Now That's What I Call 12" 70s (UK 2022)
Now That's What I Call 12" 70s (UK 2022)
CD1 kicks off with a host of superstars: Elton John and the original 1979 12" version of 'Are You Ready For Love' – followed by the long version of 'Goodnight Tonight' from Wings – and the 7 minute version of the #1 'We Don't Talk Anymore' from Cliff Richard. Blondie's #1 'Heart Of Glass' is up next in its' extended version, along with synth driven smashes from Roxy Music, Japan, M, and The Flying Lizards. Closing Disc 1 with some classic New Wave 12" versions from Lene Lovich, Public Image Ltd, the #1 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick' from Ian Dury & The Blockheads – and the stunning full length version of 'Rock Lobster' from The B-52's.
Electronic Disco opens Disc 2, with the superb long version of 'Beat The Clock' from Sparks, Cerrone's ground-breaking 'Supernature' and dance-floor smash 'From East To West' by Voyage. The iconic 'Spacer' from Sheila & B Devotion appears here in it's Tom Moulton mix and is joined by extended pop gems from Boney M., Eruption, Leif Garrett and The Three Degrees. Closing this disc – two space-age disco-pop classics: Dee D. Jackson's 'Automatic Lover' and some 'Galactic Funk' from Meco with 'Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band' – available here in its 7.35 12" version, originally released as a DJ-only promo.
Discs 3 and 4 celebrate the rich legacy of 1970's disco. Massive hits from Earth, Wind & Fire With The Emotions, McFadden & Whitehead and Heatwave feature alongside the extended version of Yvonne Elliman's 'Saturday Night Fever' classic 'If I Can't Have You' – and Odyssey's sublime 'Native New Yorker'. Huge club tracks from Dan Hartman and Grace Jones lead into the captivating 'Like An Eagle' from Dennis Parker, and Cher literally takes Disc 3 home with her 1979 12" smash.
At over 17 minutes, the 12" version of Donna Summer's 'Macarthur Park Suite' is still stunning and is followed by floor-filling gold from The Trammps with the full version of 'Disco Inferno', the sophistication of Chic, Amii Stewart's 'Light My Fire / 137 Disco Heaven', plus Frantique and Vicki Sue Robinson. The collection closes with three of the greatest anthems to evolve from the collision of amazing Soul vocals and a Disco dance-floor: Diana Ross with the 12" Version of 'Love Hangover', Gloria Gaynor's timeless 'I Will Survive', and signing off with 'Don't Leave Me This Way' with the legendary vocals of Thelma Houston.
Essential Versions from an incredible era: Now That's What I Call 12" 70s.Releases
| Version | Release Date | Number of Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Now That's What I Call 12" 70s (UK 2022 CD) | 2 September 2022 | 42 |
Amii Stewart - Light My Fire/137 Disco Heaven
- Title: Light My Fire/137 Disco Heaven
- Artist: Amii Stewart
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 10 June 1979
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 8 July 1979)
- US First Charted: 23 June 1979
- US Peak: #69
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Andrea True Connection - More, More, More
- Title: More, More, More
- Artist: Andrea True Connection
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 11 April 1976
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 9 May 1976)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
The B-52's - Rock Lobster
- Title: Rock Lobster
- Artist: The B-52's
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 5 August 1979
- UK Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 18 May 1986)
- US First Charted: 19 April 1980
- US Peak: #56
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Blondie - Heart of Glass
- Title: Heart Of Glass
- Artist: Blondie
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 21 January 1979
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 28 January 1979)
- US First Charted: 17 February 1979
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 16
Boney M. - Rivers of Babylon
- Title: Rivers of Babylon
- Artist: Boney M.
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 23 April 1978
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 7 May 1978)
- US First Charted: 3 June 1978
- US Peak: #30
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Cerrone - Supernature
- Title: Supernature
- Artist: Cerrone
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 23 July 1978
- UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 20 August 1978)
- US First Charted: 21 January 1978
- US Peak: #70
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Cher - Take Me Home
- Title: Take Me Home
- Artist: Cher
Click for full song details - US First Charted: 10 February 1979
- US Peak: #8
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Chic - Everybody Dance
- Title: Everybody Dance
- Artist: Chic
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 26 March 1978
- UK Peak: #9 (Peak Date: 7 May 1978)
- US First Charted: 22 April 1978
- US Peak: #38
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore
- Title: We Don't Talk Anymore
- Artist: Cliff Richard
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 15 July 1979
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 19 August 1979)
- US First Charted: 20 October 1979
- US Peak: #7
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Dan Hartman - Relight My Fire
- Title: Relight My Fire
- Artist: Dan Hartman
Click for full song details - UK Now Appearances: 4
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Dee D. Jackson - Automatic Lover
- Title: Automatic Lover
- Artist: Dee D. Jackson
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 16 April 1978
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 7 May 1978)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Dennis Parker - Like an Eagle
- Title: Like an Eagle
- Artist: Dennis Parker
Click for full song details - UK Now Appearances: 1
Diana Ross - Love Hangover
- Title: Love Hangover
- Artist: Diana Ross
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 18 April 1976
- UK Peak: #10 (Peak Date: 23 May 1976)
- US First Charted: 3 April 1976
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 4
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Donna Summer - Macarthur Park
- Title: Macarthur Park
- Artist: Donna Summer
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 8 October 1978
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 22 October 1978)
- US First Charted: 9 September 1978
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland
- Title: Boogie Wonderland
- Artist: Earth, Wind and Fire, The Emotions
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 12 May 1979
- UK Peak: #4
- US First Charted: 12 May 1979
- US Peak: #6
- UK Now Appearances: 10
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Elton John - Are You Ready for Love
- Title: Are You Ready for Love
- Artist: Elton John
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 May 1979
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 31 August 2003)
- UK Now Appearances: 10
Eruption - I Can't Stand the Rain
- Title: I Can't Stand The Rain
- Artist: Eruption
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 12 February 1978
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 19 March 1978)
- US First Charted: 11 March 1978
- US Peak: #18
- UK Now Appearances: 6
The Flying Lizards - Money
- Title: Money
- Artist: The Flying Lizards
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 29 July 1979
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 2 September 1979)
- US First Charted: 1 December 1979
- US Peak: #50
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Frantique - Strut Your Funky Stuff
- Title: Strut Your Funky Stuff
- Artist: Frantique
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 5 August 1979
- UK Peak: #10 (Peak Date: 23 September 1979)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
- Title: I Will Survive
- Artist: Gloria Gaynor
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 28 January 1979
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 11 March 1979)
- US First Charted: 16 December 1978
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 21
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Grace Jones - I Need a Man
- Title: I Need A Man
- Artist: Grace Jones
Click for full song details - US First Charted: 7 May 1977
- US Peak: #83
- Original Year: 1975
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Heatwave - Boogie Nights
- Title: Boogie Nights
- Artist: Heatwave
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 16 January 1977
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 27 February 1977)
- US First Charted: 23 July 1977
- US Peak: #2
- UK Now Appearances: 9
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick
- Title: Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick
- Artist: Ian Dury & The Blockheads
Click for full song details - UK Now Appearances: 5
Japan - Life in Tokyo
- Title: Life In Tokyo
- Artist: Japan
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 3 October 1982
- UK Peak: #28 (Peak Date: 17 October 1982)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Leif Garrett - I Was Made For Dancin'
- Title: I Was Made For Dancin'
- Artist: Leif Garrett
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 January 1979
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 11 February 1979)
- US First Charted: 11 November 1978
- US Peak: #10
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Lene Lovich - Lucky Number (Slavic Dance Version)
- Title: Lucky Number (Slavic Dance Version)
- Artist: Lene Lovich
Click for full song details - UK Now Appearances: 1
M - Pop Muzik (Nik Launey '79 12")
- Title: Pop Muzik (Nik Launey '79 12")
- Artist: M
Click for full song details - UK Now Appearances: 1
McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
- Title: Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
- Artist: McFadden & Whitehead
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 13 May 1979
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 10 June 1979)
- US First Charted: 28 April 1979
- US Peak: #13
- UK Now Appearances: 8
Meco - Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band
- Title: Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band
- Artist: Meco
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 25 September 1977
- UK Peak: #7
- US First Charted: 6 August 1977
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Odyssey - Native New Yorker
- Title: Native New Yorker
- Artist: Odyssey
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 18 December 1977
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 22 January 1978)
- US First Charted: 12 November 1977
- US Peak: #21
- UK Now Appearances: 8
Public Image Ltd - Death Disco (12" Remix)
- Title: Death Disco (12" Remix)
- Artist: Public Image Ltd
Click for full song details - UK Now Appearances: 1
Roxy Music - Angel Eyes
- Title: Angel Eyes
- Artist: Roxy Music
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 5 August 1979
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 26 August 1979)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Sheila and B. Devotion - Spacer (A Tom Moulton Mix)
- Title: Spacer (A Tom Moulton Mix)
- Artist: Sheila and B. Devotion
Click for full song details - UK Now Appearances: 1
Sparks - Beat the Clock
- Title: Beat the Clock
- Artist: Sparks
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 15 July 1979
- UK Peak: #10 (Peak Date: 29 July 1979)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
A Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie
- Title: Boogie Oogie Oogie
- Artist: A Taste of Honey
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 11 June 1978
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 6 August 1978)
- US First Charted: 24 June 1978
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way
- Title: Don't Leave Me This Way
- Artist: Thelma Houston
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 30 January 1977
- UK Peak: #13 (Peak Date: 27 February 1977)
- US First Charted: 18 December 1976
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 7
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
The Three Degrees - The Runner
- Title: The Runner
- Artist: The Three Degrees
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 18 March 1979
- UK Peak: #10 (Peak Date: 8 April 1979)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
The Trammps - Disco Inferno
- Title: Disco Inferno
- Artist: The Trammps
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 8 May 1977
- UK Peak: #16 (Peak Date: 5 June 1977)
- US First Charted: 5 March 1977
- US Peak: #11
- UK Now Appearances: 7
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn the Beat Around
- Title: Turn The Beat Around
- Artist: Vicki Sue Robinson
Click for full song details - US First Charted: 10 April 1976
- US Peak: #10
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Voyage - From East to West
- Title: From East to West
- Artist: Voyage
Click for full song details - UK Now Appearances: 2
Wings - Goodnight Tonight
- Title: Goodnight Tonight
- Artist: Paul McCartney, Wings
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 1 April 1979
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 29 April 1979)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You
- Title: If I Can't Have You
- Artist: Yvonne Elliman
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 30 April 1978
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 21 May 1978)
- US First Charted: 28 January 1978
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 6
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)














































