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Gary Davies sits in with Tim Booth choosing his Tracks Of My Years

Tim Booth, lead singer of 'James', reveals his musical inspirations this week. Plus record and album of the week, the return of De Ja Woo and Ten To The Top at 1030.

Gary sits in for Vernon, and Tim Booth, lead singer of 'James', reveals his musical inspirations in Tracks Of My Years.

Tim Booth, lead singer and co-founder of indie rock band James, who gave us anthems like ‘Sit Down’ and ‘She’s a Star’, selects the songs that shaped his life in this week's Tracks Of My Years.

James recently celebrated 40 years together, but they began when Tim met the future bandmates in the student union cellar bar at Manchester University. They stormed the 1990s with four top ten hits and reunited in 2007, landing five top ten albums.

They’ll be touring their latest album ‘Yummy’ in June, culminating at London’s O2, which will be the first time the band have played the 20,000 capacity venue.

Away from the band, Tim has written a novel called ‘When I Died for the First Time’ and has also worked as an actor in ‘Batman Begins’.

His next two choices come from Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen.

Plus De Ja Woo, Record and Album Of The Week, and the mid-morning music quiz, Ten To The Top.

Whatever you're up to, Gary wants to hear from you. 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

Wed 5 Jun 2024 09:30

Music Played

  • Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson

    The Best Things In Life Are Free

    • (CD Single).
    • DEF JAM.
  • Whitney Houston

    Million Dollar Bill

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.
    • 1.
  • Mabel

    Vitamins

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Maria Vidal

    Body Rock

    • A Time To Remember: 1985 (Various).
    • EMI.
  • Jess Glynne

    Easy

    • JESS.
    • EMI.
  • Wax

    Bridge To Your Heart

    • American English.
    • Lemon Recordings.
    • 5.
  • Paul Simon

    You Can Call Me Al

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 2).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 4.
  • Myles Smith

    Stargazing

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • RECORD OF THE WEEK

    • Snow Patrol

      The Beginning

      • The Forest Is The Path.
      • Polydor.
  • Kool & the Gang

    Straight Ahead

    • In The Heart.
    • BBR.
    • 006.
  • Richard Hawley

    Prism In Jeans

    • In This City They Call You Love.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • Bryan Adams

    Cloud Number Nine

    • Now 43 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Queen

    Radio Ga Ga

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.
  • Billie Eilish

    Birds Of A Feather

    • HIT ME HARD AND SOFT.
    • Darkroom/Interscope.
  • Robert Parker

    Barefootin'

    • Telstar.
  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK

    • Lenny Kravitz

      Human

      • Blue Electric Light.
      • BMG.
  • Post Malone

    I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Wallen)

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
  • TRACKS OF MY YEARS

    • Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

      Into My Arms

      • The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.
      • Mute Records.
      • 7.
    • Leonard Cohen

      Thanks For The Dance

      • Thanks For The Dance.
      • Columbia.
      • 4.
  • Kane Brown & Marshmello

    Miles On It

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Michael McDonald

    Sweet Freedom

    • Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom.
    • Warner Bros.

Broadcast

  • Wed 5 Jun 2024 09:30

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