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Chris Hawkins sits in

Chris Hawkins sits in for Alex, entertaining you through the night with his inspired daftness and eclectic music choices, including a new Record and Album of the Week.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Mon 13 Aug 2012 02:00

Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • James Brown

      Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

      • Originals 2 (Various Artists).
      • Columbia.
  • Fun Boy Three & Bananarama

    It Ain't What You Do...

    • The Very Best Of Bananarama.
    • Warner Strategic Market.
  • Lemar

    Invincible

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
    • 1.
  • Status Quo

    Paper Plane

    • Whatever You Want - V.Best Of Status.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Biffy Clyro

    Many Of Horror

    • (CD Single).
    • 14th Floor.
    • 1.
  • The Script

    Hall Of Fame (feat. will.i.am)

    • #3 (Deluxe Edition).
    • Sony.
  • Spandau Ballet

    Instinction

    • Spandau Ballet - Singles Collection.
    • Chrysalis.
  • Linda Lyndell

    What A Man

    • Stax 50th Anniversary Collection (Various Artists).
    • Stax.
  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "KISS" (Polydor Records) out on 10th September

    • Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen

      Good Time

      • (CD Single).
      • Polydor.
      • 1.
  • The Style Council

    Shout To The Top

    • Billy Elliot O.S.T. - Various Artists.
    • Polydor.
  • The Hollies

    Just One Look

    • The Hits Of 1964 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.
    • 20.
  • George Michael

    White Light

    • (CD Single).
    • Aegean.
    • 1.
  • Syreeta

    Your Kiss Is Sweet

    • Motown Hits Of Gold Vol.7 (Various).
    • Motown.
  • McGoozer

    Take On Me

  • HOUR 2

    • Fleetwood Mac

      Everywhere

      • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
      • Warner Bros.
      • 008.
  • Robbie Williams

    Strong

    • (CD Single).
    • Chrysalis.
  • Noisettes

    That Girl

    • Contact.
    • Absolute.
  • Dolly Parton

    Better Get To Livin'

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

    First Steps

    • (CD Single).
  • The Ronettes

    Be My Baby

    • The Best Of The Ronettes.
    • Phil Spector Int.
  • Bruce Springsteen

    Glory Days

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Iron Lion Zion

    • (CD Single).
    • Tuff Gong.
  • Simple Plan

    Summer Paradise

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Tina Turner

    Private Dancer

    • Tina Turner - Simply The Best.
    • Capitol.
  • THE TOP TEN TOP TEN

    • The Beautiful South

      Perfect 10

      • (CD Single).
      • Mercury.
  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "NOT FRAGILE" (Mercury) suggested by Richard Stone in Bristol

    • Bachman鈥揟urner Overdrive

      Sledgehammer

      • Mercury.
  • HOUR 3

    • Fine Young Cannibals

      Good Thing

      • The Raw & The Cooked.
      • London.
  • Jamie Cullum

    I'm All Over It

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
    • 1.
  • Kylie Minogue

    Can't Get You Out Of My Head

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Blur

    Under The Westway

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

    Blackberry Way

    • Shazam.
    • Esoteric Recordings.
    • 009.
  • Paper Lace

    Billy Don't Be A Hero

    • Living In The 70s (Various Artists.
    • BMG.
    • 1.
  • Kristina Train

    Dream Of Me

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

    Forever In Blue Jeans

    • Neil Diamond - The Ultimate Collectio.
    • Columbia/Mca.
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    Sailing On The Seven Seas

    • OMD: The Singles.
    • Virgin.
    • 17.
  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "STRONGER THAN ROMEO" (Universal) out on 20th August

    • The Brilliant Things

      Feels Like Summer

      • (CD Single).
      • Universal.
      • 1.
  • Joni Mitchell

    Carey

    • Joni Mitchell - Blue.
    • Reprise.
  • Frank Turner

    I Still Believe

    • CD SINGLE.
    • XTRA MILE RECORDINGS.
    • 1.
  • Ronan Keating

    Fires

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

Broadcast

  • Mon 13 Aug 2012 02:00

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