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Tim Smith Sits In

Tim Smith sits in for Alex Lester on the Best Time of the Day Show. Start the weekend here with hilarious conversation and brilliant music. Includes Album and Record of the Week.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Fri 26 Aug 2011 02:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Led Zeppelin

      Rock And Roll

  • Labi Siffre

    It Must Be Love

    • Misty Blue - Love Songs Of The 70's.
    • Old Gold.

  • Carole King

    I Feel The Earth Move

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Deep Blue Something

    Breakfast At Tiffany's

    • This Year's Love (Various Artists) C.
    • Global Television.

  • The Corrs

    Breathless

    • (CD Single).
    • 143 Records.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "DON'T EXPLAIN" (ProVogue) out on September 26th

    • Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa

      I'll Take Care Of You

  • Dexys Midnight Runners

    Geno

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
    • 5.

  • SMITH FAMILY ARCHIVE from the LP, "IRONHORSE" (Scotti Brothers)

    • Ironhorse

      Sweet Lui-Louise

  • Jonathan Jeremiah

    Lost

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

  • The Stranglers

    Duchess

    • LIBERTY.

  • Glen Campbell

    Ghost on the Canvas

    • (CD Single).
    • Surfdog.
    • 1.

  • HOUR 2

    • The Detroit Spinners

      It's A Shame

      • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
      • Universal Music Tv.
      • 4.

  • Coldplay

    Viva La Vida

    • Viva La Vida Or Death & All His Friends.
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • Will Young

    Jealousy

    • Echoes.
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • Shirley Ellis

    The Name Game

    • Shirley Ellis: The Complete Congress Recordings.
    • Connoisseur.
    • 1.

  • Jackson Browne

    Doctor My Eyes

    • The Next Voice You Hear - Jackson Bro.
    • Elektra.

  • Canned Heat

    Let's Work Together

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

  • Beverley Knight

    Cuddly Toy

    • (CD Single).
    • Hurricane Records.
    • 1.

  • Grover Washington, Jr. & Bill Withers

    Just The Two Of Us

    • Grover Washington Jr: In The Name Of Love - The Elektra Years (1979-1984).
    • SoulMusic Records.

  • Fiction

    Big Things

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Hit Club.
    • 1.

  • Freda Payne

    Band Of Gold

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD,"THE DEFINITIVE MONKEES" (Warner) suggested by Ben in Dorset

    • The Monkees

      Listen to the Band

      • Definitive Monkees.
      • Warner.
      • 27.

  • Europe

    The Final Countdown

    • The Very Best Of Power Ballads (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Katie Cole - Sunrise

  • HOUR 3

    • U2

      Sweetest Thing

      • (CD Single).
      • Island.

  • Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey

    Together In Electric Dreams

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.

  • Nerina Pallot

    Turn Me On Again

    • (CD Single).
    • Geffen.
    • 1.

  • Rose Royce

    I Wanna Get Next To You

    • Loverman (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Chris Rea

    Dancing The Blues Away

    • Santo Spirito Blues.
    • Rhino.
    • 1.

  • Johnny Tillotson

    Poetry In Motion

    • 60's Number Ones Vol 1.
    • Old Gold.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "WHAT MATTERS MOST - BARBRA SINGS THE LYRICS OF ALAN AND MARILYN BERGMAN" (Columbia) out now

    • Barbra Streisand

      What Matters Most

      • What Matters Most.
      • Columbia.
      • 10.

  • Deacon Blue

    Real Gone Kid

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

  • The Kinks

    Dedicated Follower Of Fashion

    • The Journey - Part 2: Anthology.
    • BMG.
    • 1.

  • The Feeling

    A Hundred Sinners

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

  • SMITH FAMILY ARCHIVE from the CD, "DAYLIGHT AGAIN" (WSM)

    • Crosby, Stills & Nash

      Southern Cross

      • Daylight Again.
      • Wsm.
      • 3.

  • Shaggy

    Oh Carolina

    • Shaggy - The Best Of Shaggy Part 1.
    • Virgin.

  • Danny & the Juniors

    At The Hop

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • John Paul Young

    Love Is In The Air

    • 20 Songs Of Love From The 70's (Vario.
    • MFP.

Broadcast

  • Fri 26 Aug 2011 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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