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Jim Kerr chooses his Tracks of My Years

Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr chooses his Tracks of My Years all this week. Plus, there's Vernon's music quiz Ten to the Top and a new Album of the Week.

Glasgow’s own Jim Kerr shares his musical journey with Vernon all this week on Tracks of My Years.

Forming in 1977, Simple Minds and Jim Kerr have been a constant part of the musical landscape achieving five number one albums on the UK Album Chart and selling more than 60 million albums, their most recent being Direction of the Heart, which came out last October.

The iconic single Don’t You Forget About Me featured on the soundtrack to The Breakfast Club, and their other big hits include Alive and Kicking, Waterfront, Sanctify Yourself and Glittering Prize.

Following the huge success of 2022’s rapturously received 40 Years Of Hits Tour, Simple Minds are back out on tour next year, starting at Leeds Arena on 15 March, and the live album - New Gold Dream: Live from Paisley Abbey - comes out in mid-October.

There'll also be more audio nuggets as we dive in to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 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

Mon 25 Sep 2023 09:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Michael Jackson

    Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'

    • The Essential Michael Jackson.
    • Epic.
    • 7.

  • Barry Manilow

    Copacabana

    • (Single).
    • Arista.

  • Beverley Knight

    Systematic Overload

    • The Fifth Chapter.
    • Tag8.

  • Haddaway

    What Is Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Logic Records.

  • Sugababes

    When The Rain Comes

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Frank Wilson

    Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)

    • The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter (V.
    • Virgin.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Go Your Own Way

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 006.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Angry

    • Hackney Diamonds.
    • Polydor.

  • Blood, Sweat & Tears

    Spinning Wheel

    • Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1969 (Various Artists).
    • Rhino Records.

  • Record of the week

    • Take That

      Windows

      • This Life.
      • EMI.

  • µώ±π²β΄Η²Τ³¦Γ©

    Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

    • I Am.. Sasha Fierce.
    • Music World Music.
    • 1.

  • Simply Red

    It Wouldn't Be Me

    • Time.
    • Simplyred.com.

  • Wham!

    Bad Boys

    • Wham! - Fantastic.
    • Epic.

  • Rick Astley

    Never Gonna Stop

    • Are We There Yet?.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Vernon's Vault

    • David Bowie

      Heroes (Live at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000)

      • Brilliant Adventure (1992 – 2001).
      • Parlophone UK.
      • 9.

  • Album of the week

    • Kylie Minogue

      Hold On To Now

      • Tension.
      • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Britney Spears

    Toxic

    • (CD Single).
    • Zomba.

  • Emeli SandΓ©

    There For You

    • (CD Single).
    • Chrysalis.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Little Richard

      Tutti Frutti

      • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
      • EMI.

    • The Hit Co.

      Johnny B Goode

      • The Instrumental Soft Rock Collection.
      • Planet Music.
      • 9.

    • Simple Minds

      Belfast Child

      • Now 14 (Various Artists).
      • Virgin.
      • 5.

    • Simple Minds

      Don't You (Forget About Me)

      • Single.
      • MCA.
      • 1.

    • The Kinks

      Sunny Afternoon

      • The Journey - Part 2: Anthology.
      • BMG.
      • 13.

  • Luke Combs

    Fast Car

    • Gettin' Old.
    • River House Artists.

Broadcast

  • Mon 25 Sep 2023 09:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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