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22/07/2011

Start the weekend here on the Best Time of the Day Show. Hilarious conversation and brilliant music to entertain you through the small hours. Includes Album and Record of the Week.

It's the best way to start your weekend by tuning in to the Best Time of the Day Show with Alex. Every Friday is a feelgood Friday which means even more great tunes and inspired daftness to keep you happy through the night.

There is a final track from the Album of the Week, another spin of Record of the Week, more unexpected song selections from Lester's and the Listener's Libraries and Pause for Thought at 3.20am.

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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Tears for Fears

      Everybody Wants To Rule The World

      • Rule The World: The Greatest Hits.
      • Virgin EMI Records.
      • 4.

  • The Staple Singers

    I'll Take You There

    • Afrodisiac (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Juan Zelada

    Breakfast In Spitalfields

    • High Ceilings & Collarbones.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Cyndi Lauper

    Girls Just Want To Have Fun

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Wilson Pickett

    Mustang Sally

    • Atlantic Rhythm & Blues - Vol 6: 1966.
    • Atlantic.

  • Caro Emerald

    That Man

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

  • The Feeling

    Fill My Little World

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Island.

  • Desmond Dekker & the Aces

    Israelites

    • Rediscover The 60's-With A Little Hel.
    • Old Gold.

  • Danny & Freya

    If Only You

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • The Doobie Brothers

    What A Fool Believes

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "WORTH IT" (Measured)

    • Patricia Vonne

      Cut from the Same Cloth

  • The Clovers

    Love Potion No.9

    • 101 Jukebox Classics (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Duffy

    Mercy

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.

  • Duane Eddy

    Twango

    • Road Trip.
    • Mad Monkey Records.
    • 1.

  • HOUR 2

    • Toto

      Rosanna

      • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
      • Columbia.

  • Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers

    Got To Get You Into My Life

    • The Hits Of 1966 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.

  • Blondie

    What I Heard

    • Panic Of Girls.
    • Five Seven Music.
    • 2.

  • Bobby McFerrin

    Don't Worry, Be Happy

    • Now 13, Part 1 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Bay City Rollers

    Bye Bye Baby (Baby, Goodbye)

  • Whitesnake

    One Of These Days

    • (CD Single).
    • Frontiers Records.
    • 3.

  • Norah Jones

    Sunrise

  • INXS

    Need You Tonight

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • Maxine Nightingale

    Right Back Where We Started From

    • The Soul Years 1975 (Disc 1).
    • Knight Records.

  • Scouting for Girls

    Love How It Hurts

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "BEAT BOYS IN THE JET AGE" (Cherry Red) suggested by Neil in Southern Counties

    • The Lambrettas

      Cortina Mk II

  • Shirley & Company

    Shame, Shame, Shame

    • The Originals (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

  • Aswad

    Shine

    • Now 1994 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • HOUR 3

    • James Brown

      Living in America

      • 40th Anniversary Collection.
      • Polydor.
      • 4.

  • Space

    Female Of The Species

    • Crush (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • CocknBullKid

    Yellow

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • Steppenwolf

    Born To Be Wild

    • Rock Anthems Volume 2 (Various).
    • Dino.

  • The Stylistics

    Can't Help Falling In Love

    • The Very Best Of The Stylistics.
    • H & L.

  • The Cure

    Close To Me

    • The Cure - Staring At The Sea.
    • Fiction.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "ALL OF YOU" (Island) Out now

    • Colbie Caillat

      I Do

      • (CD Single).
      • Island.
      • 1.

  • Sniff ’n’ the Tears

    Driver's Seat

    • Various Artists - Top Gear 2.
    • Columbia.

  • Grace Jones

    Pull Up To The Bumper

  • The Mamas & the Papas

    I Saw Her Again

    • The Mamas & Papas Golden Greats.
    • MCA.
    • 5.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE INSPIRATIONAL HITS OF RANDY TRAVIS" (Warner)

    • Randy Travis

      Three Wooden Crosses

  • Level 42

    The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)

    • The Complete Polydor Years Volume One: 1980-1984.
    • Cherry Red Records.

  • Quincy Jones

    Soul Bossa Nova

    • Mundo Latino (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Richard O’Brien, Little Nell, Patricia Quinn & Charles Gray

    Time Warp

    • Rocky Horror Picture Show: Original Soundtrack.
    • Castle.
    • 4.

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  • Fri 22 Jul 2011 02:00
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