NOW Yearbook 1986

NOW Music is proud to present 'NOW - Yearbook 1986' - 43 tracks on a 3LP set pressed on translucent purple vinyl - from a fantastic year in pop! Opening with two stellar #1s, 'A Different Corner' from George Michael and 'The Sun Always Shines On T.V.' from a-ha, before leading into huge hits from Duran Duran ('Notorious'), 'Thorn In My Side' from Eurythmics, and the #1 'Rock Me Amadeus' from Falco. Kate Bush's 'Hounds Of Love' starts the flip side before timeless radio friendly Pop from the Pretenders, and the lead single from one of the year's biggest albums ('Graceland') from Paul Simon with 'You Can Call Me Al', along with two of the year's most enduring ballads from Simply Red and Spandau Ballet. Side 1 of LP2 is all about Pop-Dance energy - kicking off with Wham!'s final hit and #1 'The Edge Of Heaven' and 1986's biggest seller 'Don't Leave Me This Way' from The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris. Bananarama scored a huge hit (and a US #1) with 'Venus', as did Kim Wilde with 'You Keep Me Hangin' On'. There's also the debut from Nick Kamen, the sublime 'Breakout' from Swing Out Sister and the #1 'I Want To Wake Up With You' from Boris Gardiner. Alternative Pop takes the spotlight on the other side of LP2, with 1986 a vintage year for the sheer diversity of its chart music. The Smiths peerless 'Panic' opens, and is joined by Big Audio Dynamite, Furniture, and the landmark 'Life's What You Make It' from Talk Talk. More timeless Pop from Red Box and The Bangles leads toward the well-chosen #1 cover of 'Spirit In The Sky' from Doctor & The Medics. LP3 starts in epic cinematic style with the iconic #1 'Take My Breath Away' (taken from the film 'Top Gun') by Berlin, with huge global Rock smashes from Bon Jovi 'Livin' On A Prayer', and one of the best ever collaborations between Run DMC and Aerosmith on `Walk This Way'. Robert Palmer's 'Addicted To Love' would become a timeless radio staple, and the year saw new hits from Simple Minds, The Rolling Stones, and a new version of a classic from The Police. The final side is all about sophisticated Dance-Pop, opening with the Jam & Lewis produced 'Human' from The Human League, and a further US #1 from Steve Winwood with 'Higher Love'. Massive tracks from Level 42 and Five Star are up next and are followed by two of the year's biggest floor-fillers: 'We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off' from Jermaine Stewart and Lionel Richie's international smash 'Dancing On The Ceiling', before closing with one of 1986's greatest vocals from Whitney Houston on her defining cover of 'Greatest Love Of All'. 'NOW - Yearbook 1986' - A celebration of the diversity and creative magic of the year in pop.

Disc 1
1: A Different Corner - George Michael
2: The Sun Always Shines On T.V. - a-ha
3: Notorious - Duran Duran
4: Thorn in My Side - Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart
5: French Kissin' in the USA - Debbie Harry
6: Rock Me Amadeus (The American Edit) - Falco
7: Rage Hard - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
8: Hounds of Love - Kate Bush
9: Don't Get Me Wrong - The Pretenders
10: You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
11: Typical Male - Tina Turner
12: Marlene On the Wall - Suzanne Vega
13: Holding Back the Years - Simply Red
14: Through the Barricades - Spandau Ballet

Disc 2
1: The Edge of Heaven - Wham!
2: Don't Leave Me This Way (With Sarah Jane Morris) - The Communards
3: Venus - Bananarama
4: You Keep Me Hangin' On - Kim Wilde
5: Each Time You Break My Heart - Nick Kamen
6: Breakout - Swing Out Sister
7: I Want to Wake Up With You - Boris Gardiner
8: Panic - The Smiths
9: E=MC2 - Big Audio Dynamite
10: Brilliant Mind - Furniture
11: Life's What You Make It - Talk Talk
12: No One Is to Blame - Howard Jones
13: For America - Red Box
14: Manic Monday - The Bangles
15: Spirit in the Sky - Doctor & The Medics

Disc 3
1: Take My Breath Away (Love Theme from 'Top Gun') - Berlin
2: Livin' On a Prayer - Bon Jovi
3: Walk This Way (Feat. Aerosmith) - RUN DMC
4: Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer
5: Harlem Shuffle - The Rolling Stones
6: Don't Stand So Close to Me '86 - The Police
7: All the Things She Said - Simple Minds
8: Human - The Human League
9: Higher Love - Steve Winwood
10: Lessons in Love - Level 42
11: Can't Wait Another Minute - Five Star
12: We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart
13: Dancing On the Ceiling - Lionel Richie
14: Greatest Love of All - Whitney Houston

Colour Family: Purple

Number of Discs: 3

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