NOW That’s What I Call USA: The 80s
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NOW Music is proud to present NOW That’s What I Call USA: The 80s – 3LPs or 4CDs packed with packed with 44 and 79 massive U.S. hits respectively – Whilst some were big hits on both sides of the Atlantic, we shine a spotlight on huge hits from America at the time, that have gone on to be as legendary in the UK as they were in the US.
Kicking off LP 1 with his first US Top 10 single is Bruce Springsteen with ‘Hungry Heart’, followed by John Mellencamp with ‘Jack & Diane’, a Top 30 UK single, which reached #1 in America in 1982, whilst in 1983 The Police enjoyed a transatlantic chart-topper with ‘Every Breath You Take’. Featuring R&B/Soul from international favourites Diana Ross and Aretha Franklin, and dancefloor classics from Lipps Inc., Company B and The S.O.S. Band lead to the classic soundtrack smash from Ray Parker Jr. ‘Ghostbusters’.
Duran Duran’s epic floor-filler ‘The Reflex’ reached #1 on both sides of the Atlantic, and Nena – whilst having a UK #1 with ’99 Red Balloons’ – reached #2 in the US with the German language version ‘99 Luftballons’, which is here on LP 2. Kenny Loggins features with his US #2 ‘Danger Zone’, and Foreigner’s huge ballad ‘Waiting For A Girl Like You’ reached Top 10 in both the UK and the US.
Blondie’s ‘American Gigolo’ theme ‘Call Me’ which reached #1 in both territories opens LP 3, plus Belinda Carlisle’s solo debut, alongside US single ‘Show Me’ from The Pretenders. The massive transatlantic hit ‘Say Say Say’ from Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson, reaching #1 and #2 in the US and UK is followed by Pure Pop from Olivia Newton-John with her 10-weeks at US #1 ‘Physical’. In 1984, Tina Turner saw the career-defining ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’ hit the Top 3 in the UK and become her first #1 in the US, and in 1985 Whitney Houston’s debut single ‘You Give Good Love’ hit the US Top 3. Drawing the collection to a close is the aptly titled ‘America’, which gave Neil Diamond his third Top 10 single in the US from the soundtrack of his film ‘The Jazz Singer’.
NOW That’s What I Call USA: The 80s – Celebrating huge hits from the charts of eighties America!
3LP
Side A
- Bruce Springsteen – Hungry Heart
- John Mellencamp – Jack & Diane
- The Police – Every Breath You Take
- Pat Benatar – Love Is A Battlefield
- Kim Carnes – Bette Davis Eyes
- Daryl Hall & John Oates – You Make My Dreams (Come True)
- Rick Springfield – Jessie’s Girl
- REO Speedwagon – Keep On Loving You
Side B
- Diana Ross – Upside Down
- Lipps Inc. – Funkytown
- Company B - Fascinated
- Michael Sembello – Maniac
- Aretha Franklin – Freeway Of Love
- The S.O.S Band – Take Your Time (Do It Right)
- Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters
Side C
- Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra
- Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart
- Duran Duran - The Reflex
- A Flock Of Seagulls – I Ran (So Far Away)
- Corey Hart – Sunglasses At Night
- Peter Schilling – Major Tom (Coming Home)
- Nena – 99 Luftballons
Side D
- Kenny Loggins – Danger Zone (From “Top Gun” Original Soundtrack)
- Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind
- The J. Geils Band – Centerfold
- Night Ranger – Sister Christian
- Journey – Open Arms
- Richard Marx – Endless Summer Nights
- Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You
Side E
- Blondie – Call Me (Theme From “American Gigolo”)
- R.E.M. – Stand
- The Fixx – One Thing Leads To Another
- Pretenders - Show Me
- Belinda Carlisle – Mad About You
- The Bangles – Walk Like An Egyptian
- Culture Club – I’ll Tumble 4 Ya
- Debbie Gibson - Foolish Beat
Side F
- Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson – Say Say Say
- Olivia Newton-John – Physical
- Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It
- Juice Newton – Angel Of The Morning
- Whitney Houston – You Give Good Love
- Jennifer Holliday – And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going
- Neil Diamond – America (From “The Jazz Singer” Soundtrack)
3CD
CD1
- Bon Jovi – Livin’ On A Prayer
- Bruce Springsteen – Hungry Heart
- John Mellencamp – Jack & Diane
- The Police – Every Breath You Take
- Pat Benatar – Love Is A Battlefield
- Rick Springfield – Jessie’s Girl
- Daryl Hall & John Oates – You Make My Dreams (Come True)
- Billy Joel – A Matter Of Trust
- Kim Carnes – Bette Davis Eyes
- Journey – Open Arms
- Toto – I Won’t Hold You Back
- REO Speedwagon – Keep On Loving You
- Paul Simon – Late In The Evening
- Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind
- Juice Newton – Angel Of The Morning
- Kenny Rogers – Lady
- Tina Turner - What’s Love Got To Do With It
- Anita Baker - Giving You The Best That I Got
- Jennifer Holliday – And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going
- Neil Diamond – America (From “The Jazz Singer” Soundtrack)
CD2
- Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson – Say Say Say
- Irene Cara – Flashdance…What A Feeling
- Michael Sembello – Maniac
- Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters
- Deniece Williams – Let’s Hear It for The Boy
- Diana Ross – Upside Down
- Eddie Murphy – Party All The Time
- Olivia Newton-John – Physical
- Lipps Inc. – Funkytown
- Company B - Fascinated
- The S.O.S Band – Take Your Time (Do It Right)
- Aretha Franklin – Freeway Of Love
- Pebbles – Mercedes Boy
- Ready For The World – Oh Sheila
- Sheila E. - The Glamorous Life, Pt. 1
- Young MC – Bust A Move
- LL COOL J – I Need Love
- Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam – Lost In Emotion
- Exposé – Seasons Change
CD3
- The Bangles – Walk Like An Egyptian
- Culture Club – I’ll Tumble 4 Ya
- Go-Go’s – We Got The Beat
- R.E.M. – Stand
- The Fixx – One Thing Leads To Another
- The Romantics – Talking In Your Sleep
- The Cars - Shake It Up
- Duran Duran - The Reflex
- Peter Schilling – Major Tom (Coming Home)
- Nena – 99 Luftballons
- Corey Hart – Sunglasses At Night
- A Flock Of Seagulls – I Ran (So Far Away)
- Wang Chung – Everybody Have Fun Tonight
- Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine – Conga
- El DeBarge – Who’s Johnny
- Stacey Q - Two Of Hearts
- Paula Abdul – Cold Hearted
- Debbie Gibson - Foolish Beat
- Smokey Robinson – Being With You
- Lionel Richie – My Love
- Whitney Houston – You Give Good Love
CD4
- Survivor – Eye Of The Tiger
- Kenny Loggins – Danger Zone (From “Top Gun” Original Soundtrack)
- Blondie – Call Me (Theme From “American Gigolo”)
- Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra
- Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart
- Laura Branigan - Spanish Eddie
- Pretenders - Show Me
- Belinda Carlisle – Mad About You
- Eric Carmen – Hungry Eyes (From “Dirty Dancing” Soundtrack)
- Night Ranger – Sister Christian
- The J. Geils Band – Centerfold
- Don Johnson – Heartbeat
- Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible
- John Waite – Missing You
- Richard Marx – Endless Summer Nights
- Steve Winwood – Back In The High Life Again
- Bruce Hornsby & The Range – Mandolin Rain
- Chicago – Hard To Say I’m Sorry
- Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You
