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Bob Stanley’s latest compilation “Wednesday Morning 6AM” literally turns back the clocks.
In the late 70s and early 80s, there was a parallel world of hits that people only heard when their clock radio went off. BBC Radio 2 had little time for the Top 40 music played by Radio 1 and beamed into living rooms by Top Of The Pops. Radio 2 effectively created a chart of its own playing singles or album tracks that their DJs enjoyed and wanted to share with their listeners. These tracks were given multiple plays on rotation and became earworms for millions of listeners.
“Wednesday Morning 6AM” is the warming soundtrack of eating breakfast or driving to school or to work in the cold and dark early hours to the sound of Art Garfunkel’s ‘99 Miles From LA’, Dolly Parton’s ‘The Bargain Store’, Hoyt Axton’s ‘Evangelina’, Paul Simon’s ‘Train In The Distance’ and Air Supply’s ‘Lost In Love’.
Other featured artists include Gilbert O’Sullivan, Crystal Gayle, Carly Simon, John Denver, Lou Rawls, Lindisfarne, Bob James, Stella Parton and Dionne Warwick.
The 2-LP version includes the bonus track ‘Danny’s Song’ by Anne Murray.
Tracklist
2LP
SIDE ONE
1. EVANGELINA - HOYT AXTON
2. LADY LOVE - LOU RAWLS
3. CASTLES IN THE AIR - DON MCLEAN
4. WHY HAVE YOU LEFT THE ONE YOU LEFT ME FOR - CRYSTAL GAYLE
5. LOST IN LOVE - AIR SUPPLY
6. DANNY'S SONG - ANNE MURRAY
SIDE TWO
1. TRAIN IN THE DISTANCE - PAUL SIMON
2. THE BARGAIN STORE - DOLLY PARTON
3. WE'RE GONNA CHANGE THE WORLD - MATT MONRO
4. RUN LIKE THE WIND - BARBARA DICKSON
5. STUMBLIN' IN - SUZI QUATRO & CHRIS NORMAN
6. MATRIMONY - GILBERT O'SULLIVAN
SIDE THREE
1. YOU BELONG TO ME - CARLY SIMON
2. THE BEST IS YET TO COME - CLIFFORD T WARD
3. DAYLIGHT KATY - GORDON LIGHTFOOT
4. DEEPER THAN THE NIGHT - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
5. WARM FEELING - LINDISFARNE
6. THE DANGER OF A STRANGER - STELLA PARTON
SIDE FOUR
1. WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY - DIONNE WARWICK
2. 99 MILES FROM LA - ART GARFUNKEL
3. CALYPSO - JOHN DENVER
4. OLD AND WISE - THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
5. THEME FROM 'TAXI' (ANGELA) - BOB JAMES
CD
1. EVANGELINA - HOYT AXTON
2. LADY LOVE - LOU RAWLS
3. CASTLES IN THE AIR - DON MCLEAN
4. WHY HAVE YOU LEFT THE ONE YOU LEFT ME FOR - CRYSTAL GAYLE
5. LOST IN LOVE - AIR SUPPLY
6. TRAIN IN THE DISTANCE - PAUL SIMON
7. THE BARGAIN STORE - DOLLY PARTON
8. WE'RE GONNA CHANGE THE WORLD - MATT MONRO
9. RUN LIKE THE WIND - BARBARA DICKSON
10. STUMBLIN' IN - SUZI QUATRO & CHRIS NORMAN
11. MATRIMONY - GILBERT O'SULLIVAN
12. YOU BELONG TO ME - CARLY SIMON
13. THE BEST IS YET TO COME - CLIFFORD T WARD
14. DAYLIGHT KATY - GORDON LIGHTFOOT
15. DEEPER THAN THE NIGHT - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
16. WARM FEELING - LINDISFARNE
17. THE DANGER OF A STRANGER - STELLA PARTON
18. WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY - DIONNE WARWICK
19. 99 MILES FROM LA - ART GARFUNKEL
20. CALYPSO - JOHN DENVER
21. OLD AND WISE - THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
22. THEME FROM 'TAXI' (ANGELA) - BOB JAMES