VA — NOW Yearbook 1981 (4CD, 2022) FLAC

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NOW Music is proud to present the newest addition to the \’Yearbook\’ series: NOW – Yearbook 1981. 4 CDs of 85 tracks that defined the charts in 1981.
Kicking off with legendary No. 1s from Queen and David Bowie (\’Under Pressure\’), The Police (\’Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic\’), and The Specials (\’Ghost Town\’), disc 1 is packed with classics that represent the influx of new artists that dominated the year, and would set the pop and fashion agenda for the next few years. with songs which sound as fresh and vital today as they did in 1981, from Ultravox, Visage, Duran Duran, Japan, the No. 1 \’Tainted Love\’ from Soft Cell, and the year\’s biggest selling single (and Xmas No. 1) \’Don\’t You Want Me\’ from The Human League. Adam & The Ants make three appearances on this Yearbook and actually had 5 huge hits this year, Toyah and Kim Wilde made huge chart debuts with \’It\’s A Mystery\’ and \’Kids In America\’, and chart regulars Blondie, ABBA and Olivia Newton-John enjoyed continued success with massive singles. Shakin\’ Stevens had two No. 1\’s (both present here), and Madness produced a classic cover of \’It Must Be Love\’. Disc One closes with two more No. 1\’s from soul legends Smokey Robinson with \’Being With You\’ and Michael Jackson, who enjoyed his first UK No. 1 with \’One Day In Your Life\’ a re-discovered track from his Motown recordings.
Tracklist
Disc: 1
01. Queen, David Bowie — Under Pressure
02. The Police — Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
03. The Specials — Ghost Town
04. Ultravox — Vienna
05. Visage — Fade To Grey
06. The Human League — Don\’t You Want Me
07. Duran Duran — Planet Earth
08. Soft Cell — Tainted Love
09. Japan — Quiet Life
10. Kim Wilde — Kids In America
11. Toyah — It\’s a Mystery
12. Adam & The Ants — Prince Chag
13. Blondie — Rapture
14. ABBA — Lay All Your Love On Me
15. Olivia Newton-John — Physical
16. Stars On 45 — Stars On 45
17. Shakin\’ Stevens — Green Door
18. Madness — It Must Be Love
19. Smokey Robinson — Being With You
20. Michael Jackson — One Day In Your Life

Disc: 2
01. John Lennon — Imagine
02. Roxy Music — Jealous Guy
03. Pretenders — I Go to Sleep
04. Kim Carnes — Bette Davis Eyes
05. REO Speedwagon — Keep on Loving You
06. Electric Light Orchestra — Hold On Tight
07. The Who — You Better You Bet
08. Rainbow — I Surrender
09. Status Quo — Something \’Bout You Baby I Like
10. Motorhead, Girlschool — Please Don\’t Touch
11. Hazel O\’Connor — Will You
12. Tom Tom Club — Wordy Rappinghood
13. Yarbrough & Peoples — Don\’t Stop The Music
14. Imagination — Body Talk
15. Hi-Gloss — You\’ll Never Know
16. Freeez — Southern Freeez
17. Odyssey — Going Back to My Roots
18. Earth, Wind & Fire — Let\’s Groove
19. The Whispers — It\’s A Love Thing
20. Four Tops — When She Was My Girl
21. Champaign — How \’Bout Us

Disc: 3
01. John Lennon — Woman
02. ABBA — One Of Us
03. Lionel Richie, Diana Ross — Endless Love
04. Randy Crawford — Rainy Night in Georgia
05. Sheena Easton — For Your Eyes Only
06. Adam & The Ants — Stand and Deliver
07. Godley & Creme — Under Your Thumb
08. Kiki Dee — Star
09. Cliff Richard — Wired for Sound
10. Dollar — Hand Held in Black and White
11. Aneka — Japanese Boy
12. Bucks Fizz — Making Your Mind Up
13. Shakin\’ Stevens — This Ole House
14. Coast To Coast — (Do) The Hucklebuck
15. Stray Cats — Rock This Town
16. Bad Manners — Can Can
17. Modern Romance — Everybody Salsa
18. The Look — I Am the Beat
19. The Nolans — Attention to Me
20. Julio Iglesias — B the Beguine (Volver a Empezar)
21. Kate Robbins, Beyond — More Than in Love
22. Elaine Paige — Memory

Disc: 4
01. Adam & The Ants — Antmusic
02. Altered Images — Happy Birthday
03. Duran Duran — Girls on Film
04. The Human League — Love Action (I Believe In Love)
05. Spandau Ballet — Chant No. 1 (I Don\’t Need This Pressure On)
06. Haircut 100 — Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
07. ABC — Tears Are Not Enough
08. Landscape — Einstein a Go-Go
09. Phil Lynott — Yellow Pearl
10. Gary Numan — She\’s Got Claws
11. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark — Souvenir
12. The Passions — I\’m In Love With A German Film Star
13. The Jam — That\’s Entertainment
14. U2 — Fire
15. Siouxsie And The Banshees — Spellbound
16. The Teardrop Explodes — Reward
17. Tenpole Tudor — Swords Of A Thousand Men
18. Department S — Is Vic There
19. UB40 — One In Ten
20. Fun Boy Three — The Lunatics (Have Taken over the Asylum)
21. Squeeze — Labelled With Love
22. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Good Year For The Roses