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Now Yearbook 1987

80 hit singles

By Paul Sinclair

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The next NOW Yearbook will be 1987 and will be released at the end of August.

This will feature 80 tracks on the 4CD editions (deluxe hardcover book and standard card sleeve) and 49 tracks on the 3LP orange vinyl.

It’s a strong collection, featuring two tracks from George Michael (‘Faith’ and his Aretha Franklin duet I Know You (Were Waiting)), a pair from Pet Shop Boys (‘What Have I Done To Deserve This’ and ‘Always On My Mind’), and a couple from a-ha (‘The Living Daylights’ and ‘Cry Wolf’).

It also includes the New Order classic ‘True Faith’ and sees Eurythmics go all experimental (again) with the brilliant-but-bonkers ‘(I Love To) Listen to Beethoven’.

New artists on the scene in 1987 included Wet Wet Wet (‘Wishing I Was Lucky’), Johnny Hates Jazz (‘Shattered Dreams’), Curiosity Killed The Cat (‘Down to Earth’) Terence Trent D’Arby / Sananda Maitreya (‘Wishing Well’), Living in a Box (‘Living in a Box’), Crowded House (‘Don’t Dream It’s Over), Rick Astley (‘Never Gonna Give You Up’) and Mel & Kim (‘Respectable’).

The deluxe 4CD hardcover book edition of NOW Yearbook 1987

Other tracks of note include Rosie Vela’s Steely Dan-assisted ‘Magic Smile’, Paul McCartney’s last solo UK top 10 single (‘Once Upon A Long Ago), Alexander O’Neal’s ‘Criticize’, another appearance from George Michael (albeit ‘unofficial’) via Boogie Box High’s cover of the Bee Gees’ ‘Jive Talkin”, the first single from Sting’s second solo album Nothing Like The Sun (‘We’ll Be Together), Bruce Springsteen’s brilliant ‘Brilliant Disguise’ (also a lead single from his Tunnel of Love album) and Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s swansong, ‘Watching The Wildlife’.

Dotted around these are loads of other great tracks, including Hue and Cry’s ‘Labour of Love’, The Blow Monkeys’ ‘It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way’, The Cure’s ‘Why Can’t I Be You’ and the none-more-80s instrumental that is Jan Hammer’s ‘Crockett’s Theme’. Full tracklistings are below,

NOW Yearbook 1987 will be released on 30 August 2024.

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Tracklisting

Now Yearbook 1987 Various Artists /

    • CD 1
      1. George Michael – Faith
      2. Pet Shop Boys – Always On My Mind
      3. New Order - True Faith
      4. M/A/R/R/S – Pump Up The Volume
      5. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart – Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)
      6. Duran Duran - Skin Trade
      7. a-ha - The Living Daylights
      8. ABC – When Smokey Sings
      9. Curiosity Killed The Cat – Down To Earth
      10. Johnny Hates Jazz – Shattered Dreams
      11. Wet Wet Wet – Wishing I Was Lucky
      12. Ben E. King - Stand By Me
      13. Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
      14. Swing Out Sister – Surrender
      15. Alison Moyet – Is This Love?
      16. Rosie Vela – Magic Smile
      17. Suzanne Vega – Luka
      18. Black – Wonderful Life
      19. Pretenders - Hymn To Her
      20. T’Pau – China In Your Hand
    • CD 2
      1. George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
      2. Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
      3. Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes – (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life (From “Dirty Dancing” Soundtrack)
      4. Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up
      5. Bananarama - Love In The First Degree
      6. Mel & Kim – Respectable
      7. Sinitta – Toy Boy
      8. Spagna – Call Me
      9. Dead Or Alive – Something In My House
      10. Male Stripper - Man 2 Man
      11. The Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye
      12. Boogie Box High - Jive Talkin’
      13. Living In A Box – Living In A Box
      14. Was (Not Was) – Walk The Dinosaur
      15. Jellybean & Elisa Fiorillo – Who Found Who
      16. Jody Watley – Looking For A New Love
      17. Donna Summer – Dinner With Gershwin
      18. Alexander O’Neal – Criticize
      19. Five Star – Stay Out Of My Life
      20. Sananda Maitreya – Wishing Well
    • CD 3
      1. The Sisters Of Mercy - This Corrosion
      2. Paul Simon – The Boy In The Bubble
      3. Los Lobos - La Bamba
      4. Sting – We’ll Be Together
      5. Bruce Springsteen – Brilliant Disguise
      6. Bon Jovi – Wanted Dead Or Alive
      7. Kiss – Crazy Crazy Nights
      8. Iggy Pop – Real Wild Child (Wild One)
      9. Beastie Boys – (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)
      10. Siouxsie And The Banshees – This Wheel’s On Fire
      11. The Jesus And Mary Chain - April Skies
      12. The Cure – Why Can’t I Be You?
      13. Billy Idol – Mony Mony
      14. Tina Turner - What You Get Is What You See
      15. Steve Winwood – Valerie
      16. Crowded House – Don’t Dream It’s Over
      17. Marillion - Sugar Mice
      18. Elkie Brooks – No More The Fool
      19. Alison Moyet – Love Letters
      20. Simply Red - Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
    • CD 4
      1. Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done to Deserve This?
      2. a-ha - Cry Wolf
      3. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Watching The Wildlife
      4. Jan Hammer – Crockett’s Theme (From “Miami Vice II” Soundtrack)
      5. Fine Young Cannibals - Ever Fallen In Love
      6. Level 42 – Running In The Family
      7. The Blow Monkeys – It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way
      8. Hue & Cry – Labour Of Love
      9. Bruce Willis – Respect Yourself
      10. Maxi Priest – Some Guys Have All The Luck
      11. Boy George – Everything I Own
      12. Bananarama - I Heard A Rumour
      13. Pepsi & Shirlie – Heartache
      14. Kim Wilde & Junior – Another Step (Closer To You)
      15. Nick Kamen - Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
      16. Karel Fialka – Hey Matthew
      17. Cliff Richard - Some People
      18. Ferry Aid (Zeebrugge) – Various Artists - Let It Be
      19. Paul McCartney - Once Upon A Long Ago
      20. The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale Of New York

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