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Dave Pearce looks back at 1987 in his series celebrating four decades of dance music, the year that Jack Your Body by Steve 'Silk' Hurley hit the top of the charts.

Dave Pearce makes a welcome return to Radio 2 with his Dance Years series. Each show centres on a fantastic year of dance, starting with 1987 which was a hugely important year in the history of electronic dance music. This was the year that 'Reet Petite' by Jackie Wilson topped the singles charts, a song that had been a hit first time round in 1957! But it was knocked off the top spot by a totally different tune - 'Jack Your Body' by Steve 'Silk' Hurley which was and still is, a landmark tune. The series will take listeners on a musical journey through the special years and the biggest tunes in dance history.

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Wed 8 Oct 2014 22:00
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Music Played

  • Donna Allen

    Serious

    • Perfect Timing.
    • Portrait.

  • Eric B. & Rakim

    Paid In Full

    • Essential R&B Summer 2004 CD2.
    • Universal.
    • 18.

  • Ralphi Rosario

    You Used To Hold Me (feat. Xaviera Gold)

    • R&B Masters CD2.
    • Sony TV Columbia.

  • Janet Jackson

    The Pleasure Principle

    • Janet Jackson - Design Of A Decade.
    • A&M.

  • M|A|R|R|S

    Pump Up The Volume

    • Now 10, Part 1 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 4.

  • Maceo & the Macks

    Cross The Track

    • Into The Groove.
    • Marks and Spencer.

  • The Night Writers

    Let The Music (Use You)

    • CD Pool: Classic Beats Volume 1 CD1.
    • The CD Pool.
    • 7.

  • Alexander O’Neal

    Fake

    • The Greatest Hits of Alexander O'Neal.
    • Epic.

  • Phuture

    Acid Tracks

    • Masterpiece: Gilles Peterson: CD2: Dawn.
    • Warner Strategic Marketing International.
    • 6.

  • Joe Smooth

    Promised Land

    • Back To The House!.
    • Ministry Of Sound.
    • 13.

  • Steve β€œSilk” Hurley

    Jack Your Body

  • Stock Aitken Waterman

    Roadblock

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1987, Pt.2 (Var).
    • Telstar.

It's 1987 - a terrific year in the evolution of dance music!

It's 1987 - a terrific year in the evolution of dance music!
Dave Pearce kicks off his Dance Years season with one of the best ever - 1987! Eric B and Rakim, Phuture and Donna Allen are just some of the terrific tunes on offer.

Broadcast

  • Wed 8 Oct 2014 22:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2