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31/12/2014

Tony Blackburn leads Radio 2's New Year's Eve celebrations with a selection of upbeat soul hits from the past 50 years.

Tony Blackburn leads Radio 2's New Year's Eve celebrations, with a selection of upbeat soul hits from the past 50 years.

The playlist includes classic tracks such as Womack & Womack's Love; Chairmen Of The Board's Give Me A Little More Time; Doris Troy's Just One Look; Shakatak's Easier Said Than Done; KC & The Sunshine Band's That's The Way I Like It; The Fatback Band's (Do The) Spanish Hustle; Chaka Khan's I'm Every Woman; and Thelma Houston's Don't Leave Me This Way.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Wed 31 Dec 2014 22:00

Music Played

  • Archie Bell & the Drells

    Soul City Walk

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.
  • Bandwagon & Johnny Johnson

    Blame It On The Pony Express

    • Million Sellers Vol.17 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • The Blackbyrds

    Walking In Rhythm

    • Afrodisiac (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Chairmen of the Board

    Everything's Tuesday

    • The Best Of Chairmen Of The Board.
    • Castle.
  • Cherrelle

    Saturday Love (feat. Alexander O’Neal)

    • Nite Flite 2 (Various Artists).
    • CBS.
  • Sam Cooke

    Having a Party

    • Sam Cooke - The Man & His Music.
    • RCA.
  • Si Cranstoun

    Dance For Evermore

    • (CD Single).
    • EastWest.
    • 001.
  • DeBarge

    Rhythm Of The Night

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • The Drifters

    Save The Last Dance For Me

    • Very Best Of Ben E.King & The Drifters.
    • Global Television.
  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Boogie Wonderland (feat. The Emotions)

    • The Best Seventies Album In The World.. Ever!.
    • Virgin.
    • 2.
  • The Elgins

    Put Yourself In My Place

    • Big Motown Hits & Hard To Find Classi.
    • Tamla Motown.
  • Eruption

    One Way Ticket

    • The 70's: 1979 (Various Artists).
    • Time Life.
  • Four Tops

    When She Was My Girl

    • The Four Tops - The Singles Collectio.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Aretha Franklin

    Who's Zoomin' Who?

    • Nightlife II (Various Artists).
    • Solitaire Collection.
  • Marvin Gaye & Paul Hardcastle

    Rainforest/What's Going On (Original Mix)

    • Hardcastle VI.
    • Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records.
  • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

    The Onion Song

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Gloria Gaynor

    Never Can Say Goodbye

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1974 (Various).
    • Premier.
  • The Hues Corporation

    Rock The Boat

    • Million Sellers Vol.14 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • The Isley Brothers

    It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop) (Parts 1 & 2)

    • Let's Groove Again (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.
  • Michael Jackson

    Love Never Felt So Good (feat. Justin Timberlake) (feat. Justin Timberlake)

    • Xscape.
    • Sony Music.
  • The Jones Girls

    Baby Don't Go Yet

    • (Single).
    • Philadelphia International Records.
  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    That's the Way (I Like It)

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

    Happy People

    • (CD Single).
    • Jive.
  • Chaka Khan

    Ain't Nobody

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.
  • Evelyn β€œChampagne” King

    Love Come Down

    • Essential Works Of Evelyn Champagne K.
    • RCA.
  • Curtis Mayfield

    Move On Up

    • The Old Skool Reunion (Various Artis.
    • Global Television.
  • McFadden & Whitehead

    Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now

    • Million Sellers Vol.19 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • Midnight Star

    Midas Touch

    • Soul Weekender (Various Artists).
    • Crimson.
  • The O’Jays

    Use Ta Be My Girl

    • Million Sellers Vol.18 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • Odyssey

    Inside Out

    • Happy Together.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 008.
  • Rihanna

    Only Girl (In The World)

    • (CD Single).
    • Def Jam.
  • The Ronettes

    Baby, I Love You

    • The Best Of The Ronettes.
    • Phil Spector Int.
  • Rose Royce

    Car Wash

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Diana Ross

    My Old Piano

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Shakatak

    The Greatest Gift (Dance Mix)

    • On The Corner.
    • Secret Records.
  • Sister Sledge

    He's The Greatest Dancer

    • The Last Days Of Disco (Film Soundtra.
    • Columbia.
  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Dance To The Music

    • 100% Dance - Dancing Through The 70's (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • The Detroit Spinners

    Ghetto Child

    • A One Of A Kind Love Affair.
    • Atlantic.
    • 9.
  • Edwin Starr

    H.A.P.P.Y. Radio

    • Edwin Starr: The Essential Collection.
    • Spectrum.
  • The Supremes

    Up The Ladder To The Roof

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Tapestry

    It's Not The World That's Messed Up

    • The Spirit Of Philadelphia 3 (Various Artists).
    • Expansion.
  • Tavares

    Whodunit

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.
  • The Temptations

    Treat Her Like A Lady

    • From Motown With Love (Various Artists).
    • K-Tel.
    • 6.
  • The Tymes

    You Little Trust Maker

    • Million Sellers Vol.17 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • Luther Vandross

    I Really Didn't Mean It

    • 100% Pure Groove (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • The Velvelettes

    Really Saying Something

    • Leaders Of The Pack (Various Artists.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 5.
  • Dionne Warwick

    Heartbreaker

    • Friends & Lovers (Various Artists).
    • K-Tel.
  • Barry White

    You See The Trouble With Me

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

    Superstition

    • Motown Chartbusters Volume 8 (Various Artists).
    • Spectrum Music.

Broadcast

  • Wed 31 Dec 2014 22:00