NOW Music proudly presents 60 more essential singles from the magical year of Pop that was 1989. CD1 kicks off with 'Breakthru', the second Top 10 hit from Queen's 1989 album 'The Miracle', followed by Duran Duran with their stand-alone single 'Burning The Ground' released to promote their 'Decade' compilation. A-ha are next with their final hit of the '80s: 'You Are The One' before Eurythmics feature with 'Don't Ask Me Why', alongside one of 1989's standout collaborations between Tears For Fears and Oleta Adams on the stunning 'Woman In Chains'. The Cure and Simple Minds follow along with alt-pop from Fuzzbox and Transvision Vamp. Fine Young Cannibals hit #1 in the US with 'Good Thing', with their album 'The Raw & The Cooked' also hitting the top spot here, as did Simply Red's third album, 'A New Flame', with the title track included here. Holly Johnson enjoyed a third hit, 'Atomic City' from his #1 album 'Blast' while Lisa Stansfield had her debut solo hit with 'This Is The Right Time'. The team of Stock, Aitken & Waterman enjoyed a particularly stellar year; Kylie Minogue achieved a seventh consecutive Top 2 single, 'Wouldn't Change A Thing', written and produced by the team - while CD1 closes with the third #1 in 1989 for Jason Donovan - produced by the trio - with a cover of 'Sealed With A Kiss'. Tina Turner opens CD2 with the second hit from her album 'Foreign Affair': 'I Don't Wanna Lose You', followed by a superb run of soul influenced R&B from Soul II Soul, Ten City, Jody Watley and Bobby Brown. Both Neneh Cherry and S'Express feature with their third hits 'Hey Music Lover' and 'Kisses On The Wind', and Double Trouble & Rebel MC had a #3 smash with 'Street Tuff'. Elton John features with 'Healing Hands', the lead single from his album 'Sleeping With The Past', alongside Paul McCartney with 'My Brave Face' from his 'Flowers In The Dirt' album, and 'Veronica', a hit McCartney co-wrote with Elvis Costello from his acclaimed album 'Spike'. Deacon Blue, The Beautiful South, Danny Wilson and The Lightning Seeds follow, before this disc's final tracks, ballads from Spandau Ballet, Wet Wet Wet, Then Jerico and Poison with their U.S. #1 'Every Rose Has It's Thorn'. The final disc begins with a stellar line-up of dance pop: Donna Summer opens with 'Love's About To Change My Heart' - her third hit in 1989, ahead of second appearances from Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan, along with Big Fun, Martika, London Boys, and Liza Minnelli with 'Don't Drop Bombs', the second single from her Pet Shop Boys-produced album 'Results'. 'Run 2' from New Order is next before the single version of 'Fascination Street' from The Cure, non-album single 'Pop Song' from David Sylvian and, 'Do You Believe In Shame', a second inclusion for Duran Duran. Superb pop hits from T'Pau, The Bangles, Belinda Carlisle, The Four Tops and Debbie Gibson lead into huge ballads from Yazz with 'Fine Time', and Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine with 'Can't Stay Away From You'. 1989 saw Cliff Richard release his 100th single 'The Best Of Me' which reached #2, as did our closing hit; taken from the musical 'Aspects Of Love'; 'Love Changes Everything' by Michael Ball. NOW - Yearbook Extra 1989 - a further celebration of the diversity and magic of the year in Pop.

Tracklist:

Queen - Breakthru
Duran Duran - Burning the Ground
A-Ha - You Are the One
Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Don't Ask Me Why
Tears for Fears ; Oleta Adams - Woman in Chains
Simple Minds - This Is Your Land
The Cure - Lovesong
Fuzzbox - Pink Sunshine
Transvision Vamp - Landslide of Love
Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing
Simply Red - a New Flame
Curiosity Killed the Cat - Name and Number
Holly Johnson - Atomic City
ABC - One Better World
Lisa Stansfield - This Is the Right Time
Bananarama - Cruel Summer '89
Sinitta - Right Back Where We Started from
Kylie Minogue - Wouldn't Change a Thing
Kim Wilde - Four Letter Word
Jason Donovan - Sealed with a Kiss
Tina Turner - I Don't Wanna Lose You
Soul II Soul - Get a Life
Ten City - That's the Way Love Is
Jody Watley - Real Love
Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
Double Trouble ; Rebel MC - Street Tuff
Neneh Cherry - Kisses on the Wind
S'express - Hey Music Lover
Lisa Marie with Malcolm McLaren and the Bootzilla Orchestra - Something's Jumpin' in Your Shirt
Elton John - Healing Hands
Paul McCartney - My Brave Face
Elvis Costello - Veronica
Deacon Blue - Fergus Sings the Blues
The Beautiful South - You Keep It All in
Danny Wilson - the Second Summer of Love
The Lightning Seeds - Pure
Spandau Ballet - Be Free with Your Love
Wet Wet Wet - Sweet Surrender
Then Jerico - Sugar Box
Poison - Every Rose Has It's Thorn
Donna Summer - Love's About to Change My Heart
Kylie Minogue - Never Too Late
Jason Donovan - Every Day (I Love You More)
Big Fun - Blame It on the Boogie
Martika - I Feel the Earth Move
London Boys - London Nights
Liza Minnelli - Don't Drop Bombs
New Order - Run 2
The Cure - Fascination Street
David Sylvian - Pop Song
Duran Duran - Do You Believe in Shame?
T'pau - Only the Lonely
The Bangles - Be with You
Belinda Carlisle - la Luna
The Four Tops - Loco in Acapulco
Debbie Gibson - We Could Be Together
Yazz - Fine Time
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine - Can't Stay Away from You
Cliff Richard - the Best of Me
Andrew Lloyd Webber ; Michael Ball - Love Changes Everything

UPC: 198028998925
Label: Universal Uk
Release Date: 6.13.25
Format: CD

Now Yearbook Extra 1989 / Various (Uk) - Now Yearbook Extra 1989 / Various (Uk) (CD)