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08/06/2012

Start the weekend here on the Best Time of the Day Show. Hilarious conversation and brilliant music to entertain you through the small hours. Includes Album and Record of the Week.

It's the best way to start your weekend by tuning in to the Best Time of the Day Show with Alex. Every Friday is a feelgood Friday which means even more great tunes and inspired daftness to keep you happy through the night.

There is a final track from the Album of the Week, another spin of Record of the Week, more unexpected song selections from Lester's and the Listener's Libraries and Pause for Thought.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Fri 8 Jun 2012 02:00
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Music Played

  • Spin Doctors

    Two Princes

    • Driving Rock (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Julia and Company

    Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba)

    • Now That's What I Call Music II (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Coldplay & Rihanna

    Princess Of China (Acoustic Version)

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

  • Ray Charles

    What'd I Say

    • The Very Best Of Jazz Moods (Various).
    • Telstar.

  • Robert Palmer

    I Didn't Mean To Turn You On

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

  • Avalanche City

    Sunset

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Grace Jones

    Pull Up To The Bumper

    • The Divas Of Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Status Quo

    Whatever You Want

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD Single (S-Curve Records) out 2nd July

    • Andy Grammer

      Fine By Me

      • (CD Single).
      • S-Curve Records.

  • Freeez

    I.O.U.

    • Club Classics From The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • The Kinks

    Tired Of Waiting For You

    • The Journey - Part 1.
    • BMG.
    • 6.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming CD Single (Columbia Records) out 9th July

    • The Vaccines

      No Hope

  • Adele

    Rumour Has It

    • 21.
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • Emeli Sand茅

    My Kind Of Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • Albert Hammond

    Free Electric Band

    • The Very Best Of Albert Hammond.
    • CBS.
    • 10.

  • ABC

    All Of My Heart

    • In Touch II (Various Artists).
    • Solitaire Collection.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Timebomb

  • Del Amitri

    Always The Last To Know

    • Now 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Respect

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • Glen Campbell

    Southern Nights

    • That's Country (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Scissor Sisters

    Only The Horses

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

  • Stephanie Mills

    Never Knew Love Like This Before

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD 'Paranoid' (Castle) suggested by Ben Hannott in Devon

    • Black Sabbath

      Iron Man

  • Jamiroquai

    Space Cowboy

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Soho Square.

  • Kid Rock

    All Summer Long

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Maroon 5

    Payphone (feat. Wiz Khalifa) (feat. Wiz Khalifa)

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
    • 1.

  • Los Lobos

    La Bamba

    • Hits Of '87 & '88 Vol.12 (Various).
    • Polydor.

  • Barbra Streisand

    Stoney End

    • Barbra Streisand Greatest Hits Vol.2.
    • CBS.

  • Amy Macdonald

    Slow It Down

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Gerry Rafferty

    Get It Right Next Time

    • The Very Best Of Gerry Rafferty.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Wilson Pickett

    Land Of 1000 Dances

    • Where It's At (Various Artists).
    • Kent.

  • Josh Osho

    Redemption Days

    • (CD Single).
    • Freedom.

  • Dina Carroll

    Ain't No Man

    • The Love Album II (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD 'That's Why God Made The Radio' (Capitol) out now

    • The Beach Boys

      That's Why God Made The Radio

  • The Knack

    My Sharona

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Shania Twain

    Forever And For Always

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD 'The Streets Forget (Thran Records)

    • Eamon Friel

      Rock And Roll Ballads

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Rocky Ground

    • Wrecking Ball.
    • Columbia.
    • 9.

  • S Club

    Don't Stop Movin'

    • (CD Album Sampler).
    • Polydor.

Broadcast

  • Fri 8 Jun 2012 02:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2

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