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Mick Hucknall chooses the Tracks of My Years

Mick Hucknall of Simply Red chooses the Tracks of My Years with music from The Emotions and Sly & The Family Stone. There's the daily love song plus PopMaster.

Mick Hucknall chooses the Tracks of My Years with music from The Emotions and Sly & The Family Stone. The band is back this summer with brand new music and will be performing at Radio 2's Live in Hyde Park this weekend. Mick achieved international fame in the 1980's as the lead singer songwriter of the soul influenced pop band Simply Red with whom he enjoyed a 25 year career and sold over 50 million albums.

Since the release of their debut studio album Picture Book in 1985, the band have had ten songs reach top 10 in the UK Singles Chart, including "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me by Now", both of which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. They have had five number one albums in the UK, with their 1991 album, Stars, being one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history. In November they will be releasing "Blue Eyed Soul" - their first new studio album in four years and the twelfth in their stellar career.

At the 1992 and 1993 Brit Awards, they received the award for Best British Group. They received three Grammy Award nominations: for Best New Artist in 1987, and "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me by Now" for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals.

Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week plus another round of PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 9 Sep 2019 09:30

Music Played

  • Elton John

    I'm Still Standing

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
  • Keane

    Love Too Much

    • Cause & Effect.
    • Island.
  • Sheila & B. Devotion

    Spacer

    • Best Disco Album In The World...Ever!.
    • Virgin.
  • Bryan Adams

    You Belong To Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 001.
  • Gabrielle

    When A Woman

    • (CD Single).
    • Go Beat.
  • Jonas Brothers

    Only Human

    • Happiness Begins.
    • Polydor.
  • James & Bobby Purify

    I'm Your Puppet

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.
  • The Doobie Brothers

    What A Fool Believes

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

    Greatest Mistake

    • Singing To Strangers.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • The Motors

    Airport

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

    Being With You

    • Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
    • Global Television.
  • Record Of The Week

    • Craig David

      Do You Miss Me Much

  • Phil Collins

    Another Day In Paradise

    • In The Air Tonight (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
  • The Boomtown Rats

    I Don't Like Mondays

    • 25 Years Of Rock'NRoll: 1979 (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 15.
  • Zac Brown Band

    Someone I Used To Know

    • The Owl.
    • BMG Rights Management.
  • Justin Timberlake

    Mirrors

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 1.
  • The Goo Goo Dolls

    Indestructible

    • Miracle Pill.
    • Warner Music.
  • The Cardigans

    My Favourite Game

    • Q The Album (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
  • Will Young

    Ground Running

    • Lexicon.
    • Cooking Vinyl.
  • Album Of The Week

    • Emeli Sand茅

      Free As A Bird

      • Real Life.
      • Virgin.
  • Peter Gabriel

    Solsbury Hill

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
  • Maxi Priest

    I'm Alright (feat. Shaggy)

    • It All Comes Back To Love.
    • S-Curve Records.
  • Tracks Of My Years

    • The Emotions

      Best Of My Love

      • Mellow Madness (Various Artists).
      • Epic.
    • Sly & the Family Stone

      I Get High On You

  • Status Quo

    Liberty Lane

    • Backbone.
    • Ear Music.
  • Joe Jackson

    Steppin' Out

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Mon 9 Sep 2019 09:30