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NOW Yearbook 1979

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Released: 9th September 2022. Since June 2021 we have presented five editions of the 'NOW - Yearbook' series that span the first half of the 1980s. NOW Music is proud to present the another edition to our 'Yearbook' family: 'NOW - Yearbook 1979'. With a re-imagined look that reflects the era, 85 tracks over 4-CDs celebrate a truly spectacular year of chart magic. Kicking off with one of Queen's most popular songs 'Don't Stop Me Now', Disc 1 includes #1's from The Police, The Boomtown Rats and Ian Dury & The Blockheads. Disc 2 opens with three Ska/Pop crossover hits from Madness, The Selecter and The Specials, before taking in some Classic Rock including Meat Loaf, Electric Light Orchestra and the collaboration between Gary Moore and Phil Lynott. Next up is an astonishing run of New Wave and Post-Punk hits including Squeeze, The Jam, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, The Cure and Siouxsie And The Banshees. Four of 1979s most beautiful songs open Disc 3 from ABBA with 'Chiquitita', 'Every Day Hurts' from Sad Cafe, Elton John's 'Song For Guy', and the best-selling single of the year: 'Bright Eyes' by Art Garfunkel, and finishes with one of the most influential singles of all time: 'Rapper's Delight' from The Sugarhill Gang. The final disc in this collection features four more of the year's #1s and opens with one of them - Cliff Richard's 'We Don't Talk Anymore', before further pop brilliance from Wings, Olivia Newton-John, Neil Diamond, Suzi Quatro and Boney M.. Smooth Soul ballads from Commodores, Peaches & Herb and The Three Degrees follow, as does a Country Pop #1 from Dr. Hook. The disc concludes with three Synth-Pop smashes that pointed the way to the upcoming decade - 'Pop Muzik' from M, and the two final #1s featured: 'Are Friends Electric?' and closing with 'Video Killed The Radio Star' by The Buggles. 'NOW - Yearbook 1979' - A celebration of the diversity of the charts, and the creative brilliance of the year in pop.

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  • Details

    Released:
    9th September 2022
    Category:
    Rock & Pop
    Format:
    CD Album
    Barcode:
    196587150228
  • Description

    Since June 2021 we have presented five editions of the 'NOW - Yearbook' series that span the first half of the 1980s. NOW Music is proud to present the another edition to our 'Yearbook' family: 'NOW - Yearbook 1979'. With a re-imagined look that reflects the era, 85 tracks over 4-CDs celebrate a truly spectacular year of chart magic. Kicking off with one of Queen's most popular songs 'Don't Stop Me Now', Disc 1 includes #1's from The Police, The Boomtown Rats and Ian Dury & The Blockheads. Disc 2 opens with three Ska/Pop crossover hits from Madness, The Selecter and The Specials, before taking in some Classic Rock including Meat Loaf, Electric Light Orchestra and the collaboration between Gary Moore and Phil Lynott. Next up is an astonishing run of New Wave and Post-Punk hits including Squeeze, The Jam, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, The Cure and Siouxsie And The Banshees. Four of 1979s most beautiful songs open Disc 3 from ABBA with 'Chiquitita', 'Every Day Hurts' from Sad Cafe, Elton John's 'Song For Guy', and the best-selling single of the year: 'Bright Eyes' by Art Garfunkel, and finishes with one of the most influential singles of all time: 'Rapper's Delight' from The Sugarhill Gang. The final disc in this collection features four more of the year's #1s and opens with one of them - Cliff Richard's 'We Don't Talk Anymore', before further pop brilliance from Wings, Olivia Newton-John, Neil Diamond, Suzi Quatro and Boney M.. Smooth Soul ballads from Commodores, Peaches & Herb and The Three Degrees follow, as does a Country Pop #1 from Dr. Hook. The disc concludes with three Synth-Pop smashes that pointed the way to the upcoming decade - 'Pop Muzik' from M, and the two final #1s featured: 'Are Friends Electric?' and closing with 'Video Killed The Radio Star' by The Buggles. 'NOW - Yearbook 1979' - A celebration of the diversity of the charts, and the creative brilliance of the year in pop.
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Don't Stop Me Now
    Queen
    2.Walking On the Moon
    The Police
    3.I Don't Like Mondays
    The Boomtown Rats
    4.Wow
    Kate Bush
    5.Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
    Ian Dury and The Blockheads
    6.Heart of Glass
    Blondie
    7.Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
    ABBA
    8.Good Times
    Chic
    9.We Are Family
    Sister Sledge
    10.September
    Earth, Wind & Fire
    11.I Will Survive
    Gloria Gaynor
    12.YMCA
    The Village People
    13.Hot Stuff
    Donna Summer
    14.Beat the Clock
    Sparks
    15.Cars
    Gary Numan
    16.Money
    The Flying Lizards
    17.Stop Your Sobbing
    The Pretenders
    18.Girls Talk
    Dave Edmunds
    19.Night Owl
    Gerry Rafferty
    20.My Life
    Billy Joel
    21.Dance Away
    Roxy Music

    Disc 2

    Track name
    Artist
    1.One Step Beyond
    Madness
    2.On My Radio
    The Selecter
    3.Gangsters
    The Specials
    4.Silly Games
    Janet Kay
    5.Parisienne Walkways
    Gary Moore & Phil Lynott
    6.Bat Out of Hell
    Meat Loaf
    7.Don't Bring Me Down
    Electric Light Orchestra
    8.Since You've Been Gone
    Rainbow
    9.The Devil Went Down to Georgia
    The Charlie Daniels Band
    10.My Sharona
    The Knack
    11.I Only Want to Be With You
    The Tourists
    12.Cool for Cats
    Squeeze
    13.Into the Valley
    Skids
    14.Something Else
    Sex Pistols
    15.I Fought the Law
    The Clash
    16.The Eton Rifles
    The Jam
    17.Accidents Will Happen
    Elvis Costello & The Attractions
    18.Making Plans for Nigel
    XTC
    19.Is She Really Going Out With Him
    Joe Jackson
    20.Boys Don't Cry
    The Cure
    21.The Staircase (Mystery)
    Siouxsie and the Banshees
    22.Lucky Number
    Lene Lovich
    23.Rock Lobster
    The B-52's

    Disc 3

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Chiquitita
    ABBA
    2.Bright Eyes
    Art Garfunkel
    3.Song for Guy
    Elton John
    4.Every Day Hurts
    Sad Cafe
    5.One Way Ticket
    Eruption
    6.Knock On Wood
    Amii Stewart
    7.I Want Your Love
    Chic
    8.He's the Greatest Dancer
    Sister Sledge
    9.Bad Girls
    Donna Summer
    10.Street Life
    The Crusaders
    11.Boogie Wonderland
    Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions
    12.Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
    McFadden and Whitehead
    13.Ladies Night
    Kool & the Gang
    14.Can You Feel the Force
    The Real Thing
    15.Contact
    Edwin Star
    16.I Was Made for Dancin'
    Leif Garrett
    17.Wanted
    The Dooleys
    18.Strut Your Funky Stuff
    Frantique
    19.I Don't Want to Be a Freak (But I Can't Help Myself)
    Dynasty
    20.Rappers Delight
    The Sugarhill Gang

    Disc 4

    Track name
    Artist
    1.We Don't Talk Anymore
    Cliff Richard
    2.Forever in Blue Jeans
    Neil Diamond
    3.Goodnight Tonight
    Wings
    4.Shine a Little Love
    Electric Light Orchestra
    5.A Little More Love
    Olivia Newton-John
    6.Dreaming
    Blondie
    7.She's in Love With You
    Suzi Quatro
    8.When You're in Love With a Beautiful Woman
    Dr. Hook
    9.If I Had You
    The Korgis
    10.Love's Gotta Hold On Me
    Dollar
    11.Hellelujah
    Milk & Honey
    12.Woman in Love
    The Three Degrees
    13.Reunited
    Peaches & Herb
    14.Still
    Commodores
    15.Lay Your Love On Me
    Racey
    16.Bang Bang
    BA Robertson
    17.In the Navy
    The Village People
    18.Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-holiday
    Boney M.
    19.Pop Muzik
    M
    20.Are 'Friends' Electric?
    Tubeway Army
    21.Video Killed the Radio Star
    The Buggles
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