Various Artists - NOW Yearbook Extra 1977 [3CD]

NOW

£12.24

Format: 3 x CD
Catalogue No.: CDYBENOW77
Barcode: 0198028434317
Release Date: 10 Jan 2025
Genre: Pop

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 