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Jake Shears chooses his Tracks of My Years

Former Scissor Sister-turned solo mister Jake Shears chooses his Tracks of My Years all this week. Plus, Ten to the Top is back at 10:30 and there's the Record and Album of the Week.

Former member of the Scissor Sisters turned solo star Jake Shears chooses his Tracks of My Years all this week.

Three times BRIT Award winners Scissor Sisters released four albums together, including their self-titled debut (the UK's best-selling album of 2004) and hits include I Don't Feel Like Dancing, Laura and Filthy/Gorgeous.

Jake released his self-titled debut solo album in 2018, and on June 2nd the long-awaited follow up ‘Last Man Dancing’ arrives, which features Kylie Minogue, Big Freedia, Jane Fonda and more. The lead single Too Much Music was released at the beginning of this year, and was one of the songs Jake performed in Radio 2's Piano Room in February.

Away from performing, Jake's been keeping himself busy writing - having written music for Tales of the City, a 2011 stage musical based on Armistead Maupin’s bestselling book series, he's also teamed up with Elton John to write the lyrics for the new musical Tammy Faye.

Jake's also written and performed with Kylie, duetted with Cher, starred in Kinky Boots on Broadway and appeared on The Masked Singer.

And as well as putting on several shows around the launch of his new album, Jake will also be appearing at Brighton Pride and opening for Duran Duran for their UK Tour.

Jake's first two choices come from Oingo Boingo and David Bowie.

Plus Gary's got another edition of Radio 2’s new mid-morning music quiz Ten To The Top plus there's the Love Song messages and the Record and Album Of The Week.

If you’d like to apply to take part in Ten To The Top, email tentothetop@bbc.co.uk and if you want to contact the show, just email - gary.davies@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 17 Apr 2023 09:30

Music Played

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Hold On Tight

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Ellie Goulding

    By The End Of The Night

    • Higher Than Heaven.
    • Polydor.
  • ABBA

    When All Is Said And Done

    • The Visitors.
    • Atlantic.
    • 3.
  • The Doobie Brothers

    What A Fool Believes

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.
  • Post Malone

    Chemical

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
  • Michael Gray

    The Weekend

    • (CD Single).
    • Eye Industries.
  • Stevie Wonder

    Do I Do

    • Stevie Wonder - The Definitive Collec.
    • Universal.
  • The 1975

    Oh Caroline

    • Being Funny In A Foreign Language.
    • Concord.
  • Travis

    Sing

    • The Invisible Band (Deluxe Edition).
    • Concord.
  • Whitney Houston

    Run To You

    • Whitney Houston - Love, Whitney.
    • Arista.
  • Birdy

    Raincatchers

    • Portraits.
    • Warner Music UK.
  • Split Enz

    I Got You

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

    The End Of The Innocence

    • Don Henley - The End Of The Innocence.
    • Geffen.
  • RECORD OF THE WEEK

    • Lewis Capaldi

      Wish You The Best

      • Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent.
      • Vertigo/Capitol.
  • Eternal

    I Wanna Be The Only One (feat. BeBe Winans)

    • Eternal - Greatest Hits.
    • EMI.
  • Meghan Trainor

    Mother

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
  • Bee Gees

    You Should Be Dancing

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.
  • Adele

    Set Fire To The Rain

    • 21.
    • XL.
    • 5.
  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK

    • Katie Melua

      Love and Money

      • BMG.
  • Level 42

    Running In The Family

    • The Complete Polydor Years: Volume 2 (1985-1989).
    • Cherry Red Records.
  • Mimi Webb

    Freezing

    • Amelia.
    • Epic.
    • 6.
  • TRACKS OF MY YEARS

    • Oingo Boingo

      Weird Science

      • Single.
      • MCA Records.
      • 1.
    • David Bowie

      Boys Keep Swinging

      • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
      • EMI.
  • Ed Sheeran

    Eyes Closed

    • - (Subtract).
    • Atlantic.
  • Kid Creole and the Coconuts

    Annie I'm Not Your Daddy

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Mon 17 Apr 2023 09:30