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Johnnie Walker meets... Albert Hammond

Johnnie Walker meets the greatest songwriter you've never heard of, he has had writing credits on over 360 million records, he doesn't just write songs, he writes classics.

Johnnie Walker Meets the Greatest Songwriter you've never heard of, but this man has had writing credits on over 360 million records, he's been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, won an Ivor Novello Award for his outstanding song collection and has been awarded the OBE, it's said that he doesn't just write songs, he writes classics. Albert Hammond brought his guitar along to play and talk through his many hits from a catalogue of over a thousand songs. You'll hear the touching story behind "The Air That I Breathe" and how it influenced Radiohead to write "Creep". How he persuaded Leo Sayer to sing his number one hit "When I Need You" and how after writing the Emmy Award winning "One Moment In Time", he envisaged Elvis Presley singing it not Whitney Houston! The artists who have covered his work include The Carpenters, Diana Ross, The Hollies, Julio Iglesias, Neil Diamond, Celine Dion and many more and after his early collaboration with Mike Hazlewood, he went on to write with the biggest names in the business such as Hal David and Carole Bayer Sager. He is quite simply a genius and for the next two hours you'll hear why.

57 minutes

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Fri 29 Dec 2017 17:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Albert Hammond

    Good Morning Freedom (Live Albert Hammond - TX: 291217)

  • Blue Mink

    Good Morning Freedom

    • The Best Of.
    • Music Club.

  • Albert Hammond

    Freedom Come (Live Albert Hammond - TX: 291217)

  • The Fortunes

    Freedom Come Freedom Go

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

  • Joe Dolan

    Make Me An Island

    • This Is My Song - Love Songs Of The 6.
    • Old Gold.

  • Albert Hammond

    Down By The River

    • The Very Best Of Albert Hammond.
    • CBS.

  • Albert Hammond

    It Never Rains In Southern California

    • The Singer & The Song (Various Artists).
    • Stardust.
    • 2.

  • Albert Hammond

    99 Miles From LA (Live Albert Hammond - TX: 291217)

  • Albert Hammond

    99 Miles From L.A.

    • Ray Moore - A Personal Choice.
    • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Records.

  • Albert Hammond

    To All The Girls I Loved Before (Albert Hammond Live: 291217)

  • Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson

    To All The Girls I've Loved Before

    • Willie Nelson - Collection.
    • Columbia.

  • Albert Hammond

    The Air That I Breathe

    • The Very Best of Albert Hammond.
    • Sony Music Entertainment.
    • 16.

  • The Hollies

    The Air That I Breathe

    • The Gold Album (Various Artists).
    • The Hit Label Ltd.
    • 14.

  • Albert Hammond

    I Need To Be In Love

    • Legend II.
    • Sony Music Ent.
    • 7.

  • Carpenters

    I Need To Be In Love

    • The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More.
    • A&M.

  • Albert Hammond

    When I Need You (Live Albert Hammond - TX: 291217)

  • Leo Sayer

    When I Need You

    • Leo Sayer -The Definitive Hits Collec.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 7.

  • Aretha Franklin & Elton John

    Through The Storm

    • Perfect Day (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Albert Hammond

    Gimme Dat Ding (Live Albert Hammond - TX: 291217)

  • The Pipkins

    Gimme Dat Ding

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

  • Simon Dupree & the Big Sound

    Reservations

    • Remember The Pirates.
    • EMI.
    • 17.

  • Albert Hammond

    I'm A Train (Live Albert Hammond TX: 291217)

  • Albert Hammond

    I'm A Train

    • The Very Best Of Albert Hammond.
    • CBS.

  • Starship

    Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

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

  • Whitney Houston

    One Moment In Time

    • All Woman (Various Artists).
    • Quality.

  • CΓ©line Dion

    Just Walk Away

    • The Colour Of My Love.
    • Music Direct.
    • 14.

  • Albert Hammond

    Don't Turn Around (Albert Hammond Live TX: 291217)

  • Neil Diamond

    Don't Turn Around

    • Lovescape.
    • Columbia.
    • 3.

  • Tina Turner

    I Don't Wanna Lose You

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

  • Diana Ross

    When You Tell Me That You Love Me

    • The Love Album (CD 1) (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Albert Hammond

    The Free Electric Band

    • In Symphony.
    • BMG.
    • 11.

Broadcast

  • Fri 29 Dec 2017 17:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2