VA - NOW Yearbook Extra 1978 (3CD, 2023)

NOW Music is proud to present 66 more essential gems from the incredible year in Pop that was 1978 with NOW – Yearbook Extra 1978.CD1 kicks off with Queen’s classic ‘Bicycle Race’ followed by New Wave hits from The Boomtown Rats with ‘Like Clockwork’, and Blondie with the first single from ‘Parallel Lines’, ‘Picture This’. Huge chart hits from Electric Light Orchestra and Smokie lead into Rock’n’roll revival Pop from Darts, Showaddywaddy and John Travolta with ‘Greased Lightnin’’ (from the year’s biggest movie ‘Grease’). Beautiful ballads from Crystal Gayle, Anne Murray and Hot Chocolate are up next before a fantastic run of Soul including hits from Raydio, Third World and The O’Jays, and some fabulous European Disco from Amanda Lear, Voyage, Patrick Juvet and Boney M., plus U.S. Disco gold from Cheryl Lynn and Musique before Donna Summer’s Academy Award winning ‘Last Dance’ closes this first disc.

Track List:

CD 1
01. Queen - Bicycle Race
02. The Boomtown Rats - Like Clockwork
03. Blondie - Picture This
04. Electric Light Orchestra - Wild West Hero
05. Smokie - Oh Carol
06. Darts - Come Back My Love
07. Showaddywaddy - I Wonder Why
08. John Travolta/Jeff Conaway - Greased Lightnin'
09. Crystal Gayle - Talking In Your Sleep
10. Anne Murray - You Needed Me
11. Hot Chocolate - I'll Put You Together Again
12. The O'Jays - Use ta Be My Girl
13. Raydio - Jack and Jill
14. Third World - Now That We've Found Love
15. Hi-Tension - British Hustle
16. Cheryl Lynn - Got to Be Real
17. Musique - In the Bush
18. Boney M. - Rasputin
19. Amanda Lear - Follow Me
20. Voyage - Souvenirs
21. Patrick Juvet - Got A Feeling
22. Donna Summer - Last Dance

CD 2
01. Meat Loaf - Two Out of Three Ain't Bad
02. Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are
03. Dean Friedman - Lydia
04. David Soul - It Sure Brings out the Love in Your Eyes
05. Chris Rea - Fool (If You Think It's Over)
06. Lindisfarne - Run for Home
07. Elton John - Ego
08. Status Quo - Again And Again
09. Jeff Wayne & Justin Hayward - The Eve Of The War
10. The Motors - Forget About You
11. Ultravox - Slow Motion
12. Squeeze - Take Me I'm Yours
13. Public Image Limited - Public Image
14. The Clash - Tommy Gun
15. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Pump It Up
16. The Boomtown Rats - She's So Modern
17. Magazine - Shot By Both Sides
18. The Jam - David Watts
19. Rich Kids - Rich Kids
20. Sham 69 - If The Kids Are United
21. Yellow Dog - Just One More Night
22. Streetband - Toast

CD 3
01. Blondie - (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear
02. Chris Norman/Suzi Quatro - Stumblin' In
03. Andrew Gold - How Can This Be Love
04. Samantha Sang - Emotion
05. Earth, Wind & Fire - Got to Get You Into My Life
06. Donna Summer - Rumour Has It
07. Patrick Juvet - I Love America
08. Evelyn "Champagne" King - Shame
09. Village People - Macho Man
10. Baccara - Parlez-vous francais?
11. Izhar Cohen & Alpha Beta - A-Ba-Ni-Bi
12. The Dooleys - A Rose Has To Die
13. Barry Manilow - Can't Smile Without You
14. Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
15. Elkie Brooks - Lilac Wine
16. Leo Sayer - Raining In My Heart
17. Darts - It's Raining
18. Child - It's Only Make Believe
19. Showaddywaddy - Pretty Little Angel Eyes
20. Father Abraham - Dippety Day
21. The Barron Knights - A Taste Of Aggro
22. Boney M. - Mary's Boy Child