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Favourite tracks and a few surprises from the sixties, seventies and eighties

Favourite tracks and a few surprises from the sixties, seventies and eighties

This week Harold Melvin And The Bluenotes, Soft Cell, Belle Stars and Curtis Mayfield all feature

We remember significant anniversaries for The Four Tops, U2, David Bowie and Alvin Stardust, plus celebrate musical birthdays for an Isley Brother, Gary Numan, Carole Bayer Sager, ABC's Martin Fry, Edie Brickell and Tina Charles

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Music Played

  • Whitney Houston

    I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

    • Now That's What I Call 80s.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.
  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Nutbush City Limits

    • Feel It!.
    • CARLTON RECORDS.
    • 02.
  • U2

    Pride (In The Name Of Love)

    • U218 Singles.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 05.
  • Eagles

    Lyin' Eyes

    • Eagles Legacy (2018 Remaster).
    • Rhino/Elektra.
    • 01.
  • The Isley Brothers

    Behind A Painted Smile

    • Motown Chartbusters Volume 3.
    • SPECTRUM.
    • 01.
  • The Belle Stars

    Sign of the Times

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll - 1983.
    • CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION.
    • 17.
  • David Bowie

    Young Americans

    • Changesbowie.
    • EMI.
    • 09.
  • Lisa Stansfield

    This Is The Right Time

    • This Is The Right Time.
    • SONY.
    • 01.
  • Commodores

    Three Times A Lady

    • Now That's What I Call Unforgettable.
    • Now! Music.
    • 05.
  • The J. Geils Band

    Freeze Frame

    • EMI.
  • Rose Royce

    Is It Love You're After

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'n' Roll Vol 2: 1979.
    • CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION.
    • 11.
  • Fine Young Cannibals

    She Drives Me Crazy

    • Now That's What I Call Music 14.
    • NOW.
    • 01.
  • Mott the Hoople

    All The Young Dudes

    • While My Guitar Gently Weeps 2.
    • UNIVERSAL.
    • 04.
  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    September

    • Best Of Earth Wind & Fire.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 01.
  • Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey

    Together In Electric Dreams

    • The Very Best Of The Human League (Remastered 2003).
    • EMI Marketing.
    • 01.
  • Carole Bayer Sager

    You're Moving Out Today

    • Carole Bayer Sager.
    • ELEKTRA.
    • 17.
  • Dolly Parton

    9 to 5

    • Very Best Of Dolly Parton.
    • SONY.
    • 01.
  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Mrs. Robinson

    • Paul Simon - The Ultimate Collection.
    • Sony Music UK.
    • 04.
  • Carpenters

    Only Yesterday

    • Carpenters Gold.
    • A&M.
    • 01.
  • Living in a Box

    Living In A Box

    • THE NO.1 EIGHTIES ALBUM.
    • POLYGRAM.
    • 07.
  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Livin' Thing

    • All Over The World - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Sony Music UK.
    • 20.
  • Go West

    We Close Our Eyes

    • Aces & Kings: The Best Of Go West.
    • Chrysalis Records.
    • 01.
  • Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

    Jimmy Mack

    • Ready Steady Go! 60s Sounds Of Motown.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 06.
  • Tubeway Army

    Are Friends Electric?

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll - 1979.
    • CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION.
    • 09.
  • Dionne Warwick

    Heartbreaker

    • Great Romantic Hits Of The 70s & 80s.
    • READER'S DIGEST.
    • 07.
  • Soft Cell

    Torch

    • Electric Dreams.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 01.
  • Meat Loaf

    You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth

    • Now 100 Hits 70s.
    • Now! Music.
    • 05.
  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Maneater

    • Best Of Hall & Oates.
    • RCA.
    • 01.
  • ABBA

    Voulez-Vous

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polar Music International.
    • 01.
  • Billy Ocean

    Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car

    • Now That's What I Call Music 11.
    • NOW.
    • 01.
  • Alvin Stardust

    Jealous Mind

    • MAGNET.
  • Love Affair

    Everlasting Love

    • The Best Of The Love Affair.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 03.
  • Yazoo

    Don't Go

    • In Your Room (2008 Remaster).
    • MUTE RECORDS.
    • 02.
  • Supertramp

    Breakfast In America

    • Breakfast In America (2010 Remaster).
    • A&M.
    • 01.
  • Four Tops

    I Can't Help Myself

    • Motown Greatest.
    • Motown Records.
    • 02.
  • ABC

    The Look Of Love

    • Absolutely ABC.
    • EMI.
    • 05.
  • Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

    Don't Leave Me This Way

    • Trevor Nelson Soul Selection.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 11.
  • Cass Elliot

    Make Your Own Kind Of Music

    • Creeque Alley: The History Of The Mamas And The Papas.
    • Universal-Island Records Limited.
  • Jeffrey Osborne

    On The Wings Of Love

    • The Love Cd.
    • TELSTAR.
    • 01.
  • Andrew Gold

    Lonely Boy

    • Lonely Boy - The Asylum Years (2020 Remaster).
    • Esoteric.
    • 01.
  • Chicago

    Hard To Say I'm Sorry

    • Chicago - The Studio Albums 1979-2008 (2009 Remaster).
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 01.
  • Chic

    Dance Dance Dance

    • Warner Music UK Limited.
  • Curtis Mayfield

    Move On Up

    • Ultimate Soul Collection.
    • WEA.
    • 18.
  • Blondie

    The Tide Is High

    • Greatest Hits - Blondie.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 01.
  • Queen

    Seven Seas Of Rhye

    • Queen: Greatest Hits (Remastered 2011).
    • EMI.
    • 15.
  • Edie Brickell & New Bohemians

    What I Am

    • Sounds Of The 80s – I Think We’re Alone Now (1987-1989).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 2.
  • The Hollies

    Bus Stop

    • 20 Greatest Hits.
    • EMI.
    • 01.
  • The Cars

    My Best Friend's Girl

    • DINO.
  • Kim Wilde

    You Keep Me Hangin' On

    • SINGLES COLLECTION: 1981-1993.
    • MCA.
    • 10.
  • Tina Charles

    I Love To Love

    • Collections: Hits of 1976.
    • SONY.
    • 01.
  • The Temptations

    Treat Her Like A Lady

    • The Definitive Collection.
    • Uni/Motown.
    • 01.
  • Elvis Presley

    In The Ghetto

    • Presley, All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.
    • 11.
  • Amii Stewart

    Knock On Wood

    • Now Yearbook 1979.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.
  • Hue and Cry

    Labour Of Love

    • NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 10.
    • EMI/VIRGIN/POLYGRAM.
    • 05.
  • Wings

    Silly Love Songs

    • Paul Mccartney - All The Best.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 01.
  • Survivor

    Eye Of The Tiger

    • The Album Of The Decade.
    • EMI.
    • 04.

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  • Sun 9 Mar 2025 14:00