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NOW Music is proud to present an edition to our 'Yearbook' family: 'NOW - Yearbook 1985', the 6th addition to our Yearbook '80s. 1985 was a huge year for Queen, including a career-defining performance at 'Live Aid' and Disc One opens with 'One Vision' - and is followed with three of the year's #1s from Eurythmics with 'There Must Be An Angel' and two collaborations: UB40 & Chrissie Hynde on 'I Got You Babe'. The first single from Sting's debut solo album is included alongside massive trans-Atlantic hits from Tears For Fears, Simple Minds, The Power Station and Tina Turner - plus some of the decades' most iconic hits including a-ha with 'Take On Me'. Sophisticated Ballads from Bryan Ferry, Elton John, Paul Young and the #1 'Move Closer' from Phyllis Nelson feature before the disc closes with the epic 'The Unforgettable Fire' from U2. Disc 2 begins with 1985's Power Ballads and Soft Rock hits. Kicking off with the #1 from Foreigner 'I Want To Know What Love Is', and Marillion's 'Kayleigh' before huge radio friendly Rock-Pop from ZZ Top, Pat Benatar and Billy Idol and massive movie-theme smashes from Huey Lewis & The News, Bonnie Tyler, John Parr, Dan Hartman, Maria Vidal and DeBarge. The second half of the disc celebrates the year's Soul driven line-up including Ashford & Simpson with 'Solid', Princess with 'Say I'm Your Number One', 'Hangin' On A String' from Loose Ends, along with classic slow-dance Ballads from Kool & The Gang, Lionel Richie and the debut #1 'Saving All My Love For You' from Whitney Houston. The third disc opens with the breath-taking 'Cloudbusting' from Kate Bush, and Indie anthem 'How Soon Is Now?' from The Smiths - setting the tone for a run of 'Alternative' hits including The Cure with 'Close To Me', 'Duel' from Propaganda, and 'She Sells Sanctuary' from The Cult. Mid-1980s Synth and Pop from Howard Jones, Nik Kershaw, Red Box, Scritti Politti and Stephen Duffy follow. More chart debuts from King, Simply Red, Fine Young Cannibals, and The Dream Academy lead toward the disc's closing track from Strawberry Switchblade with the Pop classic 'Since Yesterday'. The final disc gets underway with massive Electro-Pop hits from Paul Hardcastle with #1 '19', Harold Faltermeyer with 'Axel F' and Colonel Abrams 'Trapped' before floor-filling HI-NRG from Bronski Beat with Marc Almond and Divine. A trio of beautiful tracks from Dee C Lee, Sade and Alison Moyet are featured leading into the #1 'A Good Heart' from Feargal Sharkey before a run of upbeat Pop classics from Katrina & The Waves, Sheila E, Level 42, Billy Ocean, Five Star, and the #1 'Frankie' from Sister Sledge. Three #1s close out this Yearbook: Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson's 'I Know Him So Well', the year's biggest selling single 'The Power Of Love' from Jennifer Rush, and 1985's Christmas chart-topper that has become an all-time seasonal favourite, 'Merry Christmas Everyone' from Shakin' Stevens.
NOW Music is proud to present an edition to our 'Yearbook' family: 'NOW - Yearbook 1985', the 6th addition to our Yearbook '80s. 1985 was a huge year for Queen, including a career-defining performance at 'Live Aid' and Disc One opens with 'One Vision' - and is followed with three of the year's #1s from Eurythmics with 'There Must Be An Angel' and two collaborations: UB40 & Chrissie Hynde on 'I Got You Babe'. The first single from Sting's debut solo album is included alongside massive trans-Atlantic hits from Tears For Fears, Simple Minds, The Power Station and Tina Turner - plus some of the decades' most iconic hits including a-ha with 'Take On Me'. Sophisticated Ballads from Bryan Ferry, Elton John, Paul Young and the #1 'Move Closer' from Phyllis Nelson feature before the disc closes with the epic 'The Unforgettable Fire' from U2. Disc 2 begins with 1985's Power Ballads and Soft Rock hits. Kicking off with the #1 from Foreigner 'I Want To Know What Love Is', and Marillion's 'Kayleigh' before huge radio friendly Rock-Pop from ZZ Top, Pat Benatar and Billy Idol and massive movie-theme smashes from Huey Lewis & The News, Bonnie Tyler, John Parr, Dan Hartman, Maria Vidal and DeBarge. The second half of the disc celebrates the year's Soul driven line-up including Ashford & Simpson with 'Solid', Princess with 'Say I'm Your Number One', 'Hangin' On A String' from Loose Ends, along with classic slow-dance Ballads from Kool & The Gang, Lionel Richie and the debut #1 'Saving All My Love For You' from Whitney Houston. The third disc opens with the breath-taking 'Cloudbusting' from Kate Bush, and Indie anthem 'How Soon Is Now?' from The Smiths - setting the tone for a run of 'Alternative' hits including The Cure with 'Close To Me', 'Duel' from Propaganda, and 'She Sells Sanctuary' from The Cult. Mid-1980s Synth and Pop from Howard Jones, Nik Kershaw, Red Box, Scritti Politti and Stephen Duffy follow. More chart debuts from King, Simply Red, Fine Young Cannibals, and The Dream Academy lead toward the disc's closing track from Strawberry Switchblade with the Pop classic 'Since Yesterday'. The final disc gets underway with massive Electro-Pop hits from Paul Hardcastle with #1 '19', Harold Faltermeyer with 'Axel F' and Colonel Abrams 'Trapped' before floor-filling HI-NRG from Bronski Beat with Marc Almond and Divine. A trio of beautiful tracks from Dee C Lee, Sade and Alison Moyet are featured leading into the #1 'A Good Heart' from Feargal Sharkey before a run of upbeat Pop classics from Katrina & The Waves, Sheila E, Level 42, Billy Ocean, Five Star, and the #1 'Frankie' from Sister Sledge. Three #1s close out this Yearbook: Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson's 'I Know Him So Well', the year's biggest selling single 'The Power Of Love' from Jennifer Rush, and 1985's Christmas chart-topper that has become an all-time seasonal favourite, 'Merry Christmas Everyone' from Shakin' Stevens.
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Format: CD
Label: Now
Rel. Date: 11/11/2022
UPC: 196587223120

Now Yearbook 1985 / Various
Artist: Various Artists
Format: CD
New: Not in stock
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DISC: 1

1. Queen - One Vision
2. Philip Bailey ; Phil Collins - Easy Lover
3. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - There Must Be a Angel (Playing With My Heart)
4. UB40 - I Got You Babe (Feat. Chrissie Hynde)
5. Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
6. Midge Ure - If I Was
7. Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
8. a-ha - Take On Me
9. The Power Station - Some Like It Hot
10. Go West - We Close Our Eyes
11. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
12. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome (An Alternative to Reality)
13. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
14. Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
15. Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer
16. Bryan Ferry - Slave to Love
17. Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away
18. Elton John - Nikita
19. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
20. Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is
21. Marillion - Kayleigh
22. Huey Lewis and the News - The Power of Love (From 'Back to the Future')
23. Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out for a Hero
24. Pat Benatar - Love Is a Battlefield
25. ZZ Top - Legs
26. Billy Idol - White Wedding (Part 1)
27. John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)
28. Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You (From 'Streets of Fire')
29. Maria Vidal - Body Rock
30. DeBarge - Rhythm of the Night (From 'The Last Dragon')
31. Steve Arrington - Feel So Real
32. Ashford ; Simpson - Solid
33. Chaka Khan - This Is My Night
34. Princess - Say I'm Your Number One
35. Loose Ends - Hangin' On a String (Contemplating)
36. Amii Stewart - Friends
37. Kool and the Gang - Cherish
38. Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love for You
39. Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me
40. Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
41. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
42. The Cure - Close to Me
43. The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
44. Art of Noise - Close (To the Edit)
45. Propaganda - Duel
46. Arcadia - Election Day
47. Tears for Fears - Shout
48. Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better
49. Nik Kershaw - Wide Boy
50. Stephen Duffy - Kiss Me
51. Red Box - Lean On Me (Ah-li-ayo)
52. King - Love ; Pride
53. Scritti Politti - The Word Girl
54. Simply Red - Money's Too Tight to Mention
55. Fine Young Cannibals - Johnny Come Home
56. The Style Council - Walls Come Tumbling Down
57. The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
58. Bananarama - Do Not Disturb
59. Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday
60. Paul Hardcastle - 19
61. Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F (From 'Beverly Hills Cop')
62. Colonel Abrams - Trapped
63. Bronski Beat ; Marc Almond - I Feel Love/Johnny Remember Me
64. Divine - Walk Like a Man
65. Baltimora - Tarzan Boy
66. Animotion - Obsession
67. Dee C. Lee - See the Day
68. Sade - The Sweetest Taboo
69. Alison Moyet - That Ole Devil Called Love
70. Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart
71. Katrina and The Waves - Walking On Sunshine
72. Sheila E. - The Belle of St. Mark
73. Level 42 - Something About You
74. Billy Ocean - Loverboy
75. Five Star - All Fall Down
76. Sister Sledge - Frankie
77. Elaine Page ; Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well
78. Jennifer Rush - The Power of Love
79. Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

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NOW Music is proud to present an edition to our 'Yearbook' family: 'NOW - Yearbook 1985', the 6th addition to our Yearbook '80s. 1985 was a huge year for Queen, including a career-defining performance at 'Live Aid' and Disc One opens with 'One Vision' - and is followed with three of the year's #1s from Eurythmics with 'There Must Be An Angel' and two collaborations: UB40 & Chrissie Hynde on 'I Got You Babe'. The first single from Sting's debut solo album is included alongside massive trans-Atlantic hits from Tears For Fears, Simple Minds, The Power Station and Tina Turner - plus some of the decades' most iconic hits including a-ha with 'Take On Me'. Sophisticated Ballads from Bryan Ferry, Elton John, Paul Young and the #1 'Move Closer' from Phyllis Nelson feature before the disc closes with the epic 'The Unforgettable Fire' from U2. Disc 2 begins with 1985's Power Ballads and Soft Rock hits. Kicking off with the #1 from Foreigner 'I Want To Know What Love Is', and Marillion's 'Kayleigh' before huge radio friendly Rock-Pop from ZZ Top, Pat Benatar and Billy Idol and massive movie-theme smashes from Huey Lewis & The News, Bonnie Tyler, John Parr, Dan Hartman, Maria Vidal and DeBarge. The second half of the disc celebrates the year's Soul driven line-up including Ashford & Simpson with 'Solid', Princess with 'Say I'm Your Number One', 'Hangin' On A String' from Loose Ends, along with classic slow-dance Ballads from Kool & The Gang, Lionel Richie and the debut #1 'Saving All My Love For You' from Whitney Houston. The third disc opens with the breath-taking 'Cloudbusting' from Kate Bush, and Indie anthem 'How Soon Is Now?' from The Smiths - setting the tone for a run of 'Alternative' hits including The Cure with 'Close To Me', 'Duel' from Propaganda, and 'She Sells Sanctuary' from The Cult. Mid-1980s Synth and Pop from Howard Jones, Nik Kershaw, Red Box, Scritti Politti and Stephen Duffy follow. More chart debuts from King, Simply Red, Fine Young Cannibals, and The Dream Academy lead toward the disc's closing track from Strawberry Switchblade with the Pop classic 'Since Yesterday'. The final disc gets underway with massive Electro-Pop hits from Paul Hardcastle with #1 '19', Harold Faltermeyer with 'Axel F' and Colonel Abrams 'Trapped' before floor-filling HI-NRG from Bronski Beat with Marc Almond and Divine. A trio of beautiful tracks from Dee C Lee, Sade and Alison Moyet are featured leading into the #1 'A Good Heart' from Feargal Sharkey before a run of upbeat Pop classics from Katrina & The Waves, Sheila E, Level 42, Billy Ocean, Five Star, and the #1 'Frankie' from Sister Sledge. Three #1s close out this Yearbook: Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson's 'I Know Him So Well', the year's biggest selling single 'The Power Of Love' from Jennifer Rush, and 1985's Christmas chart-topper that has become an all-time seasonal favourite, 'Merry Christmas Everyone' from Shakin' Stevens.
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