Various Artists - Now Yearbook 1991 / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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 it's' finish, pop ballads from Rick Astley, Bros an

The 1977 album from legendary Brazilian artist, Tim Maia. A fusion of soul, boogie, disco and MPB, featuring 'E Necessario'. Maia released over 30 albums during his extensive and well-publicised career, touching on funk, bossa nova, disco, MPB, rock, soul and jazz. He was a driving force behind the introduction of soul, funk and disco from the USA into Brazilian music styles and was hugely influential in the 'Black Rio' movement in Brazil in the early '70's. This, his 1977 album, that epitomises that fusion of sounds and styles. 'E Necessario' has been a favourite of ours for many years; included on our Brazilian Beats Brooklyn compilation and released as part of our Brazil 45's series.

Four CDs. NOW is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing 'Yearbook' series. NOW - Yearbook 1972 - a celebration of the diversity and wonderful creativity of a truly fabulous year in pop. Includes tracks by Rod Stewart, Don McLean, America, Simon & Garfunkel, Nilsson, Paul McCartney & Wings, Bob Dylan, Bread, Carly Simon, Neil Diamond, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Cat Stevens, Michael Jackson, Labi Siffre, Alice Cooper, Roxy Music, Mott the Hoople, Sweet, Slade, Elton John, the Stylistics, Bill Withers, Love Unlimited, Melanie, Hawkwind, Elvis Presley, ELO, Andy Williams, and many others.