Various Artists - NOW - Yearbook 1971 - Yellow Vinyl 3LP | Pre-Order 28.8.26

Step back to the early ’70s - an unforgettable era of pure pop, rock, soul, easy listening and singer-songwriter classics with NOW Yearbook 1971 - featuring 50 amazing tracks across a 3- LP set, pressed on bright yellow vinyl.

Opening with an incredible run of truly timeless classics… Elton John’s signature ‘Your Song’ leads, followed by Paul McCartney’s debut solo single ‘Another Day’. U.S. classics next: Neil Diamond’s ‘Sweet Caroline’ is as popular today as it was in ’71, as is John Denver’s ‘Take Me Home Country Roads’. Country-pop hits for Lynn Anderson and Olivia Newton-John come ahead of the debut single from Carly Simon and to close the side, Judy Collins’ version of ‘Amazing Grace’ was massive hit and would end up spending an incredible 67 weeks on the UK charts!...flip the LP over for Rod Stewart with his first chart-topper ‘Maggie May’ alongside the second #1 for T.Rex with ‘Get It On’ and also the second chart-topper for Mungo Jerry with ‘Baby Jump’. The Kinks and Free follow leading to two of the defining anthems of the era, The Who’s epic ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’, and closing LP1, Deep Purple with ‘Strange Kind Of Woman’.

LP2’s first side opens with some of ‘71’s most soulful ballads: Al Green’s ‘Tired Of Being Alone’ is followed by Diana Ross, who hit #1 with ‘I’m Still Waiting’ and the Jackson 5 hit the top in the U.S. with one of their most beloved tracks, ‘I’ll Be There’. The Tams enjoyed a #1 with the re-released Northern Soul classic ‘Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me’, and leads a run including The Elgins, The Supremes and ‘I'm Gonna Run Away From You’ from Tami Lynn. The side winds down with two stunning ballads from The Delfonics with ‘La La Means I Love You’ and The Temptations with ‘Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)… whilst over on Side 2…’Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves’ gave Cher a U.S. #1 and Cilla Black was back in the UK Top 3 with ‘Something Tells Me…’. Up next, Tony Christie leading a run of pure-pop gems from Bay City Rollers, Middle Of The Road with their #1 ‘Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep’, The Mixtures, Clodagh Rodgers (with 1971’s UK Eurovision entry), and ‘Knock Three Times’, the first #1 for Tony Orlando & Dawn - and to complete the second LP a Top 10 hit, ‘I Believe (In Love)’ for Hot Chocolate.

The third LP kicks off with T.Rex and their first #1 ’Hot Love’, the first #1 from the ‘glam’ scene that would dominate the singles charts over the next few years. Peter Noone enjoyed a big hit, g g y covering David Bowie’s ‘Oh You Pretty Things’ and is followed by early glam-pop favourites from Sweet and Slade. Up next, Dave & Ansel Collins' groundbreaking chart-topper ‘Double Barrel’ which became the second ever reggae single to hit the UK #1 spot. Easy Listening gold up next from Perry Como, Andy Williams, Elvis Presley and to close the side ‘Till’ from Tom Jones… and over on the final side… a stellar run celebrating 1971’s groundbreaking soul classics, opening with Marvin Gaye’s landmark masterpiece ‘What’s Going On’, winning ‘Theme From "Shaft"’ from Isaac Hayes and Ike & Tina Turner’s electrifying ‘Proud Mary’. Bill Withers’ sublime ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ leads to a final run of classics from Cat Stevens with ‘Wild World’, Joan Baez’s interpretation of ‘The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down’, and Janis Joplin’s posthumous hit - the timeless ‘Me And Bobby McGee’, and it’s left to Rod Stewart to sign off the year with his #1 ‘Reason To Believe’.

NOW Yearbook 1971 - a celebration of the diversity and wonderful creativity of a magical year in pop.

Track Listing

LP1 SIDE A:
1. Elton John - Your Song
2. Paul McCartney - Another Day
3. Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
4. John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
5. Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden
6. Olivia Newton-John - If Not For You
7. Carly Simon - That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be
8. Judy Collins - Amazing Grace

LP1 SIDE B:
1. Rod Stewart - Maggie May
2. T. Rex - Get It On
3. Mungo Jerry - Baby Jump
4. The Kinks - Apeman
5. Free - My Brother Jake
6. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
7. Deep Purple - Strange Kind Of Woman

LP2 SIDE A:
1. Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone
2. Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting
3. The Jackson 5 - I'll Be There
4. The Tams - Hey Girl Don't Bother Me
5. The Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You
6. The Supremes - Stoned Love
7. Tami Lynn - I'm Gonna Run Away from You
8. The Delfonics - La-La Means I Love You
9. The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)

LP2 SIDE B:
1. Cher - Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
2. Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)
3. Tony Christie - I Did What I Did For Maria
4. Bay City Rollers - Keep On Dancing
5. Middle Of The Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
6. The Mixtures - The Pushbike Song
7. Tony Orlando & Dawn - Knock Three Times
8. Clodagh Rodgers - Jack In The Box
9. Hot Chocolate - I Believe (In Love)

LP3 SIDE A:
1. T. Rex - Hot Love
2. Peter Noone - Oh You Pretty Things
3. Slade - Coz I Luv You
4. Sweet - Co-Co
5. Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel
6. Perry Como - It's Impossible
7. Andy Williams - (Where Do I Begin) Love Story
8. Elvis Presley - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
9. Tom Jones - Till

LP3 SIDE B:
1. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
2. Isaac Hayes - Theme From "Shaft"
3. Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary
4. Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
5. Cat Stevens - Wild World
6. Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
7. Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
8. Rod Stewart - Reason To Believe

Specifications

• Artist: Various Artists
• Album: NOW - Yearbook 1971
• Format: 3LP
• Edition: Yellow Vinyl 3LP
• Label: NOW
• Catalogue Number: LPYBNOW71
• Barcode: 0199584531717

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