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07/05/2010

Winding up your week with Tim Smith covering for Alex on The Best Time of the Day Show. More from Album and Record of the Week, and Pause for Thought at 3.20am.

Kickstarting the weekend on a high, Tim Smith completes his first week sitting in for The Dark Lord on The Best Time of the Day Show. Today's celebrity birthday track comes from Jimmy Ruffin, the Listener's Library track is from Steely Dan, Tim's own choice from the Smith Family Archive is a forgotten gem from The Smithereens featuring Belinda Carlisle, there is a final track from the Album of the Week by Lady Antebellum, Record of the Week by Gabriella Cilmi and Pause for Thought at 3.20am. See if you can get this morning's What Do They All Have in Common? quiz, it's a tough one!

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Music Played

  • Edwyn Collins

    A Girl Like You

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Phoebe Snow

    Every Night

    • Uncovered (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Michael Bubl茅

    Crazy Love

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

  • Aretha Franklin

    I Say A Little Prayer

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield

    What Have I Done To Deserve This?

    • Goin' Back - Best Of Dusty Springfiel.
    • Philips.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the album, "TEN " (Universal)

    • Gabriella Cilmi

      Hearts Don't Lie

      • (CD Single).
      • Universal Island.
      • 1.

  • The Lovin鈥� Spoonful

    Do You Believe In Magic

    • The Lovin' Spoonful Collection.
    • Castle Communications.

  • The Cure

    Friday I'm In Love

    • True Brit (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Eagles

    Tequila Sunrise

    • The Best Of Eagles.
    • Asylum.

  • Jimmy Ruffin

    Hold on to My Love

    • Soul Boys (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.

  • Owl City

    Umbrella Beach

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • The Tremeloes

    Here Comes My Baby

    • Heartbeat - Forever Yours.
    • Sony.

  • The Rolling Stones - Plundered My Soul

  • Kool & the Gang

    Ladies' Night

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

  • David Bowie

    Heroes

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Katie Melua

    The Flood

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

  • Shirley Ellis

    The Nitty Gritty

    • Shirley Ellis: The Complete Congress Recordings.
    • Connoisseur.
    • 2.

  • The Divine Comedy

    At The Indie Disco

    • (CD Single).
    • DCR.
    • 1.

  • Groove Armada

    At The River

    • (CD Single).
    • Pepper.

  • Eli "Paperboy" Reed

    Come And Get It

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE ROYAL SCAM" (MCA) suggested by Rob of Jersey

    • Steely Dan

      Haitian Divorce

  • Heaven 17

    Temptation

    • A Kick Up The Eighties Vol. 5 (Various Artists).
    • Old Gold.

  • Deacon Blue

    Real Gone Kid

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • Jack Johnson

    You And Your Heart

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

  • T. Rex

    Ride a White Swan

    • Million Sellers Vol.18 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Marianne Faithfull

    As Tears Go By

    • The Very Best Of Marianne Faithfull.
    • London.

  • Robbie Williams

    Millennium

    • (CD Single).
    • Chrysalis.

  • Marvin Gaye

    Can I Get A Witness

    • The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye.
    • Motown.

  • Diane Birch

    Rewind

    • (CD Single).

  • MUSIC FROM THE SMITH FAMILY ARCHIVE

    • The Smithereens

      Blue Period

      • 11.

  • Girls Aloud

    The Promise

    • (CD Single).
    • Fascination.
    • 1.

  • Benny Hill

    Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)

    • Chegger's Choice (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Lostboy! A.K.A Jim Kerr

    Shadowland

    • (CD Single).

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "NEED YOU NOW" (Parlophone)

    • Lady A

      Need You Now

      • Need You Now.
      • Capitol Nashville.
      • 1.

  • Dionne Warwick & The Detroit Spinners

    Then Came You

    • A One Of A Kind Love Affair.
    • Atlantic.
    • 11.

  • Pretenders

    Talk Of The Town

    • The Pretenders - The Singles.
    • WEA.

  • Jamie Cullum

    Wheels

    • (CD Single).

  • Fleet Foxes

    Mykonos

  • Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

    Why Do Fools Fall In Love

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

Broadcast

  • Fri 7 May 2010 02:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2

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