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Joan Armatrading chooses this week's Tracks Of My Years

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Joan Armatrading chooses the songs that shaped her in this week's Tracks Of My Years.

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Joan Armatrading chooses her Tracks Of My Years all this week.

Joan Armatrading made her performing debut at her brother鈥檚 university when she was 16. Her debut album 'Whatever's For Us' came out in 1972, and since then she has achieved great success, becoming a three-time Grammy nominee, two-time Brit Award nominee, and in 1996 she received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contemporary Song Collection.

She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2020 for services to music, charity and equal rights.

Joan is back with a new album, 'How Did This Happen And What Does It Now Mean', which she wrote, produced, programmed and engineered entirely herself.

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Mon 25 Nov 2024 09:30
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Music Played

  • Blondie

    Maria

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • The Darkness

    Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Sam Fender

    People Watching

    • People Watching.
    • Polydor.

  • Everything but the Girl

    Missing (Todd Terry Remix)

    Remix Artist: Todd Terry.
    • Passion (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Perrie

    Christmas Magic

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

  • Five

    Keep On Movin'

    • Hits 2000 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Robbie Williams

    Forbidden Road

    • Better Man O.S.T..
    • Sony Music Entertainment.

  • The Jacksons

    I Want You Back

    • The Best Michael Jackson & Jackson Five.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 1.

  • James Bay

    Hope

    • Changes All The Time.
    • EMI.

  • Dean Martin

    Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

  • Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston

    It Takes Two

    • Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev.
    • Telstar.

  • Sweet Female Attitude

    Flowers

    • (CD Single).
    • WEA.

  • Tears for Fears

    Say Goodbye To Mum And Dad

    • Songs For A Nervous Planet.
    • Concord.

  • The Boo Radleys

    Wake Up Boo!

    • Various Artists - Untitled.
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Black Eyed Peas

    I Gotta Feeling

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.
    • 4.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    All The Young Dudes

    • Nonetheless (Expanded Edition).
    • Parlophone.

  • The Who

    My Generation

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 004.

  • Alfie Boe & Michael Ball

    Welcome Home

  • Brenda Lee

    Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

    • Brenda Lee - The EP Collection.
    • See For Miles.

  • Travis

    Raze The Bar

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • The Police

    Don't Stand So Close To Me

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.

  • Supertramp

    The Logical Song

    • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
    • A&M.

  • Tom Grennan

    It Can't Be Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • InSanity.

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  • Mon 25 Nov 2024 09:30
    大象传媒 Radio 2

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