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25/11/2011

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.

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Fri 25 Nov 2011 02:00
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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Barry White

      You're the First, the Last, My Everything

      • Barry White - The Collection.
      • Mercury.

  • Kate Bush

    Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • Status Quo

    Better Than That

    • Quid Pro Quo.
    • Fourth Chord Records.
    • 1.

  • George Baker Selection

    Little Green Bag

    • The Best Of Cult Fiction (Various).
    • Virgin.

  • Sting

    All This Time

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
    • 5.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "OWN THE NIGHT" (Capitol)

    • Lady A

      We Owned the Night

      • Own The Night.
      • Capitol.
      • 1.

  • Susan Cadogan

    Hurt So Good

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

  • Go West

    King Of Wishful Thinking

    • Pretty Woman - Soundtrack.
    • EMI.

  • Will Young

    Come On

    • Echoes.
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "MIDNIGHT SPECIAL" (Fantasy)

    • Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

      Meet Me Down the Bottom

  • Patti Smith Group

    Because the Night

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.

  • The Thrills

    One Horse Town

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Eliza Doolittle

    Pack Up

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • HOUR 2

    • Supertramp

      Dreamer

      • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
      • Polygram Tv.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Heart

    • Pet Shop Boys - Discography.
    • EMI.

  • Amy Winehouse

    Our Day Will Come

    • Lioness: Hidden Treasures.
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • The Four Seasons

    Beggin'

    • Working My Way Back To You.
    • Rhino.
    • 7.

  • It’s Immaterial

    Driving Away From Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    • Now 8 (Various Artists).
    • Siren.
    • 7.

  • Christina Perri

    A Thousand Years

    • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (OST).
    • Atlantic.

  • Pretenders

    Brass In Pocket

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

  • The Righteous Brothers

    You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.

  • CeeLo Green

    Anyway

    • Ladykiller: Platinum Edition.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY (TriTone)

    • Cave Birds

      Some Lightning Thrill

  • TLC

    No Scrubs

    • (CD Single).
    • Laface.

  • Billy Joel

    We Didn't Start The Fire

    • Billy Joel - The Ultimate Collection.
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • HOUR 3

    • Chairmen of the Board

      Give Me Just A Little More Time

      • Hits Of Hot Wax & Invictus (Various).
      • Hdh.

  • Guns N’ Roses

    Live And Let Die

  • µώ±π²β΄Η²Τ³¦Γ©

    Love On Top

    • 4.
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • Debbie Harry

    I Want That Man

    • The Best Millennium Party Ever (Var).
    • Virgin.

  • The Kinks

    Tired Of Waiting For You

    • The Journey - Part 1.
    • BMG.
    • 6.

  • Glen Campbell

    Any Trouble

    • Ghost On The Canvas.
    • Surfdog.
    • 1.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    That's the Way (I Like It)

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Westlife

    World of Our Own

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG/RCA.

  • The Style Council

    My Ever Changing Moods

    • The Style Council - Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • The Belle Stars

    Sign of the Times

    • The Very Best Of The Belle Stars.
    • Hit Label.

  • Marvin Gaye

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    • Songs Of The Century (Disc 2).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE GREEN ALBUMS" (Disney) suggested by Johnny from London

    • Weezer

      The Rainbow Connection (with Hayley Williams)

  • Sugar Minott

    Good Thing Going

    • Pleasure Island (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Racey

    Lay Your Love On Me

    • Super 70's (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Denise LaSalle

    My Toot Toot

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

Broadcast

  • Fri 25 Nov 2011 02:00
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