmouth
    Mike Oldfield
    20.The Floral Dance
    The Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band
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