miércoles, julio 24, 2024

The Compilation: NOW Yearbook 1987


The next NOW Yearbook will be 1987 and will be released at the end of August. This will feature 80 tracks on the 4CD editions (deluxe hardcover book and standard card sleeve) and 49 tracks on the 3LP orange vinyl.

This is a strong collection, featuring two tracks from George Michael (Faith and his Aretha Franklin duet "I Know You (Were Waiting), a pair from Pet Shop Boys (What Have I Done To Deserve This and Always On My Mind), and a couple from a-ha (The Living Daylights and Cry Wolf), New Order classic "True Faith" and sees Eurythmics go all experimental with the brilliant-but-bonkers (I Love To) Listen to Beethoven).

New artists on the scene in 1987 included Wet Wet Wet (Wishing I Was Lucky), Johnny Hates Jazz (Shattered Dreams), Curiosity Killed The Cat (Down to Earth) Terence Trent D’Arby / Sananda Maitreya (Wishing Well), Living in a Box (Living in a Box), Crowded House (Don’t Dream It’s Over), Rick Astley (Never Gonna Give You Up) and Mel & Kim (Respectable).

Other tracks of note include Rosie Vela’s Steely Dan-assisted Magic Smile, Paul McCartney’s last solo UK top 10 single (Once Upon A Long Ago), Alexander O’Neal’s Criticize, another appearance from George Michael (albeit ‘unofficial’) via Boogie Box High’s cover of the Bee Gees’ Jive Talkin, the first single from Sting’s second solo album Nothing Like The Sun (We’ll Be Together), Bruce Springsteen’s brilliant Brilliant Disguise and Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s swansong, Watching The Wildlife.

Dotted around these are loads of other great tracks, including Hue and Cry’s Labour of Love, The Blow Monkeys’ It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way, The Cure’s Why Can’t I Be You and the none-more-80s instrumental that is Jan Hammer’s Crockett’s Theme.

NOW Yearbook 1987 will be released on 30 August 2024.
 
Track List:  
 
CD 1
 
1. George Michael – Faith
2. Pet Shop Boys – Always On My Mind
3. New Order - True Faith
4. M/A/R/R/S – Pump Up The Volume
5. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart – Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)
6. Duran Duran - Skin Trade
7. a-ha - The Living Daylights
8. ABC – When Smokey Sings
9. Curiosity Killed The Cat – Down To Earth
10. Johnny Hates Jazz – Shattered Dreams
11. Wet Wet Wet – Wishing I Was Lucky
12. Ben E. King - Stand By Me
13. Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
14. Swing Out Sister – Surrender
15. Alison Moyet – Is This Love?
16. Rosie Vela – Magic Smile
17. Suzanne Vega – Luka
18. Black – Wonderful Life
19. Pretenders - Hymn To Her
20. T’Pau – China In Your Hand
 
CD 2
 
1. George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
2. Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
3. Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes – (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life (From “Dirty Dancing” Soundtrack)
4. Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up
5. Bananarama - Love In The First Degree
6. Mel & Kim – Respectable
7. Sinitta – Toy Boy
8. Spagna – Call Me
9. Dead Or Alive – Something In My House
10. Male Stripper - Man 2 Man
11. The Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye
12. Boogie Box High - Jive Talkin’
13. Living In A Box – Living In A Box
14. Was (Not Was) – Walk The Dinosaur
15. Jellybean & Elisa Fiorillo – Who Found Who
16. Jody Watley – Looking For A New Love
17. Donna Summer – Dinner With Gershwin
18. Alexander O’Neal – Criticize
19. Five Star – Stay Out Of My Life
20. Sananda Maitreya – Wishing Well
 
CD 3
 
1. The Sisters Of Mercy - This Corrosion
2. Paul Simon – The Boy In The Bubble
3. Los Lobos - La Bamba
4. Sting – We’ll Be Together
5. Bruce Springsteen – Brilliant Disguise
6. Bon Jovi – Wanted Dead Or Alive
7. Kiss – Crazy Crazy Nights
8. Iggy Pop – Real Wild Child (Wild One)
9. Beastie Boys – (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)
10. Siouxsie And The Banshees – This Wheel’s On Fire
11. The Jesus And Mary Chain - April Skies
12. The Cure – Why Can’t I Be You?
13. Billy Idol – Mony Mony
14. Tina Turner - What You Get Is What You See
15. Steve Winwood – Valerie
16. Crowded House – Don’t Dream It’s Over
17. Marillion - Sugar Mice
18. Elkie Brooks – No More The Fool
19. Alison Moyet – Love Letters
20. Simply Red - Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
 
CD 4
 
1. Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done to Deserve This?
2. a-ha - Cry Wolf
3. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Watching The Wildlife
4. Jan Hammer – Crockett’s Theme (From “Miami Vice II” Soundtrack)
5. Fine Young Cannibals - Ever Fallen In Love
6. Level 42 – Running In The Family
7. The Blow Monkeys – It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way
8. Hue & Cry – Labour Of Love
9. Bruce Willis – Respect Yourself
10. Maxi Priest – Some Guys Have All The Luck
11. Boy George – Everything I Own
12. Bananarama - I Heard A Rumour
13. Pepsi & Shirlie – Heartache
14. Kim Wilde & Junior – Another Step (Closer To You)
15. Nick Kamen - Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
16. Karel Fialka – Hey Matthew
17. Cliff Richard - Some People
18. Ferry Aid (Zeebrugge) – Various Artists - Let It Be
19. Paul McCartney - Once Upon A Long Ago
20. The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale Of New York

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