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Calvin Harris chooses his final Tracks of My Years

DJ, producer and songwriter Calvin Harris chooses his final Tracks of My Years. Plus, two more contestants take on Vernon's music quiz Ten to the Top.

DJ, producer and songwriter Calvin Harris chooses his final Tracks of My Years.

Calvin grew up in Dumfries in Scotland, initially working in a fish processing factory and stocking shelves in supermarkets to save up and buy DJ gear. He moved to London to pursue a career in music but a lack of job opportunities led to him returning to Dumfries, where he created his first album, I Created Disco, in his bedroom.

Uploading his music to MySpace, Calvin had hits with The Girls and Acceptable in the 80s, which led to a record deal with Columbia in 2006. Since then, Calvin has released six albums, had 11 UK number ones and won two Brit awards, a Grammy and an Ivor Novello. He has performed all over the world, and this summer had a residency at Ibiza's UshuaΓ―a nightclub. Calvin’s new single, Desire, is out now. It's his third collaboration with Sam Smith and follows on from the success of Promises, which spent six weeks at number one, and I’m Not Here To Make Friends.

Calvin’s final choices come from Roy Ayers and Raphael Saadiq.

There'll also be more audio nuggets as we dive in to the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Archive in Vernon's Vault, plus the mid-morning music quiz Ten to the Top and a brand new Record and Album of the Week.

Whatever you're up to, Vern wants to hear from you: email vernon@bbc.co.uk - and if you’d like to apply to take part in Ten to the Top, the address you need is tentothetop@bbc.co.uk.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 25 Aug 2023 09:30
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Music Played

  • Michael Gray

    The Weekend

    • (CD Single).
    • Eye Industries.

  • Robbie Williams

    Let Me Entertain You

    • Now 39 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Blur

    Barbaric

    • The Ballad Of Darren.
    • Parlophone.

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Boogie Wonderland (feat. The Emotions)

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

  • Texas

    Keep On Talking

    • The Very Best Of 1989 - 2023.
    • PIAS.

  • Sister Sledge

    Lost In Music

    • Disco Inferno (Various Artists).
    • East West.
    • 9.

  • The Human League

    Don't You Want Me

    • Dare!.
    • Virgin.

  • Kris Kross

    Jump

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 1992.
    • Now.
    • 13.

  • Record of The Week

    • Delta Goodrem

      Back To Your Heart

      • (CD Single).
      • Atled Records.

  • Bob Sinclar

    Love Generation (feat. Gary β€œNesta” Pine)

    • Now 63 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Nik Kershaw

    Wouldn't It Be Good

    • Now 1984 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • David Bowie

    Golden Years

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Grace Carter

    Riot

    • A Little Lost, A Little Found.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Stereophonics

    Have a Nice Day

    • Now 49 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Jessie Ware & RΓ³isΓ­n Murphy

    Freak Me Now

    • That! Feels Good!.
    • EMI.

  • C.C.S

    TOTP THEME (FADES)

    • TAP TURNS ON THE WATER: THE CCS STORY.
    • CHERRY RED RECORDS.
    • 5.

  • Vernon's Vault

    • David Gray

      You're The World To Me (Radio 2 Session, 16 Jan 2023)

  • Album of The Week

    • Tom Speight

      Beautiful Feeling

      • Love & Light.
      • Nettwerk.

  • Craig David

    7 Days

    • Now 47 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Pretenders

    A Love

    • Relentless.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Roy Ayers

      Everybody Loves The Sunshine

      • A Shining Symbol The Ultimate Collection.
      • Polydor.

    • Calvin Harris & Sam Smith

      Desire

    • Calvin Harris

      We Found Love

      • CD Single.
      • Def Jam.
      • 1.

    • Raphael Saadiq

      Movin' Down The Line

      • Stone Rollin'.
      • Columbia.
      • 7.

  • Miley Cyrus

    Used To Be Young

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Fri 25 Aug 2023 09:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

Ten To The Top

Ten To The Top

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