NOW Thats What I Call Power Ballads: Total Eclipse Of The Heart

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 That’s What I Call Power Ballads: Total Eclipse Of The Heart.

Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever

Def Leppard - Love Bites

Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive

Toto – Africa

Robert Plant - Big Log

The Cars – Drive

Meat Loaf - Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad

The Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger

Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You

Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

Tina Turner - Private Dancer

Alannah Myles - Black Velvet

Alice Cooper – Poison

John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane

Scorpions - Wind Of Change

Extreme - More Than Words

Poison - Every Rose Has It's Thorn

Gary Moore & Phil Lynott - Parisienne Walkways

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now

Cher - Heart Of Stone

Marillion – Kayleigh

ZZ Top - Rough Boy

Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face

John Waite - Missing You

REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling

Pat Benatar - We Belong

Laura Branigan - Power Of Love

Night Ranger - Sister Christian

Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak

Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)

John Farnham - You're The Voice

Mr. Mister - Broken Wings

Rick Springfield - The Power Of Love (The Tao Of Love)

Fire Inc. - Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young (From "Streets Of Fire" Soundtrack)

Elton John - Tiny Dancer

Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line

Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar

Yes - Wonderous Stories

Eric Carmen - All By Myself

Harry Nilsson - Without You

Billy Joel – Honesty

Joan Armatrading - Love And Affection

Patti Smith - Because The Night

Divinyls - I Touch Myself

Roy Orbison - I Drove All Night

Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind

Quarterflash - Harden My Heart

Steve Winwood - Higher Love

Bryan Ferry - Slave To Love

Dee C. Lee - See The Day

T'Pau - China In Your Hand

Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love

Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong (From "An Officer And A Gentleman" Soundtrack

Pretenders - I'll Stand By You

U2 - With Or Without You

Coldplay – Paradise

Robbie Williams – Angels

Roxette - It Must Have Been Love

Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven (From "Days Of Thunder" Soundtrack)

Patty Smyth & Don Henley - Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough

Richard Marx – Hazard

Texas - I Don't Want A Lover

Tina Arena – Chains

Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You

The Bangles - Eternal Flame

Sam Brown – Stop

Train - Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me)

Daughtry - What About Now

The Calling - Wherever You Will Go

Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away

4 Non Blondes - What's Up?

Lonestar - Amazed (Captain Mix)