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Chris Hawkins sits in

Chris Hawkins sits in for Alex, entertaining you through the night with his inspired daftness and eclectic music choices, including a new Record and Album of the Week.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Mon 20 Aug 201202:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Chic

      Le Freak

      • The Very Best Of.
      • Rhino.

  • Adam and the Ants

    Antmusic

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

  • Simple Plan

    Summer Paradise

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • The Psychedelic Furs

    Pretty In Pink

    • Polygram Tv.

  • David Bowie

    Life On Mars?

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • The Killers

    Runaways

    • Battle Born.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • The Kinks

    Sunny Afternoon

    • The Journey - Part 2: Anthology.
    • BMG.
    • 13.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "I BELONG TO YOU" (Warner Bros) out on 17th September

    • Emilia Mitiku

      So Wonderful

      • I Belong To You.
      • Warner Bros.
      • 1.

  • Natalie Cole

    This Will Be

    • Women In Love (Various Artists).
    • MFP.

  • Robert Palmer

    I Didn't Mean To Turn You On

    • And Then She Kissed Me Vol.1 (Various.
    • Debutante.

  • Ronan Keating

    Fires

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Scoundrels

    Sexy Weekend

    • Blue Horizon Ventures.

  • Bananarama & Fun Boy Three

    Really Saying Something

    • Bananarama - Deep Sea Skiving.
    • London.

  • Texas

    I Don't Want A Lover

    • Texas - The Greatest Hits.
    • Mercury.

  • HOUR 2

    • Eurythmics

      Love Is A Stranger

      • Eurythmics - Greatest Hits.
      • RCA.

  • 10cc

    Wall Street Shuffle

    • Million Sellers Vol.13 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Amy Macdonald

    Pride

    • Life In A Beautiful Light.
    • Mercury.
    • 2.

  • Sweet

    Fox On The Run

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 20.

  • Blur

    Under The Westway

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • Glen Campbell

    By the Time I Get to Phoenix

    • Virgin.

  • Bob & Marcia

    Young, Gifted & Black

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

  • Travis

    Coming Around

    • (CD Single).
    • Independiente.

  • George Michael

    White Light

    • (CD Single).
    • Aegean.
    • 1.

  • Steve Miller Band

    Jet Airliner

    • Steve Miller Band - The Best Of.
    • Arcade.

  • The Move

    Flowers In The Rain

    • Esoteric Recordings.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "A1A" (MCA) suggested by Judith Hudson

    • Jimmy Buffett

      A Pirate Looks At Forty

      • MCA.

  • Duran Duran

    Rio

    • Duran Duran - Greatest.
    • EMI.

  • THE TOP TEN TOP TEN

    • Dolly Parton

      9 to 5

  • HOUR 3

    • ABBA

      Voulez-Vous

      • Abba Gold.
      • Polydor.
      • 013.

  • The La’s

    There She Goes

    • Love - 38 All Time Love Classics.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Noisettes

    That Girl

    • Contact.
    • Absolute.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Rock And Roll

    • Led Zeppelin - Early Days.
    • Atlantic.

  • Andreas Johnson

    Glorious

    • Glorious (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Lemar

    Invincible

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
    • 1.

  • Erasure

    Chains of Love

    • The Hits Album 8 (Various Artists).
    • Hits.

  • Ann Peebles

    I Can't Stand The Rain

    • Mad About The Boy: Ladies Sing The Bl.
    • Crimson.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "THE MIDSUMMER STATION" (Island Records) out on 20th August

    • Owl City

      Shooting Star

  • Curiosity Killed the Cat

    Down To Earth

    • Now 1986 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Paloma Faith

    30 Minute Love Affair

    • Fall To Grace.
    • RCA.
    • 2.

  • Paul Buchanan

    Buy A Motor Car

    • Newsroom Records.

  • Marvin Gaye

    Can I Get A Witness

    • Motown.

  • Desmond Dekker

    You Can Get It If You Really Want

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

Broadcast

  • Mon 20 Aug 201202:00
    BBC Radio 2

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