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Tim Smith Sits In

Fight off those Monday blues by tuning into Tim Smith, who's sitting in for Alex on The Best Time of the Day Show. There is a new Record and Album of the Week and a Pause for Thought at 3.20am.

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Mon 5 Dec 201102:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • It Bites

      Calling All The Heroes

      • Now 8 (Various Artists).
      • EMI.

  • Barenaked Ladies

    One Week

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Beyoncé

    Love On Top

    • 4.
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Jimmy Mack

    • Leaders Of The Pack (Various Artists.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Little Lies

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 007.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK

    • Mick Hucknall

      Happy This Christmas

      • (CD Single).
      • SimplyRed.com.
      • 1.

  • Barbara Acklin

    Am I The Same Girl

    • Sixties Girls.
    • Crimson.
    • 9.

  • Nickelback

    When We Stand Together

    • (CD Single).
    • Roadrunner.
    • 1.

  • Billy Ocean

    Red Light Spells Danger

    • Billy Ocean - Love Is For Ever (L.I.F.
    • Jive.

  • SMITH FAMILY ARCHIVE from the CD, "STORMS" (Spectrum)

    • Nanci Griffith

      Drive-In Movies and Dashboard Lights

  • Little Richard

    Tutti Frutti

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Katy Perry

    The One That Got Away

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol Records.
    • 1.

  • The Ronettes

    Walking In The Rain

    • The Best Of The Ronettes.
    • Phil Spector Int.

  • HOUR 2

    • Madonna

      Express Yourself

      • (Single).
      • Sire.

  • Pilot

    Magic

    • NOW That's What I Call 70s Pop (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Adele

    Turning Tables

    • 21.
    • XL.
    • 3.

  • Robert Palmer

    Every Kinda People

    • The Very Best Of Robert Palmer.
    • EMI.

  • Amelia Warner

    Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 2.

  • Tasmin Archer

    Sleeping Satellite

    • Woman To Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram TV.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "FUNERAL" (Pias) suggested by Richard Johnston in North-East Scotland

    • Arcade Fire

      Wake Up

      • CD SINGLE.
      • Rough Trade.

  • Elvis Presley

    Don't Be Cruel

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • The Bluebells

    Young At Heart

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Blue Mink

    Good Morning Freedom

    • The Best Of.
    • Music Club.

  • Michael Bublé

    Cold December Night

    • Michael Buble Christmas.
    • 143.
    • 12.

  • Nelly Furtado

    I'm Like A Bird

    • (CD Single).
    • Skg.
    • 1.

  • HOUR 3

    • Electric Light Orchestra

      Sweet Talkin' Woman

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

  • Stevie Wonder

    Boogie On Reggae Woman

    • Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection.
    • Motown.
    • 6.

  • Blue October

    The Feel Again (Stay)

    • (CD Single).
    • Edel Records.
    • 1.

  • Suzanne Vega

    Luka

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.

  • Yes

    Owner Of A Lonely Heart

    • Top Gear 2 - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • The Crickets

    Maybe Baby

    • Rediscover The 50's-Rock With The Cav.
    • Old Gold.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "HEAVEN" (Epic) out now

    • Rebecca Ferguson

      Shoulder To Shoulder

      • Heaven.
      • RCA/Syco.
      • 3.

  • Santana

    The Game Of Love (feat. Michelle Branch)

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.

  • Will Young

    Come On

    • Echoes.
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • SMITH FAMILY ARCHIVE from the CD, "SLADE BOX: ANTHOLOGY 1969-1991 (Union Square)

    • Slade

      Run Runaway

      • Slade Box: Anthology 1969-1991.
      • Union Square.

  • Lionel Richie

    My Destiny

    • (CD Single).
    • Motown.

  • Caro Emerald

    Stuck

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.
    • 1.

  • Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Bad Moon Rising

    • Green River.
    • Fantasy.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 5 Dec 201102:00
    BBC Radio 2

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