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Amy Wadge picks her Tracks of My Years

Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Amy Wadge selects her Tracks of My Years and Ken has another round of the PopMaster music quiz.

Amy Wadge, the Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter chooses her Tracks of My Years with songs from Kacey Musgraves and Elton John. Amy has co-written songs for established and emerging artists alike, amongst them: Keith Urban, James Blunt, Ella Henderson, Labrinth, Niall Horan, Jamie Lawson, Birdy and Dua Lipa. Recently Amy has written the music for the hit 成人快手 One drama 'Keeping Faith' starring Eve Myles. Amy was honoured to have been asked and was sent the scripts which she then used to compose the music that would reflect the lead character's journey throughout the series. Each of the six songs are featured across the episodes and provide an emotional underscore that proved to make a powerful connection between the show's characters and viewers alike.
Amy鈥檚 most notable success to date comes from her long established writing partnership with, Ed Sheeran. Amy co-wrote Thinking Out Loud, which was the third single from Ed鈥檚 second album, the triple Grammy nominated X. It went to No. 1 in the UK chart in November 2014 after spending 19 weeks in the Top 40, breaking the record for the longest ever ascent to the peak position. To date, the track has sold over twelve million copies worldwide, has been viewed 1.25 billion time on YouTube and streamed over a billion times on Spotify. In February 2016, the track won two Grammys at the 58th Recording Academy Awards Ceremony, 鈥楽ong of the Year鈥� and 鈥楤est Pop Solo Performance鈥�.
Ken's got another round of the legendary PopMaster music quiz and your dedications with today's love song. There's also the record and album of the week.
If you want to contact the show, just email - ken.bruce@bbc.co.uk

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Last on

Thu 3 Oct 2019 09:30
成人快手 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Lightning Seeds

    Lucky You

    • Lightning Seeds - Jollification.
    • Epic.

  • P!nk

    Hurts 2B Human (Remix) (feat. Khalid)

    • Hurts 2B Human.
    • RCA.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Another Star

    • (Single).
    • Motown.

  • Nik Kershaw

    Wouldn't It Be Good

    • Now 1984 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Craig David

    Do You Miss Me Much

  • Jefferson

    The Colour Of My Love

    • Best Of The Rockin' Berries / Jeffers.
    • Sequel Records.

  • Olly Murs

    You Don鈥檛 Know Love

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • The Pointer Sisters

    I'm So Excited

    • Greatest Hits.
    • BBR.
    • 020.

  • Record of the Week

    • James Blunt

      Cold

      • Once Upon A Mind.
      • Atlantic.

  • Basement Jaxx

    Do Your Thing

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 12.

  • Faith Hill

    There You'll Be

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • SEKAI NO OWARI

    Lost (feat. Clean Bandit)

    • (CD Single).
    • Insanity Records.

  • Peter Gabriel

    Games Without Frontiers

    • Shaking The Tree.
    • Virgin.

  • Queen

    Radio Ga Ga

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Emeli Sand茅

    You Are Not Alone

    • Real Life.
    • Virgin EMI.
    • 03.

  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Lizzo

    Good As Hell

    • Coconut Oil.
    • Nice Life.
    • 5.

  • Lou Rawls

    Stop Me From Starting This Feeling

    • Lou Rawls - Love All Your Blues Away.
    • Epic.

  • Andrea Bocelli & Ellie Goulding

    Return To Love

    • Si Forever: The Diamond Edition.
    • Decca.

  • Album of the Week

    • Ren茅e Zellweger

      The Man That Got Away

      • Judy O.S.T. (Various Artists).
      • Decca.

  • Womack & Womack

    Teardrops

    • And They Danced All Night.
    • Debutante.

  • Ingrid Andress

    Lady Like

    • Lady Like.
    • Warner Music Nashville.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Elton John

      Your Song

      • Diamonds.
      • Virgin EMI Records.

    • Kacey Musgraves

      Merry Go 'Round

      • Same Trailer Different Park.
      • Decca.
      • 1.

  • Gabrielle Aplin & JP Cooper

    Losing Me

    • Dear Happy.
    • Never Fade Records.

  • Melba Moore

    This Is It

    • 25 Years Of Rock `n' Roll - 1976.
    • Connoisseur.

  • Shalamar

    I Can Make You Feel Good

    • Friends - Deluxe Edition.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Thu 3 Oct 2019 09:30
    成人快手 Radio 2