{"product_id":"various-artists-now-yearbook-extra-1976-various","title":"Various Artists- Now Yearbook Extra 1976 \/ Various (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNOW Music proudly presents 63 more essential singles from the amazing year of pop that was 1976. 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 \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; The Sunshine Band, Frankie Valli \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; The Blue Notes ft. Teddy Pendergrass, The Manhattans and Gladys Knight \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQueen - You're My Best Friend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Elton John - Bennie and the Jets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Paul McCartney ; Wings - Let 'Em in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 10CC - Art for Art's Sake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bryan Ferry - the Price of Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Andy Fairweather Low - Wide Eyed and Legless\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Kiki Dee - Loving and Free\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Neil Diamond - If You Know What I Mean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Johnny Nash - Wonderful World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Johnny Wakelin - in Zaire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e KC ; the Sunshine Band - (Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Frankie Valli ; the Four Seasons - Silver Star\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jimmy James ; the Vagabonds - I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Trammps - That's Where the Happy People Go\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Barry White - Baby We Better Try to Get It Together\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Stylistics - Sixteen Bars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Harold Melvin ; the Blue Notes Featuring Teddy Pendergrass - Wake Up Everybody\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Manhattans - Hurt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Gladys Knight ; the Pips - So Sad the Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Donna Summer - Could It Be Magic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tavares - Don't Take Away the Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tina Charles - Dance Little Lady Dance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Real Thing - Can't Get By Without You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Gloria Gaynor - How High the Moon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Diana Ross - I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Johnnie Taylor - Disco Lady\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Billy Ocean - Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Drifters - Hello Happiness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bay City Rollers - I Only Wanna Be with You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Marmalade - Falling Apart at the Seams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hot Chocolate - Man to Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e David Essex - If I Could\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dana - Never Gonna Fall in Love Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Demis Roussos - When Forever Has Gone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Elvis Presley - Hurt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Simon May - the Summer of My Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Wurzels - I Am a Cider Drinker (Paloma Blanca)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots - Disco Duck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Paul Nicholas - Grandma's Party\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mike Oldfield - in Dulce Jubilo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Elton John - Pinball Wizard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Roxy Music - Both Ends Burning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Status Quo - Rain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Boston Tea Party\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sweet - the Lies in Your Eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Smokie - Something's Been Making Me Blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Be Bop Deluxe - Ships in the Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Boz Scaggs - Lowdown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Daryl Hall ; 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