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02/09/2011

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.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • The Trammps

      Disco Inferno

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

  • Alison Moyet

    Love Resurrection

    • Alison Moyet Singles.
    • Columbia.

  • CeeLo Green

    Cry Baby

    • The Lady Killer.
    • WEA.
    • 1.

  • Robert Palmer

    Mercy Mercy Me/I Want You

    • Now 19 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Jerry Lee Lewis

    Great Balls of Fire

    • The Essential One & Only Jerry Lee Le.
    • Trax Records.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "OWN THE NIGHT" (Parlophone) out on October 3rd

    • Lady A

      Just A Kiss

      • (CD Single).
      • Capitol.
      • 1.

  • Free

    All Right Now

    • Back To The 70's (CD1) (Various).
    • EMI.
    • 15.

  • Mel & Tim

    Backfield In Motion

    • Soul Survivors (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • The Feeling

    A Hundred Sinners

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

  • Diana Ross

    My Old Piano

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming CD, "BLACK RAINBOWS" (EMI) out September 26th

    • Brett Anderson

      Brittle Heart

  • Dean Martin

    Gentle On My Mind

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

  • Soul II Soul

    Keep on Movin' (feat. Caron Wheeler)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Nick Lowe

    Cruel To Be Kind

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
    • 9.

  • HOUR 2

    • Donna Summer

      I Feel Love

      • Donna Summer - On The Radio.
      • Casablanca.
      • 7.

  • Paul Simon

    You Can Call Me Al

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 2).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 4.

  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    The Death Of You And Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Sour Mash Records.
    • 7.

  • Barry Mann

    Who Put The Bomp In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp!

    • Rockvile Vol 16.
    • Backline Records.

  • Gwen Stefani & Akon

    The Sweet Escape

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • Chris Rea

    Dancing The Blues Away

    • Santo Spirito Blues.
    • Rhino.
    • 1.

  • Adele

    Rolling In The Deep

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • Al Wilson

    The Snake

    • The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter (V.
    • Virgin.

  • Elvis Costello

    Sparkling Day

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Island Records.
    • 20.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE BEST OF CHUCK BERRY" (Music Club) suggested by Derek Warren in Lancashire

    • Chuck Berry

      Promised Land

      • The Best Of Chuck Berry.
      • Music Club.

  • Donald Fagen

    I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)

    • Donald Fagen - The Nightfly.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Def Leppard

    Pour Some Sugar On Me

    • More Monkey Business From Catalogue Marketing (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Connie Francis

    Lipstick On Your Collar

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • HOUR 3

    • Keane

      Somewhere Only We Know

      • (CD Single).
      • Transcopic Records.

  • Barry White

    You See The Trouble With Me

    • Barry White - The Collection.
    • Mercury.
    • 2.

  • Nerina Pallot

    Turn Me On Again

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

  • Eric Clapton

    Behind The Mask

    • The Cream Of Eric Clapton.
    • Polydor.

  • Bonnie Tyler

    Total Eclipse Of The Heart

    • Moments In Love (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.

  • Jimmy Jones

    Handy Man

    • And The Beat Goes On Vol 3 (Various).
    • Debutante.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "BETTER DAY" (Sony) out now

    • Dolly Parton

      Together You And I

      • Better Day.
      • Sony.
      • 1.

  • Deep Purple

    Smoke On The Water

    • Singles A's & B's.
    • EMI.
    • 2.

  • Wang Chung

    Dance Hall Days

    • Hits Of The 60s, 70s & 80s (Various).
    • Kenwest.

  • Carly Simon

    Why

    • The Very Best Of Carly Simon.
    • Global Television.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "'O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU' SOUNDTRACK: DELUXE EDITION" (Mercury)

    • Harley Allen

      In the Jailhouse Now

  • J.J. Cale

    After Midnight

    • J.J.Cale - Special Edition.
    • Mercury.

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Heat Wave

    • Originals 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • S Club

    Reach

    • Huge Hits 2000 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

Broadcast

  • Fri 2 Sep 2011 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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