29/10/2011
Paul Gambaccini presents tracks from this week's US charts and hits from the last six decades. This week's hitmakers include Beach Boys, Sister Sledge, Jill Scott and Adele.
Paul Gambaccini presents tracks from this week's US charts and hits from the last six decades.
In the feature Baby What A Big Surprise [they really were Number One albums] we hear Graduation Day by the Beach Boys from Beach Boys Concert, the first live rock album to top the chart. We also hear What Would You Do? from Body Kiss released by the Isley Brothers in 2003 and their first number one in 28 years.
Regular feature The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face brings songs from LPs by The Lovin' Spoonful and Bee Gees, while It's Not The Same Old Song highlights Sweet Love by the Commodores and a different song with the same title by Anita Baker.
In A Matter Of Life And Death Paul celebrates the birth on this date in 1945 of Melba Moore and pays tribute to the recently deceased pianist Roger Williams. We Are Family by Sister Sledge and We Gotta Get Out Of This Place by the Animals are this week's featured songs from the Grammy Hall Of Fame Singles list.
Our R&B Number Ones are from 1972 - I'll Be Around by Spinners - and this week - So In Love by Jill Scott & Anthony Hamilton. We hear Country Number Ones from 1967 and now by Tammy Wynette and Blake Shelton and this week's past and present Rock Number Ones are by Smash Mouth and Bush. The new album by Evanescence enters at Number One in the US album chart and on the singles side, Adele's Someone Like is still Number One.
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Music Played
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Roy Orbison
Falling
This date in 1929: Black Tuesday: Wall Street fell 12% on highest volume until the 1960s; ticker tape ran nearly four hours after the market closed to catch up with the transactions
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The Fray
Heartbeat
New Entry in the Top Thirty
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The Beach Boys
Graduation Day
Baby What A Big Surprise [they really were Number One albums] Beach Boys Concert - The Beach Boys (1964) [First live rock LP to reach number one]
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Five Finger Death Punch
Remember Everything
New Entry in the Top Three of the Album Chart: American Capitalist
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Melba Moore
This Is It
Born 1945: Melba Moore
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Roger Williams
Autumn Leaves
Roger Williams - born 1st October; died 8th October 2011
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Martina McBride
MARRY ME (featuring Pat Monahan)
New Entry in the Top Ten of the Album Chart: Eleven
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The Detroit Spinners
I'll Be Around
R&B Number One this date in 1972
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Jill Scott
SO IN LOVE (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
Adult R&B Number One: eighteenth week
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Ryan Adams
Lucky Now
New Entry in the Top Ten of the Album Chart: Ashes And Fire
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Commodores
Sweet Love
It’s Not The Same Old Song: Reached Number Five in 1976
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Anita Baker
Sweet Love
It’s Not The Same Old Song: Number Eight in 1986
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Rihanna
We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)
Number Three
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The Lovin’ Spoonful
Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) Do You Believe In Magic - The Lovin’ Spoonful (4 December 1965)
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LMFAO
Sexy And I Know It
Number Two
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Sister Sledge
We Are Family
Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: Terrific Two and R&B Number One in 1979
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The Animals
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: Number Thirteen in 1965
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Johnny Gill
In The Mood
New Entry in the Top Twenty of the Album Chart: Still Winning
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The Isley Brothers
WHAT WOULD YOU DO? (featuring R. Kelly)
Baby What A Big Surprise [they really were Number One albums] Body Kiss - The Isley Brothers (2003) [Their first number one in 28 years]
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Tammy Wynette
I Don't Wanna Play House
Country Number One this date in 1967
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Blake Shelton
God Gave Me You
Current Country Number One - third week
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Smash Mouth
Walkin' On The Sun
Rock Number One this date in 1997
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Bush
The Sound Of Winter
Current Rock Number One - NEW
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The Vee Gees
Turn Of The Century
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) Bee Gees’ 1st - Bee Gees (26 August 1967)
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Evanescence
Lost In Paradise
Current Number One in the Album Chart: NEW: Evanescence
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? and the Mysterians
96 Tears
Number One this date in 1966
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Johnny Nash
I Can See Clearly Now
Number One this date in 1972
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Adele
Someone Like You
Current Number One: fourth week
Broadcast
- Sat 29 Oct 2011 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2