
The latest new releases, plus a Vinyl Revival from Whitney Houston
In honour of what would have been the singer’s 60th birthday, this week’s Vinyl Revival will be Whitney by Whitney Houston.
In honour of what would have been the singer’s 60th birthday, this week’s Vinyl Revival will be Whitney by Whitney Houston. Jo plays her first pick from the album, plus her favourite new music from all genres of the musical spectrum.
Released in 1987, Whitney was Whitney Houston’s second album. Including hit singles I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Didn’t We Almost Have It All, Where Do Broken Hearts Go? and So Emotional, the album was nominated for four Grammys, and won best female Pop vocal performance for I Wanna Dance With Somebody. Please send your memories of the album and of Whitney to Jo.Whiley@bbc.co.uk.
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Music Played
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Ellie Dixon
Bounce
- Decca Records.
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The Chemical Brothers
The Darkness That You Fear
- EMI.
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beabadoobee
The Way Things Go
- DIRTY HIT.
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boygenius
Cool About It
- The Record.
- Interscope Records.
- 1.
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Soundgarden
Black Hole Sun
- A&M.
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Olivia Dean & Leon Bridges
The Hardest Part
- Messy.
- EMI.
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Willie J Healey
Woke Up Smiling
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Donna Summer
Bad Girls
- Donna Summer - Summer Collection.
- Mercury.
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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Open The Door, See What You Find
- Council Skies.
- Sour Mash Records.
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Grace Carter
Riot
- A Little Lost, A Little Found.
- BMG Rights Management (UK).
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Teskey Brothers
I've Been Loving You Too Long (Radio 2 Session, 15th July 2019)
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Georgia
Ray Of Light (Sofa Session, 26 July 2023)
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Self Esteem
I Do This All The Time
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Jamie T
Hippodrome
- Polydor.
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Gil Scottâ€Heron
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
- Waxin' Lyrical Part.One (Various Artists).
- Obsessive.
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Blur
The Narcissist
- Parlophone.
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Yard Act
The Trench Coat Museum
- The Trench Coat Museum.
- Island Records.
- 1.
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Bruno Major
Tell Her
- Columbo.
- Bruno Major.
- 2.
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Sinéad O’Connor
Troy
- Lion and the Cobra.
- Chrysalis Records.
- 6.
Broadcast
- Mon 7 Aug 2023 19:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2