Now Yearbook Extra 1978

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.

Meat Loaf’s ‘Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad’ from ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ opens Disc 2 – and is joined by timeless ballads from Billy Joel, Dean Friedman and Chris Rea, along with pure Pop from Lindisfarne and David Soul, plus a one-off non-album single ‘Ego’ from Elton John.

Rock from Status Quo and the epic ‘The Eve Of The War’ from Jeff Wayne and Justin Hayward leads into an amazing selection of Punk and New Wave including hits from The Clash, The Jam, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Sham 69, Squeeze and Public Image Limited before the disc finishes with one-off’s from Yellow Dog, and Streetband with ‘Toast’ giving singer Paul Young his first hit.

The final CD opens with more Pop gems from Blondie, Andrew Gold, Samantha Sang – with ‘Emotion’ – written by Barry and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, and the duet ‘Stumblin’ In’ between Chris Norman and Suzi Quatro – a Top 5 single in the US, Germany, Australia and Canada. Sophisticated Disco hits from Earth, Wind and Fire, Donna Summer and Evelyn “Champagne” King feature alongside 1978 Eurovision competitors Baccara and winner Izhar Cohen & Alpha Beta. Sublime Easy-listening Pop hits from Barry Manilow, Elkie Brooks and Johnny Mathis duetting with Deniece Williams follow, before more retro inspired Pop from Leo Sayer, Child and second appearances for Darts and Showaddywaddy. We sign off 1978’s ‘extra’ with the second Top 20 hit from Father Abraham (and The Smurfs), The Barron Knights ‘A Taste Of Aggro’ – a million seller which parodied three of 1978’s biggest singles… and the final track was fittingly the last #1 of the year, and Christmas chart topper – ‘Mary’s Boy Child / Oh My Lord’ from Boney M.

NOW – Yearbook Extra 1978 – a further celebration of the diversity and magic of the year in Pop.

Tracklist 

CD 1

1.               Queen - Bicycle Race

2.               The Boomtown Rats - Like Clockwork

3.               Blondie - Picture This

4.               Electric Light Orchestra - Wild West Hero

5.               Smokie - Oh Carol

6.               Darts - Come Back My Love

7.               Showaddywaddy - I Wonder Why

8.               John Travolta - Greased Lightnin'

9.               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

1.               Meat Loaf - Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad

2.               Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are

3.               Dean Friedman – Lydia

4.               David Soul - It Sure Brings Out The Love In Your Eyes

5.               Chris Rea - Fool (If You Think It's Over)

6.               Lindisfarne - Run For Home

7.               Elton John - Ego

8.               Status Quo - Again And Again

9.               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

1.               Blondie - (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear

2.               Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro - Stumblin' In

3.               Andrew Gold - How Can This Be Love

4.               Samantha Sang – Emotion

5.               Earth, Wind & Fire - Got To Get You Into My Life

6.               Donna Summer - Rumour Has It

7.               Patrick Juvet - I Love America

8.               Evelyn "Champagne" King - Shame

9.               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 with 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 / Oh My Lord