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Tim Smith Sits In

Tim Smith sits in for Alex Lester, entertaining you through the night with lively chat and great music. There's a new Record and Album of the Week and Listener's Library.

Fight off those Monday blues by tuning into Tim Smith, who is keeping the throne warm for the Dark Lord while he is away. Expect to be kept awake with lively chat and a great selection of music that includes a new Record and Album of the Week, another selection by you from the Listener's Library, plus Music from the Smith Family Archive - tracks selected by Tim that you may not have heard before.

3 hours

Last on

Mon 27 Jun 2011 02:00

Music Played

  • McFadden & Whitehead

    Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now

  • OMC

    How Bizarre

  • Dionne Bromfield

    Foolin'

  • The Beatles

    Things We Said Today

  • Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb

    Guilty

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK (Insomnia Records) out July 25th

    • Juan Zelada

      Breakfast In Spitalfields

  • Fun Boy Three & Bananarama

    It Ain't What You Do...

  • Alexander O’Neal

    If You Were Here Tonight

  • Coldplay

    Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

  • SMITH FAMILY ARCHIVE from the CD, "DEFINITIVE AMERICA: THE BEST OF..." (W.S.M.)

    • America

      Tin Man

  • Sheryl Crow

    My Favourite Mistake

  • The Beach Boys

    Do It Again

  • Beady Eye

    The Beat Goes On

  • Canned Heat

    Let's Work Together

  • Chaka Khan

    I'm Every Woman

  • CeeLo Green

    Cee Lo Green - I Want You

  • Connie Francis

    Stupid Cupid

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    No Woman No Cry

  • Elvis Costello

    A Good Year For The Roses

  • James Blunt

    I'll Be Your Man

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY suggested by Jan O’Byrne in Manchester

    • Etta James

      Almost Persuaded

  • Steely Dan

    Peg

  • Jermaine Stewart

    We Don't Have To

  • Patrick Wolf

    House

  • Mink DeVille

    Spanish Stroll

  • ABC

    ABC - All Of My Heart

  • Natalie Cole

    This Will Be

  • Gordon Lightfoot

    Sundown

  • The Feeling

    Set My World On Fire

  • Natalie Imbruglia

    Torn

  • Barry Manilow

    Now It's For Real

  • The Spencer Davis Group

    Gimme Some Lovin'

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "PANIC OF GIRLS" (Eleven Seven Music ) out on July 4th

    • Blondie

      Mother

  • Lenny Kravitz

    It Ain't Over 'til It's Over

  • SMITH FAMILY ARCHIVE

    • Renaissance

      Northern Lights

  • Gary Puckett & the Union Gap

    Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Young Girl

  • Caro Emerald

    Caro Emerald - That Man

  • The Who

    You Better You Bet

  • McFadden & Whitehead

    Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now

    • Million Sellers Vol.19 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • OMC

    How Bizarre

    • Now 34 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Dionne Bromfield

    Foolin'

    • (CD Single).
    • Lioness Records.
    • 1.
  • The Beatles

    Things We Said Today

  • Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb

    Guilty

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.
  • Juan Zelada

    Breakfast In Spitalfields

    • High Ceilings & Collarbones.
    • Decca.
    • 1.
  • Fun Boy Three & Bananarama

    It Ain't What You Do...

    • The Very Best Of Bananarama.
    • Warner Strategic Market.
  • Alexander O’Neal

    If You Were Here Tonight

    • Thinking Of You (Various Artists).
    • CBS.
  • Coldplay

    Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
    • 5.
  • America

    Tin Man

    • America's Greatest Hits - History.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Sheryl Crow

    My Favorite Mistake

  • The Beach Boys

    Do It Again

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.
  • Beady Eye

    Beady Eye - The Beat Goes On

  • Canned Heat

    Let's Work Together

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1970 (Various).
    • Premier.
  • Chaka Khan

    I'm Every Woman

    • NOW Boogie Nights - Disco Classics (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • CeeLo Green

    I Want You (Hold On To Love)

    • The Lady Killer.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.
  • Connie Francis

    Stupid Cupid

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Polydor.
    • 11.
  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    No Woman, No Cry

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.
    • 2.
  • Elvis Costello

    A Good Year For The Roses

    • Ultimate Country (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • James Blunt

    I'll Be Your Man

    • Some Kind Of Trouble.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • Etta James

    Etta James - Almost Persuaded

  • Steely Dan

    Peg

    • A Decade Of Steely Dan.
    • MCA.
  • Jermaine Stewart

    We Don't Have To

    • Club Classics From The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • Patrick Wolf

    House

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • Mink DeVille

    Spanish Stroll

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.
  • ABC

    All Of My Heart

    • In Touch II (Various Artists).
    • Solitaire Collection.
  • Natalie Cole

    This Will Be

    • Women In Love (Various Artists).
    • MFP.
  • Gordon Lightfoot

    Sundown

    • Ken Bruce At Your Request (Various).
    • Play.
  • The Feeling

    Set My World On Fire

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Island.
    • 1.
  • Natalie Imbruglia

    Torn

    • 1999 Grammy Nominees (Various Artist.
    • Elektra.
  • Barry Manilow

    Now It's For Real

    • 15 Minutes.
    • Sony.
    • 1.
  • The Spencer Davis Group

    Gimme Some Lovin'

    • Eight Gigs A Week - The Steve Winwood Years.
    • Island.
    • 3.
  • Blondie

    Mother

    • Panic Of Girls.
    • Phasm 8.
    • 1.
  • Lenny Kravitz

    It Ain't Over 'til It's Over

    • Awesome 2 - Various Artists.
    • EMI.
  • Renaissance

    Northern Lights

    • (Single).
    • Warner Bros.
  • Gary Puckett & Union Gap

    Young Girl

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.
  • Caro Emerald

    That Man

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.
    • 1.
  • The Who

    You Better You Bet

    • The Who - Who's Better, Who's Best.
    • Polydor.

Broadcast

  • Mon 27 Jun 2011 02:00

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