Special Edition CD housed in 'hard-back-book' packaging, including a 28-page booklet featuring a summary of the year, a track-by-track guide, a quiz, and original singles artwork. NOW is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing 'Yearbook' series - NOW - Yearbook 1988 with 82 tracks across 4CDs, celebrating this eclectic year in Pop. CD 1 opens with George Michael's stellar smash 'Father Figure', followed by huge hits from Kim Wilde, Belinda Carlisle, Duran Duran, and Eurythmics. A top year for Synth-driven Pop magic is showcased in the next run of hits, including the #1 from Pet Shop Boys ('Heart'), New Order's revisited 'Blue Monday '88', a-ha's 'Stay On These Roads', and Yello's smash 'The Race'. Aztec Camera's 'Somewhere In My Heart' leads into timeless radio-friendly Pop from Danny Wilson, The Communards, and Scritti Politti, and includes debut successes for Fairground Attraction and Tanita Tikaram. Reggae-Pop from UB40 & Chrissie Hynde and a gorgeous cover from Everything But The Girl ('I Don't Want To Talk About It') prelude two of the year's most sophisticated tracks from Sade and Sting. CD 2 kicks off with a stunning line up of pure Pop gold from Kylie Minogue with her debut 'I Should Be So Lucky', along with Bananarama, Rick Astley, Jason Donovan, Bros and The Timelords. Huge Dance tunes follow, including the #1s from S'Express ('Theme From S-Express'), and Yazz & The Plastic Population ('The Only Way Is Up'), and floor-fillers from Inner City and Womack & Womack, plus U.S. Power Pop from Jane Wiedlin, The Beach Boys, The Bangles, and a huge ballad from Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine, before the disc comes to a close with one of Elton John's most loved classics; 'Candle In The Wind' - a hit again in 1988 as a live recording. Established chart greats and Rock legends returned to the charts in '88; Bruce Springsteen, Cher, Bon Jovi, Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, and Siouxsie And The Banshees, with their peerless 'Peek-A-Boo', are all featured on CD 3, plus the introductory hit 'Mandinka' from SinÃ©ad O'Connor. Up next are Pop-Reggae favourites from Maxi Priest ('Wild World') and Aswad ('Don't Turn Around'), followed by exceptional soulful vocals from Will Downing with 'A Love Supreme' and Mica Paris' 'My One Temptation', before Whitney Houston closes with her #1 'One Moment In Time'. Pet Shop Boys, Kylie Minogue, Kim Wilde, and Bananarama make their second appearance on CD 4, as well as the Pet Shop Boys-produced smash for Eighth Wonder 'I'm Not Scared', together with Desireless' worldwide hit 'Voyage Voyage', Hazell Dean's Hi-NRG cover of 'Who's Leaving Who', infectious Pop from Dollar and Transvision Vamp, rap from Wee Papa Girl Rappers, and Salt-N-Pepa's 'Push It' - which sounds just as fresh today as it did in '88. Wet Wet Wet's chart-topping cover of The Beatles' 'With A Little Help From My Friends', follows, and successful chart debuts are celebrated here with Sabrina's 'Boys (Summertime Love)', Taylor Dayne's floor-filler 'Tell It To My Heart', Debbie Gibson's 'Only In My Dreams', and not forgetting Tiffany topping the chart with her first UK single aged 16 with 'I Think We're Alone Now'. The Yearbook closes with two massive hits: Angry Anderson's anthemic 'Suddenly', which soundtracked the tv wedding of the year on 'Neighbours', and Cliff Richard's Christmas #1, 'Mistletoe And Wine'. NOW - Yearbook 1988 - the perfect addition to every music collection - a celebration of the diversity and wonderful creativity of a truly stellar year in Pop

Tracklist:

George Michael - Father Figure
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
Kim Wilde - You Came
Duran Duran - I Don't Want Your Love
Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart
Pet Shop Boys - Heart
New Order - Blue Monday '88
Yello - The Race
a-ha - Stay On These Roads
The Adventures - Broken Land
Aztec CameraÂ - Somewhere In My Heart
Tanita Tikaram - Good Tradition
Fairground Attraction - Perfect
Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer
The Communards - There's More To Love (Than Boy Meets Girl)
Scritti Politti - Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy)
UB40 ; Chrissie Hynde - Breakfast In Bed
Everything But The Girl - I Don't Want To Talk About It
Sade - Love Is Stronger Than Pride
Sting - Fragile
Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
Bananarama - I Want You Back
Rick Astley - Together Forever
Jason Donovan - Nothing Can Divide Us
Brother Beyond - The Harder I Try
Bros - I Owe You Nothing
The Timelords - Doctorin' The Tardis
Bomb The Bass - Beat Dis
Yazz ; The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up
S'Express - Theme From S-Express
Inner City - Good Life
Womack ; Womack - Teardrops
Climie Fisher - Love Changes (Everything)
Breathe - Hands To Heaven
Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
The Beach Boys - Kokomo
Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand
Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour
The Bangles - Hazy Shade Of Winter
Gloria Estefan / Miami Sound Machine - Anything For You
Elton John - Candle In The Wind (Live)
Bruce Springsteen - Tougher Than The Rest
Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid
Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine
Iron Maiden - Can I Play With Madness
Pat Benatar - All Fired Up
Billy Idol - Hot In The City
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek-A-Boo
The Mission - Tower Of Strength
All About Eve - Martha's Harbour
Cher - I Found Someone
Heart - These Dreams
Robin Beck - First Time
Maxi Priest - Wild World
Aswad - Don't Turn Around
Will Downing - A Love Supreme
Mica Paris - My One Temptation
Sananda Maitreya - Sign Your Name
Brenda Russell - Piano In The Dark
Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time
Pet Shop Boys - Left To My Own Devices
Eighth Wonder - I'm Not Scared
Dollar - O L'Amour
Desireless - Voyage Voyage
Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love)
Hazell Dean - Who's Leaving Who
Kylie Minogue - The Loco-Motion
Debbie Gibson - Only In My Dreams
Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
Kim Wilde - Never Trust A Stranger
Transvision Vamp - I Want Your Love
Bros - When Will I Be Famous?
Wet Wet Wet - With A Little Help From My Friends
Wee Papa Girl Rappers - Wee Rule
Salt-N-Pepa - Push It
Pebbles - Girlfriend
Natalie Cole - Pink Cadillac
Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart
Bananarama - Love, Truth ; Honesty
Angry Anderson - Suddenly (7" Mix)
Cliff Richard - Mistletoe And Win

UPC: 196588271922
Label: Universal Uk
Release Date: 11.10.23
Format: CD

Now Yearbook 1988 / Various - Now Yearbook 1988 / Various (Spec) (Uk) (CD)