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17/08/2012

American singer and guitarist chooses his final two songs for the Tracks of My Years, which today features records by award-winner Marvin Gaye and American rock band The Byrds.

Glenn Frey, American singer and guitarist and founding member of the acclaimed rock band The Eagles picks his final two songs in the 'Tracks Of My Years'. Today's choice includes a double Grammy Award winning song by Marvin Gaye which became his biggest seller. There's also a track by The Byrds from their 1967 album 'Younger Than Yesterday' that took it's cue from the media hype and hysteria surrounding the music industry. Plus there's the Love-Song, a track from the Album Of The Week and the Friday round of the music quiz, PopMaster. Glenn recently released the CD 'After Hours' - his first solo album in twenty years and it's fourteen jazz inflected love-songs are taken from the Great American Songbook.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Fri 17 Aug 2012 09:30
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Music Played

  • Madonna

    Papa Don't Preach

    • Madonna - The Immaculate Collection.
    • Sire.
    • 4.

  • Record Of The Week

    • Untitled

  • Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen

    Good Time

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Peacekeeper

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 015.

  • Gnarls Barkley

    Crazy

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Amy Macdonald

    Pride

    • Life In A Beautiful Light.
    • Mercury.
    • 2.

  • Shalamar

    A Night To Remember

    • Friends - Deluxe Edition.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 5.

  • The Lightning Seeds

    Lucky You

    • Lightning Seeds - Jollification.
    • Epic.

  • Paloma Faith

    30 Minute Love Affair

    • Fall To Grace.
    • RCA.
    • 2.

  • Eighth Wonder

    I'm Not Scared

    • NOW - Yearbook 1988 (Various Artists).
    • NOW.
    • 3.

  • Love Song

    • Untitled

  • Billy Preston & Syreeta

    With You I'm Born Again

    • Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev.
    • Telstar.

  • Lemar

    Invincible

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
    • 1.

  • Popmaster

    • Untitled

  • Amy Winehouse

    Back To Black

    • Back To Black.
    • Universal Records.

  • Boz Scaggs

    Sierra

    • Some Change.
    • Virgin.

  • Cass Elliot

    Make Your Own Kind Of Music

    • Bubble Gum, Lemonade & Something for Mama.
    • Dunhill.
    • 12.

  • Candi Staton

    Young Hearts Run Free

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

  • MIKA

    °δ±π±τ±π²ϊ°ω²Ή³Ω±πΜύ (feat. Pharrell Williams)

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

  • ²Ήβ€h²Ή

    The Sun Always Shines on TV

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Album Of The Week

    • Untitled

  • The Brilliant Things

    The Fall

    • Stronger Than Romeo.
    • Spokes/Universal.
    • 10.

  • Patrick Juvet

    Got A Feeling

    • Got A Feeling.
    • Casablanca Music.
    • 6.

  • Nell Bryden

    Sirens

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

  • The following two songs were chosen by Glenn Frey for Tracks Of My Years

    • Untitled

  • Marvin Gaye

    Sexual Healing

    • The Greatest Love (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • The Byrds

    So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star

    • The Very Best Of The Byrds.
    • BMG/Sony.
    • 10.

  • Queen

    I Want To Break Free

    • The Works.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Fri 17 Aug 2012 09:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2