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The latest new releases, plus the Vinyl Revival from Whitney Houston

To celebrate what would have been the singer’s 60th Birthday, this week’s Vinyl Revival is Whitney by Whitney Houston.

To celebrate what would have been the singer’s 60th Birthday, this week’s Vinyl Revival is Whitney by Whitney Houston. Jo plays another track from the album, plus her favourite new music from all genres of the musical spectrum.

Released in 1987, Whitney was Whitney Houston’s second album. Including hit singles I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Didn’t We Almost Have It All, Where Do Broken Hearts Go? and So Emotional, the album was nominated for four Grammys, winning best female Pop vocal performance for I Wanna Dance With Somebody.

1 hour, 30 minutes

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Wed 9 Aug 2023 19:30
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Music Played

  • KAMILLE, Tamera & Bellah

    Options

    • K1.
    • Believe.

  • Guillemots

    Made-Up Lovesong #43

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Polydor.

  • Stormzy & RAYE

    The Weekend

    • (CD Single).
    • 0207.

  • boygenius

    Cool About It

    • The Record.
    • Interscope Records.
    • 1.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Â鶹ԼÅÄward Bound

    • The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel.
    • Columbia.

  • Gabrielle Aplin & Gavin James

    Anyway

    • (CD Single).
    • Never Fade Records.

  • De La Soul

    Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)

    • De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead.
    • Tommy Boy Music.

  • Say She She

    Astral Plane

  • Oasis

    Rock 'N' Roll Star

    • Definitely Maybe.
    • Helter Skelter.

  • Wasia Project

    Ur So Pretty

  • Blur

    Barbaric

    • The Ballad Of Darren.
    • Parlophone.

  • First Aid Kit

    As It Was (Radio 2 Session, 8 Nov 2022)

  • Rae Morris

    Under The Shadows (Radio 2 Session, 1 Aug 2017)

  • Sam Fender

    Dancing In The Dark (Radio 2 Session, 17 January 2019)

  • Whitney Houston

    Didn't We Almost Have It All

  • Grian Chatten

    Bob's Casino

    • Partisan Records.

  • Jorja Smith

    GO GO GO

    • Famm.

  • The Avalanches

    Since I Left You

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.

  • Leonard Cohen

    Suzanne

    • The Singer & The Song (Various Artist.
    • Stylus.

Broadcast

  • Wed 9 Aug 2023 19:30
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2