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Singer-songwriter Sananda Maitreya picks his favourite songs on Tracks Of My Years. Plus, there's more Ten To The Top and we鈥檒l play Album and Record Of The Week.

Singer-songwriter Sananda Maitreya shares his favourite song choices all this week on Tracks Of My Years.

Sananda launched his career in 1987 with his debut studio album 鈥業ntroducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby鈥� along with the hit singles 鈥業f You Let Me Stay鈥�, 鈥楽ign Your Name鈥�, 鈥楧ance Little Sister鈥� and 鈥榃ishing Well鈥�. The album went on to win him a Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and a BRIT Award for International Breakthrough Act.

Formally known as Terence Trent D'Arby, he changed names in 2001 to Sananda Maitreya and released his first album in 8 years, 鈥榃ildcard鈥�. He鈥檚 since gone on to release nine more studio albums and four live albums.

Sananda performed at his first UK concert in over 20 years at the Love Supreme Jazz Festival in May this year and he鈥檚 just released his 13th studio album 鈥楾he Pegasus Project: Pegasus & The Swan鈥�. The full album features 41 tracks, completing the arc after four different recording sessions over the span of 18 months starting with his 鈥楶rometheus & Pandora鈥� album in 2017 and continued on to the 2021鈥檃lbum 鈥楶andora鈥檚 PlayHouse鈥�.

Whatever you're up to, Vern wants to hear from you - email vernon@bbc.co.uk - and if you鈥檇 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

  • Roxy Music

    Virginia Plain

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.

  • Michael Jackson

    Billie Jean

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • Post Malone

    Guy For That (feat. Luke Combs)

    • F-1 Trillion.
    • Island.

  • Sister Sledge

    We Are Family

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Sabrina Carpenter

    Please Please Please

    • Short n' Sweet.
    • Polydor.

  • The Housemartins

    Happy Hour

    • Now That's What I Call Quite Good.
    • Go! Discs.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    All Over The World

    • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic.

  • Snow Patrol

    All

    • The Forest Is The Path.
    • Polydor.

  • Paul Weller

    Sunflower

    • True Brit (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • James Bay

    Up All Night (feat. The Lumineers & Noah Kahan)

    • Changes All The Time.
    • EMI.

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Accidents Will Happen

    • Elvis Costello & Attractions- The Man.
    • Imp Records.
    • 4.

  • Rod Stewart

    Maggie May

    • The Best Of Rod Stewart.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Mark Ambor

    Our Way

    • INGROOVES.
    • Hundred Days Records.

  • Belinda Carlisle

    Heaven Is A Place On Earth

    • A Place On Earth - Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin.

  • S Club

    Don't Stop Movin'

    • (CD Album Sampler).
    • Polydor.

  • The Police

    Roxanne LOOP

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.

  • The Police

    Roxanne

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.

  • Chappell Roan

    Good Luck, Babe!

    • The Rise & Fall Of A Midwest Princess.
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • Will Young

    Everything But You

  • Patrice Rushen

    Forget Me Nots

    • Best Disco Album In The World...Ever!.
    • Virgin.

  • Olivia Dean

    Time

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • Patsy Cline

    Crazy

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Jumpin' Jack Flash

    • The Rolling Stones - Remastered.
    • Abkco.

  • The Killers

    Bright Lights

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

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  • Tue 13 Aug 2024 09:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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