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#72 - Charts firsts and the work of Don Black

Chart historian Paul Gambaccini plays chart firsts, and celebrates the work of Don Black.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sun 20 Jul 202520:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Gladys Knight & the Pips

    Midnight Train To Georgia

    • 25 Years Of Rock `n' Roll - 1976.
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 9.

  • Santana

    Black Magic Woman

    • Santana's Greatest Hits.
    • CBS.

  • Sister Sledge

    Frankie

    • Back To The 80s (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey

    I'll Never Smile Again

    • The Best of Swing, Vol. 4: Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey.
    • Supreme Media.
    • 3.

  • Kate Bush

    Wuthering Heights

    • EMI Records Limited.

  • Al Martino

    Here In My Heart

    • Housewives Choice (Various Artists).
    • Music & Memories.

  • Spice Girls

    Wannabe

    • Bad Girls (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Elvis Presley

    All Shook Up

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Castle On The Hill

    • ÷ Divide.
    • Atlantic.

  • The Beatles

    From Me To You

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 002.

  • Robbie Williams

    Go Gentle

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Gnarls Barkley

    Crazy

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • TLC

    Waterfalls

    • (CD Single).
    • Laface.

  • Chuck Berry

    You Never Can Tell (C'est La Vie)

    • The Best Of Chuck Berry.
    • MCA.

  • The Moody Blues

    Nights in White Satin

    • Days Of Future Passed (Deluxe Edition).
    • UMC.

  • John Mellencamp

    Jack And Diane

    • The Best That I Could Do 1978 - 1988.
    • John Mellencamp 2023 (Island).
    • 4.

  • The Box Tops

    The Letter

    • Rediscover The 60's-With A Little Hel.
    • Old Gold.

  • Eva Cassidy

    Autumn Leaves (Live At Blues Alley)

    • Live At Blues Alley.
    • Blix Street Records.
    • 9.

  • Ralph Carmichael & Roger Williams

    Born Free

    • Born Free.
    • Geffen.
    • 1.

  • Olivia Newton‐John

    Sam

    • Back To Basics (The Essential Collection 1971-1992).
    • Geffen.

  • Michael Jackson

    Ben

    • The Best Michael Jackson & Jackson Fi.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 9.

  • Shirley Bassey

    Diamonds Are Forever

  • Matt Monro

    On Days Like These

    • Matt Monro Sings Don Black.
    • EMI.

  • Cliff Richard

    Every Face Tells a Story (It Never Tells a Lie)

    • Every Face Tells a Story.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 5.

  • Michael Ball

    Love Changes Everything 

    • Polydor.

  • Lulu

    To Sir With Love

    • The Don Black Songbook.
    • Play It Again, Sam.

  • Glen Campbell

    True Grit

    • Country Boy.
    • MFP.

  • Garbage

    The World Is Not Enough

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.

  • The Hollies

    I'm Alive

    • The Hits Of 1965 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.
    • 3.

  • The Manhattans

    Kiss & Say Goodbye

    • Friends & Lovers (Various Artists).
    • K-Tel.

  • Prince & The Revolution

    Kiss

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.

Broadcast

  • Sun 20 Jul 202520:00
    BBC Radio 2