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Carol Decker from T'Pau takes us on her ten song journey in this week's Tracks Of My Years, plus more audio gold in Vernon's Vault and music quizzing in Ten To The Top.

Carol Decker from T'Pau chooses her Tracks Of My Years.

Carol formed T’Pau with guitarist and fellow songwriter Ron Rogers in 1986. Originally named Talking America, the band later changed their name to T’Pau - after a Vulcan elder in the sci-fi series Star Trek. Success came early to the band with the single ‘Heart and Soul’ in 1987, helped by its inclusion in a jeans commercial.

Their follow up single, ‘China in Your Hand’, was a huge success in the UK, spending a total of five weeks at number one on the singles charts. Debut album 'Bridge of Spies' went quadruple platinum and featured a total of five hit singles, including ‘I Will Be with You’, ‘Sex Talk’, and ‘Valentine’.

Carol has also developed a name for herself on stage and screen, and has appeared on television shows including Hit Me, Baby, One More Time, Trigger Happy TV, and Just the Two of Us. She's also trod the boards in London in the play Mum’s the Word, and recently Carol was a guest star in the touring production of 'Now That's What I Call A Musical'.

Back in May, Carol was a guest with Vernon in the Radio 2 Piano Room, performing the classics 'China In Your Hand' and 'Heart & Soul' alongside a cover of Teddy Swims' 'Lose Control'.

Plus the mid-morning music quiz Ten To The Top, a trip in to the BBC Archive with Vernon's Vault, and the Record and Album Of The Week.

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Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 2

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Bryan Ferry

    Let's Stick Together

    • Now 100 Hits 70s (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Run‐D.M.C. & Aerosmith

    Walk This Way

    • Now 8 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Olivia Dean

    Man I Need

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
  • Queen

    We Are The Champions

    • News Of The World.
    • Island.
    • 2.
  • Lady Gaga

    The Dead Dance

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.
  • Sam & Dave

    Soul Man

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Billy Joel

    Uptown Girl

    • An Innocent Man.
    • CBS.
  • Perrie

    If He Wanted To He Would

    • PERRIE.
    • Sony Music.
  • Elvis Presley

    Teddy Bear

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

    Get Together

    • Once Upon A Time In California.
    • EMI.
  • Dusty Springfield

    I Only Want To Be With You

    • Dusty- The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.
  • Free

    All Right Now

    • Back To The 70's (CD1) (Various).
    • EMI.
    • 15.
  • Remember Monday

    Happier

    • (CD Single).
    • The Other Songs.
  • Stereophonics

    I Wanna Get Lost With You (Radio 2 In The Park 2025)

  • Stardust

    Music Sounds Better With You

    • Now 41 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Jessie J

    Believe In Magic

    • (CD Single).
    • DAP.
  • The Beautiful South

    Don't Marry Her

    • (CD Single).
    • Go! Discs.
  • Suede

    Broken Music For Broken People

    • Antidepressants.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • Bryan Adams

    Run To You (Radio 2 In The Park 2025)

  • Brandi Carlile

    Returning To Myself

    • Returning To Myself.
    • EMI.
  • The Beach Boys

    Fun Fun Fun

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.
  • Sam Ryder

    Go Steady (feat. BBC Symphony Orchestra)

    • (CD Single).
    • Artist Theory.

Broadcast

  • Tue 9 Sep 202509:30

Ten To The Top

Ten To The Top

Get all the details of how to enter and listen to Vernon's daily music quiz.