Now Power Ballads: Total Eclipse Of The Heart (UK 2022)

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Now Power Ballads: Total Eclipse Of The Heart
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UK
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4CD Series
Album Short Name
Now Total Eclipse (Power Ballads)
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Now That's What I Call Music! presents Now Power Ballads: Total Eclipse Of The Heart . More than 70 epic anthems across 4 CDs, demanding a loud sing-a-long and lots of accompanying air guitar!

Kicking off with the beautiful 'Who Wants To Live Forever' from Queen and moving into classic Def Leppard with 'Love Bites' and Bon Jovi's 'Wanted Dead Or Alive'. The '80s big-hitters continue with The Police, Foreigner, Robert Plant, John Mellencamp, and two of the decades' most enduring airplay hits, The Cars with 'Drive' and 'Africa' from Toto. 'Private Dancer', the title track from Tina Turner's huge 1984 album features alongside Kim Carnes' 'Bette Davis Eyes', plus early-90's powerhouse vocals from Alannah Myles on 'Black Velvet' and defining ballads from Scorpions and Extreme. The late '70s provide 'Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad' from Meat Loaf, and the disc's sign-off track from Gary Moore & Phil Lynott.

Disc Two opens with the inspiration for our subtitle, 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart' from Bonnie Tyler, and Jim Steinman's epic production continues with Céline Dion's 'It's All Coming Back To Me Now'. Cher, Marillion, ZZ Top, Billy Idol and Pat Benatar all follow, and we've included Laura Branigan's huge vocal take on 'Power Of Love'.

Our third disc begins with timeless '70s soft-rock ballads. 'Tiny Dancer' from Elton John, 'Telephone Line' from Electric Light Orchestra and Thin Lizzy's 'Whiskey In The Jar' kick off the ultimate sing-a-long, with all-time classics from Harry Nilsson, Billy Joel, Eric Carmen, Joan Armatrading, and the Bruce Springsteen penned 'Because The Night' from Patti Smith to follow. More '80s favourites from Peter Cetera, Bryan Ferry, Steve Winwood, T'Pau and Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes' 'Up Where We Belong' bring this disc to a close.

The final disc opens with a run of stellar contemporary classics, 'I'll Stand By You' from Pretenders, U2's 'With Or Without You' and 'Paradise' from Coldplay lead in to 'Angels' from Robbie Williams, plus well-loved smashes from Roxette, Maria McKee, Richard Marx and the peerless collaboration on 'Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough' from Patty Smyth and Don Henley. Huge airplay tracks from the '90s & '00s round off the collection including defining songs from Train, The Calling, Lenny Kravitz, 4 Non Blondes and Lonestar.

Epic essentials for every collection: Now Power Ballads: Total Eclipse Of The Heart.


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  • VersionRelease DateFormatNumber of Tracks
    Now Power Ballads: Total Eclipse Of The Heart (UK 2022 CD)12 August 2022CD73
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    This is a full list of tracks (in alphabetical order) that appear on at least one format of this album. For further breakdown of each format version, please see links above.

    (73 Tracks)

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     First UK Chart AppearanceHighest UK Chart PositionOriginal Year
    4 Non Blondes - What's Up?19 June 19932
    Alannah Myles - Black Velvet
    Alice Cooper - Poison29 July 19892
    The Bangles - Eternal Flame4 February 19891
    Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak27 February 198810
    Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face
    Billy Joel - Honesty
    Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive11 April 198713
    Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart19 February 19831
    Bryan Ferry - Slave To Love
    The Calling - Wherever You Will Go
    The Cars - Drive
    Celine Dion - It's All Coming Back to Me Now5 October 19963
    Cher - Heart of Stone7 April 199043
    Christopher Cross - Ride Like the Wind
    Coldplay - Paradise5 November 20111
    Daughtry - What About Now
    Dee C. Lee - See the Day
    Def Leppard - Love Bites
    Divinyls - I Touch Myself
    Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line21 May 19778
    Elton John - Tiny Dancer10 September 201570
    Eric Carmen - All By Myself
    Extreme - More Than Words
    Fire Inc. - Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young
    Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You
    Gary Moore/Phil Lynott - Parisienne Walkways21 April 19798
    Harry Nilsson - Without You
    Joan Armatrading - Love and Affection
    Joe Cocker/Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong15 January 19837
    John Farnham - You're the Voice
    John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane
    John Waite - Missing You29 September 19849
    Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You
    Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
    Laura Branigan - Power of Love
    Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away20 February 19991
    Lonestar - Amazed (Captain Mix)
    Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven
    Marillion - Kayleigh18 May 19852
    Meat Loaf - Two Out of Three Ain't Bad
    Mr. Mister - Broken Wings14 December 19854
    Night Ranger - Sister Christian
    Pat Benatar - We Belong
    Patti Smith Group - Because The Night
    Patty Smyth/Don Henley - Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough3 October 199222
    Peter Cetera - Glory of Love
    Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
    The Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger23 July 19837
    Pretenders - I'll Stand By You23 April 199410
    Quarterflash - Harden My Heart
    Queen - Who Wants to Live Forever?27 September 198624
    REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling
    Richard Marx - Hazard9 May 19923
    Rick Springfield - The Power of Love (The Tao of Love)
    Robbie Williams - Angels13 December 19974
    Robert Plant - Big Log
    Roxette - It Must Have Been Love2 June 19903
    Roy Orbison - I Drove All Night4 July 19927
    Sam Brown - Stop
    Scorpions - Wind Of Change1 June 19912
    Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)20 April 19857
    Steve Winwood - Higher Love
    T'Pau - China In Your Hand24 October 19871
    Texas - I Don't Want A Lover4 February 19898
    Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar
    Tina Arena - Chains
    Tina Turner - Private Dancer17 November 198426
    Toto - Africa5 February 19833
    Train - Drops of Jupiter11 August 200110
    U2 - With or Without You28 March 19874
    Yes - Wonderous Stories
    ZZ Top - Rough Boy19 April 198623