One 2 Three
Patrick Sherring
The music mix today included some of the tracks chosen by studio guests in recent months. This year 25 different people have been studio guests on the show. All the shows referenced, and many others, all have full recordings on the showblogs.
Playlist
La La Land soundtrack – Another day of sun – the 2017 film grossed $472 million on a budget of $30 million.
Beatles – Blackbird – 1968 White album – One of the tracks chosen last week by studio guest Mick Hedges, volunteer warden of Warley Place nature reserve.
Glenn Miller – In the mood – 1939 release on 78rpm record. Liz Bown was also a studio guest last week. She was 10 years old at the time of VE Day living in Gidea Park.
Harry Styles – Treat people with kindness – 2019 album – Fine time. No 1 in UK & 13 more countries. 2020 Rolling Stone 500 Greatest albums of all time no 491.
Honey & The Bear – Why am I always saying sorry? Folk duo on tour at the moment ahead of release of their new album – Dawn.
Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush – Don’t give up – UK no 9 Top 10 in 5 more countries. One of the tracks chosen by Frazer Croft on 2nd of May. He is one of the people who every Wednesday evening outside the library in Chelmsford give food, clothing and other items of support to rough sleepers.
Dusty Springfield – Windmills of your mind – from 1968 album – Dusty in Memphis.
Beverley Knight – Cold world – 2023 Fifth chapter.
Birthdays competition
Billy Joel – Uptown girl – 1983 UK no 1 selling 1.2 million copies. Globally over 3 million. 256 million views on YouTube. Billy is 76 years old.
Enrique Inglesias – Escape – 2001 UK no 3. Top 10 in 13 countries. USA no 12. Enrique has sold over 100 million album globally. He recently celebrated his 50th birthday.
Edwin Hawkins Singers – O happy day – 1968 no 1 in 5 countries. UK no 2. USA no 4. Winner of Grammy award for best Gospel performance. Global sales of over 7 million. Lead singer Dorothy Coombs Morrison is 81 years old.
Thanks to Chris and Bob in Harlow, Chris in Guildford & Patrick in Ingatestone for taking part. The winner with 4 points was Bob.
Jim Reeves – Distant drums – recorded in 1963. UK no 1, Norway no 3 & Ireland no 3 in 1966. Patrick requested this track.
Michelle Ward ft Ed Rome – What I wanted – New release from our very own Michelle who presents Eat my brunch every weekday 10 am – 1 pm.
Luke Coombes – Fast car – 2003 release selling over 5 million copies in USA. This track was on the playlist when Zoe Jay from The Helen Rollason Cancer charity joined us on 25th of April. She told us the charity are currently working with 1,300 clients across four centres. She also told us that an unexpected positive consequence of the pandemic is that on-line consultations have become a regular part of their provision.
Chart this week in 1977
No 8 Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke – no 1 USA & Canada. UK no 2. Top 10 in 4 more countries. From – Songs in the key of life. Grammy album of the year. 2020 Rolling Sone 500 Greatest albums of all time no 4. One of the tracks chosen on 22nd of March 2024 by next weeks guest Andy Smith. He loved watching his son and friends learn to play this track so that they could perform at the Hermit in Shenfield Road.
No 12 Marvin Gaye – Got to give it up. USA no 1. UK no 7. He wrote the song as a parody of disco as he hated the genre and refused to make a disco album.
No 15 Andrew Gold – Lonely boy – USA & Canada no 7. UK no 11. The dates of the birth of the boy and his sister in the lyric match those of Andrew Gold and his sister.
Tumbling Souls – End up running . Band form the Isle of Lewis. They are performing at the HebCelt festival 16-19th of July in Stornoway.
Lauren Diagle – Turbulent skies – from her Grammy nominated self-titled 2023 album.
Deacon Blue – Twist and shout – UK no 10 from 1991 album – Fellow Hoodlums.
Join me next week my guest will be Andy Smith, Vicar of St. Peters & All Saints in Hutton.
There will also be for another great music mix with the birthdays competition and a vintage chart.
