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Bryan Ferry selects the songs that mean the most to him in this week's Tracks Of My Years. Plus the Album and Record Of The Week.

Bryan Ferry chooses the tunes that made him in this week's Tracks Of My Years.

Bryan Ferry dominated the charts in the 1970s and 80s, both as the frontman of his band Roxy Music and as a solo singer. Overall, he鈥檚 sold more than 30 million albums and topped the charts with his solo albums 鈥楤oys and Girls鈥� and 鈥楽treet Life鈥�.

As well as being a prolific songwriter, Bryan has recorded many cover versions, including standards from the Great American Songbook. He enjoyed a Grammy nomination in 2001 for his album 鈥淎s Time Goes By鈥� and has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.

His voice and style are legendary: Bryan was once described as 'an art object' who 'should hang in the Tate' by writer Peter York. Kate Bush has said he "was the most exciting singer that she鈥檇 heard" and that for her, he "covered the whole emotional spectrum."

Bryan has a new album out which celebrates his immense body of work called 鈥楻etrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023鈥�. It鈥檚 an 81 track album marking 50 Years of his music. Excitingly, he also has a new song called 鈥楽tar鈥�, which is his first original song in over a decade.

Whatever you're up to, Vernon 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

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Tue 29 Oct 2024 09:30
麻豆社 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Sister Sledge

    Lost In Music

    • East West.

  • Dire Straits

    Walk Of Life

    • Brothers In Arms 20th Anniv Edition.
    • Vertigo.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Lights Camera Action

    • Tension II.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Destiny鈥檚 Child

    Bills, Bills, Bills

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Boyzlife

    I Would

    • (CD Single).
    • Vanguard.

  • Elvis Presley

    Way Down

    • Ones On 1 (Various Artists).
    • 麻豆社 Records.

  • Deacon Blue

    Real Gone Kid

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • Perrie

    You Go Your Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Hot Chip

    Over and Over

    • EMI.

  • The Pussycat Dolls

    Don't Cha (feat. Busta Rhymes)

    • Now 62 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    Give It Up

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • U2

    Country Mile

    • How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (20th Anniversary Edition).
    • Island.

  • Adele

    Set Fire To The Rain

    • 21.
    • XL.
    • 5.

  • The Beatles

    Hello, Goodbye

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 019.

  • Tom Grennan

    Higher

    • (CD Single).
    • Insanity Records.

  • Rainbow

    Since You Been Gone

    • NOW That's What I Call Rock Anthems (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Morgan Wallen

    Love Somebody

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Ollie & Jerry

    Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us

    • Classic 80s Movie Songs (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music Enterprises.

  • The Weeknd

    Can't Feel My Face

    • Beauty Behind The Madness.
    • Republic.
    • 7.

  • Rag鈥檔鈥橞one Man

    Put A Little Hurt On Me

    • What Do You Believe In?.
    • Sony Music.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Strangers In The Night

    • Frank Sinatra - The Reprise Years.
    • Reprise.

  • The Shirelles

    Will You Love Me Tomorrow

    • Memories ... Are Made Of This.
    • Dino.

  • Elton John

    Philadelphia Freedom

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

Broadcast

  • Tue 29 Oct 2024 09:30
    麻豆社 Radio 2

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