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16/09/2011

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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Fri 16 Sep 2011 02:00
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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Junior

      Mama Used To Say

      • And They Danced The Night Away.
      • Debutante.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    A Design For Life

    • Everything Must Go - 20th Anniversary Edition.
    • Columbia.
    • 16.

  • Caro Emerald

    The Other Woman

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

  • Gene Chandler

    Duke Of Earl

    • Million Sellers Vol.9 - The Sixties.
    • Disky.

  • Phyllis Nelson

    Move Closer

    • The Love Album (CD 1) (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Dolly Parton

    Just Leavin'

    • Better Day.
    • Dolly Records.
    • 2.

  • Poison

    Unskinny Bop

    • Poison - Greatest Hits.
    • EMI.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "LETTERS" (Columbia) out on October 17th

    • Matt Cardle

      Run For Your Life

      • (CD Single).
      • Columbia.
      • 1.

  • Peggy Lee

    Why Don't You Do Right

    • The Best Of The Capitol Years.
    • Capitol.
    • 7.

  • Billy Idol

    Mony Mony

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

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY

    • GrΓ‘inne Duffy

      I Know We're Gonna Be Just Fine

  • Odyssey

    Native New Yorker

    • Million Sellers Vol.17 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • The Feeling

    A Hundred Sinners

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

  • HOUR 2

    • Detroit Emeralds

      Feel The Need In Me

      • Heart Full Of Soul (Various Artists).
      • Global Television.

  • Bob Dylan

    Subterranean ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔsick Blues

    • Bob Dylan - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • CeeLo Green

    Cry Baby

    • The Lady Killer.
    • WEA.
    • 1.

  • Joni Mitchell

    Big Yellow Taxi

    • Joni Mitchell.
    • Reprise.

  • Al Jarreau

    Mornin'

    • Best Of Al Jarreau.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Dr. Feelgood

    Milk And Alcohol

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Grace Griffith

    My Life

    • Sailing.
    • Blix Street Records.
    • 1.

  • The Undertones

    Teenage Kicks

    • Beautiful Game (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • John Mayer

    Waiting on the world to Change

    • Continuum.
    • BMG.
    • 1.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Chain Of Fools

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • James Morrison

    I Won't Let You Go

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

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE SPECIALS" (Chrysalis) suggested by Craig β€œRooster” Robertson from Mull of Kintyre

    • The Specials

      Concrete Jungle

      • The Specials.
      • Chrysalis.
      • 6.

  • Cher

    If I Could Turn Back Time

    • Cher - The Greatest Hits.
    • WEA/Universal.

  • Frank Sinatra

    I Get A Kick Out Of You

    • The Frank Sinatra Collection.
    • EMI.

  • HOUR 3

    • Genesis

      Turn It On Again

      • Genesis - Duke.
      • Virgin.

  • Gabriella Cilmi

    Sweet About Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Will Young

    Jealousy

    • Echoes.
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • The Easybeats

    Friday On My Mind

    • Good Morning Vietnam (Film S/Track).
    • Disky.

  • Wet Wet Wet

    Goodnight Girl

    • Now 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Darren Hayes

    Black Out The Sun

    • (CD Single).
    • Powdered Sugar Productions.
    • 1.

  • The Upsetters

    Return Of Django

    • Million Sellers Vol.10 - The Sixties.
    • Disky.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "GHOST ON THE CANVAS" (Surfdog) out now

    • Glen Campbell

      In My Arms

      • Ghost On The Canvas.
      • Surfdog Records.
      • 7.

  • DNA

    Tom's Diner (feat. Suzanne Vega)

    • Best Of Suzanne Vega - Tried & True.
    • A&M.

  • Duran Duran

    Rio

    • Duran Duran - Greatest.
    • EMI.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "ALONE" (Moscodisc)

    • Eleanor McEvoy

      Only a Woman's Heart

  • The Bellamy Brothers

    Let Your Love Flow

    • Country Moods (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • The Archies

    Sugar, Sugar

    • Dance Hits Of The '60's & '70's.
    • Old Gold.

  • Meck

    Thunder In My Heart Again (feat. Leo Sayer)

    • (CD Single).
    • Free2air.

  • Shirley Bassey

    Big Spender

    • Shirley Bassey - The Singles.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Fri 16 Sep 2011 02:00
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