NOW Yearbook 1978 - Various Artists [CD]

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 number one's follow, with songs from ABBA and Boney M, pop-reggae chart-toppers from 10cc and Althea & Donna, and a run of dancefloor fillers by Chaka Khan and Donna Summer. 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 with songs from The Boomtown Rats, The Undertones and the Buzzcocks, alongside classic singles from Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Rezillos, The Clash, The Jam, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, and Ian Dury & The Blockheads. Disc 3 is a fabulous celebration of Disco in 1978. A stunning run of Disco gold, led by the sophisticated groove of 'Le Freak' from Chic, alongside 'Boogie Oogie Oogie', 'Instant Replay', 'Let's All Chant' and 'More Than A Woman' by Tavares from the soundtrack of 'Saturday Night Fever'. More Dance-oriented hits from Hot Chocolate and Earth, Wind & Fire feature, before the disc closes with two of the year's most beautiful ballads from Heatwave and the timeless 'Love Don't Live Here Anymore' from Rose Royce. The final disc is all about the Pop smashes of the year - opening with 'Denis' the chart breakthrough from Blondie, and two huge hits from the soundtrack to 'Grease' from Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta. Darts paid tribute to 50s doo-wop, and Bill Withers and John Paul Young produced two of the most uplifting songs ever ('Lovely Day' and 'Love Is In The Air'). Unique hits from Renaissance, Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne Keeley, and Barry Manilow are followed by a run of Pop gems from Dollar, Andrew Gold, Boney M. This incredible collection draws to a close with 'Oh What A Circus' a massive hit for David Essex, Brian & Michael's #1 'Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs', and what better way to sign-off such a diverse year in the charts than with 1978's best-selling #2 peaking single - Father Abraham with the 'Smurf Song'. 'NOW - Yearbook 1978' - A celebration of the diversity and wonderful creativity of the year in Pop.

Disc 1
1. Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
2. Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
3. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
4. Take a Chance On Me - ABBA
5. Rivers of Babylon - Boney M.
6. Dreadlock Holiday - 10cc
7. Uptown Top Ranking - Althea & Donna
8. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
9. I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan
10. If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
11. Everybody Dance - Chic
12. Native New Yorker - Odyssey
13. Wishing On a Star - Rose Royce
14. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
15. Dancing in the City - Marshall Hain
16. Substitute - Clout
17. It's a Heartache - Bonnie Tyler
18. If You Can't Give Me Love - Suzi Quatro
19. With a Little Luck - Wings
20. The Man With the Child in His Eyes - Kate Bush
Disc 2
1. Rat Trap - The Boomtown Rats
2. Teenage Kicks - The Undertones
3. Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) - Buzzcocks
4. Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie and the Banshees
5. Top of the Pops - The Rezillos
6. Hanging On the Telephone - Blondie
7. (I Don't Want to Go To) Chelsea - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
8. (White Man) in Hammersmith Palais - The Clash
9. Down in the Tube Station at Midnight - The Jam
10. What a Waste - Ian Dury and The Blockheads
11. Because the Night - Patti Smith
12. My Best Friends Girl - The Cars
13. Airport - The Motors
14. 5.7.0.5 - City Boy
15. Love Is Like Oxygen - Sweet
16. Part-time Love - Elton John
17. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) - Billy Joel
18. Who Are You - The Who
19. Cold As Ice - Foreigner
20. Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
21. (Don't Fear) the Reaper - Blue ™yster Cult
22. Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward
Disc 3
1. Le Freak - Chic
2. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
3. More Than a Woman - Tavares
4. I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round) - Alicia Bridges
5. Instant Replay - Dan Hartman
6. Let's All Chant - Michael Zager Band
7. Do It Do It Again (A Far L'amore Comincia Tu) - Raffaella Carr…
8. Sorry, I'm a Lady - Baccara
9. Singin' in the Rain - Sheila & B. Devotion
10. From East to West - Voyage
11. I Love You - Donna Summer
12. Givin' Up Givin' In - The Three Degrees
13. I Can't Stand the Rain - Eruption
14. Automatic Lover - Dee D. Jackson
15. I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper - Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip
16. Galaxy of Love - Crown Heights Affair
17. Come Back and Finish What You Started - Gladys Knight & The Pips
18. Every 1's a Winner - Hot Chocolate
19. Fantasy - Earth, Wind & Fire
20. Always and Forever - Heatwave
21. Love Don't Live Here Anymore - Rose Royce
Disc 4
1. Denis - Blondie
2. Hopelessly Devoted to You - Olivia Newton-John
3. Sandy - John Travolta
4. The Boy from New York City - Darts
5. Lovely Day - Bill Withers
6. Love Is in the Air - John Paul Young
7. Copacabana - Barry Manilow
8. Northern Lights - Rennaissance
9. If I Had Words - Scott Fitzgerald/Yvonne Keeley
10. Brown Girl in the Ring - Boney M.
11. Figaro - Brotherhood of Man
12. Bad Old Days - Co-Co
13. Shooting Star - Dollar
14. Never Let Her Slip Away - Andrew Gold
15. Lucky Stars (Feat. Denise Marsa) - Dean Friedman
16. Walk in Love - The Manhattan Transfer
17. Let's Have a Quiet Night In - David Soul
18. Don't Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle
19. Don't Cry Out Loud - Elkie Brooks
20. Oh What a Circus - David Essex
21. Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs - Brian & Michael
22. Smurf Song - Father Abraham