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Simple Minds' Jim Kerr chooses his Tracks of My Years all this week, plus there's more Ten to the Top, the Record and Album of the Week, and another dive in to Vernon's Vault.

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

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Tue 26 Sep 2023 09:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa

    One Kiss

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • ABC

    When Smokey Sings

    • Now 1987 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Joel Corry, MK & Rita Ora

    Drinkin'

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • The Trammps

    Disco Inferno

    • NOW Boogie Nights - Disco Classics (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Whitney Houston

    I'm Your Baby Tonight

    • Whitney Houston-I'm Your Baby Tonight.
    • Arista.

  • Agnetha FΓ¤ltskog

    Where Do We Go From Here?

    • A+.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Queen

    A Kind Of Magic

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Record of The Week

    • Take That

      Windows

      • This Life.
      • EMI.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Paint It Black

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • The Osmonds

    Crazy Horses

    • The Very Best Of The Osmonds.
    • Polydor.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Shape Of You

    • Γ· Divide.
    • Atlantic.

  • Odyssey

    Native New Yorker

    • Million Sellers Vol.17 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Calum Scott

    At Your Worst

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • Cass Elliot

    It's Getting Better

    • The Singles+.
    • BR Music.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Dancing In The Dark

    • Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • Miley Cyrus

    Used To Be Young

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Vernon's Vault

    • Green Day

      When I Come Around, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Session

      • Reprise.

  • Sia

    Gimme Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Album of The Week

    • Kylie Minogue

      One More Time

      • Tension.
      • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Modjo

    Lady (Hear Me Tonight)

    • Now 47 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • M People

    Moving On Up

    • The Best Of M People.
    • BMG.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • The Doors

      Light My Fire

      • (CD Single).
      • Elektra.

    • The Doors

      Light My Fire

      • Single.
      • White Label.
      • 1.

  • Middle of the Road

    Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep

    • Jukebox 70's Hits -I Got The Music In.
    • Old Gold.

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Nutbush City Limits

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1973 (Various).
    • EMI.

  • Tears for Fears

    Rivers Of Mercy

    • The Tipping Point.
    • Concord.

Broadcast

  • Tue 26 Sep 2023 09:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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