Album of the Week and Robert Plant
Champions League PopMaster continues, with the top scoring quizzers returning in a bid to claim that coveted trophy. Plus rock Legend Robert Plant chooses the Tracks of My Years.
Champions League PopMaster 2021 continues, where the best of the best quizzers return in a bid to claim that coveted trophy. The two highest scorers go through to the grand final on Friday.
Rock Legend Robert Plant chooses the Tracks of My Years all week with Ken. In November the former Led Zeppelin frontman together with 27-time Grammy winner Alison Krauss released their new album Raise The Roof reuniting the two after some fourteen years. It follows the historic success of their first collaboration Raisin' Sand which reached number 2 on the Official UK Chart, generated multi-platinum sales and earned six Grammy Awards including Album and Record of the Year.
This latest album features twelve new recordings of songs by legends and unsung heroes including Merle Haggard, Allen Toussaint, The Everly Brothers, Anne Briggs, Geeshie Wiley, Bert Jansch and more. Other highlights include a Plant-Burnett original, 鈥淗igh and Lonesome,鈥 and the classic 鈥淐an鈥檛 Let Go,鈥 written by Randy Weeks and first recorded by Lucinda Williams.
Robert will be going on tour with Alison next year - dates and times to be announced very soon. The next two tracks he has chosen come from Etta James and Mary Wells.
Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk. If you'd like to have a go at PopMaster in 2022 why not email PopMaster@bbc.co.uk including your phone number, 3 top music passions and any particular hobbies you might have. It could be your turn next year!
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Elton John
Step Into Christmas
- Caribou.
- Mercury.
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Record of the Week
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Kylie Minogue & Jessie Ware
Kiss Of Life
- DISCO: Guest List Edition.
- BMG Rights Management.
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Alexander O鈥橬eal
Criticize
- Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
- Hits.
- 9.
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Kygo & Whitney Houston
Higher Love
- (CD Single).
- RCA Records.
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Pretenders
2000 Miles
- The Best Christmas Album In The World.
- Virgin.
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John Legend
You Deserve It All
- (CD Single).
- Republic Records.
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Just Jack
Starz In Their Eyes
- (CD Single).
- Mercury.
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Darlene Love
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
- A Christmas Gift For You (Phil Spect.
- Phil Spector Int.
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JLS
Postcard
- 2.0.
- BMG Rights Management.
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Laura Branigan
Gloria
- Disco Queens: The '80s (Various Artists).
- Rhino.
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Aerosmith
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
- Armageddon Film S/Track.
- Columbia.
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Gary Barlow
How Christmas Is Supposed To Be (feat. Sheridan Smith)
- The Dream Of Christmas.
- Polydor.
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Band Aid
Do They Know It's Christmas?
- That's Christmas (Various Artists).
- EMI.
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Dire Straits
Private Investigations
- The Ivor Novello Winners.
- EMI.
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ABBA
Little Things
- Voyage.
- Polydor.
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Greg Lake
I Believe In Father Christmas
- The Anthology, A Musical Journey.
- BMG.
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Joel Corry
I Wish (feat. Mabel)
- About Last Night....
- Polydor.
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Travis
Flowers In The Window
- (CD Single).
- Independiente.
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George Michael
December Song (I Dreamed Of Christmas)
- (CD Single).
- Aegean Records.
- 1.
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Album of the Week
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Kelly Clarkson
Merry Christmas (To The One I Used To Know)
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Destiny鈥檚 Child
Survivor
- Now 49 (Various Artists).
- Now.
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George Ezra
Come On Home For Christmas
- (CD Single).
- Columbia.
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood
The Power Of Love
- Mixed Emotions III (Various Artists).
- Polygram Tv.
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Tracks of My Years
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Etta James
I Just Want To Make Love To You
- Etta James- The Genuine Article.
- Mca/Chess.
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Mary Wells
You Beat Me To The Punch
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Westlife
My Hero
- Wild Dreams.
- Warner Music.
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Wax
Bridge To Your Heart
- American English.
- Lemon Recordings.
- 5.
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- Tue 21 Dec 2021 09:30大象传媒 Radio 2