Name: NOW – Yearbook 1979
Brand: Various

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CDYBNOW79

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Standard 4 CD Set. 85 Tracks.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-09-09

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Universal

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0196587150228

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4 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Various

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Now Music is proud to present the newest edition to the ‘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, Ian Dury and The Blockheads and the defining ‘Heart Of Glass’ from Blondie, as well as timeless hits from Kate Bush, Roxy Music and the debut from Pretenders. There’s early Synth-Pop hits from The Flying Lizards, one of two #1s in 1979 from Gary Numan, and the Top 10 return of Sparks with ‘Beat The Clock’ produced by Giorgio Moroder – who also co-produced ‘Hot Stuff’ for Donna Summer – which is included alongside massive Disco-Floor-Fillers from Chic, Sister Sledge, ABBA’s ‘Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)’ and two further iconic #1s from Gloria Gaynor with ‘I Will Survive’ and ‘YMCA’ from Village People.

Disc 2 opens with three Ska/Pop crossover hits from Madness, The Selecter and The Specials, leading into sublime ‘Lovers-Rock’ from Janet Kay with ‘Silly Games’, 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 &amp; The Attractions, The Cure, Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Clash and Sex Pistols, before closing with two of the year’s most unforgettable chart debuts: ‘Lucky Number’ from Lene Lovich and ‘Rock Lobster’ from The B-52’s.

Four of 1979s most beautiful songs open Disc 3 from ABBA with ‘Chiquitita’, ‘Every Day Hurts’ from Sad Café, Elton John’s ‘Song For Guy’, and the best-selling single of the year: ‘Bright Eyes’ by Art Garfunkel, before presenting a stellar line-up of dance-floor gold including massive hits from Amii Stewart, The Crusaders, The Real Thing, Eruption and Earth, Wind and Fire With The Emotions on the epic ‘Boogie Wonderland’, before finishing 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, Boney M. and the winner of 1979’s Eurovision Song Contest – the Top 5 hit ‘Hallelujah’ from Milk and Honey. Smooth Soul ballads from Commodores, Peaches and 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?’ – the first of the aforementioned two chart-toppers for Gary Numan in 1979 – and closing with ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’ by The Buggles. This track was co-written, produced and performed by Trevor Horn whose work would define the Pop landscape over the next few years – whilst the song would be the first to be played on MTV in the US when it launched in 1981. 

NOW – Yearbook 1979 – A celebration of the diversity of the charts, and the creative brilliance of the year in pop.

CD1: 1. Queen - Don't Stop Me Now 2. The Police – Walking On The Moon 3. The Boomtown Rats – I Don’t Like Mondays 4. Kate Bush – Wow 5. Ian Dury &amp; The Blockheads – Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick 6. Blondie - Heart Of Glass 7. ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 8. Chic - Good Times 9. Sister Sledge - We Are Family 10. Earth, Wind &amp; Fire – September 11. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive 12. Village People – YMCA 13. Donna Summer - Hot Stuff 14. Sparks – Beat The Clock 15. Gary Numan – Cars 16. The Flying Lizards – Money 17. Pretenders – Stop Your Sobbing 18. Dave Edmunds – Girls Talk 19. Gerry Rafferty – Night Owl 20. Billy Joel – My Life 21. Roxy Music – Dance Away

CD2: 1. Madness – One Step Beyond 2. The Selecter – On My Radio 3. The Specials – Gangsters 4. Janet Kay – Silly Games 5. Gary Moore &amp; Phil Lynott – Parisienne Walkways 6. Meat Loaf – Bat Out Of Hell 7. Electric Light Orchestra – Don’t Bring Me Down 8. Rainbow – Since You Been Gone 9. The Charlie Daniels Band – The Devil Went Down To Georgia 10. The Knack – My Sharona 11. The Tourists - I Only Want To Be With You 12. Squeeze – Cool For Cats 13. Skids – Into The Valley 14. Sex Pistols – Something Else 15. The Clash – I Fought The Law 16. The Jam – The Eton Rifles 17. Elvis Costello &amp; The Attractions – Accidents Will Happen 18. XTC – Making Plans For Nigel 19. Joe Jackson – Is She Really Going Out With Him 20. The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry 21. Siouxsie And The Banshees – The Staircase (Mystery) 22. Lene Lovich – Lucky Number 23. The B-52’s – Rock Lobster

CD3: 1. ABBA – Chiquitita 2. Art Garfunkel – Bright Eyes 3. Elton John - Song For Guy 4. Sad Café – Every Day Hurts 5. Eruption – One Way Ticket 6. Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood 7. Chic – I Want Your Love 8. Sister Sledge – He’s The Greatest Dancer 9. Donna Summer – Bad Girls 10. The Crusaders – Street Life 11. Earth, Wind &amp; Fire With The Emotions – Boogie Wonderland 12. McFadden &amp; Whitehead – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now 13. Kool &amp; The Gang – Ladies Night 14. The Real Thing – Can You Feel The Force 15. Edwin Starr – Contact 16. Leif Garrett – I Was Made For Dancin’ 17. The Dooleys – Wanted 18. Frantique - Strut Your Funky Stuff 19. Dynasty - I Don’t Want To Be A Freak (But I Can’t Help Myself) 20. The Sugarhill Gang – Rapper’s Delight

CD4: 1. Cliff Richard – We Don’t Talk Anymore 2. Neil Diamond - Forever In Blue Jeans 3. Wings – Goodnight Tonight 4. Electric Light Orchestra – Shine A Little Love 5. Olivia Newton-John – A Little More Love 6. Blondie – Dreaming 7. Suzi Quatro – She’s In Love With You 8. Dr. Hook - When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman 9. The Korgis – If I Had You 10. Dollar - Love’s Gotta Hold On Me 11. Milk &amp; Honey – Hallelujah 12. The Three Degrees – Woman In Love 13. Peaches &amp; Herb – Reunited 14. Commodores – Still 15. Racey - Lay Your Love On Me 16. BA Robertson – Bang Bang 17. Village People – In The Navy 18. Boney M. - Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday 19. M – Pop Muzik 20. Tubeway Army – Are ‘Friends’ Electric? 21. The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star