Various Artists NOW Yearbook 1987 (CD) Album (UK IMPORT) (PRESALE 08/30/2024)

Description: Further DetailsPre-Release due out 08/30/2024 in UK (This item will be delivered after the release date)Title: NOW Yearbook 1987Condition: NewFormat: CDType: AlbumNo Of Discs: 4Release Date: 08/30/2024Record Label: NOWEAN: 0198028067522MPN: CDYBNOW87Description: NOW is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing 'Yearbook' series - and looks back to 37 years ago - with 80 tracks on 4 CDs, to celebrate an incredible year of Pop singles. Kicking off with a run of huge hits that truly underline just how stellar a year for the singles chart 1987 was: George Michael opens the collection with the title track from his debut solo album 'Faith', and is followed by the years' Christmas #1, Pet Shop Boys with their version of 'Always On My Mind', and 'True Faith', a defining single in the rich discography of New Order. Dance music was evolving and M/A/R/R/S with their #1 'Pump Up The Volume' was one of the first sample-led club tracks to become a mainstream hit and would be instrumental in paving the way for how dance music was often constructed going forward. In their fifth year of hits Eurythmics continued to deliver stunning singles and 'Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)' still sounds breathtakingly original today. Established hitmakers Duran Duran, A-ha and ABC were sharing the charts in 1987 with a great line-up of new pop bands, including here, Curiosity Killed The Cat, Johnny Hates Jazz and Wet Wet Wet - all enjoying their first hits. With use in tv ads for jeans, soul classics originally released in the '60s became even bigger hits in 1987: Ben E. King with 'Stand By Me' and Percy Sledge with 'When A Man Loves A Woman'. The year saw continued success for the Pretenders and Alison Moyet, whilst Suzanne Vega and Swing Out Sister consolidated chart success from the previous year, the superb 'Wonderful Life' from Black was a hit on re-release, Rosie Vela debuted with 'Magic Smile' - and closing the disc, T'Pau's second hit 'China In Your Hand' became the UK's 600th #1 single. A second appearance for George Michael opens Disc 2 - this time in partnership with Aretha Franklin on their #1 'I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)' ahead of Whiney Houston's floor-filler and second #1 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)' and the lead track from the hugely popular film 'Dirty Dancing' - '(I've Had) The Time Of My Life' by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes. Next up '87's biggest selling single - 'Never Gonna Give You Up', the debut for Rick Astley, and another huge hit for writers and producers Stock, Aitken & Waterman..roles they also performed on Mel & Kim's #1 'Respectable' and 'Toy Boy' from Sinitta, and who were also producers on Bananarama's 'Love In The First Degree', and Dead Or Alive's 'Something In My House'. Man 2 Man had a huge HI-NRG hit with 'Male Stripper', The Communards continued their run of hits with a cover of 'Never Can Say Goodbye' and Boogie Box High took disco classic 'Jive Talkin' into the Top 10. 1987 saw Top 40 debuts for Living In A Box, Jellybean (& Elisa Fiorillo) and the first solo track from Shalamar singer Jody Watley. Donna Summer continued her massive run of hits with 'Dinner With Gershwin', and one of the most successful debuts was from Sananda Maitreya with his album 'Introducing The Hardline.' which included Disc 2 closer 'Wishing Well'. Disc 3 opens celebrating the gothic rock and huge Jim Steinman production on 'This Corrosion' from The Sisters Of Mercy, before a stunning run of legendary artists and timeless songs including Paul Simon, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Kiss, Iggy Pop and the #1 cover of 'La Bamba' from Los Lobos that topped the charts in 15 countries including the UK and the US. Beastie Boys debuted with an anthem that fused rock and rap, and The Cure and Siouxsie And The Banshees continued to add new hits to their already impressive track record, whilst The Jesus And Mary Chain enjoyed their biggest chart hit to date with 'April Skies'. Steve Winwood had a hit with the remix of 'Valerie', Crowded House scored their UK chart debut, Elkie Brooks was back in the Top 10 for the first time in 10 years, and taking the disc to its' close, two fantastic covers of 'Love Letters' and 'Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye' from Alison Moyet and Simply Red. The final disc presents an exceptional run of pure pop. starting with a second appearance on this Yearbook for Pet Shop Boys, this time with Dusty Springfield on the sophisticated pop of 'What Have I Done To Deserve This'. and also a second appearance for A-Ha with 'Cry Wolf' ahead of Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Level 42, The Blow Monkeys, and Hue & Cry , along with 'Crockett's Theme' an instrumental hit for Jan Hammer from the soundtrack of one of the year's biggest TV shows 'Miami Vice'. Disc 4 is also home to some fantastic cover versions re-visioned for 1987's charts including 'Ever Fallen In Love' from Fine Young Cannibals, 'Respect Yourself' from Bruce Willis, and Boy George with his first solo single and #1 'Everything I Own' plus hits from Maxi Priest and Nick Kamen. Dance-pop from Kim Wilde & Junior, Pepsi & Shirlie and Bananarama lead towards 'Some People' a Top 3 single for Cliff Richard, Karel Fialka's 'Hey Matthew', and the #1 charity supergroup 'Ferry Aid' with 'Let It Be'. The beautiful 'Once Upon A Long Ago', the single release from Paul McCartney's 'All The Best' collection leads into a track that, in recent years makes an appearance in the charts every Christmas - 1987 was the release year for 'Fairytale Of New York' - and so, the Yearbook for 1987 closes on this truly timeless classic from The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl. 'NOW - Yearbook 1987' - A celebration of the diversity and wonderful creativity of a truly magnificent year in Pop.Artist: Various ArtistsEdition: AlbumGenre: Rock/PopStyle: CompilationRelease Year: 2024Tracks: Disc 11: Faith - George Michael2: Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys3: True Faith (7'' Edit) - New Order4: Pump Up the Volume - M/A/R/R/S5: Beethoven (I Love to Listen To) - Eurythmics, Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart6: Skin Trade (Radio Cut) - Duran Duran7: The Living Daylights - a-ha8: When Smokey Sings (Edit) - ABC9: Down to Earth (Single Version) - Curiosity Killed the Cat10: Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz11: Wishing I Was Lucky (Album Version) - Wet Wet Wet12: Stand By Me - Ben E. King13: When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge14: Surrender - Swing Out Sister15: Is This Love? - Alison Moyet16: Magic Smile - Rosie Vela17: Luka - Suzanne Vega18: Wonderful Life - Black19: Is This Love? - Alison Moyet20: China in Your Hand - T'PauDisc 21: I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - George Michael & Aretha Franklin2: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston3: (I've Had) the Time of My Life (From 'Dirty Dancing') - Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes4: Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley5: Love in the First Degree - Bananarama6: Respectable - Mel & Kim7: Toy Boy - Sinitta8: Call Me - Spagna9: Something in My House (7" Remix) - Dead Or Alive10: Male Stripper - Man 2 Man11: Never Can Say Goodbye - The Communards12: Jive Talkin' - Boogie Box High13: Living in a Box - Living in a Box14: Walk the Dinosaur - Was (Not Was)15: Who Found Who - Jellybean & Elisa Fiorillo16: Looking for a New Love - Jody Watley17: Dinner With Gershwin (Edit) - Donna Summer18: Criticize - Alexander O'Neal19: Stay Out of My Life - Five Star20: Wishing Well - Sananda MaitreyaDisc 31: The Corrosion - Sisters of Mercy2: The Boy in the Bubble - Paul Simon3: La Bamba - Los Lobos4: We'll Be Together - Sting5: Brilliant Disguise - Bruce Springsteen6: Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi7: Crazy Crazy Nights - KISS8: Real Wild Child (Wild One) - Iggy Pop9: (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) - Beastie Boys10: The Wheel's On Fire - Siouxsie and the Banshees11: April Skies - The Jesus and Mary Chain12: Why Can't I Be You? - The Cure13: Mony Mony - Billy Idol14: What You Get Is What You See - Tina Turner15: Valerie (Remix) - Steve Winwood16: Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House17: Sugar Mice - Marillion18: No More the Fool - Elkie Brooks20: Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - Simply RedDisc 41: What Have I Done to Deserve This? (Feat. Dusty Springfield) - Pet Shop Boys2: Cry Wolf - a-ha3: Watching the Wildlife - Frankie Goes to Hollywood4: Crockett's Theme (From "Miami Vice II" Soundtrack) - Jan Hammer5: Ever Fallen in Love - Fine Young Cannibals6: Running in the Family (7" Version) - Level 427: It Doesn't Have to Be This Way - The Blow Monkeys8: Labour of Love - Hue and Cry9: Respect Yourself - Bruce Willis10: Some Guys Have All the Luck - Maxi Priest11: Everything I Own - Boy George12: I Heard a Rumour - Bananarama13: Heartache - Pepsi & Shirlie14: Another Step (Closer to You) - Kim Wilde & Junior15: Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever - Nick Kamen16: Hey Matthew - Karel Fialka17: Some People - Cliff Richard18: Let It Be - Ferry Aid19: Once Upon a Long Ago - Paul Mcartney20: Fairytale of New York (Feat. Kirsty MacColl) - The Pogues Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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