Vaious Artists - NOW - Yearbook Extra 1973 [CD]

NOW

£12.24

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: CDYBENOW73
Barcode: 0196588268823
Release Date: 13 Oct 2023
Genre: Pop

NOW Music is proud to present 60 more essential gems from the stellar Pop year of 1973 – NOW – Yearbook Extra 1973.

CD1 kicks off with two of the year’s massive #1s – Slade with ‘Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me’, and ‘Angel Fingers’ from Wizzard leading a run of unforgettable Glam Pop & Rock from T.Rex, Sweet, Suzi Quatro, Mud, Mott The Hoople and Roxy Music. David Essex scored his second Top 10 hit, and 10cc their third - both feature - plus ballads from Gilbert O’Sullivan, and ‘The Twelfth Of Never’ from Donny Osmond which was another of 1973’s #1s. Disc 1 closes with Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Stylistics, Jackson 5, The Spinners and Timmy Thomas with some of the year’s Soul classics.

Paul McCartney & Wings open CD2 with ‘Hi, Hi, Hi’, before Electric Light Orchestra’s ‘Showdown’, and ‘Joybringer’ from Manfred Mann’s Earth Band. Next up is a superb run of Rock classics from Nazareth, Geordie, Status Quo, The Edgar Winter Group, Alice Cooper, and Argent ahead of some softer Pop-Rock from Albert Hammond, The Allman Brothers Band and Hudson-Ford. Singles from Paul Simon and Dave Edmunds lead into more of ‘73’s Soul hits with tracks included from Eddie Kendricks, and Jr. Walker & The All Stars, before closing the disc with ballads from Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye, Sylvia and Dobie Gray.

The final disc begins with an enduring classic, ‘Daniel’ from Elton John, and singer-songwriters Carly Simon and Jim Croce with his U.S. #1 ‘Time In A Bottle’. Timeless tracks that were similarly big U.S. hits from Helen Reddy, John Denver, and the theme from the film Deliverance, ‘Dueling Banjos’ follow. CD3 also features more Glam-tinged memories from Slade, T.Rex, Wizzard and Mott The Hoople before some pure Pop nuggets including hits from Blue Mink, White Plains, Dawn feat. Tony Orlando, Tony Christie, and The New Seekers’ take on ‘Pinball Wizard’ coupled with ‘See Me Feel Me’. Ballads from Elvis Presley and Charles Aznavour are among the last run of tracks and are joined by big hits enjoying a re-release in 1973 from Guy Darrell, Al Martino, and signing-off with the timeless Halloween favourite ‘Monster Mash’ from Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers.

NOW – Yearbook Extra 1973 – a further celebration of the diversity and magic of the year in Pop.

Track List:
CD 1
Slade - Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me
Wizzard - Angel Fingers
T.Rex - Solid Gold Easy Action
Sweet - Hell Raiser
Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon
Mud - Hypnosis
Barry Blue - Do You Wanna Dance?
Mott The Hoople - All The Way From Memphis
Roxy Music - Pyjamarama
David Essex - Lamplight
10cc - The Dean and I
Gilbert O’Sullivan - Why Oh Why Oh Why
Donny Osmond - The Twelfth Of Never
Jermaine Jackson - Daddy's Home
Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Look Of Love
The Stylistics - Break Up To Make Up
Jackson 5 - Skywriter
New York City - I’m Doin’ Fine Now
The Spinners - Ghetto Child
Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together

CD 2
Paul McCartney & Wings - Hi, Hi, Hi
Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer
Nazareth - Broken Down Angel
Geordie – All Because Of You
Status Quo - Paper Plane
The Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein
Alice Cooper - Hello Hooray
Argent - God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You
Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band
The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man
Hudson-Ford - Pick Up The Pieces
Paul Simon - Loves Me Like A Rock
Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You
Jackson 5 - Hallelujah Day
Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin'
Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Take Me Girl, I'm Ready
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - You're A Special Part Of Me
Sylvia - Pillow Talk
Dobie Gray - Drift Away

CD 3
Elton John - Daniel
Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do
Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle
Helen Reddy - Delta Dawn
John Denver - Rocky Mountain High
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell - Dueling Banjos
Slade - My Friend Stan
T.Rex - The Groover
Wizzard - Ball Park Incident
Mott The Hoople - Honaloochie Boogie
Blue Mink - Randy
White Plains - Step Into A Dream
Dawn feat. Tony Orlando - Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
The New Seekers - Pinball Wizard / See Me Feel Me
Tony Christie - Avenues And Alleyways
Guy Darrell - I've Been Hurt
Al Martino - Spanish Eyes
Elvis Presley - Fool
Charles Aznavour - The Old Fashioned Way (Les Plaisirs Démodés)
Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash