Various Artists - NOW Yearbook Extra 1981 [3CD set]

Format: 3CD set
Catalogue No.: CDYBENOW91
Barcode: 198029729221
Release Date: 09 Jan 2026
Genre: Pop

NOW Music proudly presents NOW Yearbook Extra 1991 - Releasing January 9th - bringing you 58 more essential tracks from an incredible year for pop music. 

CD1 opens with Queen’s epic ‘Innuendo’, followed by ‘DJ Culture’ from Pet Shop Boys’ ‘Discography’ collection and OMD with another smash ‘Pandora’s Box’. Simply Red are up next with the lead single from ‘Stars’, the years’ biggest album. Stand out lesser compiled gems follow from a-ha, Sting, Alison Moyet, Oleta Adams and Julee Cruise, from the ‘Twin Peaks’ soundtrack – the ‘must-watch’ tv show of 1991. Praise with ‘Only You’ leads into a run of pure pop from Bananarama, Jason Donovan, Kim Appelby and Cathy Dennis. Tina Turner’s rework of her classic ‘Nutbush City Limits’ taken from her best-selling compilation ‘Simply The Best’ is included, while Kylie Minogue and Keith Washington’s Top 5 duet ‘If You Were With Me Now’ closes the first disc.

Power pop opens CD2 with Brian May’s earworm ‘Driven By You’, followed by Cher’s ‘Save Up All Your Tears’ and Roxette’s ‘Fading Like A Flower’. More pop-rock from Extreme and Chris Rea come ahead of ballads from Michael Bolton and Paul Young. Elegant pop from Seal, Rain Tree Crow and Siouxsie And The Banshees are next along with indiepop from Electronic, The Wonder Stuff, James, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin and the ‘Madchester/baggy’ anthem ‘Can You Dig It’  from The Mock Turtles. Bringing the disc to an end are more hits from Simple Minds and Deacon Blue.

The final disc kicks off with a second Pet Shop Boys’ track ‘Was It Worth It?’, before a run of dance-pop including from Martika and Banderas, and club classics from N-Joi and C+C Music Factory. House meets hip-hop with Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, and huge U.S. R&B from Karyn White. Superb soul cuts from Omar and Kenny Thomas come ahead of ABC and Take That and as the collection winds down to its’ finish, pop ballads from Rick Astley, Bros and New Kids On The Block… and Monty Python’s enduring ‘Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life’ was a Top 3 hit over a decade after its’ initial release and closes this extra visit to 1991.

NOW Yearbook Extra 1991 - celebrating chart hits and era-defining classics. A perfect companion to Yearbook 1991, showcasing 58 more tracks that helped shape this magical year in pop!

Tracklist:
CD1
Queen - Innuendo
Pet Shop Boys – DJ Culture
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Pandora's Box
Simply Red – Something Got Me Started
Level 42 – Guaranteed
Belinda Carlisle – Do You Feel Like I Feel?
Voice Of The Beehive – Monsters And Angels
a-ha – Move To Memphis
Sting - Mad About You
Oleta Adams - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
Alison Moyet – This House
Julee Cruise – Rockin' Back Inside My Heart
Praise – Only You 
Bananarama – Long Train Running
Kim Appleby – G.L.A.D.
Tina Turner – Nutbush City Limits (The 90's Version)
Sonia – Only Fools (Never Fall In Love)
Jason Donovan – Happy Together
Cathy Dennis - Too Many Walls
Kylie Minogue – If You Were with Me Now (with Keith Washington)

CD2
Brian May - Driven By You
Cher - Save Up All Your Tears
Roxette – Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
Extreme - Hole Hearted
Chris Rea – Auberge
Chesney Hawkes – I’m A Man Not A Boy
Michael Bolton – When A Man Loves A Woman
Paul Young – Don't Dream It's Over
Seal – Future Love Paradise
Rain Tree Crow - Blackwater
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Kiss Them For Me
Electronic – Get The Message
Midge Ure – Cold Cold Heart
The Wonder Stuff - The Size Of A Cow
The Mock Turtles - Can You Dig It?
Ned's Atomic Dustbin – Happy
James - Sound
Simple Minds - Stand By Love
Deacon Blue – Your Swaying Arms

CD3
Pet Shop Boys – Was It Worth It? 
Cathy Dennis - Everybody Move
Martika – Martika's Kitchen
Banderas – This Is Your Life
Kylie Minogue – Word Is Out
Danii Minogue - Love And Kisses
N-Joi – Anthem
C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams – Things That Make You Go Hmmm
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam – Let The Beat Hit 'Em
Karyn White – Romantic
Gloria Estefan – Remember Me With Love
Omar - There's Nothing Like This
Kenny Thomas – Outstanding
ABC – Love Conquers All
Take That – Promises
Rick Astley – Cry for Help
Bros – Are You Mine?
New Kids On The Block – If You Go Away
Monty Python - Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life