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Various - NOW - Yearbook Extra 1976 [CD]

Various - NOW - Yearbook Extra 1976 [CD]

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NOW Music proudly presents 63 more essential singles from the amazing year of pop that was 1976. NOW – Yearbook Extra 1976 – 3CD released 10 October 2025. Opening with the elegant pop trio of Queen’s ‘You’re My Best Friend’, ‘Bennie And The Jets’, one of Elton John’s best loved hits of the ‘70s and Paul McCartney & Wings with their #2 smash ‘Let ‘Em In’. Electric Light Orchestra hit the Top 10 in both the UK and the US with ‘Evil Woman’ – a track that became one of the band’s signature songs – and 10cc continued their run of hits with ‘Art For Art’s Sake’. Up next Bryan Ferry and Andy Fairweather Low ahead of ‘Loving And Free’ from Kiki Dee which followed her #1 with Elton John earlier in ’76. Neil Diamond released ‘If You Know What I Mean’ as the lead single from his ‘Beautiful Noise’ LP, plus Johnny Nash scored a hit with a classic cover. Disco was growing in popularity and the year’s disco hits included floor fillers from KC & The Sunshine Band, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons and The Trammps – alongside sublime vocals from Barry White and The Stylistics on soulful cuts aimed at the discos – and to complete the first disc, a trio of beautiful ballads from Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes ft. Teddy Pendergrass, The Manhattans and Gladys Knight & The Pips. CD2 kicks off with a stellar run of disco classics led by Donna Summer and her version of ‘Could It Be Magic’ ahead of Tavares, Tina Charles and The Real Thing with ‘Can’t Get By Without You’. Gloria Gaynor and Diana Ross feature with Top 40 hits, while Johnnie Taylor’s ‘Disco Lady’ hit the US #1 spot. Billy Ocean, The Drifters, Bay City Rollers, Marmalade, and Hot Chocolate are up next with some pop nuggets and are followed by some ‘easy listening’ pop from Dana, Barry Manilow and Demis Roussos who reached #2 with ‘When Forever Has Gone’ the follow up to his #1 ‘Forever And Ever’ from earlier in 1976. ‘Hurt’ gave Elvis Presley another Top 40 hit, and composer Simon May had a Top 10 hit with ‘The Summer Of My Life’ – a song that had originally appeared in the long-running TV series ‘Crossroads’. The Wurzels followed up their earlier chart topper with ‘I Am A Cider Drinker (Paloma Blanca)’ and the Christmas season saw Paul Nicholas in the Top 10 with ‘Grandma’s Party’, and Mike Oldfield start the year by reaching #4 with ‘In Dulce Jubilo’. The final disc opens with Elton John’s version of ‘Pinball Wizard’ (which he performed in the film ‘Tommy’) ahead of Roxy Music’s ‘Both Ends Burning’. Rock hits from Status Quo, Thin Lizzy, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and Sweet come next ahead of the third Top 20 hit for Smokie, ‘Something’s Been Making Me Blue’. Be Bop Deluxe hit the Top 30 with ‘Ships In The Night’, and US hits from Boz Scaggs and Daryl Hall & John Oates follow, alongside slower paced hits from Gallagher And Lyle and Frankie Valli. The collection finishes in funky style with a stellar run of soul and funk: David Ruffin and The Stylistics both enjoyed Top 10 hits with ‘Walk Away From Love’ and ‘Funky Weekend’. The Spinners and a second appearance from Barry White are up next – and to close, a trio of feel-good funk classics; Brass Construction with ‘Movin’’, Ohio Players with their U.S. chart topper ‘Love Rollercoaster’, and the Top 20 ‘Sunshine Day’ from Osibisa. NOW – Yearbook Extra 1976 – a further celebration of the diversity and magic of the year in pop.
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NOW Music proudly presents 63 more essential singles from the amazing year of pop that was 1976. NOW – Yearbook Extra 1976 – 3CD released 10 October 2025. Opening with the elegant pop trio of Queen’s ‘You’re My Best Friend’, ‘Bennie And The Jets’, one of Elton John’s best loved hits of the ‘70s and Paul McCartney & Wings with their 2 smash ‘Let ‘Em In’. Electric Light Orchestra hit the Top 10 in both the UK and the US with ‘Evil Woman’ – a track that became one of the band’s signature songs – and 10cc continued their run of hits with ‘Art For Art’s Sake’. Up next Bryan Ferry and Andy Fairweather Low ahead of ‘Loving And Free’ from Kiki Dee which followed her 1 with Elton John earlier in ’76. Neil Diamond released ‘If You Know What I Mean’ as the lead single from his ‘Beautiful Noise’ LP, plus Johnny Nash scored a hit with a classic cover. Disco was growing in popularity and the year’s disco hits included floor fillers from KC & The Sunshine Band, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons and The Trammps – alongside sublime vocals from Barry White and The Stylistics on soulful cuts aimed at the discos – and to complete the first disc, a trio of beautiful ballads from Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes ft. Teddy Pendergrass, The Manhattans and Gladys Knight & The Pips. CD2 kicks off with a stellar run of disco classics led by Donna Summer and her version of ‘Could It Be Magic’ ahead of Tavares, Tina Charles and The Real Thing with ‘Can’t Get By Without You’. Gloria Gaynor and Diana Ross feature with Top 40 hits, while Johnnie Taylor’s ‘Disco Lady’ hit the US 1 spot. Billy Ocean, The Drifters, Bay City Rollers, Marmalade, and Hot Chocolate are up next with some pop nuggets and are followed by some ‘easy listening’ pop from Dana, Barry Manilow and Demis Roussos who reached 2 with ‘When Forever Has Gone’ the follow up to his 1 ‘Forever And Ever’ from earlier in 1976. ‘Hurt’ gave Elvis Presley another Top 40 hit, and composer Simon May had a Top 10 hit with ‘The Summer Of My Life’ – a song that had originally appeared in the long-running TV series ‘Crossroads’. The Wurzels followed up their earlier chart topper with ‘I Am A Cider Drinker (Paloma Blanca)’ and the Christmas season saw Paul Nicholas in the Top 10 with ‘Grandma’s Party’, and Mike Oldfield start the year by reaching 4 with ‘In Dulce Jubilo’. The final disc opens with Elton John’s version of ‘Pinball Wizard’ (which he performed in the film ‘Tommy’) ahead of Roxy Music’s ‘Both Ends Burning’. Rock hits from Status Quo, Thin Lizzy, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and Sweet come next ahead of the third Top 20 hit for Smokie, ‘Something’s Been Making Me Blue’. Be Bop Deluxe hit the Top 30 with ‘Ships In The Night’, and US hits from Boz Scaggs and Daryl Hall & John Oates follow, alongside slower paced hits from Gallagher And Lyle and Frankie Valli. The collection finishes in funky style with a stellar run of soul and funk: David Ruffin and The Stylistics both enjoyed Top 10 hits with ‘Walk Away From Love’ and ‘Funky Weekend’. The Spinners and a second appearance from Barry White are up next – and to close, a trio of feel-good funk classics; Brass Construction with ‘Movin’’, Ohio Players with their U.S. chart topper ‘Love Rollercoaster’, and the Top 20 ‘Sunshine Day’ from Osibisa. NOW – Yearbook Extra 1976 – a further celebration of the diversity and magic of the year in pop.
Track Listing

Queen - You're My Best Friend

Elton John - Bennie And The Jets

Paul McCartney & Wings - Let 'Em In

Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman

10cc - Art For Art's Sake

Bryan Ferry - The Price Of Love

Andy Fairweather Low - Wide Eyed And Legless

Kiki Dee - Loving And Free

Neil Diamond - If You Know What I Mean

Johnny Nash - Wonderful World

Johnny Wakelin - In Zaire

KC & The Sunshine Band - (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty

Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Silver Star

Jimmy James & The Vagabonds - I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me

The Trammps – That’s Where The Happy People Go

Barry White - Baby We Better Try To Get It Together

The Stylistics - Sixteen Bars

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass - Wake Up Everybody

The Manhattans - Hurt

Gladys Knight & The Pips - So Sad The Song

Donna Summer - Could It Be Magic

Tavares - Don't Take Away The Music

Tina Charles - Dance Little Lady Dance

The Real Thing - Can't Get By Without You

Gloria Gaynor - How High The Moon

Diana Ross - I Thought It Took A Little Time (But Today I Fell In Love)

Johnnie Taylor - Disco Lady

Billy Ocean - Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)

The Drifters - Hello Happiness

Bay City Rollers - I Only Wanna Be With You

Marmalade – Falling Apart At The Seams

Hot Chocolate – Man To Man

David Essex - If I Could

Dana - Never Gonna Fall In Love Again

Barry Manilow - I Write The Songs

Demis Roussos - When Forever Has Gone

Elvis Presley - Hurt

Simon May - The Summer Of My Life

The Wurzels – I Am A Cider Drinker (Paloma Blanca)

Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots - Disco Duck

Paul Nicholas - Grandma's Party

Mike Oldfield - In Dulce Jubilo

Elton John - Pinball Wizard

Roxy Music - Both Ends Burning

Status Quo - Rain

Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Boston Tea Party

Sweet - The Lies In Your Eyes

Smokie - Something's Been Making Me Blue

Be Bop Deluxe – Ships In The Night

Boz Scaggs - Lowdown

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Sara Smile

Dr. Hook - If Not You

Don Williams - I Recall A Gypsy Woman

Gallagher And Lyle - I Wanna Stay With You

Frankie Valli – Fallen Angel

David Ruffin - Walk Away From Love

The Stylistics - Funky Weekend

The Spinners – The Rubberband Man

Barry White - Don't Make Me Wait Too Long

Brass Construction - Movin'

Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster

Osibisa - Sunshine Day

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  • Product Type: Audio CD
  • Barcode: 0198029408225
  • Release Date: October 10, 2025
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