NOW That's What I Call Soft Rock & Power Pop Anthems CD

NOW Music proudly presentsNOW Thats What I Call Soft Rock amp Power PopAnthems an incredible collection of 77 eradefining and enduring tracks from some of the most iconic names in music on a 4CD set, capturing powerful ballads, explosive pop productions, and unforgettable hooks showcasing the very best of soft rock and power popCD1 opens in triumphant style with Queens We Are The Champions, before a run of classic ballads from Def Leppard, Bon Jovi and Heart with the unforgettable Alone. Chers I Found Someone and Laura Branigans Self Control sit alongside Alice Coopers Poison and Poisons Every Rose Has Its Thorn. Marillions Kayleigh, Foreigners I Want To Know What Love Is and The Cars Drive are three of the 80s biggest ballads, while Huey Lewis amp The News The Power Of Love brings the energy and a soundtrack classic. The highlights continue with Pretenders Back On The Chain Gang and Totos enduringly popular Africa. Essential tracks follow from REO Speedwagon, Rick Springfield, Pat Benatar and Kim Carnes before the disc closes with a pair of the 70s biggest love songs, both 1s Chicago with If You Leave Me Now, and 10cc with Im Not In Love.Epic pop opens CD2 with Electric Light Orchestras Mr. Blue Sky, followed by Gerry Raffertys timeless Baker Street and Meat Loafs massive 90s 1Id Do Anything For Love But I Wont Do That. Bonnie Tylers Total Eclipse Of The Heart another 1 single and one of the defining hits of the genre is here alongside more 1s from TPau with China In Your Hand and Belinda Carlisles Heaven Is A Place On Earth. Ultimate driving tracks are up next from Jane Wiedlin, Chris Rea with The Road To Hell Pt. II and Roy Orbisons I Drove All Night alongside radio gold from Joan Armatrading, Daryl Hall amp John Oates and Steve Winwood. Mr. Mister hit the top in the US with Broken Wings and Eric Carmen scored a hit with Hungry Eyes from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack. Martika and Will To Power enjoyed big powerpop hits, and Gary Moore amp Phil Lynott scored a huge hit together with Parisienne Walkwayswhile Roxy Music complete Disc 2 with the sophisticated Avalon, the title track of their 1982 1 album.CD3 opens with Bruce Springsteens global smash Dancing In The Dark, before Philip Bailey amp Phil Collins 1 duet Easy Lover. Tina Turners powerpop anthem The Best is next ahead of Alannah Myles with Black Velvet, Totos second appearance with Rosanna and Journeys alltime classic Dont Stop Believin. Kenny Loggins Danger Zone from the Top Gun original soundtrack kicks off a run of hookladen explosive pop featuring Robert Palmer, Lenny Kravitz, Roachford, Michael Bolton, Spin Doctors, The Calling and Deep Blue Something with their charttopping Breakfast At Tiffanys. Superb songs including Sheryl Crows All I Wanna Do, Bruce Hornsby amp The Ranges The Way It Is and Patty Smyth amp Don Henleys collaboration Sometimes Love Just Aint Enough, follow before the disc closes with a pair of anthemic favourites from Lonestar with Amazed and Take Thats Rule The World.CD4 opens with an alltime soundtrack classic Berlins 1Take My Breath Away, coming before The Polices Every Breath You Take one of the biggest tracks of the 80s. Elton Johns peerless Tiny Dancer and Billy Joels signature Piano Man showcase timeless songwriting, while Don McLeans American Pie remains a monumental classic. Power ballads from Cutting Crew with I Just Died In Your Arms and Richard Marxs Hazard continue the lineup of exceptional tracks alongside the Scorpions Wind Of Change and another huge 1 from a soundtrack Show Me Heaven by Maria McKee. Patti Smith Groups Because The Night and Blondies Union City Blue open a run of 1970s powerpop productions Boz Scaggs, Boston and BachmanTurner Overdrive feature along with Thin Lizzys chart debut Whiskey In The Jar and Mott The Hoople who enjoyed a smash with the David Bowiewritten All The Young Dudes in the same year. Closing this superb collection are Meat Loaf with the suitably grand Two Out Of Three Aint Bad and John Miles with his epic hit MusicA truly essential collection,NOW Thats What I Call Soft Rock amp Power Pop Anthems 77 massive tracks Out May 29th