Now Yearbook Extra 1986 (UK 2023)
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Now Yearbook Extra 1986 (UK 2023)
CD1 kicks off with a huge Queen classic 'A Kind Of Magic', Eurythmics' 'When Tomorrow Comes', the lead single from their 'Revenge' album, and smash hits from The Bangles and a-ha. Sophisticated Pop from Sade, Bryan Ferry, and Sting follows and some of the greatest vocalists of the era are up next including Patti Labelle, Tina Turner, and Anita Baker with the timeless 'Sweet Love'. Hits from Five Star, Paul Young, and Stan Ridgway are joined by movie tracks from The Style Council, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark and 'Left Of Center' - the collaboration between Suzanne Vega and Joe Jackson, plus the title track 'Graceland' from Paul Simon's 1986 best-seller.
Bon Jovi open Disc 2 with their Rock smash 'You Give Love A Bad Name', followed by Kenny Loggins' 'Top Gun' anthem 'Danger Zone', alongside huge tracks from Spandau Ballet, Robert Palmer, Simple Minds, and Julian Cope, before some classic Power Pop from Cutting Crew, ZZ Top, and Mr. Mister. Pure Pop hits from Modern Talking, Samantha Fox, Elton John, and Jennifer Rush follow before the disc closes with timeless 'The Way It Is' from Bruce Hornsby & The Range.
The final CD begins with a run of fantastic Indie and Synth-Pop smashes including The Housemartins, The Smiths, New Order, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Dead Or Alive, and Falco's 'Vienna Calling'. Debut hits from Latin Quarter and Sly Fox follow, plus 'Pull Up To The Bumper' - a big hit on re-release for Grace Jones. Soul music legend James Brown scored a big hit with 'Living In America', and Jellybean, Cherrelle & Alexander O'Neal, and The S.O.S. Band enjoyed three of the year's biggest Dance tracks. The collection winds down with soulful ballads from Atlantic Starr, Billy Ocean and Freddie Jackson before signing off with one of the greatest tracks of all-time; 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' from Marvin Gaye – a smash hit again 18 years after it originally hit #1 after sound-tracking an ad campaign.
Now – Yearbook Extra 1986 – a further celebration of the diversity and magic of the year in Pop.Releases
| Version | Release Date | Number of Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Now Yearbook Extra 1986 (UK 2023 CD) | 7 April 2023 | 60 |
All Tracks on This Album
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.
- A-Ha - Hunting High and Low
- Anita Baker - Sweet Love
- Atlantic Starr - Secret Lovers
- The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian
- Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
- Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name
- Bruce Hornsby and the Range - The Way It Is
- Bryan Ferry - Is Your Love Strong Enough?
- Cherrelle/Alexander O'Neal - Saturday Love
- Cock Robin - The Promise You Made
- Culture Club - God Thank You Woman
- Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms
- Dead or Alive - Brand New Lover
- Elton John - Heartache All Over the World
- Eurythmics - When Tomorrow Comes
- Falco - Vienna Calling
- Five Star - System Addict
- Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Warriors of the Wasteland
- Freddie Jackson - Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)
- Grace Jones - Pull Up to the Bumper
- Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down
- Haywoode - Roses
- Hipsway - The Honeythief
- The Housemartins - Happy Hour
- It Bites - Calling All The Heroes
- Jaki Graham - Step Right Up
- James Brown - Living in America
- Jellybean - Sidewalk Talk
- Jennifer Rush - Ring of Ice
- Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth
- Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone
- Latin Quarter - Radio Africa
- Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
- Modern Talking - Brother Louie
- Mr. Mister - Kyrie
- New Order - Shellshock
- Nick Heyward - Over the Weekend
- Oran 'Juice' Jones - The Rain
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - If You Leave
- Pat Benatar - Sex as a Weapon
- Patti LaBelle - Oh, People
- Paul Simon - Graceland
- Paul Young - Wonderland
- Peter Cetera - Glory of Love
- Queen - A Kind Of Magic
- Robert Palmer - I Didn't Mean To Turn You On
- The S.O.S. Band - The Finest
- Sade - Never as Good as the First Time
- Samantha Fox - Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)
- Sigue Sigue Sputnik - 21st Century Boy
- Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself
- Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way
- The Smiths - Ask
- Spandau Ballet - Fight for Ourselves
- Stan Ridgway - Camouflage
- Sting - Russians
- The Style Council - Have You Ever Had It Blue
- Suzanne Vega/Joe Jackson - Left Of Center
- Tina Turner - Two People
- ZZ Top - Rough Boy
(60 Tracks)
Tracks Exclusive to This Album
Unique Tracks on This Album: 31 (These tracks don’t appear on any other album currently listed on the site.)
*Note: Not all albums have been added yet. As of now, the site includes tracklists for 506 albums.
- Atlantic Starr - Secret Lovers
- Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
- Bryan Ferry - Is Your Love Strong Enough?
- Cherrelle/Alexander O'Neal - Saturday Love
- Cock Robin - The Promise You Made
- Culture Club - God Thank You Woman
- Dead or Alive - Brand New Lover
- Elton John - Heartache All Over the World
- Eurythmics - When Tomorrow Comes
- Falco - Vienna Calling
- Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Warriors of the Wasteland
- Freddie Jackson - Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)
- Hipsway - The Honeythief
- Jennifer Rush - Ring of Ice
- New Order - Shellshock
- Nick Heyward - Over the Weekend
- Oran 'Juice' Jones - The Rain
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - If You Leave
- Pat Benatar - Sex as a Weapon
- Patti LaBelle - Oh, People
- Paul Young - Wonderland
- Sade - Never as Good as the First Time
- Samantha Fox - Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)
- Sigue Sigue Sputnik - 21st Century Boy
- Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself
- The Smiths - Ask
- Spandau Ballet - Fight for Ourselves
- Sting - Russians
- The Style Council - Have You Ever Had It Blue
- Suzanne Vega/Joe Jackson - Left Of Center
- Tina Turner - Two People
Tracks Exclusive to UK
Unique UK Tracks on This Album: 31 (These tracks appear exclusively on this album within the UK releases.)
- Atlantic Starr - Secret Lovers
- Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
- Bryan Ferry - Is Your Love Strong Enough?
- Cherrelle/Alexander O'Neal - Saturday Love
- Cock Robin - The Promise You Made
- Culture Club - God Thank You Woman
- Dead or Alive - Brand New Lover
- Elton John - Heartache All Over the World
- Eurythmics - When Tomorrow Comes
- Falco - Vienna Calling
- Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Warriors of the Wasteland
- Freddie Jackson - Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)
- Hipsway - The Honeythief
- Jennifer Rush - Ring of Ice
- New Order - Shellshock
- Nick Heyward - Over the Weekend
- Oran 'Juice' Jones - The Rain
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - If You Leave
- Pat Benatar - Sex as a Weapon
- Patti LaBelle - Oh, People
- Paul Young - Wonderland
- Sade - Never as Good as the First Time
- Samantha Fox - Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)
- Sigue Sigue Sputnik - 21st Century Boy
- Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself
- The Smiths - Ask
- Spandau Ballet - Fight for Ourselves
- Sting - Russians
- The Style Council - Have You Ever Had It Blue
- Suzanne Vega/Joe Jackson - Left Of Center
- Tina Turner - Two People
Track Stats and Chart Info