Now Power Ballads: Total Eclipse Of The Heart (UK 2022)

Release Date August 12, 2022
Country UK
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Now That's What I Call Music! presents Now Power Ballads: Total Eclipse Of The Heart . More than 70 epic anthems across 4 CDs, demanding a loud sing-a-long and lots of accompanying air guitar!

Kicking off with the beautiful 'Who Wants To Live Forever' from Queen and moving into classic Def Leppard with 'Love Bites' and Bon Jovi's 'Wanted Dead Or Alive'. The '80s big-hitters continue with The Police, Foreigner, Robert Plant, John Mellencamp, and two of the decades' most enduring airplay hits, The Cars with 'Drive' and 'Africa' from Toto. 'Private Dancer', the title track from Tina Turner's huge 1984 album features alongside Kim Carnes' 'Bette Davis Eyes', plus early-90's powerhouse vocals from Alannah Myles on 'Black Velvet' and defining ballads from Scorpions and Extreme. The late '70s provide 'Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad' from Meat Loaf, and the disc's sign-off track from Gary Moore & Phil Lynott.

Disc Two opens with the inspiration for our subtitle, 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart' from Bonnie Tyler, and Jim Steinman's epic production continues with Céline Dion's 'It's All Coming Back To Me Now'. Cher, Marillion, ZZ Top, Billy Idol and Pat Benatar all follow, and we've included Laura Branigan's huge vocal take on 'Power Of Love'.

Our third disc begins with timeless '70s soft-rock ballads. 'Tiny Dancer' from Elton John, 'Telephone Line' from Electric Light Orchestra and Thin Lizzy's 'Whiskey In The Jar' kick off the ultimate sing-a-long, with all-time classics from Harry Nilsson, Billy Joel, Eric Carmen, Joan Armatrading, and the Bruce Springsteen penned 'Because The Night' from Patti Smith to follow. More '80s favourites from Peter Cetera, Bryan Ferry, Steve Winwood, T'Pau and Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes' 'Up Where We Belong' bring this disc to a close.

The final disc opens with a run of stellar contemporary classics, 'I'll Stand By You' from Pretenders, U2's 'With Or Without You' and 'Paradise' from Coldplay lead in to 'Angels' from Robbie Williams, plus well-loved smashes from Roxette, Maria McKee, Richard Marx and the peerless collaboration on 'Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough' from Patty Smyth and Don Henley. Huge airplay tracks from the '90s & '00s round off the collection including defining songs from Train, The Calling, Lenny Kravitz, 4 Non Blondes and Lonestar.

Epic essentials for every collection: Now Power Ballads: Total Eclipse Of The Heart.

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VersionRelease DateNumber of Tracks
Now Power Ballads: Total Eclipse Of The Heart (UK 2022 CD)12 August 202273

All Tracks on This Album

This is a full list of tracks (in alphabetical order) that appear on at least one format of this album. For further breakdown of each format version, please see links above.

(73 Tracks)

Tracks Exclusive to This Album

Unique Tracks on This Album: 7

(These tracks don’t appear on any other album currently listed on the site.)


Tracks Exclusive to UK Releases

Unique UK Tracks on This Album: 7

(These tracks appear exclusively on this album within the UK releases.)


Alannah Myles - Black Velvet

  • Title: Black Velvet
  • Artist: Alannah Myles
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  • UK First Charted: 4 March 1990
  • UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 15 April 1990)

  • US First Charted: 30 December 1989
  • US Peak: #1

  • UK Now Appearances: 9

  • USA Now Appearances: 1
    (Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)

Alice Cooper - Poison
The Bangles - Eternal Flame
Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak
Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face

  • Title: Eyes Without A Face
  • Artist: Billy Idol
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  • UK First Charted: 10 June 1984
  • UK Peak: #18 (Peak Date: 29 July 1984)

  • US First Charted: 5 May 1984
  • US Peak: #4

  • UK Now Appearances: 2


Billy Joel - Honesty
Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive

  • Title: Wanted Dead Or Alive
  • Artist: Bon Jovi
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  • UK First Charted: 5 April 1987
  • UK Peak: #13 (Peak Date: 12 April 1987)

  • US First Charted: 11 April 1987
  • US Peak: #7

  • UK Now Appearances: 2


Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Bryan Ferry - Slave to Love
The Calling - Wherever You Will Go

  • Title: Wherever You Will Go
  • Artist: The Calling
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  • UK First Charted: 16 June 2002
  • UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 30 June 2002)

  • US First Charted: 10 November 2001
  • US Peak: #5

  • UK Now Appearances: 2


The Cars - Drive
Celine Dion - It's All Coming Back to Me Now

  • Title: It's All Coming Back to Me Now
  • Artist: Céline Dion
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  • UK First Charted: 29 September 1996
  • UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 13 October 1996)

  • US First Charted: 17 August 1996
  • US Peak: #2

  • UK Now Appearances: 4


Cher - Heart of Stone

  • Title: Heart of Stone
  • Artist: Cher
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  • UK First Charted: 1 April 1990
  • UK Peak: #43 (Peak Date: 15 April 1990)

  • US First Charted: 10 February 1990
  • US Peak: #20

  • UK Now Appearances: 2


Christopher Cross - Ride Like the Wind
Coldplay - Paradise
Daughtry - What About Now

  • Title: What About Now
  • Artist: Daughtry
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  • UK First Charted: 31 May 2009
  • UK Peak: #11 (Peak Date: 11 October 2009)

  • US First Charted: 26 April 2008
  • US Peak: #18

  • UK Now Appearances: 1


Dee C. Lee - See the Day
Def Leppard - Love Bites

  • Title: Love Bites
  • Artist: Def Leppard
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  • UK First Charted: 10 July 1988
  • UK Peak: #11 (Peak Date: 24 July 1988)

  • US First Charted: 13 August 1988
  • US Peak: #1

  • UK Now Appearances: 1


Divinyls - I Touch Myself

  • Title: I Touch Myself
  • Artist: Divinyls
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  • UK First Charted: 12 May 1991
  • UK Peak: #10 (Peak Date: 30 June 1991)

  • US First Charted: 9 March 1991
  • US Peak: #4

  • UK Now Appearances: 3


Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line
Elton John - Tiny Dancer

  • Title: Tiny Dancer
  • Artist: Elton John
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  • UK First Charted: 4 September 2015
  • UK Peak: #70 (Peak Date: 4 September 2015)

  • US First Charted: 4 March 1972
  • US Peak: #41

  • UK Now Appearances: 5


Eric Carmen - All By Myself
Extreme - More Than Words

  • Title: More Than Words
  • Artist: Extreme
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  • UK First Charted: 21 July 1991
  • UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 28 July 1991)

  • US First Charted: 23 March 1991
  • US Peak: #1

  • UK Now Appearances: 6

  • USA Now Appearances: 1
    (Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)

Fire Inc. - Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young
Foreigner - Waiting for a Girl Like You

  • Title: Waiting For A Girl Like You
  • Artist: Foreigner
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  • UK First Charted: 6 December 1981
  • UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 17 January 1982)

  • US First Charted: 10 October 1981
  • US Peak: #2

  • UK Now Appearances: 3


4 Non Blondes - What's Up?
Gary Moore/Phil Lynott - Parisienne Walkways
Harry Nilsson - Without You
Joan Armatrading - Love and Affection
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong
John Farnham - You're the Voice
John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane
John Waite - Missing You
Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
Laura Branigan - Power of Love
Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away

  • Title: Fly Away
  • Artist: Lenny Kravitz
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  • UK First Charted: 14 February 1999
  • UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 14 February 1999)

  • US First Charted: 5 December 1998
  • US Peak: #12

  • UK Now Appearances: 6

  • USA Now Appearances: 1
    (Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)

Lonestar - Amazed (Captain Mix)
Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven
Marillion - Kayleigh
Meat Loaf - Two Out of Three Ain't Bad

  • Title: Two Out of Three Ain't Bad
  • Artist: Meat Loaf
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  • UK First Charted: 13 August 1978
  • UK Peak: #32 (Peak Date: 3 September 1978)

  • US First Charted: 18 March 1978
  • US Peak: #11

  • UK Now Appearances: 3


Mr. Mister - Broken Wings
Night Ranger - Sister Christian
Pat Benatar - We Belong

  • Title: We Belong
  • Artist: Pat Benatar
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  • UK First Charted: 6 January 1985
  • UK Peak: #22 (Peak Date: 10 February 1985)

  • US First Charted: 27 October 1984
  • US Peak: #5

  • UK Now Appearances: 3


Patti Smith Group - Because The Night
Patty Smyth/Don Henley - Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough
Peter Cetera - Glory of Love
Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn

  • Title: Every Rose Has Its Thorn
  • Artist: Poison
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  • UK First Charted: 5 February 1989
  • UK Peak: #13 (Peak Date: 5 March 1989)

  • US First Charted: 29 October 1988
  • US Peak: #1

  • UK Now Appearances: 6


The Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger

  • Title: Wrapped Around Your Finger
  • Artist: The Police
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  • UK First Charted: 17 July 1983
  • UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 31 July 1983)

  • US First Charted: 7 January 1984
  • US Peak: #8

  • UK Now Appearances: 3


Pretenders - I'll Stand By You
Quarterflash - Harden My Heart

  • Title: Harden My Heart
  • Artist: Quarterflash
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  • UK First Charted: 21 February 1982
  • UK Peak: #49 (Peak Date: 14 March 1982)

  • US First Charted: 17 October 1981
  • US Peak: #3

  • UK Now Appearances: 2


Queen - Who Wants to Live Forever

  • Title: Who Wants to Live Forever
  • Artist: Queen
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  • UK First Charted: 21 September 1986
  • UK Peak: #24 (Peak Date: 28 September 1986)

  • UK Now Appearances: 2


REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling
Richard Marx - Hazard
Rick Springfield - The Power of Love (The Tao of Love)
Robbie Williams - Angels
Robert Plant - Big Log
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love
Roy Orbison - I Drove All Night
Sam Brown - Stop
Scorpions - Wind of Change
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)

  • Title: Don't You (Forget About Me)
  • Artist: Simple Minds
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  • UK First Charted: 14 April 1985
  • UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 28 April 1985)

  • US First Charted: 23 February 1985
  • US Peak: #1

  • UK Now Appearances: 18

  • USA Now Appearances: 1
    (Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)

Steve Winwood - Higher Love
T'Pau - China in Your Hand
Texas - I Don't Want a Lover

  • Title: I Don't Want a Lover
  • Artist: Texas
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  • UK First Charted: 29 January 1989
  • UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 26 February 1989)

  • US First Charted: 9 September 1989
  • US Peak: #77

  • UK Now Appearances: 7


Thin Lizzy - Whisky in the Jar
Tina Arena - Chains

  • Title: Chains
  • Artist: Tina Arena
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  • UK First Charted: 9 April 1995
  • UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 30 April 1995)

  • US First Charted: 20 April 1996
  • US Peak: #38

  • UK Now Appearances: 1


Tina Turner - Private Dancer

  • Title: Private Dancer
  • Artist: Tina Turner
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  • UK First Charted: 11 November 1984
  • UK Peak: #26 (Peak Date: 2 December 1984)

  • US First Charted: 19 January 1985
  • US Peak: #7

  • UK Now Appearances: 5


Toto - Africa
Train - Drops of Jupiter
U2 - With or Without You

  • Title: With or Without You
  • Artist: U2
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  • UK First Charted: 22 March 1987
  • UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 22 March 1987)

  • US First Charted: 21 March 1987
  • US Peak: #1

  • UK Now Appearances: 9


Yes - Wonderous Stories
ZZ Top - Rough Boy

  • Title: Rough Boy
  • Artist: ZZ Top
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  • UK First Charted: 13 April 1986
  • UK Peak: #23 (Peak Date: 18 May 1986)

  • US First Charted: 29 March 1986
  • US Peak: #22

  • UK Now Appearances: 2




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