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06/07/2012

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

Last on

Fri 6 Jul 2012 02:00

Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Detroit Emeralds

      Feel The Need In Me

      • Heart Full Of Soul (Various Artists).
      • Global Television.
  • Duffy

    Mercy

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
  • Will Young

    I Just Want A Lover

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
  • Robert Palmer

    Addicted To Love

    • Sounds Of The 80s - Like A Record Baby (1984-1986) (Various Artists).
    • UMC.
  • Ren Harvieu

    Tonight

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 2.
  • Amen Corner

    Bend Me Shape Me

    • Heartbeat 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Thin Lizzy

    Waiting For An Alibi

    • Thin Lizzy - Greatest Hits.
    • Universal Music.
  • Keane

    Somewhere Only We Know

    • (CD Single).
    • Transcopic Records.
  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "THE REMEDY" (Mercury) out 13th August

    • Karima Francis

      Glory Days

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

    Si Si Je Suis Un Rock Star

    • Another Slice Of Vintage Cheese (Various Artists).
    • Universal.
    • 1.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "TIME WILL TELL" (Sanctuary)

    • Robert Cray

      Spare Some Love?

  • Michael Bubl茅

    Hollywood

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.
    • 1.
  • The Brilliant Things

    Feels Like Summer

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 1.
  • Edwin Starr

    Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.)

    • Motown - The Hits Collection Vol.2.
    • Motown.
  • HOUR 2

    • Michael Jackson

      Black Or White

      • (CD Single).
      • Epic.
  • Linda Ronstadt

    (Love Is Like A) Heatwave

    • GREATEST HITS.
    • Asylum.
  • Elton John vs PNAU

    Sad

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

    Why Can't This Be Love

    • Life In The Fast Lane (Various).
    • Telstar.
  • Carole King

    (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

    • Carole King - Tapestry.
    • Epic.
  • King Charles & Mumford & Sons

    The Brightest Lights

    • LoveBlood.
    • Island.
  • Ace of Base

    All That She Wants

    • 100% Pure Love (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Four Tops

    It's The Same Old Song

  • Dolly Parton, Kris Kristofferson & Jeremy Jordan

    From Here To The Moon And Back

    • Joyful Noise O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Sony.
    • 1.
  • Albert Hammond

    It Never Rains In Southern California

    • The Singer & The Song (Various Artists).
    • Stardust.
    • 2.
  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE BEST OF: 21st CENTURY BOYS" (EMI) suggested by Bobby Mitchell in Morecambe

    • Sigue Sigue Sputnik

      Love Missile F1-11

      • The Best Of The Eighties.
      • EMI Gold.
      • 11.
  • Joan Baez

    The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

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

    Lady Marmalade

    • Soul Chartbusters (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • HOUR 3

    • Blur

      Parklife

      • (CD Single).
      • Parlophone.
  • Andrew Gold

    Never Let Her Slip Away

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

    My Kind Of Love

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

    I Love To Love

    • 70's Number Ones Vol 2.
    • Old Gold.
  • The Beat

    Mirror In The Bathroom

    • The Beat - Beat This!.
    • Sire.
  • Carrie Underwood

    Blown Away

    • Blown Away.
    • Sony.
    • 2.
  • The Housemartins

    Happy Hour

    • Now That's What I Call Quite Good.
    • Go! Discs.
  • Lobo

    Me & You & A Dog Named Boo

    • Jukebox 70's Hits -I Got The Music In.
    • Old Gold.
  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "ASHES AND ROSES" (Zoe) out now

    • Mary Chapin Carpenter

      New Years Day

      • Ashes and Roses.
      • Zo毛 Records.
      • 011.
  • Huey Lewis and the News & Huey Lewis

    If This Is It

    • Huey Lewis & The News - Sports.
    • Chrysalis.
  • Lily Allen

    Smile

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.
  • Morten Harket

    I'm The One

    • (CD Single).
    • Wrasse Records.
    • 004.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming CD, "REBIRTH" (UMC) out 16th July

    • Jimmy Cliff

      One More

  • Stan Ridgway

    Camouflage

    • IRS Records 1979-1994 (Various).
    • IRS.
  • Las Ketchup

    Aserej茅 (The Ketchup Song)

    • Now 53 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

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  • Fri 6 Jul 2012 02:00

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