Now – Yearbook Extra 1971

NOW Music is proud to present NOW – Yearbook Extra 1971, a superb 61-track 3CD collection celebrating more magical hits from a remarkable year in pop.

CD1 opens with John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band’s Top 10 anthem ‘Power To The People’, before T. Rex bring early glam-rock with the Top 3 ‘Jeepster’. Sweet and Hot Chocolate follow with ‘Alexander Graham Bell’ and ‘You Could’ve Been A Lady’, ahead of tracks from Marmalade, The Byrds and Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney, who feature with the first of two tracks on this ‘Extra’… ‘Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey’ topped the U.S. chart in 1971, while Simon & Garfunkel, Cat Stevens and Gordon Lightfoot add more singer-songwriter favourites along with Neil Diamond featuring with his Top 5 classic ‘I Am...I Said’. Elvis Presley, Gilbert O’Sullivan and The Fantastics lead into a run of huge soul essentials from The Four Tops & The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Delfonics, the Jackson 5 and Diana Ross with ‘Reach Out I’ll Be There’. Scott English and Dana complete the hugely varied opening disc.

CD2 begins with Elton John’s early classic ‘Levon’, followed by Jethro Tull, Bob Dylan and the collaboration between Georgie Fame and Alan Price on ‘Rosetta’. More British pop and rock follows from McGuinness Flint, C.C.S., Atomic Rooster, Medicine Head with their chart debut ‘(And The) Pictures In The Sky’ plus Deep Purple with their Top 20 hit ‘Fireball’. East Of Eden’s ‘Jig-A-Jig’ leads into a trio of pop gems from Middle Of The Road with ‘Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum’, another big UK hit following the huge ‘Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep’, Melanie and Gerry Monroe. Next up a superb run of easy-pop favourites from Glen Campbell, Tony Orlando & Dawn and Tony Christie, along with Top 20 hits for  Perry Como and Frank Sinatra plus a further Top 10 success for Elvis Presley with ‘There Goes My Everything (with The Imperials Quartet). The disc closes with a truly unique ’71 hit for Waldo de los Rios’ with his pop interpretation of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40.

CD3 opens with a celebration of soul and funk featuring some of ‘71s standout cuts: Curtis Mayfield’s timeless ‘Move On Up’, followed by Stevie Wonder’s cover of ‘We Can Work It Out’ and The Supremes’ ‘Nathan Jones’. The run continues with pop/soul crossover gold from Honey Cone, The Osmonds and the Jackson 5 before more superb soul from Smokey Robinson & The Miracles and Chairmen Of The Board. Northern Soul favourites from Frankie Valli, The Elgins, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas and The Velvelettes follow and lead to second appearances on the collection from Diana Ross with ‘Surrender’, and Marvin Gaye with the enduring ‘Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)’. Reggae hits take centre stage with Dave & Ansel Collins’ ‘Monkey Spanner’, Greyhound with ‘Black And White and The Pioneers with ‘Let Your Yeah Be Yeah’, before Mungo Jerry’s Top 5 ‘Lady Rose’ opens the trio of closing tracks, followed by Cat Stevens’ U.S. Top 10 ‘Peace Train’, which leads to the sign-off to 1971s ‘Extra’ from Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney with ‘The Back Seat Of My Car’.

NOW – Yearbook Extra 1971 – 61 more essential tracks from a truly unforgettable year in UK pop music!
 
Tracklist
CD1
1. John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band - Power To The People 
2.  T. Rex - Jeepster
3. Sweet - Alexander Graham Bell 
4. Hot Chocolate - You Could've Been A Lady
5. Marmalade - My Little One
6. The Byrds - Chestnut Mare
7. Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney - Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey 
8. Simon & Garfunkel - The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) 
9. Cat Stevens - Moonshadow 
10. Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind
11. Neil Diamond - I Am...I Said
12. Elvis Presley - Rags To Riches 
13. Gilbert O'Sullivan - We Will   
14. The Fantastics - Something Old Something New 
15. Four Tops & The Supremes - River Deep, Mountain High
16. Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) 
17. The Delfonics - Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love) 
18. Jackson 5 - Maybe Tomorrow 
19. Diana Ross - Reach Out I'll Be There
20. Scott English - Brandy   
21. Dana - Who Put The Lights Out 
 
CD2
 
1. Elton John - Levon
2.  Jethro Tull - Life Is A Long Song
3. Bob Dylan - Watching The River Flow
4. Georgie Fame and Alan Price - Rosetta 
5. McGuinness Flint - Malt And Barley Blues 
6. C.C.S. - Walking
7. Deep Purple – Fireball
8. Atomic Rooster - Tomorrow Night    
9. Medicine Head – (And The) Pictures In The Sky  
10. East Of Eden - Jig-A-Jig 
11. Middle Of The Road - Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum 
12. Melanie - What Have They Done To My Song Ma 
13. Gerry Monroe - It’s A Sin To Tell A Lie
14. Glen Campbell - Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) 
15. Tony Orlando & Dawn - Candida 
16. Tony Christie - Las Vegas 
17. Perry Como - I Think Of You 
18. Frank Sinatra - I Will Drink The Wine
19. Elvis Presley and The Imperials Quartet - There Goes My Everything 
20. Waldo de los Rios - Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Allegro Moderato
 
CD3
 
1. Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up
2. Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out 
3. The Supremes - Nathan Jones
4. Honey Cone - Want Ads
5. The Osmonds - One Bad Apple
6. Jackson 5 - Mama's Pearl
7. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Don't Blame You At All 
8. Chairmen Of The Board - Everything’s Tuesday
9. Frankie Valli - You're Ready Now
10. The Elgins - Put Yourself In My Place
11. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Forget Me Not
12. The Velvelettes - These Things Will Keep Me Loving You
13. Diana Ross - Surrender 
14. Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
15. Dave & Ansel Collins - Monkey Spanner   
16. Greyhound - Black And White   
17. The Pioneers - Let Your Yeah Be Yeah   
18. Mungo Jerry - Lady Rose
19. Cat Stevens - Peace Train 
20. Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney - The Back Seat Of My Car