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Singer-songwriter and Travis frontman Fran Healy chooses his favourite songs for Tracks of My Years. Plus another dive into Vernon's Vault and more Ten To The Top.

Singer-songwriter and Travis frontman Fran Healy chooses his favourite songs all week on Tracks of My Years.

Fran joined the band - then called Glass Onion - on the same day he enrolled at the Glasgow School of Art, and after a name change, Travis released their first single 鈥楢ll I Want to Do Is Rock鈥�.

Travis鈥檚 second album, 'The Man Who', made them one of the most listened-to bands in the world, featuring the tracks "Writing to Reach You", "Driftwood", "Turn" and their anthemic "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?"

Travis have twice been awarded British Album Of The Year at The BRIT Awards and are credited as having paved the way for post-Britpop British bands such as Coldplay and Keane.

Travis鈥檚 new album, 鈥楲.A. Times鈥�, is out now, and their UK tour kicks off in December, but they are first performing at Radio 2 in the Park in Preston on the 7th September.

Fran has also released a solo album, 2010鈥檚 鈥榃reckorder鈥�, which included contributions from Paul McCartney on bass.

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

  • Calvin Harris

    Summer

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 88 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 5.

  • The Jacksons

    Can You Feel It

    • Fantastic 80's Go For It! - Various.
    • Parlophone.

  • Snow Patrol

    All

    • The Forest Is The Path.
    • Polydor.

  • Britney Spears

    Toxic

    • (CD Single).
    • Zomba.

  • Alex Warren

    Carry You 麻豆约拍 (feat. Ella Henderson)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Eddie Cochran

    Summertime Blues

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • David Bowie

    Let's Dance

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Whitney Houston

    I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

    • Whitney Houston - Whitney.
    • Arista.

  • Coldplay

    WE PRAY (feat. Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna & TINI)

    • MOON MUSiC.
    • Parlophone.

  • Lizzo

    Special

    • Special.
    • Atlantic.

  • Depeche Mode

    Enjoy The Silence (Reinterpreted)

    • (CD Single).
    • Mute Records.

  • Marisha Wallace

    Cry Baby

    • (CD Single).
    • Absolute Marketing.

  • The Cure

    The Love Cats

    • The Cure - Staring At The Sea.
    • Fiction.

  • Charli xcx

    Apple

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Could You Be Loved

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.

  • Tom Walker

    Holy Ghost

    • I Am.

  • Craig David

    Fill Me In

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 45 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Script

    At Your Feet

    • Satellites.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • ABBA

    Take a Chance on Me

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 003.

  • Michael Kiwanuka

    Floating Parade

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • INXS

    New Sensation

    • INXS - Kick.
    • Mercury.

  • Roy Orbison

    Oh, Pretty Woman

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.
    • 16.

  • Courteeners

    Solitude Of The Night Bus

    • Pink Cactus Cafe.
    • Ignition Records.

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  • Wed 28 Aug 2024 09:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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