NOW That's What I Call an 80s Summer

NOW Music are pleased to announce 'NOW That's What I Call An 80s Summer'! A massive celebration of the sun-soaked sounds of the decade, 'NOW That's What I Call An 80s Summer' brings together 82 huge hits across 4 CDs - packed with pop classics, feel-good singalongs, dancefloor favourites and unforgettable summer anthems to soundtrack your season - the ultimate party, beach and B-B-Q playlist. CD1 opens in style with the ultimate holiday anthem, Wham!'s 'Club Tropicana', before iconic movie moments with Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes' '(I've Had) The Time Of My Life', Irene Cara's 'Flashdance. What A Feeling' and Kenny Loggins' 'Footloose'. Sun-drenched pop classics from Blondie, Laura Branigan, Bananarama and Katrina & The Waves lead into huge hits from The Bangles and Belinda Carlisle, while Sade and Tina Turner bring timeless sophistication. Duran Duran, Haircut 100 and ABC deliver pure '80s pop gems, before the disc closes with an irresistible trio of Euro-pop favourites from Baltimora, Desireless and Ryan Paris, plus feel-good sing-a-longs from Ashford & Simpson and Sister Sledge. CD2 opens with dancefloor gold from The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris, Whitney Houston and Billy Ocean, before '80s disco classics from Shakatak, Shalamar, Odyssey and KC & The Sunshine Band. Electro and freestyle favourites are up next, led by the unforgettable 'Walkin' On Sunshine' from Rockers Revenge feat. Donnie Calvin and including Freeez, Shannon, Maria Vidal and Michael Sembello, while Womack & Womack's 'Teardrops' sounds as fresh today as it did back in the '80s. Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine's 'Conga' and DeBarge's 'Rhythm Of The Night' bring latin-pop heat, and Arrow's carnival anthem 'Hot Hot Hot' leads into a sunshine gem from Amazulu. The pace slows as Loose Ends and Five Star take the disc toward it's close from Milli Vanilli with their global smash 'Girl I'm Gonna Miss You'. CD3 opens with a run of huge singalong classics from legendary artists: - Elton John, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, The Police and Paul Simon. Fairground Attraction's #1 'Perfect' opens a trio of summer smashes that includes Owen Paul's 'My Favourite Waste Of Time' and Men At Work's worldwide chart-topper 'Down Under'. Beach-ready soft rock is next from The Beach Boys with 'Kokomo', Toto's 'Africa' and Chris Rea's 'On The Beach' alongside gems from Robin Beck and Billy Idol. Huge hits from Aztec Camera and Spandau Ballet come ahead of a run of pop-reggae from Maxi Priest, Aswad, Musical Youth and UB40 - while the discs' sign-off is from The Style Council's with their essential 'Long Hot Summer'. CD4 wraps up this scorching collection with more timeless feel-good Summer classics, opening with Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers' 'Islands In The Stream', Dexys Midnight Runners' 'Come On Eileen' and The Bluebells' 'Young At Heart'. Dance-pop favourites from Rick Astley, Sinitta, Sabrina and Tight Fit feature along with Jason Donovan's #1 cover of 'Sealed With A Kiss'. Pan-European hits are up next including the #1 'Seven Tears' from the Goombay Dance Band along with The Art Company, Modern Talking and Spagna. Early '80s floor-fillers from Kelly Marie and Lipps Inc. feature alongside the huge uplifting anthems 'The Only Way Is Up' from Yazz & The Plastic Population and 'Loco In Acapulco' from The Four Tops. The collection closes with a stellar run of smooth summer soulful sounds from Lionel Richie, Fat Larry's Band, Kool & The Gang, Michael Jackson's 'Farewell My Summer Love' and summing up in perfect style, the 'Sunshine Mix' of Bill Withers glorious 'Lovely Day'. From beach-bar classics to sing-out-loud anthems, yacht-pop favourites to huge dancefloor moments, 'NOW That's What I Call An 80s Summer' .a feel-good collection packed with timeless summer sounds from an amazing decade of pop - the perfect soundtrack for sunny days and long warm nights.

Disc 1
1: Club Tropicana - Wham!
2: (I've Had) the Time of My Life (From 'Dirty Dancing' Soundtrack) - Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
3: Flashdance... What a Feeling - Irene Cara
4: The Tide Is High - Blondie
5: Self Control - Laura Branigan
6: Footloose (From 'Footloose' Soundtrack) - Kenny Loggins
7: Cruel Summer - Bananarama
8: Walking On Sunshine - Katrina and The Waves
9: Walk Like an Egyptian - The Bangles
10: Circle in the Sand - Belinda Carlisle
11: Your Love Is King - Sade
12: What's Love Got to Do With It - Tina Turner
13: Save a Prayer - Duran Duran
14: Fantastic Day - Haircut 100
15: The Look of Love, Pt. 1 - ABC
16: Tarzan Boy - Baltimora
17: Voyage Voyage - Desireless
18: Dolce Vita - Ryan Paris
19: Solid - Ashford & Simpson
20: Frankie - Sister Sledge

Disc 2
1: Don't Leave Me This Way - The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris
2: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston
3: When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going - Billy Ocean
4: Down On the Street - Shakatak
5: A Night to Remember - Shalamar
6: Use It Up and Wear It Out - Odyssey
7: Give It Up - KC & The Sunshine Band
8: Walkin' On Sunshine (Feat. Donnie Calvin) - Rockers Revenge
9: I.O.U. - Freeez
10: Let the Music Play - Shannon
11: Body Rock - Maria Vidal
12: Maniac - Michael Sembello
13: Teardrops - Womack & Womack
14: Conga - Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
15: Rhythm of the Night (From 'The Last Dragon') - DeBarge
16: Hot Hot Hot - Arrow
17: Too Good to Be Forgotten - Amazulu
18: Hangin' On a String (Contemplating) - Loose Ends
19: Rain Or Shine - Five Star
20: Girl I'm Gonna Miss You - Milli Vanilli

Disc 3
1: I'm Still Standing - Elton John
2: Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
3: Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen
4: Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
5: You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
6: Perfect - Fairground Attraction
7: My Favourite Waste of Time - Owen Paul
8: Down Under - Men at Work
9: Kokomo - The Beach Boys
10: Africa - Toto
11: On the Beach (Summer '88) - Chris Rea
12: Under the Boardwalk - Bruce Willis
13: First Time - Robin Beck
14: Hot in the City - Billy Idol
15: Somewhere in My Heart - Aztec Camera
16: Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) - Spandau Ballet
17: Wild World - Maxi Priest
18: Don't Turn Around - Aswad
19: Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
20: Sing Our Own Song - UB40
21: Long Hot Summer - The Style Council

Disc 4
1: Islands in the Stream - Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
2: Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
3: Young at Heart - The Bluebells
4: Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
5: Right Back Where We Started From - Sinitta
6: Boys (Summertime Love) - Sabrina
7: Fantasy Island - Tight Fit
8: Sealed With a Kiss - Jason Donovan
9: Seven Tears - Goombay Dance Band
10: Susanna - The Art Company
11: Brother Louis - Modern Talking
12: Call Me - Spagna
13: Feels Like I'm in Love - Kelly Marie
14: Funkytown - Lipps, Inc
15: The Only Way Is Up - Yazz & The Plastic Population
16: Loco in Acapulco - The Four Tops
17: Penny Lover - Lionel Richie
18: Zoom - Fat Larry's Band
19: Cherish - Kool & the Gang
20: Farewell My Summer Love - Michael Jackson
21: Lovely Day (7" Sunshine Mix) - Bill Withers

Number of Discs: 4

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