Various Artists- Now Yearbook Extra 1998 Various (CD)

NOW – Yearbook Extra 1998 – a must-have 60-track 3CD collection out March 28th, continuing our celebration of a fantastic year in pop! CD1 kicks off with Robbie Williams’ classic ‘Let Me Entertain You’, followed by a run of hits from Stereophonics, Natalie Imbruglia, Sheryl Crow and The Corrs with the Tin Tin Out Remix of ‘What Can I Do’ – taken from 1998’s biggest selling album ‘Talk On Corners’. Space and Cerys Matthews’ collaboration on ‘The Ballad Of Tom Jones’ adds touch of alternative pop ahead of All Saints with their #1 version of ‘Lady Marmalade’, and Billie Piper’s #1 smash ‘Girlfriend’. More classic 90s pop anthems next with huge hits from B*Witched and Five, before Busta Rhymes, Usher and Brandy featuring Ma$e deliver unforgettable hip-hop and R&B smashes. The disc closes with superb vocals from the Lighthouse Family, Simply Red and Elton John! CD2 opens with the raw energy of the Manic Street Preachers with ‘The Everlasting’, the second single from their platinum ‘This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours’ album, followed by ‘Brand New Start’ from Paul Weller, ahead of a run of indie-pop from some of the most popular bands of the era:- Ocean Colour Scene, Embrace, James, Ash and The Bluetones. Alt-Pop hits from Republica and Catatonia lead to more gems from Simple Minds and Robbie Williams’ with his second feature on this collection with ‘No Regrets’. Unforgettable dance-floor anthems from Fatboy Slim, Faithless, Lovestation and Dario G come next, and the disc signs off with a couple of crossover pop- club smashes from Sash! With ‘La Primavera’ and Gloria Estefan’s ‘Oye’! CD3 opens with some of the years’ best chilled pop: ‘War Of Nerves’ by All Saints, followed by Shania Twain’s ‘From This Moment On’ and Sarah McLachlan’s ‘Adia’. Paula Cole provided the theme to TV drama ‘Dawson’s Creek’ with ‘I Don’t Want To Wait’, and that’s up next ahead of more dance-pop gems from Lutricia McNeal, Tin Tin Out & Shelley Nelson and ’98’s UK Eurovision entry from Imaani. Another run of massive pop from Louise, Boyzone, 911, E-17, Another Level and Hanson are ahead of sophisticated soul and R&B from Dina Carroll, Monica, Brandy and the Honeyz – while the final word is from the biggest pop band of the era – Spice Girls with their eighth #1- also 1998’s Christmas chart-topper, ‘Goodbye’. NOW – Yearbook Extra 1998 – 60 tracks encapsulating the diversity and brilliance of one of the best years ever for Pop music! Out March 28th!

Track List

1. Robbie Williams – Let Me Entertain You
2. Stereophonics – Local Boy in the Photograph
3. Sheryl Crow – There Goes the Neighborhood
4. Natalie Imbruglia – Smoke
5. The Corrs – What Can I Do (Tin Tin Out Remix)
6. Alisha’s Attic – the Incidentals
7. Space with Cerys Matthews – the Ballad of Tom Jones
8. Aqua – My Oh My
9. All Saints – Lady Marmalade
10. Billie Piper – Girlfriend
11. B*Witched – Rollercoaster
12. Cleopatra – Life Ain’t Easy
13. Five – Everybody Get Up
14. Busta Rhymes – Turn It Up / Fire It Up
15. Brandy – Top of the World (Feat. Ma$E)
16. Usher – Nice ; Slow
17. Eagle-Eye Cherry – Falling in Love Again
18. Lighthouse Family – High
19. Simply Red – Say You Love Me
20. Elton John – Recover Your Soul
21. Manic Street Preachers – the Everlasting
22. Paul Weller – Brand New Start
23. Ocean Colour Scene – It’s a Beautiful Thing
24. Embrace – My Weakness Is None of Your Business
25. James – Destiny Calling
26. Ash – Jesus Says
27. The Bluetones – Solomon Bites the Worm
28. Republica – from Rush Hour with Love
29. Catatonia – Road Rage
30. Finley Quaye – Your Love Gets Sweeter
31. Simple Minds – Glitterball
32. Robbie Williams – No Regrets
33. The All Seeing I – Beat Goes on
34. Fatboy Slim – Gangster Trippin
35. Apollo 440 – Lost in Space (Theme)
36. Faithless – Take the Long Way Home
37. Lovestation – Teardrops
38. Dario G – Sunmachine
39. Sash! – la Primavera
40. Gloria Estefan – Oye
41. All Saints – War of Nerves
42. Shania Twain – from This Moment on (The Right Version)
43. Sarah McLachlan – Adia
44. Paula Cole – I Don’t Want to Wait
45. Lutricia McNeal – Stranded
46. Tin Tin Out ; Shelley Nelson – Here’s Where the Story Ends
47. Imaani – Where Are You
48. Louise – All That Matters
49. Boyzone – All That I Need
50. 911 – All I Want Is You
51. E-17 – Each Time
52. Another Level – Guess I Was a Fool
53. Kavana – Special Kind of Something
54. Ott – the Story of Love
55. Hanson – Thinking of You
56. Dina Carroll – One Two Three
57. Monica – the First Night
58. Brandy – Have You Ever?
59. Honeyz – End of the Line
60. Spice Girls – Goodbye

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