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01/02/2013

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

    • Diana Ross

      Why Do Fools Fall In Love

      • (CD Single).
      • EMI.

  • Mike + the Mechanics

    Over My Shoulder

    • Mike & The Mechanics Hits.
    • Virgin.

  • Bellowhead

    Roll The Woodpile Down

    • Broadside.
    • Navigator Records.
    • 003.

  • Ritchie Valens

    La Bamba

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • ABBA

    Knowing Me, Knowing You

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 002.

  • Love and Theft

    Runnin' Out Of Air

    • Love And Theft.
    • RCA Nashville.

  • Owl City

    Fireflies

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

  • Debbie Harry

    French Kissin In The USA

    • Now 8 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "GRAFFITI ON THE TRAIN" (Ignition) out March 4th

    • Stereophonics

      Indian Summer

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

  • Amy Grant

    Baby Baby

    • Now 1991 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Keep The Customer Satisfied

    • Bridge Over Troubled Water.
    • Columbia.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "Oh No It's...The Wonder Stuff" (Independent Records) Out 18th March

    • The Wonder Stuff

      Oh No

      • Oh No It's...The Wonder Stuff.
      • Independent Records.

  • Lady A

    I Run to You

    • Need You Now.
    • Capitol Nashville.
    • 1.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    Boogie Shoes

    • Very Best Of KC & The Sunshine Band.
    • Chrysalis.

  • HOUR 2

    • Mark Ronson

      Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse)

      • (CD Single).
      • Sony BMG.

  • Prefab Sprout

    Cars And Girls

    • Top Gear 2 - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • Emilia Mitiku

    You're Not Right For Me

    • I Belong To You.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • The Isley Brothers

    This Old Heart Of Mine

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Chaka Khan

    I Feel For You

    • The Divas Of Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Jamiroquai

    Canned Heat

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

  • JD McPherson

    Dimes For Nickels

    • Signs & Signifiers.
    • Rounder.

  • Stevie Nicks

    Edge Of Seventeen

    • (Single).
    • WEA.
    • 4.

  • Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Up Around The Bend

    • Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chroni.
    • Fantasy.
    • 24.

  • The Overtones

    Love Song

    • Higher.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the EP, "NUFF SAID" (Mango) suggested by Bob Down in Upminster

    • Apache Indian

      Boom-Shack-A-Lak

      • The Best of Apache Indian.
      • Spectrum.

  • Sade

    The Sweetest Taboo

    • All Woman 2 (Various Artists).
    • Quality Television.

  • ZZ Top

    Gimme All Your Lovin'

    • Top Gear 2 - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • HOUR 3

    • Earth, Wind & Fire

      Let's Groove

      • 15th Anniversary Music Celebration (Various Artists).
      • Rhino.

  • Chuck Berry

    Nadine (Is It You?)

    • The Best Of Chuck Berry.
    • Music Club.

  • James Arthur

    Impossible

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco.
    • 1.

  • Jean Knight

    Mr Big Stuff

    • Stax Greatest Hits (Various Artists).
    • Stax.

  • Kristina Train

    Lose You Tonight

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Trio

    Da Da Da

    • Young at Heart (Various Artists).
    • Reader's Digest.

  • Boz Scaggs

    What Can I Say

    • Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees.
    • CBS.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "IN TIME" (Mercury) out 4th February

    • The Mavericks

      As Long As There's Loving Tonight

      • In Time.
      • Mercury.
      • 9.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "SET YOU FREE" (Wrasse Records)

    • Gary Allan

      Tough Goodbye

  • Sub Sub

    Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use) (feat. Melanie Williams)

    • (CD Single).
    • Rob's.

  • Dandy Livingstone

    Suzanne Beware Of The Devil

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

  • Gabrielle Aplin

    Please Don't Say You Love Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • The Beach Boys

    Fun Fun Fun

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.

  • Barry White

    You See The Trouble With Me

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

  • Elvis Presley

    Heartbreak Hotel

  • Londonbeat

    I've Been Thinking About You

    • (CD Single).
    • Anxious Records.

Broadcast

  • Fri 1 Feb 2013 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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