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NOW Yearbook 1983

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Released: 18th August 2023. First released in June 2021, this 3LP vinyl sold out quickly. Now available again – repressed as black vinyl – while stocks last!  Celebrating the first year of ‘NOW That’s What I Call Music’ – 1983. ‘NOW Yearbook’ presents 43 tracks on 3LPs; a stellar selection of 1983’s biggest and best hits… huge chart hits from the year, alongside enduring and well-loved classics.  1983 saw British artists achieving unprecedented success across the world with ‘Every Breath You Take’ from The Police being the year’s biggest seller in the U.S., and ‘Karma Chameleon’ from Culture Club being the top seller in the U.K. Breakthrough acts, achieving their first big hits – all here – include a staggering line-up of future superstars; U2, Eurythmics, Wham!, Paul Young, The Style Council, and Thompson Twins, to name a few...  A large number of established artists also scored their biggest ever hits in 1983; Bonnie Tyler produced a global smash with ‘Total Eclipse Of The Heart’, Billy Joel’s ‘Uptown Girl’ introduced his biggest selling album in the U.K., Lionel Richie’s ‘All Night Long’ was the year’s feel-good track, Elton John’s ‘I’m Still Standing’ was an instant classic on release, and Tina Turner hit big with ‘Let’s Stay Together’, which would lead to the huge success of the ‘Private Dancer’ album the following year….and not forgetting Genesis, Donna Summer, Mike Oldfield, Joan Armatrading, and a stunning collaboration between Robert Flack & Peabo Bryson on ‘Tonight I Celebrate My Love’. 1983 also saw a number of artists who had seen previous releases on the fringes of the chart achieve mainstream success, including The Cure, and New Order with the defining ‘Blue Monday’, and former Punk and New-Wave chart regulars saw renewed success including Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Stranglers, Public Image Limited, and Joe Jackson. Synth Pop continued to dominate and Howard Jones, Tears For Fears, The Human League, Heaven 17 and Simple Minds all enjoyed a hit packed year, alongside Electro-Dance smashes from Freeez, Malcolm McLaren, Rock Steady Crew, Laura Branigan… and the aforementioned New Order.  Some of the most enduring tracks include Toto’s ‘Africa’, UB40’s ‘Red Red Wine’ and Luther Vandross’s ‘Never Too Much’. ‘NOW - Yearbook 1983’ - 43 songs that reflect the charts in the year that ‘NOW’ began…  and celebrates the musical diversity of the era – from huge hits that are still played on the radio today, alongside lesser compiled but equally cherished tracks.

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  • Details

    Released:
    18th August 2023
    Category:
    Rock & Pop
    Format:
    Vinyl 12" Album
    Barcode:
    196588189814
  • Description

    First released in June 2021, this 3LP vinyl sold out quickly. Now available again – repressed as black vinyl – while stocks last! 

    Celebrating the first year of ‘NOW That’s What I Call Music’ – 1983.
    ‘NOW Yearbook’ presents 43 tracks on 3LPs; a stellar selection of 1983’s biggest and best hits… huge chart hits from the year, alongside enduring and well-loved classics. 

    1983 saw British artists achieving unprecedented success across the world with ‘Every Breath You Take’ from The Police being the year’s biggest seller in the U.S., and ‘Karma Chameleon’ from Culture Club being the top seller in the U.K. Breakthrough acts, achieving their first big hits – all here – include a staggering line-up of future superstars; U2, Eurythmics, Wham!, Paul Young, The Style Council, and Thompson Twins, to name a few...

     A large number of established artists also scored their biggest ever hits in 1983; Bonnie Tyler produced a global smash with ‘Total Eclipse Of The Heart’, Billy Joel’s ‘Uptown Girl’ introduced his biggest selling album in the U.K., Lionel Richie’s ‘All Night Long’ was the year’s feel-good track, Elton John’s ‘I’m Still Standing’ was an instant classic on release, and Tina Turner hit big with ‘Let’s Stay Together’, which would lead to the huge success of the ‘Private Dancer’ album the following year….and not forgetting Genesis, Donna Summer, Mike Oldfield, Joan Armatrading, and a stunning collaboration between Robert Flack & Peabo Bryson on ‘Tonight I Celebrate My Love’.

    1983 also saw a number of artists who had seen previous releases on the fringes of the chart achieve mainstream success, including The Cure, and New Order with the defining ‘Blue Monday’, and former Punk and New-Wave chart regulars saw renewed success including Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Stranglers, Public Image Limited, and Joe Jackson.

    Synth Pop continued to dominate and Howard Jones, Tears For Fears, The Human League, Heaven 17 and Simple Minds all enjoyed a hit packed year, alongside Electro-Dance smashes from Freeez, Malcolm McLaren, Rock Steady Crew, Laura Branigan… and the aforementioned New Order. 

    Some of the most enduring tracks include Toto’s ‘Africa’, UB40’s ‘Red Red Wine’ and Luther Vandross’s ‘Never Too Much’.

    ‘NOW - Yearbook 1983’ - 43 songs that reflect the charts in the year that ‘NOW’ began…  and celebrates the musical diversity of the era – from huge hits that are still played on the radio today, alongside lesser compiled but equally cherished tracks.
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Club Tropicana
    Wham!
    2.Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
    Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart
    3.Is There Something I Should Know?
    Duran Duran
    4.Karma Chameleon
    Culture Club
    5.True
    Spandau Ballet
    6.Let's Stay Together
    Tina Turner
    7.Tonight I Celebrate My Love
    Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson
    8.Blue Monday
    New Order
    9.Temptation
    Heaven 17
    10.(Keep Feeling) Fascination
    The Human League
    11.New Song
    Howard Jones
    12.Pale Shelter
    Tears for Fears
    13.Hold Me Now
    Thompson Twins

    Disc 2

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Every Breath You Take
    The Police
    2.Africa
    Toto
    3.Mama
    Genesis
    4.Total Eclipse of the Heart
    Bonnie Tyler
    5.Drop the Pilot
    Joan Armatrading
    6.Down Under
    Men at Work
    7.Moonlight Shadow
    Mike Oldfield
    8.New Year's Day
    U2
    9.Waterfront
    Simple Minds
    10.This Is Not a Love Song
    Public Image Limited
    11.Dear Prudence
    Siouxsie and the Banshees
    12.The Lovecats
    The Cure
    13.The Safety Dance
    Men Without Hats
    14.Calling Your Name
    Marilyn
    15.Too Shy
    Kajagoogoo

    Disc 3

    Track name
    Artist
    1.All Night Long (All Night)
    Lionel Richie
    2.Never Too Much
    Luther Vandross
    3.She Works Hard for the Money
    Donna Summer
    4.Gloria
    Laura Branigan
    5.I.O.U.
    Freeez
    6.(Hey You) the Rock Steady Crew
    Rock Steady Crew
    7.Double Dutch
    Malcolm McLaren
    8.I'm Still Standing
    Elton John
    9.Uptown Girl
    Billy Joel
    10.Red Red Wine
    UB40
    11.Steppin' Out
    Joe Jackson
    12.European Female
    The Stranglers
    13.Long Hot Summer
    The Style Council
    14.Whistle Down the Wind
    Nick Heyward
    15.Love of the Common People
    Paul Young
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