NOW Yearbook Extra 1977
Various Artists
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Release Date: 10/01/2025
NOW Music is thrilled to present 'NOW - Yearbook Extra 1977', a spectacular 3CD collection partner to the 'NOW - Yearbook 1977', showcasing more fantastic hits from an unforgettable year in music. CD1 opens with two of the greatest rock & pop groups of all time: kicking off with Queen, and the timeless 'Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy', followed by Electric Light Orchestra's 'Turn To Stone'. Donna Summer's 'Theme From The Deep (Down Deep Inside)' was a Top 5 smash and a true gem, and Boney M.'s 'Sunny' offers a timeless disco cover. Next comes pop classics from David Parton, covering Stevie Wonder's 'Isn't She Lovely', and Leo Sayer with 'How Much Love', alongside Bryan Ferry's top 15 hit 'Tokyo Joe'. Lesser compiled tracks from Elton John with 'Crazy Water', and Carole Bayer Sager with 'I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love', are joined by big hits from Elkie Brooks, Smokie and Showaddywaddy, plus the theme from the smash hit TV show 'Happy Days'. The first disc concludes with a run of superb soul including from Billy Paul, Barry White, Rose Royce and George Benson with his original version of 'The Greatest Love Of All'. CD2 begins with a stellar run of punk and new wave. Iggy Pop's defining 'Lust For Life' opens, followed by The Jam's debut 'In The City' and The Clash's anthemic 'Complete Control'. The Stranglers bring 'Something Better Change', and The Boomtown Rats' with 'Mary Of The 4th Form', while Blondie's 'Rip Her To Shreds' continues the band's signature mix of genres. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers scored a big hit with 'Egyptian Reggae' ahead of legends Elvis Costello, and Elvis Presley. Rock from Steve Gibbons Band, Status Quo and Thin Lizzy with 'Don't Believe A Word' is up next, whilst the disc slows to its close with hit country tracks from Pussycat, Glen Campbell and Linda Ronstadt's 'Blue Bayou'. CD3 takes us to the heart of the dancefloor with a heady mix of disco and soul opening with Donna Summer and Shalamar both in retro mode with 'I Remember Yesterday', and 'Uptown Festival'. Diana Ross brings 'Gettin' Ready For Love', while Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes' 'Don't Leave Me This Way' hit the Top 5 and features the sublime vocals of Teddy Pendergrass. Disco cross-over hits from Tavares, Tina Charles and Van McCoy are joined by Hot Chocolate enjoying a Top 10 hit with 'Put Your Love In Me'. Easy pop from Andrew Lloyd Webber & Barbara Dickson from 'Evita', and Mary Mason, The Dooleys and Brotherhood Of Man all feature ahead of the final Top 20 hit for Bay City Rollers and the lead singer of Fox, Noosha, with her solo hit 'Georgina Bailey' before signing off with 'It's My Life', the seventh Top 20 hit for Smokie. 'NOW - Yearbook Extra 1977' is a true celebration of the diverse sounds that made this year in music one of the best in pop!
Disc 1
1: Good Old-fashioned Lover Boy - Queen
2: Turn to Stone - Electric Light Orchestra
3: Theme from the Deep (Down Deep Inside) - Donna Summer
4: Sunny - Boney M.
5: Isn't She Lovely - David Parton
6: How Much Love - Leo Sayer
7: Tokyo Joe - Bryan Ferry
8: What Can I Say - Boz Scaggs
9: Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney
10: Crazy Water - Elton John
11: I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love - Carole Bayer Seger
12: Sunshine After the Rain - Elkie Brooks
13: Needles and Pins - Smokie
14: When - Showaddywaddy
15: Happy Days (Theme from 'Happy Days') - Pratt & McClain
16: Suspicion - Elvis Presley
17: Let 'Em In - Billy Paul
18: Let's Clean Up the Ghetto - The Philadelphia International All-Stars
19: It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me - Barry White
20: I Wanna Get Next to You - Rose Royce
21: The Greatest Love of All - George Benson
Disc 2
1: Lust for Life - Iggy Pop
2: In the City - The Jam
3: Complete Control - The Clash
4: Something Better Change - The Stranglers
5: Mary of the 4th Form - The Boomtown Rats
6: Rip Her to Shreds - Blondie
7: Egyptian Reggae - Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
8: China Girl - Iggy Pop
9: Alison - Elvis Costello
10: Moody Blue - Elvis Presley
11: Tulane - Steve Gibbons Band
12: Wild Side of Life - Status Quo
13: Don't Believe a Word - Thin Lizzy
14: Love Hurts - Nazareth
15: Gimme Some - Brendon
16: Slow Down - John Miles
17: Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!) - Elton John
18: My Kinda Life - Cliff Richard
19: Smile - Pussycat
20: Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
21: Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt
Disc 3
1: I Remember Yesterday - Donna Summer
2: Uptown Festival - Shalamar
3: Gettin' Ready for Love - Diana Ross
4: Don't Leave Me This Way - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
5: Whodunit - Tavares
6: I'm Qualified to Satisfy You - Barry White
7: Soul Cha Cha - Van McCoy
8: Dr Love - Tina Charles
9: That's What Friends Are For - Deniece Williams
10: Put Your Love in Me - Hot Chocolate
11: Another Suitcase in Another Hall - Andrew Lloyd Webber & Barbara Dickson
12: Angel of the Morning/Any Way That You Want Me - Mary Mason
13: Belfast - Boney M.
14: Love of My Life - The Dooleys
15: Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In) - Brotherhood of Man
16: It's a Game - Bay City Rollers
17: You Got What It Takes - Showaddywaddy
18: Baby I Know - The Rubettes
19: Georgina Bailey - Noosha Fox
20: It's Your Life - Smokie