Best Pops Sound Shower 2

Best Pops Sound Shower 2 is a 20-track vinyl compilation album featuring Duran Duran, Arcadia and the Power Station, released in Japan by Toshiba EMI during 1985.

About the album
Manufactured in Japan and released with a unique paper obi strip, the album is a collection of songs by various artists. The compilation features "A View To A Kill" by Duran Duran, a single released in Japan with a lyric sheet and a slightly different cover sleeve designed by Assorted iMaGes (see album & single covers).

Arcadia photography by Norman Parkinson is incorporated on the front cover of Best Pops Sound Shower 2, which includes the band's debut single "Election Day". Also featured is "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush, a song paired with Duran Duran's "A View To A Kill" on the Spanish 2-track promo "En la Mira de los Asesinos" / "Subiendo Esa Colina".

Side 1

 * 1) "It's A Hard Life" - Queen
 * 2) "The Power of Love" - Huey Lewis & The News
 * 3) "Do It For Love" - Sheena Easton
 * 4) "Never" - Heart
 * 5) "Invincible" - Pat Benatar
 * 6) "Alive and Kicking" - Simple Minds
 * 7) "Never Surrender" - Corey Heart
 * 8) "Negisa Moderato" - Masayoshi Takanaka
 * 9) "This Is Not America" - David Bowie
 * 10) "A View To A Kill" - Duran Duran

Side 2

 * 1) "Election Day" - Arcadia
 * 2) "We Don't Need Another Hero" - Tina Turner
 * 3) "Say You're Wrong" - Julian Lennon
 * 4) "Talk To Me" - Stevie Nicks
 * 5) "Perfect Way" - Scritti Politti
 * 6) "Eye To Eye" - Go West
 * 7) "A Good Heart" - Feargal Starkey
 * 8) "Running Up That Hill" - Kate Bush
 * 9) "Tarzan Boy" - Baltimora
 * 10) "Get It On (Bang a Gong)" - Power Station