Album of the Week and Tim Burgess
Tim Burgess - lead singer of The Charlatans - picks the Tracks of My Years. Ken's got another round of PopMaster and your dedications with today's love song.
Tim Burgess - lead singer of The Charlatans - chooses the Tracks of My Years all week with Ken. Since forming in 1988 the band has notched up thirteen Top 40 studio albums - three of them number ones - alongside twenty-two hit singles, four of them in the Top 10.
In October they announced their delayed 30th Anniversary Tour and released a special album box set entitled A Head Full Of Ideas featuring five albums and an exclusive seven inch single summing up their remarkable progress from 1990 Manchester scene hopefuls to one of the UK's most enduring and best-loved bands. The accompanying tour kicked off last month in Belfast and culminates in Aberdeen on the 20th December.
Despite many setbacks over the years the band have not just carried on but adapted and transformed several times. The classic Charlatans sound - driving Hammond organ, Northern Soul and house-influenced rhythms, swaggering guitars and Tim's distinctive vocal - remains instantly recognisable.
The next two tracks Tim has chosen come from Blondie and The Jam. Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week plus another round of PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk
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Kelly Clarkson
Underneath The Tree
- (CD Single).
- RCA.
- 001.
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Niall Horan & Anne-Marie
Everywhere (ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Children In Need)
- (CD Single).
- Atlantic.
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Olivia NewtonβJohn & Electric Light Orchestra
Xanadu
- Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
- Epic.
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The Script
Hall Of Fame (feat. will.i.am)
- #3 (Deluxe Edition).
- Sony.
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Danny Wilson
Mary's Prayer
- Now That's What I Call Music! 12 (Various Artists).
- Now.
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Duran Duran & Tove Lo
Give It All Up
- FUTURE PAST.
- BMG Rights Management.
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Jocelyn Brown
Somebody Else's Guy
- Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
- Global Television.
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Mariah Carey
All I Want For Christmas Is You
- Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas.
- Columbia.
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Record of the Week
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Westlife
My Hero
- Wild Dreams.
- Warner Music.
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Robbie Williams
Rock DJ
- (CD Single).
- Chrysalis.
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Bread
Make It With You
- Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
- Global Television.
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George Ezra
Come On ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ For Christmas
- (CD Single).
- Columbia.
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Billy Joel
All About Soul
- (CD Single).
- Columbia.
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Harry Belafonte
Mary's Boy Child (full version)
- All Time Favourite Christmas Songs.
- Trax Music.
- 2.
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JLS
Postcard
- 2.0.
- BMG Rights Management.
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Darlene Love
Winter Wonderland
- A Christmas Gift For You (Phil Spect.
- Phil Spector Int.
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Jona Lewie
Stop The Cavalry
- The Ivor Novello Winners.
- EMI.
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Roxette
The Look
- Now 15 (Various Artists).
- Now.
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Ed Sheeran & Elton John
Merry Christmas
- (CD Single).
- Atlantic.
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Christopher Cross
Sailing
- Christopher Cross.
- Warner Bros.
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Album of the Week
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Gary Barlow
My Dear Aquaintance
- The Dream Of Christmas.
- Polydor.
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²Ήβh²Ή
The Living Daylights
- The Best Of James Bond 30th Anniversa.
- EMI.
- 11.
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Benson Boone
Ghost Town
- (CD Single).
- Warner Music.
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David Bowie & Bing Crosby
Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy
- I Believe.
- Telstar.
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Tracks of My Years
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Blondie
Sunday Girl
- 70's Number Ones Vol 3.
- Old Gold.
- 9.
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The Jam
Strange Town
- The 70's: Back In The Groove - 1979.
- Time Life.
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Natalie Imbruglia
Invisible Things
- Firebird.
- BMG Rights Management.
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Marc Almond
The Days Of Pearly Spencer
- Now 22 (Various Artists).
- EMI.
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- Tue 14 Dec 2021 09:30ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2