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Billy Ocean reveals his final picks on Tracks Of My Years

Forty years on from his hit album 'Suddenly' entering the charts., Billy Ocean will be picking his final two Tracks Of My Years. Plus another round of Ten To The Top.

One of music's best loved performers Billy Ocean selects his favourite music all this week on Tracks Of My Years.

Prior to the release of his seminal album, 'Suddenly', Billy had already enjoyed two big hits in 'Love Really Hurts Without You' and 'Red Light Spells Danger', but it was this 1984 album that gave him his first entry in the Album Charts. The album spawned hits such as 'Loverboy', 'Suddenly' and a cover of 'The Long and Winding Road', but it was lead single 'Caribbean Queen' which became Billy's most acclaimed work.

The track reached number six in the UK, topped the US charts and earned him a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B performance. Billy is marking the fortieth anniversary of the album's release with a limited run of the album on ocean blue vinyl.

Also, you can test your music trivia knowledge with another round of Ten To The Top, explore the past in Vernon’s Vault, and hear the Vern's first plays of the 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

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Fri 13 Sep 2024 09:30
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Music Played

  • Jamiroquai

    Cosmic Girl

    • Simply The Best Radio Hits (Various).
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • The Jam

    A Town Called Malice

    • Jam Story.
    • Universal.

  • Hozier

    Nobody's Soldier

    • Unaired E.P..
    • Island.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Jamming

    • Jammin' (Various Artists).
    • Mango.

  • Sabrina Carpenter

    Taste

    • Short n' Sweet.
    • Polydor.

  • Blur

    Girls & Boys

    • Now 28 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Alex Warren

    Carry You ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ (feat. Ella Henderson)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Gary Portnoy

    Theme from Cheers (Where Everybody Knows Your Name)

    • Theme from Cheers (Where Everybody Knows Your Name) / Jenny [Digital 45].
    • Essential Media Group.

  • Haircut One Hundred

    The Unloving Plum

    • (CD Single).
    • H100 / Absolute Label Services.

  • The Beach Boys

    Kokomo

    • Love At The Movies (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Travis

    Alive

    • L.A. TIMES.
    • BMG.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Everything Must Go (Radio 2 In The Park 2024)

  • ²Ήβ€h²Ή

    The Living Daylights

    • The Best Of James Bond 30th Anniversa.
    • EMI.
    • 11.

  • Paul Heaton

    Quicksand (feat. Rianne Downey)

    • The Mighty Several.
    • EMI.

  • Taylor Swift

    Shake It Off

    • (CD Single).
    • Big Machine.
    • 1.

  • David Gilmour

    Sings

    • Luck And Strange.
    • Legacy Recordings.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Spinning Around

    • Now 46 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • First Time Flyers

    Jump

    • (CD Single).
    • Lookout Mountain Records.

  • Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush

    Don't Give Up

    • Now 8 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Jade

    Don't Walk Away

  • Sting

    I Wrote Your Name (Upon My Heart)

    • (CD Single).
    • Cherrytree Music Company/Interscope Records.

Broadcast

  • Fri 13 Sep 2024 09:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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