Fran Healy chooses his final Tracks Of My Years
Singer-songwriter and Travis frontman Fran Healy chooses his final two songs for Tracks of My Years. Plus another dive into Vernon's Vault and more Ten To The Top.
Singer-songwriter and Travis frontman Fran Healy chooses his final two favourite songs on this week's Tracks of My Years.
Fran joined the band - then called Glass Onion - on the same day he enrolled at the Glasgow School of Art, and after a name change, Travis released their first single ‘All I Want to Do Is Rock’.
Travis’s second album, 'The Man Who', made them one of the most listened-to bands in the world, featuring the tracks "Writing to Reach You", "Driftwood", "Turn" and their anthemic "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?"
Travis have twice been awarded British Album Of The Year at The BRIT Awards and are credited as having paved the way for post-Britpop British bands such as Coldplay and Keane.
Travis’s new album, ‘L.A. Times’, is out now, and their UK tour kicks off in December, but they are first performing at Radio 2 in the Park in Preston on the 7th September.
Fran has also released a solo album, 2010’s ‘Wreckorder’, which included contributions from Paul McCartney on bass.
Whatever you're up to, Vern wants to hear from you - email vernon@bbc.co.uk - and if you’d like to apply to take part in Ten To The Top, the address you need is tentothetop@bbc.co.uk
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The Doobie Brothers
Listen To The Music
- The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers.
- Warner Bros.
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Fleetwood Mac
Don't Stop
- 50 Years - Don't Stop.
- Warner Bros.
- 009.
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Courteeners
Solitude Of The Night Bus
- Pink Cactus Cafe.
- Ignition Records.
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Michael Sembello
Maniac
- Flashdance O.S.T. (Various Artists).
- VIRGIN.
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Taylor Swift
I Can Do It With A Broken Heart
- The Tortured Poets Department.
- Republic Records.
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Kaoma
Lambada
- One World (Various Artists).
- Global Records & Tapes.
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Charli xcx
Apple
- (CD Single).
- Atlantic.
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Chris Rea
On The Beach
- The Best Of Chris Rea.
- East West Records.
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Coldplay
WE PRAY (feat. Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna & TINI)
- MOON MUSiC.
- Parlophone.
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Jan & Dean
Surf City
- It's A Sixties Party (Various Artist.
- Columbia.
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Was (Not Was)
Walk The Dinosaur
- (Single).
- Fontana.
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Muni Long
Ruined Me
- (CD Single).
- Def Jam.
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Madonna
Lucky Star
- Celebration.
- Warner Bros.
- 5.
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Four Tops
Reach Out I'll Be There
- No Greater Love (Various Artists).
- Global Records & Tapes.
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Chaka Khan
I'm Every Woman
- NOW Boogie Nights - Disco Classics (Various Artists).
- Now.
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Snow Patrol
All
- The Forest Is The Path.
- Polydor.
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Pet Shop Boys
Go West
- Pet Shop Boys - Very.
- Parlophone.
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The Script
One Thing I Got Right
- Satellites.
- BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited.
- 8.
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Elton John
Island Girl
- Diamonds.
- Virgin EMI Records.
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Joni Mitchell
Carey
- Joni Mitchell - Blue.
- Reprise.
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Oasis
Supersonic
- Definitely Maybe (Deluxe Edition).
- Big Brother Recordings.
- 6.
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Mark Ambor
Our Way
- INGROOVES.
- Hundred Days Records.
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