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Release Date Friday 25th April 2025
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NOW is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing ‘Yearbook’ series, and the final one representing an individual year from the 1980s: NOW – Yearbook 1989. 78 tracks across 4CDs – celebrating a magnificent and eclectic year in pop!
CD1 opens with ‘I Want It All’ the lead single from Queen’s ’89 album ‘The Miracle’ ahead of massive and enduring rock-pop anthems – as popular today as they were more than 30 years ago – from Billy Joel with ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’, Tina Turner with ‘The Best’ and Cher’s smash ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’. Huge hits from Belinda Carlisle and Deborah Harry are followed by the single version of the title track from Chris Rea’s first #1 album ‘The Road To Hell’. Stunning songs from Mike + The Mechanics (‘The Living Years’), and Simple Minds – the #1 ‘Belfast Child’ are up next along with Gladys Knight’s theme to ‘89’s new Bond movie ‘Licence To Kill’…. Lisa Stansfield was one of the year’s biggest new artists as were Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler – both their #1s ‘All Around The World’, and ‘Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)’ feature, as does the chart debut from Neneh Cherry, ‘Buffalo Stance’. Power pop hits from Fine Young Cannibals and Roxette are joined by ‘Love Train’, the Top 5 solo debut for Holly Johnson – before three productions from Stock, Aitken & Waterman complete the first disc: #1s from Jason Donovan with ‘Too Many Broken Hearts’ – from 1989’s biggest selling album ‘Ten Good Reasons’ - and Kylie Minogue with her third UK chart topper ‘Hand On My Heart’ – whilst Bananarama’s cover of ‘Help!’ with ‘help’ from Lananeeneenoonoo, was a Top 3 smash and the years’ ‘Comic Relief’ single…
The #1 collaboration between Marc Almond and Gene Pitney, ‘Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart’ opens Disc 2, followed by pop-dance gems from Jimmy Somerville featuring June Miles Kingston and two more of Stock, Aitken and Waterman’s biggest hits; a global smash for Donna Summer with ‘This Time I Know It’s For Real’, and the debut single and #1 from Sonia, ‘You’ll Never Stop Me Loving You’. Following pure high energy pop from Debbie Gibson and London Boys, Liza Minnelli enjoyed a Top 10 hit with ‘Losing My Mind’ featuring production from the Pet Shop Boys… New Order and Kon Kan hit with synth pop classics, and Transvision Vamp and Roachford both secured their highest chart placings… The UK chart debut and #1 ‘You Got It (The Right Stuff)’ for New Kids On The Block is up next and another debut in 1989 saw The Beautiful South hit #2 – and the disc closes with a #1 multi-artist charity single – a cover of ‘Ferry ‘Cross The Mersey’ that was released in aid of those affected by the Hillsborough Disaster.
Tears For Fears returned in 1989 with a new album ‘The Seeds Of Love’ – and the lead single ‘Sowing The Seeds Of Love’ opens Disc 3 and begins a stellar run of alt-pop and synth led hits – including from Duran Duran (‘All She Wants Is’), Electronic (‘Getting Away With It’), plus R.E.M with ‘Orange Crush’, ‘Lullaby’ from The Cure, ‘Of Course I’m Lying’ from Yello and Pet Shop Boys with ‘It’s Alright’… As the decade neared its close, dance music was becoming hugely popular and evolving into multiple new sub-genres, and some of the biggest club tracks from 808 State, and The Beloved feature alongside The Stone Roses who would become one of the leading bands to emerge in the era fusing indie pop and dance… Shakespears Sister made their debut with ‘You’re History’ whilst Alice Cooper enjoyed his biggest hit in over 15 years with ‘Poison’ - and the disc finishes with power ballads from Martika, Will To Power and Boy Meets Girl with ‘Waiting For A Star To Fall’.
The final disc is a celebration of some of the decade’s greatest pop and dance hits, but opens with trio of huge ballads: beginning with the Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan collaboration ‘Especially For You’ which spent the last few weeks of 1988 at #2, finally claiming the #1 spot in January 1989 – followed by The Bangles who enjoyed their biggest hit with #1 ‘Eternal Flame’ and ‘Stop’ the debut smash for Sam Brown. Holly Johnson makes a second appearance, as do Donna Summer, Neneh Cherry and Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler. The biggest selling single of 1989 was also the year’s biggest floor-filler, ‘Ride On Time’ from Black Box kicks off an amazing run of club classics including from Coldcut feat. Lisa Stansfield, Technotronic, and Kym Mazelle and Robert Howard with their duet ‘Wait’. A run of big hit ballads from Simply Red, Richard Marx, Gloria Estefan and Cliff Richard take the collection to its final two tracks: Jason Donovan with his December #2 ‘When You Come Back To Me’ – and fittingly closing with 1989’s Christmas #1 and the last #1 of the 1980s; five years on from the original, ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ a new version of the song from the newly assembled Band Aid II.
NOW – Yearbook 1989 – an essential addition to every music collection – a celebration of the diversity and creativity in a truly stellar year for pop!
Tracklisting:
CD1:
Queen - I Want It All
Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire
Tina Turner – The Best
Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time
Belinda Carlisle – Leave A Light On
Deborah Harry - I Want That Man
Chris Rea – The Road To Hell Part 2
Mike + The Mechanics – The Living Years
Simple Minds - Belfast Child
Gladys Knight - Licence To Kill (From "Licence To Kill" Soundtrack)
Lisa Stansfield - All Around the World
Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler - Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy
Roxette – The Look
Holly Johnson - Love Train
Jason Donovan – Too Many Broken Hearts
Kylie Minogue – Hand On Your Heart
Bananarama - Help! (feat. Lananeeneenoonoo)
CD2:
Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart
Jimmy Somerville Featuring June Miles Kingston - Comment Te Dire Adieu
Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real
Sonia – You’ll Never Stop Me Loving You
Bros - Too Much
Debbie Gibson – Electric Youth
London Boys - Requiem
Liza Minnelli - Losing My Mind
New Order – Round & Round
Kon Kan – I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You A Rose Garden)
Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don't Care
Roachford - Cuddly Toy
Roy Orbison - You Got It
Sydney Youngblood - If Only I Could
Bobby Brown - On Our Own
New Kids On The Block - You Got It (The Right Stuff)
UB40 - Homely Girl
The Beautiful South - Song For Whoever
Living In A Box - Room In Your Heart
The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden & Stock Aitken Waterman – Ferry ’Cross The Mersey
CD3:
Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love
Duran Duran – All She Wants Is
Electronic – Getting Away With It
R.E.M – Orange Crush
The Cure - Lullaby
Yello - Of Course I'm Lying
Pet Shop Boys – It’s Alright
808 State - Pacific 707
The Beloved – The Sun Rising
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
The Cult – Edie (Ciao Baby)
Alice Cooper - Poison
Then Jerico – Big Area
Shakespears Sister – You’re History
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am
Martika - Toy Soldiers
Will To Power - Baby I Love Your Way / Freebird (Free Baby)
Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall
CD4:
Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan – Especially For You
The Bangles - Eternal Flame
Sam Brown - Stop
Holly Johnson - Americanos
Paula Abdul - Straight Up
Donna Summer - I Don't Wanna Get Hurt
Black Box – Ride On Time
Coldcut feat. Lisa Stansfield - People Hold On
Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam
The Beatmasters feat. Betty Boo - Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)
Kym Mazelle And Robert Howard – Wait
Malcolm McLaren & The Bootzilla Orchestra - Waltz Darling
Neneh Cherry - Manchild
Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler - Keep On Movin'
Milli Vanilli - Girl I'm Gonna Miss You
Simply Red – If You Don’t Know Me By Now
Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting
Gloria Estefan - Don't Wanna Lose You
Cliff Richard – I Just Don’t Have The Heart
Jason Donovan – When You Come Back To Me
Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas?
3LP
Description:
NOW is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing ‘Yearbook’ series, and the final one representing an individual year from the 1980s: NOW – Yearbook 1989. 42 tracks across 3LPs, pressed in stunning pink vinyl…celebrating a magnificent and eclectic year in pop!
LP1 opens with ‘I Want It All’ the lead single from Queen’s ’89 album ‘The Miracle’, ahead of Simple Minds stunning #1 ‘Belfast Child’. Tears For Fears returned in 1989 with a new album ‘The Seeds Of Love’ – and the lead single ‘Sowing The Seeds Of Love’ is featured along with ‘Love Train’, the Top 5 solo debut for Holly Johnson. The first side closes with ‘All Around The World’, #1 for one of ‘89’s biggest new chart stars, Lisa Stansfield… Flip the album over for a side of dance-floor-fillers: The biggest selling single of 1989 was ‘Ride On Time’ from Black Box, and this kicks off an amazing run including Kym Mazelle and Robert Howard with their duet ‘Wait’, the chart debut from Neneh Cherry, ‘Buffalo Stance’, and the #1 ‘Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)’ from Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler… plus a huge U.S. chart-topper ‘Straight Up’ from Paula Abdul. The writing and production team of Stock, Aitken and Waterman had a hit packed 1989 and the remaining three tracks on LP1 are all their productions: A global smash for Donna Summer with ‘This Time I Know It’s For Real’, the debut single and #1 from Sonia, ‘You’ll Never Stop Me Loving You’ and another #1 from Jason Donovan with ‘Too Many Broken Hearts’ – from 1989’s biggest selling album ‘Ten Good Reasons’.
LP2 kicks off with a run of enduring rock-pop anthems – as popular today as they were more than 30 years ago – Tina Turner with ‘The Best’ followed by Cher’s smash ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’ – along with Belinda Carlisle, Martika and Billy Joel with ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’. The single version of the title track from Chris Rea’s first #1 album ‘The Road To Hell’ features ahead of the side closer from Gladys Knight with the theme to ‘89’s new Bond movie ‘Licence To Kill’…whilst over on the other side a stellar run of alt-pop and synth led hits opening with the peerless ‘Lullaby’ from The Cure before Electronic, Yello, R.E.M and The Stone Roses. Shakespears Sister made their debut with ‘You’re History’, and completing LP2 another chart debut – for Edie Brickell & New Bohemians with ‘What I Am’.
The final LP opens with the #1 collaboration between Marc Almond and Gene Pitney, ‘Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart’, followed by pop-dance gems from Jimmy Somerville featuring June Miles Kingston, London Boys and Liza Minnelli who enjoyed a Top 10 hit with ‘Losing My Mind’ featuring production from the Pet Shop Boys… New Order and Kon Kan hit with synth pop classics and Malcolm McLaren completes the side with ‘Waltz Darling’… and the final side begins with the Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan collaboration ‘Especially For You’ which spent the last few weeks of 1988 at #2, finally claiming the #1 spot in January 1989. Other huge ballads are featured from The Bangles who enjoyed their biggest hit with #1 ‘Eternal Flame’ and ‘Stop’ the debut smash for Sam Brown – while sophisticated pop from Pet Shop Boys, Duran Duran and Deborah Harry are all included, the sign off track on this vinyl edition is ‘The Living Years’, a beautiful production and a worldwide smash for Mike + The Mechanics.
NOW – Yearbook 1989 – an essential addition to every music collection – a celebration of the diversity and creativity in a truly stellar year for pop!
Tracklisting:
LP1 Side A:
Queen - I Want It All
Simple Minds - Belfast Child
Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love
Holly Johnson - Love Train
Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy
Lisa Stansfield - All Around the World
LP1 Side B:
Black Box – Ride On Time
Kym Mazelle And Robert Howard – Wait
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler - Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)
Paula Abdul - Straight Up
Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real
Sonia – You’ll Never Stop Me Loving You
Jason Donovan – Too Many Broken Hearts
LP2 Side A:
Tina Turner – The Best
Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time
Belinda Carlisle – Leave A Light On
Martika - Toy Soldiers
Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire
Chris Rea – The Road To Hell Part 2
Gladys Knight - Licence To Kill (From "Licence To Kill" Soundtrack)
LP2 Side B:
The Cure - Lullaby
Electronic – Getting Away With It
Yello - Of Course I'm Lying
R.E.M – Orange Crush
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
Shakespears Sister – You’re History
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am
LP3 Side A:
Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart
Jimmy Somerville Featuring June Miles Kingston - Comment Te Dire Adieu
London Boys - Requiem
Liza Minnelli - Losing My Mind
Kon Kan – I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You A Rose Garden)
New Order – Round & Round
Malcolm McLaren & The Bootzilla Orchestra - Waltz Darling
LP3 Side B:
Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan – Especially For You
Pet Shop Boys – It’s Alright
Duran Duran – All She Wants Is
Deborah Harry - I Want That Man
The Bangles - Eternal Flame
Sam Brown - Stop
Mike + The Mechanics – The Living Years
4CD Special:
Description:
NOW is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing ‘Yearbook’ series, and the final one representing an individual year from the 1980s: NOW – Yearbook 1989. 78 tracks across 4CDs – celebrating a magnificent and eclectic year in pop! This special edition 4-CD is set in ‘hardback book’ packaging, which includes a 28-page booklet packed with notes about all of the 78 featured tracks.
CD1 opens with ‘I Want It All’ the lead single from Queen’s ’89 album ‘The Miracle’ ahead of massive and enduring rock-pop anthems – as popular today as they were more than 30 years ago – from Billy Joel with ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’, Tina Turner with ‘The Best’ and Cher’s smash ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’. Huge hits from Belinda Carlisle and Deborah Harry are followed by the single version of the title track from Chris Rea’s first #1 album ‘The Road To Hell’. Stunning songs from Mike + The Mechanics (‘The Living Years’), and Simple Minds – the #1 ‘Belfast Child’ are up next along with Gladys Knight’s theme to ‘89’s new Bond movie ‘Licence To Kill’…. Lisa Stansfield was one of the year’s biggest new artists as were Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler – both their #1s ‘All Around The World’, and ‘Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)’ feature, as does the chart debut from Neneh Cherry, ‘Buffalo Stance’. Power pop hits from Fine Young Cannibals and Roxette are joined by ‘Love Train’, the Top 5 solo debut for Holly Johnson – before three productions from Stock, Aitken & Waterman complete the first disc: #1s from Jason Donovan with ‘Too Many Broken Hearts’ – from 1989’s biggest selling album ‘Ten Good Reasons’ - and Kylie Minogue with her third UK chart topper ‘Hand On My Heart’ – whilst Bananarama’s cover of ‘Help!’ with ‘help’ from Lananeeneenoonoo, was a Top 3 smash and the years’ ‘Comic Relief’ single…
The #1 collaboration between Marc Almond and Gene Pitney, ‘Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart’ opens Disc 2, followed by pop-dance gems from Jimmy Somerville featuring June Miles Kingston and two more of Stock, Aitken and Waterman’s biggest hits; a global smash for Donna Summer with ‘This Time I Know It’s For Real’, and the debut single and #1 from Sonia, ‘You’ll Never Stop Me Loving You’. Following pure high energy pop from Debbie Gibson and London Boys, Liza Minnelli enjoyed a Top 10 hit with ‘Losing My Mind’ featuring production from the Pet Shop Boys… New Order and Kon Kan hit with synth pop classics, and Transvision Vamp and Roachford both secured their highest chart placings… The UK chart debut and #1 ‘You Got It (The Right Stuff)’ for New Kids On The Block is up next and another debut in 1989 saw The Beautiful South hit #2 – and the disc closes with a #1 multi-artist charity single – a cover of ‘Ferry ‘Cross The Mersey’ that was released in aid of those affected by the Hillsborough Disaster.
Tears For Fears returned in 1989 with a new album ‘The Seeds Of Love’ – and the lead single ‘Sowing The Seeds Of Love’ opens Disc 3 and begins a stellar run of alt-pop and synth led hits – including from Duran Duran (‘All She Wants Is’), Electronic (‘Getting Away With It’), plus R.E.M with ‘Orange Crush’, ‘Lullaby’ from The Cure, ‘Of Course I’m Lying’ from Yello and Pet Shop Boys with ‘It’s Alright’… As the decade neared its close, dance music was becoming hugely popular and evolving into multiple new sub-genres, and some of the biggest club tracks from 808 State, and The Beloved feature alongside The Stone Roses who would become one of the leading bands to emerge in the era fusing indie pop and dance… Shakespears Sister made their debut with ‘You’re History’ whilst Alice Cooper enjoyed his biggest hit in over 15 years with ‘Poison’ - and the disc finishes with power ballads from Martika, Will To Power and Boy Meets Girl with ‘Waiting For A Star To Fall’.
The final disc is a celebration of some of the decade’s greatest pop and dance hits, but opens with trio of huge ballads: beginning with the Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan collaboration ‘Especially For You’ which spent the last few weeks of 1988 at #2, finally claiming the #1 spot in January 1989 – followed by The Bangles who enjoyed their biggest hit with #1 ‘Eternal Flame’ and ‘Stop’ the debut smash for Sam Brown. Holly Johnson makes a second appearance, as do Donna Summer, Neneh Cherry and Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler. The biggest selling single of 1989 was also the year’s biggest floor-filler, ‘Ride On Time’ from Black Box kicks off an amazing run of club classics including from Coldcut feat. Lisa Stansfield, Technotronic, and Kym Mazelle and Robert Howard with their duet ‘Wait’. A run of big hit ballads from Simply Red, Richard Marx, Gloria Estefan and Cliff Richard take the collection to its final two tracks: Jason Donovan with his December #2 ‘When You Come Back To Me’ – and fittingly closing with 1989’s Christmas #1 and the last #1 of the 1980s; five years on from the original, ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ a new version of the song from the newly assembled Band Aid II.
NOW – Yearbook 1989 – an essential addition to every music collection – a celebration of the diversity and creativity in a truly stellar year for pop!
Tracklisting:
CD1:
1. Queen - I Want It All
2. Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire
3. Tina Turner – The Best
4. Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time
5. Belinda Carlisle – Leave A Light On
6. Deborah Harry - I Want That Man
7. Chris Rea – The Road To Hell Part 2
8. Mike + The Mechanics – The Living Years
9. Simple Minds - Belfast Child
10. Gladys Knight - Licence To Kill (From "Licence To Kill" Soundtrack)
11. Lisa Stansfield - All Around the World
12. Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler - Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)
13. Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
14. Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy
15. Roxette – The Look
16. Holly Johnson - Love Train
17. Jason Donovan – Too Many Broken Hearts
18. Kylie Minogue – Hand On Your Heart
19. Bananarama - Help! (feat. Lananeeneenoonoo)
CD2:
1. Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart
2. Jimmy Somerville Featuring June Miles Kingston - Comment Te Dire Adieu
3. Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real
4. Sonia – You’ll Never Stop Me Loving You
5. Bros - Too Much
6. Debbie Gibson – Electric Youth
7. London Boys - Requiem
8. Liza Minnelli - Losing My Mind
9. New Order – Round & Round
10. Kon Kan – I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You A Rose Garden)
11. Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don't Care
12. Roachford - Cuddly Toy
13. Roy Orbison - You Got It
14. Sydney Youngblood - If Only I Could
15. Bobby Brown - On Our Own
16. New Kids On The Block - You Got It (The Right Stuff)
17. UB40 - Homely Girl
18. The Beautiful South - Song For Whoever
19. Living In A Box - Room In Your Heart
20. The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden & Stock Aitken Waterman – Ferry ’Cross The Mersey
CD3:
1. Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love
2. Duran Duran – All She Wants Is
3. Electronic – Getting Away With It
4. R.E.M – Orange Crush
5. The Cure - Lullaby
6. Yello - Of Course I'm Lying
7. Pet Shop Boys – It’s Alright
8. 808 State - Pacific 707
9. The Beloved – The Sun Rising
10. The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
11. The Cult – Edie (Ciao Baby)
12. Alice Cooper - Poison
13. Then Jerico – Big Area
14. Shakespears Sister – You’re History
15. Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am
16. Martika - Toy Soldiers
17. Will To Power - Baby I Love Your Way / Freebird (Free Baby)
18. Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall
CD4:
1. Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan – Especially For You
2. The Bangles - Eternal Flame
3. Sam Brown - Stop
4. Holly Johnson - Americanos
5. Paula Abdul - Straight Up
6. Donna Summer - I Don't Wanna Get Hurt
7. Black Box – Ride On Time
8. Coldcut feat. Lisa Stansfield - People Hold On
9. Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam
10. The Beatmasters feat. Betty Boo - Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)
11. Kym Mazelle And Robert Howard – Wait
12. Malcolm McLaren & The Bootzilla Orchestra - Waltz Darling
13. Neneh Cherry - Manchild
14. Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler - Keep On Movin'
15. Milli Vanilli - Girl I'm Gonna Miss You
16. Simply Red – If You Don’t Know Me By Now
17. Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting
18. Gloria Estefan - Don't Wanna Lose You
19. Cliff Richard – I Just Don’t Have The Heart
20. Jason Donovan – When You Come Back To Me
21. Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas?
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