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Soul sensation Beverley Knight shares her musical choices all this week on Tracks of My Years.

Soul sensation Beverley Knight takes us on a 10-song life journey this week in Tracks Of My Years.

In a star-studded career spanning nearly three decades, Beverley - once nicknamed 'Little Aretha' - has released nine albums, supported Prince and is synonymous with songs such as 'Shoulda Woulda Coulda', 'Greatest Day' and 'Come as You Are'.

In 2013, she moved successfully into the world of musical theatre, playing Rachel Marron in The Bodyguard. This was followed by a leading role in Memphis the Musical, as well as starring in the The Drifters Girl and Sylvia - where she won an Olivier Award for best supporting actress. And last summer Bev was part of Sister Act for a six week run, a role she’ll revisit next year.

In September she'll release her brand new album 'The Fifth Chapter', and in the autumn Beverley will take on her biggest ever UK tour to date, with twenty special headline dates across the UK.

But before all that Beverley is one of the performers at Radio 2 In The Park in Leicester on the 16th and 17th September. Other artists playing at Victoria Park across the weekend include Kylie Minogue, Tears For Fears, Busted and so many more, and you'll be able to enjoy the whole thing on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds and iPlayer.

Beverley's next two choices are from Sounds of Blackness and Chaka Khan.

Plus there'll be more audio nuggets from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Archive in Vernon's Vault; and there's the mid-morning music quiz, Ten To The Top.

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

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Music Played

  • Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

    Born To Run

    • Born To Run.
    • CBS.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Castle On The Hill

    • Γ· Divide.
    • Atlantic.

  • Thomas Headon

    W4NNA DO

    • six songs that thomas headon likes and thinks you would like too.
    • Warner Music.

  • The Four Seasons

    December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 11.

  • S Club

    These Are The Days

    • (CD Single).
    • UMC.

  • Sub Sub

    Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use) (feat. Melanie Williams)

    • (CD Single).
    • Rob's.

  • Toploader

    Dancing In The Moonlight

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

  • Record of The Week

    • Miley Cyrus

      Used To Be Young

      • (CD Single).
      • Columbia.

  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    Souvenir

    • The Best Of O.M.D..
    • Virgin.
    • 4.

  • James Blunt

    Beside You

    • Who We Used To Be.
    • Atlantic.

  • Coldplay

    Hymn For The Weekend (feat. µώ±π²β΄Η²Τ³¦Γ©)

    • A Head Full Of Dreams.
    • Parlophone.

  • Fine Young Cannibals

    Good Thing

    • The Raw & The Cooked.
    • London.

  • Gerry Rafferty

    Baker Street

    • Songs Of The Century (Disc 2).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • The Pretenders

    A Love

    • Relentless.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • P!nk

    Get The Party Started

    • The Very Best Of All Woman 2003 (Var).
    • BMG.

  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    Open The Door, See What You Find

    • Council Skies.
    • Sour Mash Records.

  • Rod Stewart

    Gasoline Alley LOOP

    • The Best Of Rod Stewart.
    • Mercury.

  • Vernon's Vault

    • Rod Stewart

      Country Comforts (Radio 1, 1970)

  • Album of The Week

    • Idina Menzel

      Move

      • (CD Single).
      • BMG Rights Management.

  • Seal

    Crazy

    • The Hit Pack (Various Artists).
    • CBS.
    • 4.

  • Busted & Jonas Brothers

    Year 3000 (2023 version)

    • GREATEST HITS 2.0.
    • Busted Music.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Musical Youth

      Pass The Dutchie

      • Young at Heart (Various Artists).
      • Reader's Digest.

    • The Hit Crew

      Little Red Corvette

      • An Instrumental Tribute To Prince.
      • Drew's Famous.
      • 1.

    • Prince

      Little Red Corvette

      • 4Ever.
      • Warner Bros.

  • Calvin Harris & Sam Smith

    Desire

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  • Wed 30 Aug 2023 09:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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