
Tim Booth, lead singer of James
Before his band James perform in the Radio 2 Piano Room this month, here's another chance to hear frontman Tim Booth choosing his Tracks of My Years from June 2024.
Before his band James perform in the Radio 2 Piano Room this month, here's another chance to hear frontman Tim Booth choosing his Tracks of My Years - first broadcast in June 2024.
Tim is probably best known as the lead singer of the Manchester band James, who gave us anthems like “Sit Down” and “She’s A Star”. James recently celebrated 40 years together, and it all started when Tim met his future bandmates in the student union cellar bar at Manchester University. They stormed the 1990s with four top ten hits and reunited in 2007 landing five top ten albums.
In 2024, they beat Beyonce to the number one album slot in the charts with their 18th studio album “Yummy” and then embarked on a huge UK arena tour, culminating at London’s 02 - the first time the band had played that 20,000 capacity venue. Away from the band, Tim has also worked as an actor in “Batman Begins” and has just released his debut novel, called “When I Died For The First Time”.
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John Lennon
#9 Dream
- GIMME SOME TRUTH. (Deluxe).
- Calderstone.
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Julee Cruise
Rockin' Back Inside My Heart
- Floating Into The NIght.
- Warner Records.
- 4.
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Nina Simone
I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free)
- The Best Of.
- Philips.
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The Stooges
I Wanna Be Your Dog
- The Stooges.
- Elektra.
- 2.
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Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Into My Arms
- The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.
- Mute Records.
- 7.
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Leonard Cohen
Thanks For The Dance
- Thanks For The Dance.
- Columbia.
- 4.
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Talking Heads
Love Goes To A Building On Fire
- The Best of Talking Heads.
- Sire Records.
- 1.
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Pixies
Where Is My Mind?
- 4 A.D..
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Regina Spektor
Loveology
- Home, Before & After.
- Sire.
- 7.
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Arcade Fire
Wake Up
- Funeral.
- Rough Trade.
- 7.
Broadcasts
- Sun 2 Jun 202405:00BBC Radio 2
- Sun 1 Feb 202605:00BBC Radio 2
