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Chris Hawkins sits in

Chris Hawkins sits in for Alex, entertaining you through the night with his inspired daftness and eclectic music choices, including a new Record and Album of the Week.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Tue 21 Aug 2012 02:00

Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Madonna

      Express Yourself

      • (Single).
      • Sire.
  • Stevie Wonder

    He's Misstra Know-It-All

    • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
    • Motown.
  • Fun.

    Some Nights

    • Some Nights.
    • Atlantic.
  • The Big Bopper

    Chantilly Lace

  • 顿别别别鈥怢颈迟别

    Groove Is In The Heart

    • The Best Of 100% Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Emin

    Walk Through Walls

    • After The Thunder.
    • Saffron.
  • Pulp

    Common People

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 5.
  • The Beach Boys

    God Only Knows

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.
    • 4.
  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "I BELONG TO YOU" (Warner Bros) out on 17th September

    • Emilia Mitiku

      So Wonderful

      • I Belong To You.
      • Warner Bros.
      • 1.
  • Alphabeat

    Fascination

    • (CD Single).
    • Copenhagen.
  • Kristina Train

    Dream Of Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • Levellers

    We Are All Gunmen

    • On The Fiddle Recordings.
  • Soul II Soul

    Keep on Movin' (feat. Caron Wheeler)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
  • The Dave Clark Five

    Bits and Pieces

    • Glad All Over Again.
    • EMI.
  • HOUR 2

    • The B鈥52s

      Love Shack

      • Now 1990 - The Millennium Series.
      • Now.
      • 3.
  • T. Rex

    Get It On

    • Million Sellers Vol.19 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • Scouting for Girls

    Summertime In The City

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.
  • George Baker Selection

    Little Green Bag

    • The Best Of Cult Fiction (Various).
    • Virgin.
  • Rumer

    Travelin' Boy

    • Boys Don't Cry.
    • Atlantic.
    • 4.
  • UB40

    One In Ten

    • The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000.
    • Virgin.
  • 叠别测辞苍肠茅

    If I Were A Boy

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • Matchbox Twenty

    She's So Mean

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "WITHOUT RESERVATIONS" (Parlophone) suggested by Jonathan Parry

    • Simon Dupree & the Big Sound

      Kites

      • The Greatest Hits Of 1967 (Various).
      • EMI.
  • Carly Simon

    Why

    • The Very Best Of Carly Simon.
    • Global Television.
  • Ray Charles

    Hit The Road Jack (feat. The Raelettes)

    • Ray Charles - The Collection.
    • Castle Communications.
  • Lily Allen

    The Fear

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.
    • 1.
  • THE TOP TEN TOP TEN

    • Gene Pitney

      24 Hours From Tulsa

      • The Love Songs Of Burt Bacharach.
      • Polygram Tv.
  • HOUR 3

    • The Beautiful South

      Song For Whoever

      • Beautiful South - Carry On Up The Cha.
      • Go! Discs.
  • Curtis Mayfield

    Move On Up

    • The Old Skool Reunion (Various Artis.
    • Global Television.
  • Ben Montague

    Another Hard Fall

    • (CD Single).
    • BM Music.
  • Sister Sledge

    Frankie

    • Back To The 80s (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.
  • Super Furry Animals

    Juxtaposed With U

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
  • Nina Simone

    Feeling Good

    • Sex And The City (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Elton John & Pnau

    Foreign Fields

    • Good Morning To The Night.
    • Mercury.
    • 6.
  • Johnny Hates Jazz

    Shattered Dreams

    • Now 1987 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "THE MIDSUMMER STATION" (Island Records) out on 20th August

    • Owl City

      I'm Coming After You

  • Shania Twain

    When

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
  • Keane

    Sovereign Light Cafe

    • Strangeland.
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Skinny Lister

    Rollin' Over

    • Sunday Best Recordings.
  • ZZ Top

    Gimme All Your Lovin'

    • Top Gear 2 - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Tue 21 Aug 2012 02:00

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