Various Artists - NOW - Yearbook 1990 [Special Edition 4CD]

NOW

£15.61

Format: Special Edition 4 CD
Catalogue No.: CDYBXNOW90
Barcode: 0196588422829
Release Date: 26 Jan 2024
Genre: Pop

NOW Music is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing ‘Yearbook’ series – and the second to celebrate the ‘90s, NOW – Yearbook 1990; 79 tracks from a fantastic year in Pop! This special edition CD is housed in ‘hard-back-book’ packaging, including a 28-page booklet featuring a summary of the year, a track-by-track guide, a quiz, and original singles artwork.

Kicking us off with the rewind back to 1990 are iconic legends George Michael with ‘Praying For Time’, and Elton John with his #1 single ‘Sacrifice’, followed by Roxette’s ‘It Must Have Been Love’ from the soundtrack to ‘Pretty Woman’. Disc One includes #1s from New Order, New Kids On The Block, Steve Miller Band, and The Beautiful South, as well as Pop smashes from The KLF, The B-52’s, Kylie Minogue, Whitney Houston Kim Appleby, and concluding with the theme from Twin Peaks, Julee Cruise’s ‘Falling’, Chris Isaak with ‘Wicked Game’ and Pet Shop Boys defining ‘Being Boring’.

Dance floor-fillers kick off Disc 2 from Deee-Lite with ‘Groove Is In The Heart’, #1s from SNAP!, and from Adamski & Seal plus club classics from Bass-O-Matic and Adventures Of Stevie V with ‘Dirty Cash (Money Talks)’, plus the unexpected collaboration between DNA & Suzanne Vega. British R&B legends Innocence and Soul II Soul appear ahead of a run of Indie-Alt legends including Happy Mondays, The Stone Roses, The Charlatans, Primal Scream and The Cure – before finishing on Candy Flip’s cover of ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’, and ‘All Together Now’ from The Farm.

Disc 3 opens with the still-breathtaking interpretation of Prince’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ from Sinéad O'Connor. Up next are film related hits; Maria McKee’s ‘Show Me Heaven’, from the ‘Days Of Thunder’ soundtrack, and the ‘Young Guns II’ track ‘Blaze Of Glory’ from Jon Bon Jovi. Faith No More had their UK Top 40 Chart debut with ‘Epic’, and the Grammy Award-winning US #1 for Alannah Myles ‘Black Velvet’ appears, alongside huge US artists Cher, Heart, and 1990’s biggest US hit from Wilson Phillips… and there’s still room for Pop-Reggae from UB40 and Maxi Priest, and the huge Rap debut from M.C. Hammer and a further two #1 singles – both debuts - from Partners In Kryme with ‘Turtle Power’ and Vanilla Ice with ‘Ice Ice Baby’.

The tenth consecutive Top 10 hit for Pet Shop Boys ‘So Hard’ opens the final disc, followed by the superb cover of the Disco classic ‘You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)’ from Jimmy Somerville, before a second appearance from Kylie Minogue with her Disco anthem ‘Step Back In Time’ and one of Stock, Aitken & Waterman’s greatest dancefloor tracks ‘Happenin’ All Over Again’ from Lonnie Gordon. Pop/Dance gold from 49ers, Blue Pearl, and Bananarama lead into timeless Pure-Pop from Dusty Springfield, Halo James, Jason Donovan, Adam Ant, and another track from the ‘Pretty Woman’ soundtrack – this time from Go West before the collection winds down with two classic covers from Deacon Blue and a-ha, closing with two ‘60s hits that became hits once again, Bobby Vinton’s ‘Blue Velvet’ following its use in film, and tv commercials, and The Righteous Brothers with their rendition of ‘Unchained Melody’ – featured in 1990’s biggest film ‘Ghost’ which helped catapult the song to #1, 25 years since its initial release, when it reached #14.

NOW – Yearbook 1990 – A celebration of the diversity and creativity during a stellar year in Pop.

CD 1
George Michael - Praying For Time
Elton John - Sacrifice
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love
New Order - World In Motion
The KLF - What Time Is Love (Live At Trancentral)
The B-52's - Love Shack
Belinda Carlisle - (We Want) The Same Thing
Duran Duran - Violence Of Summer (Love's Taking Over)
New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough
Kylie Minogue - Better The Devil You Know
Kim Appleby - Don't Worry
Whitney Houston - I'm Your Baby Tonight
Sting - Englishman In New York (The Ben Liebrand Mix)
Paul Simon - The Obvious Child
Steve Miller Band - The Joker
The Beautiful South - A Little Time
Julee Cruise - Falling
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
Pet Shop Boys - Being Boring

CD 2
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
SNAP! - The Power
Adamski & Seal - Killer
Mantronix & Wondress - Got To Have Your Love
Bass-O-Matic - Fascinating Rhythm
Innocence - Natural Thing
Soul II Soul - A Dream's A Dream
DNA & Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner
The Family Stand - Ghetto Heaven
Adventures Of Stevie V - Dirty Cash (Money Talks)
Rob 'n' Raz feat. Leila K. - Got To Get
Guru Josh – Infinity
Primal Scream - Loaded
Happy Mondays - Step On
The Stone Roses - One Love
The Charlatans - The Only One I Know
The Cure - Never Enough
They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul
Candy Flip - Strawberry Fields Forever
The Farm - All Together Now

CD 3
Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven (From "Days Of Thunder" Soundtrack)
Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze Of Glory (From "Young Guns II" Soundtrack)
Skid Row - 18 And Life
Faith No More - Epic
Tina Turner - Steamy Windows
Alannah Myles - Black Velvet
Cher - Just Like Jesse James
Heart - All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You
Wilson Phillips - Hold On
Paul Young - Oh Girl
UB40 - Kingston Town
Maxi Priest - Close To You
Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby?
Paula Abdul & The Wild Pair - Opposites Attract
Technotronic - Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)
Partners In Kryme - Turtle Power
M.C. Hammer - U Can't Touch This
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby

CD 4
Pet Shop Boys - So Hard
Jimmy Somerville - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
Kylie Minogue - Step Back In Time
Lonnie Gordon - Happenin’ All Over Again (Hip House Radio Mix)
49ers - Touch Me
Blue Pearl - Naked In The Rain
Bananarama - Only Your Love
En Vogue - Hold On
Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You
The Human League - Heart Like A Wheel
Dusty Springfield - Reputation
Halo James - Could Have Told You So
Jason Donovan - Hang On To Your Love
Martika - More Than You Know
New Kids On The Block - Tonight
Adam Ant - Room At The Top
Go West - The King Of Wishful Thinking
Deacon Blue - I'll Never Fall In Love Again
a-ha - Crying In The Rain
Bobby Vinton - Blue Velvet
The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody