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Leo Sayer shares his recollections of the 1970s.

The unique talent of Leo Sayer is synonymous with the 1970s but his richly deserved success didn鈥檛 come easy to the former school choirboy.

Born in Shoreham-By Sea in Sussex, he had a short career in graphic design, before teaming up with musician David Courtney and 60鈥檚 pop star Adam Faith. Leo began co-writing with Courtney and his first song-writing success came with Roger Daltrey鈥檚 solo album, 鈥楪iving It All Away鈥�. When young Leo finally launched his own singing career in 1973, he wasn鈥檛 an overnight success. In fact, his debut single 鈥溾�橶hy Is Everybody Going 成人快手鈥�, failed to make a hit. It was his second single, 鈥楾he Show Must Go On鈥� which helped Leo achieve popularity. The single peaked at number two and by the end of 1973, both the Melody Maker and The Sun newspaper predicted Leo as 鈥淭he Star Of 鈥�74鈥�.

By 1977, Leo was on a roll and he became a staple artist of the decade. He achieved two consecutive number one hits in the United States, first with 鈥榊ou Make Me Feel Like Dancing鈥�, which won a Grammy Award and the romantic ballad, 鈥榃hen I Need You鈥�, which also made it to number one in the UK. He rounded off the decade with another hit, 鈥楾he Very Best of Leo Sayer鈥�, which became his first number one album in the UK.

Leo had varying degrees of success during the 1980s and 90s, before he made it to number one in the UK again in 2006, this time with the single, 鈥楾hunder In My Heart (Again)鈥�.

This year, Leo has released a brand new album, 鈥楽elfie鈥� and he is currently on a UK tour.

1 hour, 56 minutes

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Music Played

  • George Harrison

    What Is Life

  • Joni Mitchell

    Big Yellow Taxi

    • Joni Mitchell.
    • Reprise.

  • The Doobie Brothers

    China Grove

    • The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Thin Lizzy

    Rosalie / Cowgirl's Song (Live)

    • Dedication: The Very Best Of Thin Lizzy.
    • Vertigo.
    • 8.

  • David Bowie

    Boys Keep Swinging

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • The Partridge Family & David Cassidy

    I Think I Love You

    • Single - Bell 1130.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)

    • Aretha Franklin - 30 Greatest Hits.
    • Atlantic.

  • Eric Clapton

    Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

    • The Best Of Eric Clapton.
    • Polydor.

  • The Beach Boys

    Add Some Music to Your Day

    • Sunflower.
    • NFI.

  • Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

    Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)

    • 20 Number 1's Of The 70's (Various).
    • MFP.

  • Paul McCartney & Wings

    Band On The Run

    • (Single).
    • Apple.
    • 3.

  • The Jam

    In The City

    • Beautiful Game (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Paul Simon

    Mother and Child Reunion

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 1).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

    The Night

    • Spectrum.

  • Leo Sayer

    You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Music Club Deluxe.
    • 6.

  • Randy Newman

    Short People

    • Randy Newman - Little Criminals.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Leo Sayer

    Giving It All Away

    • Leo Sayer -The Definitive Hits Collec.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Van Morrison

    Into The Mystic

    • Still On Top - The Greatest Hits.
    • Exile.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Gimme Shelter

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • Steve Forbert

    Romeo's Tune

    • Don't Look Down.
    • Rolling Tide Records.

  • Leo Sayer

    Thunder In My Heart

    • Leo Sayer -The Definitive Hits Collec.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 8.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 2 Jun 2019 15:00
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  • Tue 4 Jun 2019 03:00
    成人快手 Radio 2