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The Love Song and Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr

Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Junior of The 5th Dimension choose the Tracks of My Years. There's the daily loves song and another nail-biting round of PopMaster.

Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Junior, founding members of the legendary 60's group The 5th Dimension, choose the Tracks of My Years. The multi-award winning couple had ubiquitous hits including 'Up, Up and Away', 'Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In' and 'Wedding Bell Blues'. They've recently announced their first studio album in over 30 years, 'Blackbird: Lennon-McCartney Icons'. The album sees Marilyn and Billy explore carefully chosen songs from throughout The Beatles' co-writers' songbooks, both with the group and as solo artists, which resonate with the duo right up to the present day. Recorded with producer Nic Mendoza, the album is infused with the couple's original pop and soul sound and also contains tracks such as 'Yesterday', 'Ticket To Ride' and 'Help!'. A track of particular resonance for the couple is 'Silly Love Songs', the Paul and Linda McCartney hit. It was a hit he same year they released 'You don't Have to Be A Star' and both reached number one in America.

Marilyn and Billy will celebrate their 52nd wedding anniversary later this year. They have achieved seven Grammy Awards and earned fifteen gold and three platinum records both as members of The 5th Dimension and as a recording duo. They are also credited with making TV history being the first African American couple to host their own television variety show. 'The Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. Show' in the seventies.

The next two tracks they have chosen come from Foreigner and Prince. Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week plus PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 23 Jun 2021 09:30

Music Played

  • Coldplay

    A Sky Full Of Stars

    • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music Awards (Various Artists).
    • UMOD.
  • Record of the Week

    • Diana Ross

      Thank You

      • (CD Single).
      • Decca.
  • Alexander O’Neal

    Criticize

    • Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
    • Hits.
    • 9.
  • Kylie Minogue

    Dancing

    • Golden.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • Manic Street Preachers

    Orwellian

    • The Ultra Vivid Lament.
    • Columbia.
  • Pet Shop Boys

    Go West

    • Pet Shop Boys - Very.
    • Parlophone.
  • ABBA

    Summer Night City

    • Abba - More Abba Gold.
    • Polydor.
  • Sigrid

    Mirror

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • Del Amitri

    Always The Last To Know

    • Now 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Bertie Higgins

    Casablanca

    • (Single).
    • Epic.
  • Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix

    Heartbreak Anthem

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Toploader

    Dancing In The Moonlight

    • Onka's Big Moka - Toploader.
    • Sony Soho Square.
  • Whitney Houston

    One Moment In Time

    • All Woman (Various Artists).
    • Quality.
  • ΄³³ά²ϊΓ«±τ

    Dumb

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • ZZ Top

    Sharp Dressed Man

    • (Single).
    • Warner Bros.
  • Beverley Knight & Mark Knight

    Everything’s Gonna Be Alright (feat. London Community Gospel Choir)

    • (CD Single).
    • Toolroom.
  • Gladys Knight

    Licence To Kill

    • Gladys Knight & The Pips - Singles Al.
    • Pro-Tv.
  • Natalie Imbruglia

    Build It Better

    • Firebird.
    • BMG Rights Management.
  • Robert Palmer

    Some Guys Have All The Luck

    • The Very Best Of Robert Palmer.
    • EMI.
  • Album of the Week

    • Joan Armatrading

      To Be Loved

      • Consequences.
      • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
  • Limahl

    Never Ending Story

    • Kajagoogoo & Limahl: The Singles.
    • EMI.
  • Jack Savoretti

    Who's Hurting Who (feat. Nile Rodgers)

    • Europiana.
    • UMG.
  • Four Tops

    I Can't Help Myself

    • The Singles Collection.
    • Polygram TV.
  • Tracks of My Years

    • Prince & The Revolution

      Kiss

      • 4Ever.
      • Warner Bros.
    • Foreigner

      I Want To Know What Love Is

      • Burning Hearts (Various Artists).
      • Telstar.
  • Holly Humberstone

    The Walls Are Way Too Thin

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Gonzalez

    I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • Disky.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Wed 23 Jun 2021 09:30