Various Artists - NOW Yearbook Extra 1977 *Pre-Order

Release Date Friday 10th January 2025
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.

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!

Tracklisting:

CD1:

1. Queen - Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy

2. Electric Light Orchestra - Turn To Stone 

3. Donna Summer - Theme From The Deep (Down Deep Inside)

4. Boney M. - Sunny 

5. David Parton - Isn’t She Lovely 

6. Leo Sayer - How Much Love 

7. Bryan Ferry - Tokyo Joe 

8. Boz Scaggs - What Can I Say 

9. Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed 

10. Elton John - Crazy Water 

11. Carole Bayer Sager - I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love 

12. Elkie Brooks - Sunshine After The Rain 

13. Smokie - Needles And Pins 

14. Showaddywaddy - When 

15. Pratt & McClain - Happy Days (Theme From ''Happy Days'') 

16. Elvis Presley - Suspicion 

17. Billy Paul - Let 'Em In 

18. The Philadelphia International All-Stars - Let's Clean Up The Ghetto

19. Barry White - It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me

20. Rose Royce - I Wanna Get Next To You 

21. George Benson - The Greatest Love Of All 

CD2

1. Iggy Pop - Lust For Life

2. The Jam - In The City 

3. The Clash - Complete Control 

4. The Stranglers - Something Better Change 

5. The Boomtown Rats - Mary Of The 4th Form

6. Blondie - Rip Her To Shreds

7. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Egyptian Reggae 

8. Iggy Pop - China Girl

9. Elvis Costello - Alison 

10. Elvis Presley - Moody Blue 

11. Steve Gibbons Band – Tulane 

12. Status Quo - Wild Side Of Life 

13. Thin Lizzy - Don't Believe A Word 

14. Nazareth - Love Hurts

15. Brendon – Gimme Some 

16. John Miles - Slow Down

17. Elton John - Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance!) 

18. Cliff Richard - My Kinda Life 

19. Pussycat - Smile 

20. Glen Campbell - Southern Nights

21. Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou 

CD3

1. Donna Summer - I Remember Yesterday 

2. Shalamar - Uptown Festival

3. Diana Ross - Gettin' Ready For Love

4. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Don't Leave Me This Way 

5. Tavares - Whodunit 

6. Barry White - I'm Qualified To Satisfy You

7. Van McCoy - Soul Cha Cha 

8. Tina Charles - Dr Love 

9. Deniece Williams - That's What Friends Are For 

10. Hot Chocolate - Put Your Love In Me 

11. Andrew Lloyd Webber & Barbara Dickson - Another Suitcase In Another Hall 

12. Mary Mason - Angel Of The Morning / Any Way That You Want Me

13. Boney M. - Belfast 

14. The Dooleys - Love Of My Life 

15. Brotherhood Of Man - Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In) 

16. Bay City Rollers - It's A Game 

17. Showaddywaddy - You Got What It Takes 

18. The Rubettes - Baby I Know 

19. Noosha Fox – Georgina Bailey 

20. Smokie - It's Your Life 

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