Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call Timeless - The Eternal Collection [4CD]

Format: 4 x CD
Catalogue No.: CDNNNOW164
Barcode: 0198029780024
Release Date: 30 Jan 2026
Genre: Pop

NOW Music proudly presents NOW That’s What I Call Timeless – The Eternal Collection - 83 essential recordings - bringing together landmark performances, unforgettable songwriting, and some of the most loved songs and voices in music history.

CD1 opens with Elton John’s iconic ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’, followed by Simon & Garfunkel’s defining ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’. Bruce Springsteen’s Academy Award-winning ‘Streets Of Philadelphia’ and Sting’s ‘Fields Of Gold’ showcase a pair of contemporary classics and Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin deliver commanding performances on ‘Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves’. Rock classics from Electric Light Orchestra with ‘Don’t Bring Me Down’ and Paul McCartney & Wings’ James Bond theme ‘Live And Let Die’ are next, and Coldplay’s #1 ‘Viva La Vida’ comes before beautiful songs from The Beach Boys, The Hollies, and Roxy Music’s cover of ‘Jealous Guy’. A run of jazz influenced sophistication next from Stan Getz, João Gilberto & Astrud Gilberto, Julie London, Amy Winehouse, Dinah Washington’s ‘Mad About The Boy’ and Sade with ‘Smooth Operator’ plus Frank Sinatra’s classic ‘Come Fly With Me’… and taking the first disc toward its close are ‘Let’s Stay Together’ from Tina Turner and ‘20’s favourites from Miley Cyrus and The Weeknd.

CD2 brings stellar power-pop and rock, kicking off with Billy Joel’s ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’, ahead of Elvis Presley’s ‘Suspicious Minds’ followed by Cher and the epic ‘The Whole Of The Moon’ from The Waterboys. Marc Almond’s brilliant ‘The Days Of Pearly Spencer’ leads into a run of ‘80s gems, including from, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Blondie, Kim Carnes, Dexys Midnight Runners, The Specials, The Jam and the Pretenders with ‘Talk Of The Town’, plus the stunning ‘War Baby’ from Tom Robinson. The Police’s ‘Roxanne’ is included ahead of a selection of all-time essentials including from Bob Dylan, the Stone Poneys & Linda Ronstadt, and The Mamas & The Papas’ ‘California Dreamin’ along with Harry Nilsson and Neil Diamond before closing with Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Albatross’.

CD3 opens with massive #1s from Art Garfunkel with ‘Bright Eyes’ and 10cc with ‘I’m Not In Love’. The beautiful ballads continue from The Moody Blues’ with ‘Nights In White Satin’, Chicago’s ‘If You Leave Me Now’ and Ed Sheeran’s modern classic ‘Perfect’. More contemporary pop from Lewis Capaldi and Lana Del Rey come before iconic ‘70s smashes from Carly Simon with ‘You’re So Vain’, Kiki Dee with ‘Amoureuse’ and ‘Reason To Believe’ from Rod Stewart. Enduring pop-rock from Toto, Journey, Chesney Hawkes and Roy Orbison lead to the disc’s closing tracks that include some of the most popular love songs ever made including Patsy Cline’s ‘Crazy’ The Platters with ‘Smoke Gets In Your Eyes’, Dionne Warwick’s ‘A House Is Not A Home’ and finishing on ‘Unchained Melody’ from The Righteous Brothers.

The final disc continues to showcase great vocalists with unforgettable songs, beginning with Dolly Parton’s peerless ‘Jolene’ followed by Lesley Gore’s ‘You Don’t Own Me’, Dusty Springfield’s ‘I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten’ and Shirley Bassey with her truly iconic signature ‘Goldfinger’. Next up, an incredible run of legendary soul, R&B and disco, including from Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Womack & Womack, Donna Summer, Chic, and Rose Royce – with timeless ballads ‘Killing Me Softly With His Song’ from Roberta Flack, The Stylistics’ ‘You Make Me Feel Brand New’ and Lionel Richie & Diana Ross together on ‘Endless Love’. Marianne Faithfull’s ‘The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan’ has become a true classic as have huge 80s hits from Simply Red and Bryan Ferry. Roxette’s ‘It Must Have Been Love’ leads into the trio of disc closers: Leona Lewis with her powerful take on ‘Run’, Spice Girls with their huge #1 ‘2 Become 1’ and Take That’s cover of ‘How Deep Is Your Love’ rounding off a superb collection of timeless songs by some of the greatest artists of all time.

A truly definitive collection, NOW That’s What I Call Timeless – The Eternal Collection – released 30th January 2026.

Tracklist:
CD 1
Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water
Bruce Springsteen – Streets Of Philadelphia (From The TriStar Film "Philadelphia")
Sting – Fields Of Gold
Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart & Aretha Franklin – Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves
Electric Light Orchestra – Don't Bring Me Down
Paul McCartney & Wings – Live And Let Die
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
The Beach Boys – God Only Knows
The Hollies – The Air That I Breathe
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy 
Stan Getz, João Gilberto & Astrud Gilberto – The Girl From Ipanema
Julie London – Fly Me To The Moon
Frank Sinatra – Come Fly With Me
Amy Winehouse – Love Is A Losing Game
Dinah Washington – Mad About The Boy
Sade – Smooth Operator
Tina Turner - Let's Stay Together
Miley Cyrus – Flowers
The Weeknd – Save Your Tears
Lady Gaga – Bad Romance

CD2
Billy Joel – We Didn't Start The Fire
Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds
Cher - Walking In Memphis
The Waterboys – The Whole Of The Moon
Marc Almond – The Days Of Pearly Spencer
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer
Spandau Ballet - True
Tom Robinson – War Baby
Pretenders - Talk of the Town
Blondie – Atomic
Kim Carnes – Bette Davis Eyes
The Police – Roxanne
The Specials – Ghost Town
Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
The Jam – Town Called Malice
Stone Poneys & Linda Ronstadt – Different Drum
The Mamas & The Papas – California Dreamin'
Bob Dylan – Lay Lady Lay
Harry Nilsson – Everybody's Talkin' (From "Midnight Cowboy")
Neil Diamond – Love On The Rocks (From "The Jazz Singer" Soundtrack)
Fleetwood Mac – Albatross

CD 3
Art Garfunkel – Bright Eyes
10cc – I'm Not In Love
The Moody Blues – Nights In White Satin
Chicago - If You Leave Me Now
Ed Sheeran - Perfect
Lewis Capaldi – Forget Me
Olivia Rodrigo – drivers license
Lana Del Rey – Summertime Sadness
Carly Simon - You're So Vain
Kiki Dee – Amoureuse
Rod Stewart – Reason To Believe
Toto – Africa
Journey – Don't Stop Believin'
Chesney Hawkes – The One And Only
Roy Orbison – You Got It
Patsy Cline – Crazy
Tony Bennett – I Left My Heart In San Francisco
The Platters – Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Dionne Warwick - A House Is Not A Home
The Walker Brothers – Make It Easy On Yourself
The Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody

CD4
Dolly Parton – Jolene
Lesley Gore – You Don't Own Me
Dusty Springfield – I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten
Shirley Bassey - Goldfinger
Stevie Wonder – Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)
Whitney Houston – I'm Every Woman
Womack & Womack – Teardrops
Donna Summer – On The Radio
Chic - I Want Your Love
Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star
Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song
The Stylistics – You Make Me Feel Brand New
Lionel Richie & Diana Ross – Endless Love (From "The Endless Love" Soundtrack)
Marianne Faithfull – The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan
Simply Red – Holding Back the Years 
Bryan Ferry – Slave To Love
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love
Leona Lewis – Run
Spice Girls – 2 Become 1
Take That – How Deep Is Your Love