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Joan Armatrading chooses her final Tracks Of My Years

Joan Armatrading chooses her final two Tracks Of My Years, plus there鈥檚 the final two contestants battling it out for a smart speaker this week in Ten To the Top.

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.

Plus there鈥檚 the final two contestants battling it out for a smart speaker this week in Ten To the Top and the last dip into Vernon's Vault.

Whatever you're up to, Vern wants to hear from you - email vernon@bbc.co.uk - and if you鈥檇 like to apply to take part in Ten To The Top, the address you need is tentothetop@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 29 Nov 2024 09:30

Music Played

  • Katy Perry

    Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 79.
    • Now.
  • Slade

    Merry Xmas Everybody

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
  • Myles Smith

    Nice To Meet You

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
  • Sigala & Becky Hill

    Wish You Well

    • (CD Single).
    • Ministry Of Sound.
  • Pet Shop Boys

    All The Young Dudes

    • Nonetheless (Expanded Edition).
    • Parlophone.
  • Supergrass

    Grace

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Fleetwood Mac

    Little Lies

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 007.
  • Wham!

    Last Christmas

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Kim Wilde

    Kids In America

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Soul II Soul

    Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (feat. Caron Wheeler)

    • NOW 100 Hits 80s No.1s (Various Artists).
    • NOW.
  • Maggie Rogers

    In The Living Room

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
  • David Guetta & Bebe Rexha

    I'm Good (Blue)

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Music.
  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    That's the Way (I Like It)

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Lady Gaga

    Disease

    • LG7.
    • Interscope.
  • Robbie Williams

    Forbidden Road

    • Better Man O.S.T..
    • Sony Music Entertainment.
  • Michael Ball & Alfie Boe

    Proud

  • The Waitresses

    Christmas Wrapping

    • NOW That's What I Call Christmas (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Tina Turner

    Private Dancer

    • Tina Turner - Simply The Best.
    • Capitol.
  • Dire Straits

    Romeo and Juliet

    • The No.1 Love Album (Various Artists.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Coldplay

    ALL MY LOVE

    • MOON MUSiC.
    • Parlophone.

Broadcast

  • Fri 29 Nov 2024 09:30

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