Various Artists - Now Yearbook 1978 / Various (CD)

Details: Four CD set. NOW Music is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing 'Yearbook' series, NOW - Yearbook 1978; 85 tracks from a magical year in Pop! Opening with the epic 'Mr. Blue Sky' from Electric Light Orchestra, the timeless 'Baker Street' from Gerry Rafferty, and Rod Stewart's massive #1 'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?' More #1s follow from ABBA with the brilliant Pop of 'Take A Chance On Me' and 1978's biggest selling single, 'Rivers Of Babylon' from Boney M. Pop-Reggae chart-toppers from 10cc and Althea & Donna are up next, before a run of dancefloor fillers including 'I'm Every Woman' from Chaka Khan, and Donna Summer's incredible version of 'Macarthur Park', before a couple of Soul ballads from Rose Royce and the huge #1 'Three Times A Lady' from Commodores. The first disc draws to a close with a stack of Pop classics from Marshall Hain, Clout, Bonnie Tyler and Suzi Quatro and Wings, before the peerless 'The Man With The Child In His Eyes' from Kate Bush. The second disc pays tribute to the incredible line-up of artists in the charts of 1978 with their roots in Punk and beginning the burgeoning New Wave movement, kicking off here with the stunning #1 'Rat Trap' from The Boomtown Rats, the era-defining 'Teenage Kicks' from The Undertones, 'Ever Fallen In Love...' from Buzzcocks, and 'Hanging On The Telephone' from Blondie, alongside classic singles from Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Rezillos, The Clash, The Jam, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, and Ian Dury & The Blockheads... and US New Wave saw Patti Smith and The Cars score huge hits. The remainder of Disc 2 features some of the year's biggest Pop-Rock songs including hits from Billy Joel, The Who, Elton John, and Justin Hayward's 'Forever Autumn' from the massive 'Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds' album.

Tracklist:

1. Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky
2. Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street
3. Rod Stewart - Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
4. ABBA - Take A Chance On Me
5. Boney M. - Rivers Of Babylon
6. 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday
7. Althea ; Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
8. Donna Summer - MacArthur Park
9. Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman
10. Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You
11. Chic - Everybody Dance
12. Odyssey - Native New Yorker
13. Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star
14. Commodores - Three Times A Lady
15. Marshall Hain - Dancing In The City
16. Clout - Substitute
17. Bonnie Tyler - It’s A Heartache
18. Suzi Quatro - If You Can't Give Me Love
19. Wings - With A Little Luck
20. Kate Bush - The Man With The Child In His Eyes
21. The Boomtown Rats – Rat Trap
22. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
23. Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)
24. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden
25. The Rezillos - Top Of The Pops
26. Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
27. Elvis Costello ; The Attractions - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
28. The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
29. The Jam - Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
30. Ian Dury ; The Blockheads - What A Waste
31. Patti Smith - Because The Night
32. The Cars - My Best Friend's Girl
33. The Motors – Airport
34. City Boy - 5.7.0.5.
35. Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen
36. Elton John - Part-Time Love
37. Billy Joel - Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
38. The Who - Who Are You
39. Foreigner - Cold As Ice
40. Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good
41. Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
42. Justin Hayward - Forever Autumn
43. Chic - Le Freak
44. A Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie
45. Tavares - More Than A Woman
46. Alicia Bridges - I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round)
47. Dan Hartman - Instant Replay
48. Michael Zager Band - Let's All Chant
49. Raffaella Carrà - Do It Do It Again (A Far L'Amore Comincia Tu)
50. Baccara - Sorry I'm A Lady
51. Sheila ; B Devotion - Singin’ In The Rain
52. Voyage – From East To West
53. Donna Summer - I Love You
54. The Three Degrees - Givin' Up Givin' In
55. Eruption - I Can't Stand The Rain
56. Dee D. Jackson - Automatic Lover
57. Sarah Brightman ; Hot Gossip - I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper
58. Crown Heights Affair - Galaxy Of Love”
59. Gladys Knight ; The Pips - Come Back And Finish What You Started
60. Hot Chocolate - Every 1's A Winner
61. Earth Wind ; Fire - Fantasy
62. Heatwave - Always And Forever
63. Rose Royce - Love Don't Live Here Anymore
64. Blondie - Denis
65. Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly Devoted To You
66. John Travolta – Sandy
67. Darts - The Boy From New York City
68. Bill Withers - Lovely Day
69. John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air
70. Barry Manilow - Copacabana
71. Renaissance – Northern Lights
72. Scott Fitzgerald ; Yvonne Keeley - If I Had Words
73. Boney M. - Brown Girl In The Ring
74. Brotherhood Of Man - Figaro
75. Co-Co - Bad Old Days
76. Dollar – Shooting Star
77. Andrew Gold - Never Let Her Slip Away
78. Dean Friedman w/ Denise Marsa - Lucky Stars
79. The Manhattan Transfer - Walk In Love
80. David Soul - Let's Have A Quiet Night In
81. Crystal Gayle - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
82. Elkie Brooks - Don't Cry Out Loud
83. David Essex - Oh What A Circus
84. Brian ; Michael - Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs
85. Father Abraham – Smurf Song