Jim Kerr chooses his Tracks of My Years
Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr chooses his Tracks of My Years all this week. Plus, there's Vernon's music quiz Ten to the Top and a new Album of the Week.
Glasgow’s own Jim Kerr shares his musical journey with Vernon all this week on Tracks of My Years.
Forming in 1977, Simple Minds and Jim Kerr have been a constant part of the musical landscape achieving five number one albums on the UK Album Chart and selling more than 60 million albums, their most recent being Direction of the Heart, which came out last October.
The iconic single Don’t You Forget About Me featured on the soundtrack to The Breakfast Club, and their other big hits include Alive and Kicking, Waterfront, Sanctify Yourself and Glittering Prize.
Following the huge success of 2022’s rapturously received 40 Years Of Hits Tour, Simple Minds are back out on tour next year, starting at Leeds Arena on 15 March, and the live album - New Gold Dream: Live from Paisley Abbey - comes out in mid-October.
There'll also be more audio nuggets as we dive in to the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Archive in Vernon's Vault, plus the mid-morning music quiz Ten to the Top and a brand new Record and Album of the Week.
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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Michael Jackson
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'
- The Essential Michael Jackson.
- Epic.
- 7.
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Barry Manilow
Copacabana
- (Single).
- Arista.
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Beverley Knight
Systematic Overload
- The Fifth Chapter.
- Tag8.
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Haddaway
What Is Love
- (CD Single).
- Logic Records.
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Sugababes
When The Rain Comes
- (CD Single).
- BMG Rights Management (UK).
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Frank Wilson
Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
- The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter (V.
- Virgin.
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Fleetwood Mac
Go Your Own Way
- 50 Years - Don't Stop.
- Warner Bros.
- 006.
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The Rolling Stones
Angry
- Hackney Diamonds.
- Polydor.
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
Spinning Wheel
- Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1969 (Various Artists).
- Rhino Records.
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Record of the week
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Take That
Windows
- This Life.
- EMI.
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Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
- I Am.. Sasha Fierce.
- Music World Music.
- 1.
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Simply Red
It Wouldn't Be Me
- Time.
- Simplyred.com.
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Wham!
Bad Boys
- Wham! - Fantastic.
- Epic.
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Rick Astley
Never Gonna Stop
- Are We There Yet?.
- BMG Rights Management (UK).
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Vernon's Vault
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David Bowie
Heroes (Live at ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000)
- Brilliant Adventure (1992 – 2001).
- Parlophone UK.
- 9.
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Album of the week
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Kylie Minogue
Hold On To Now
- Tension.
- BMG Rights Management (UK).
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Britney Spears
Toxic
- (CD Single).
- Zomba.
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Emeli Sandé
There For You
- (CD Single).
- Chrysalis.
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Tracks of My Years
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Little Richard
Tutti Frutti
- That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
- EMI.
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The Hit Co.
Johnny B Goode
- The Instrumental Soft Rock Collection.
- Planet Music.
- 9.
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Simple Minds
Belfast Child
- Now 14 (Various Artists).
- Virgin.
- 5.
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Simple Minds
Don't You (Forget About Me)
- Single.
- MCA.
- 1.
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The Kinks
Sunny Afternoon
- The Journey - Part 2: Anthology.
- BMG.
- 13.
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Luke Combs
Fast Car
- Gettin' Old.
- River House Artists.
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- Mon 25 Sep 2023 09:30³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 2