Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call Power Ballads: Total Eclipse Of The Heart

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£13.01

Format: 4 x CD
Catalogue No.: CDNNNOW129
Release Date: 12 Aug 2022
Genre: Pop / Rock

NOW That’s What I Call Music! presents NOW That’s What I Call Power Ballads: Total Eclipse Of The Heart. More than 70 epic anthems across 4 CDs, demanding a loud sing-a-long and lots of accompanying air guitar!

Kicking off with the beautiful ‘Who Wants To Live Forever’ from Queen and moving into classic Def Leppard with ‘Love Bites’ and Bon Jovi’s ‘Wanted Dead Or Alive‘. The ‘80s big-hitters continue with The Police, Foreigner, Robert Plant, John Mellencamp, and two of the decades’ most enduring airplay hits, The Cars with ‘Drive’ and ‘Africa’ from Toto. ‘Private Dancer’, the title track from Tina Turner’s huge 1984 album features alongside Kim Carnes’ ‘Bette Davis Eyes’, plus early-90’s powerhouse vocals from Alannah Myles on ‘Black Velvet’ and defining ballads from Scorpions and Extreme. The late ‘70s provide ‘Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad’ from Meat Loaf, and the disc’s sign-off track from Gary Moore & Phil Lynott.

Disc Two opens with the inspiration for our subtitle, ‘Total Eclipse Of The Heart’ from Bonnie Tyler, and Jim Steinman’s epic production continues with Céline Dion’s ‘It’s All Coming Back To Me Now’. Cher, Marillion, ZZ Top, Billy Idol and Pat Benatar all follow, and we’ve included Laura Branigan’s huge vocal take on ‘Power Of Love’.

Our third disc begins with timeless ‘70s soft-rock ballads. ‘Tiny Dancer’ from Elton John, ‘Telephone Line’ from Electric Light Orchestra and Thin Lizzy’s ‘Whiskey In The Jar’ kick off the ultimate sing-a-long, with all-time classics from Harry Nilsson, Billy Joel, Eric Carmen, Joan Armatrading, and the Bruce Springsteen penned ‘Because The Night’ from Patti Smith to follow. More ‘80s favourites from Peter Cetera, Bryan Ferry, Steve Winwood, T’Pau and Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes’ ‘Up Where We Belong’ bring this disc to a close.

The final disc opens with a run of stellar contemporary classics, ‘I’ll Stand By You’ from Pretenders, U2’s ‘With Or Without You’ and ‘Paradise’ from Coldplay lead in to ‘Angels’ from Robbie Williams, plus well-loved smashes from Roxette, Maria McKee, Richard Marx and the peerless collaboration on ‘Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough’ from Patty Smyth and Don Henley. Huge airplay tracks from the ‘90s & ‘00s round off the collection including defining songs from Train, The Calling, Lenny Kravitz, 4 Non Blondes and Lonestar.

Epic essentials for every collection: NOW That’s What I Call Power Ballads: Total Eclipse Of The Heart.

Tracklist
CD 1
1. Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever
2. Def Leppard - Love Bites
3. Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive
4. Toto – Africa
5. Robert Plant - Big Log     
6. The Cars - Drive           
7. Meat Loaf - Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
8. The Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger
9. Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You
10. Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
11. Tina Turner - Private Dancer
12. Alannah Myles - Black Velvet
13. Alice Cooper - Poison
14. John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane
15. Scorpions - Wind Of Change
16. Extreme - More Than Words
17. Poison - Every Rose Has It's Thorn
18. Gary Moore & Phil Lynott - Parisienne Walkways

CD 2
1. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
2. Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
3. Cher - Heart Of Stone
4. Marillion - Kayleigh
5. ZZ Top - Rough Boy
6. Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face
7. John Waite - Missing You
8. REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling
9. Pat Benatar - We Belong
10. Laura Branigan - Power Of Love
11. Night Ranger - Sister Christian
12. Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak
13. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
14. John Farnham - You're The Voice
15. Mr. Mister - Broken Wings
16. Rick Springfield - The Power Of Love (The Tao Of Love)
17. Fire Inc. - Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young (From "Streets Of Fire" Soundtrack)

CD 3
1. Elton John - Tiny Dancer
2. Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line
3. Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar
4. Yes - Wonderous Stories
5. Eric Carmen - All By Myself
6. Harry Nilsson - Without You
7. Billy Joel - Honesty
8. Joan Armatrading - Love And Affection
9. Patti Smith - Because The Night
10. Divinyls - I Touch Myself
11. Roy Orbison - I Drove All Night
12. Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind
13. Quarterflash - Harden My Heart
14. Steve Winwood - Higher Love
15. Bryan Ferry - Slave To Love
16. Dee C. Lee - See The Day
17. T'Pau - China In Your Hand
18. Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love
19. Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong (From "An Officer And A Gentleman" Soundtrack)

CD 4
1. Pretenders - I'll Stand By You
2. U2 - With Or Without You
3. Coldplay - Paradise
4. Robbie Williams - Angels
5. Roxette - It Must Have Been Love
6. Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven (From "Days Of Thunder" Soundtrack)
7. Patty Smyth & Don Henley - Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough
8. Richard Marx - Hazard
9. Texas - I Don't Want A Lover
10. Tina Arena - Chains
11. Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You
12. The Bangles - Eternal Flame
13. Sam Brown - Stop
14. Train - Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me)
15. Daughtry - What About Now
16. The Calling - Wherever You Will Go
17. Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away
18. 4 Non Blondes - What's Up?
19. Lonestar - Amazed (Captain Mix)