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Hello again! It’s Sunday, and time for My World of Music.

Here’s the playlist for today’s show:

A R Rahman - Dreams On Fire
Anthony & The Johnsons - Her Eyes Are Underneath The Ground
Ben Harper - Morning Yearning
Bettye Swann - Then You Can Tell Me
Bobby Darin - If I Were A Carpenter
Bobby Womack - T.K.O
Bon Iver - Stacks
Bonnie Raitt - My First Night Alone Without You
Boyz 2 Men - Got To Be There
Boz Scaggs - The Night Of Van Gogh
Bruce Springsteen - Outlaw Pete
Carly Simon - Coming Around Again/Itsy Bitsy Spider
Chris Botti - Paula Cole - How Love Should Be
Counting Crows - Round Here
Del Amitri - Driving with the brakes on
Diana Ross, The Supremes and The Temptations - The Rhythm of Life
Dierks Bentley - I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes
Durutti Column - Requiem Again
Elvis Presley - Pocketful Of Rainbows
Evanescense - My Last Breath
George Michael - I Remember You
Gia Farrell - Hit Me Up
Hayley Westenra - One Fine Day
Ingrid Michaelson - Keep Breathing
John Williams - Cavatina (Theme From The Deer Hunter)
Joni Mitchell & The Chieftans - The Magdalene Laundries
Josh Ritter - Girl In The War
Joshua Radin - Closer
Julia Fordham-Girlfriend
Karima Francis - Use Somebody
Kathy Mattea - 18 Wheels And A Dozen Roses
Katie Melua - 9 Million Bicycles
Laura Izibor - mmm
Luciano Pavarotti - Caruso
Racing Cars - They Shoot Horses Don’t They
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Rich Woman
Rolling Stones - Bitch
Shania Twain - When
Steve Earle - Galway Girl
Teddy Pendergrass and Whitney Houston - Hold Me In Your Arms
Terence Trent D’Arby - I’ll Never Turn My Back on You
The Memory Band - Why
Tim McGraw - My Little Girl
Tyler Hilton - Missing You
Vangelis -Blade Runner (Love Theme)
Weather Report - A Remark You Made
Whispers - And the beat goes on
Yes - Wonderous Stories

Enjoy!

Robbie x

Hi Folks!

Here’s the playlist for this weeks My World of Music on Costa Calida Radio:

Patti Labelle - You Are My Friend
10CC - Good Morning Judge
30 Seconds To Mars - A Beautiful Lie
A Fine Frenzy - Almost Lover
A Fine Frenzy - Come On, Come Out
A Perfect Circle - 3 Libras
Aaliyah - Back and Forth
Alanis Morissette - King Of Pain
Alphaville - Victory Of Love
Bruce Springsteen - Outlaw Pete
Celine Dion - If You Asked Me To
Chris Botti - My Romance
Cowboy Junkies - Brand New World
Dave & Ansell Collins - Double Barrel
Donald Fagen- H Gang- Morph The Cat
Ella & Louis - dream A Little Dream Of Me
Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream
Evanesence - Hello
Florence & The Machine (Florence Welch) - Dog Days
Frank Sinatra - All By Myself
Frank Sinatra - How Do You Keep The Music Playing
George Michael & Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
Gino Vanelli - Brother to Brother
Grace - Sink Like A Stone
Hall and Oates - You Make My Dreams Come True
Hayley Westenra - Let Me Lie(Treasure)
Hed Kandi - Put em high
Johnny Mathis & Yolanda Adams - You Make Me Feel Brand New
Kenny Rogers - Buy Me A Rose (with Alison Krauss and Billy Dean)
Lizz Wright - Stop
Lyle Lovett - Nobody Knows Me
Mary Chapin Carpenter - On & On It Goes
Matt Munro - More
Mavis Staples - On My Way
Micheal Jackson - Butterflies
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Mint Condition - After The Love Has Gone
Mozez(ft Zero 7) - Beautiful Day
Mysteria - Closer to Heaven
Neil Diamond - Heartlight
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Into My Arms
Paul Anka & Michael Buble - You Are My Destiny
Paul Carrack - Dedicated
Rick Braun - Club Harlem
Russell Watson - La Califfa
Sarah Bareilles - Gravity
Shelby Lynne - The Look Of Love
Sia - Academia
Simple Minds - In The City Of Light - Book Of Brilliant Things
Simply Red - Money’s Too Tight To Mention
Sinead O’Connor & The Chieftains - She moved through the fair
The Script - If You See Kay
The Waterboys - She Tried To Hold Me
Van Morrison - Vanlose Stairway(Beautiful Vision)
Westlife - Have You Ever Been Loved

Enjoy!

Robbie x

Hi Folks!

Thanks for all the support and kind comments I’ve received over the past weeks while I’ve been recovering. Just to show you things are truly back on track, here’s the playlist for this weeks My World of Music:

Act Of Faith - Release Yourself
Alison Krauss - Get Me Through December
Alucidnation - Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometimes
Andrea Bocelli - Romanza
Barbra Streisand - What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life
Boyz 2 Men - I was Made To Love Her
Cheryl Lynn ft Luther Vandross - If This World Were Mine
Des’Ree & Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Ain’t No Sunshine
Desmond Dekker - Israelites
Diana Krall - You Go To My Head
Diana Ross & The Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof
Dougie McLean - Ready For The Storm
Eva Cassidy - Songbird
Evanesence - Hello
Everything But The Girl - Apron Strings
Go West - Trax Of My Tears
Gwynne Guthrie - Nothin’ Goin On But The Rent
Jimmy Durante - as Time Goes By
John Farnham - Heading In The Right Direction
John Legend - Another Again
John Martyn - Save Some(For Me)
Kee Kessack & Susan Egan - The Look Of Love
Luz - Tu Silencio
Lykke Li - Little bit(Good)
Lyle Lovett - Nobody Knows Me
Mae McKenna - Sayonara
Matt Monroe - Theres A Place For Us
Mint Condition - After The Love Has Gone
Mysteria - Closer to Heaven
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Into My Arms
Nick Drake - River Man
Paul Anka - Both Sides Now
Peter Cincotti - Sway
Peter Cox - If You Walk Away
Rick Braun - Daughters(Ft Jeff Golub)
Russell Watson Ft Alexander O’Neal - To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before
Scott Matthews - Dream Song (Passing Stranger)
Shelly Lynne - Just A Little Lovin’
Silver Convention - Fly Robin Fly
Simply Red - Lady
Sinead O’Connor,The Chieftains-She moved through the fair
Siobhan Donaghy - There’s A Place
Snow Patrol - If There’s A Rocket Tie Me To It
Stevie Nicks - Landslide (live with The Melbourne Symphony)
Tasmin Little - Schindler’s List Theme
The MacDonald Brothers - I’m Not In Love
The Waterboys - She Tried To Hold Me
Turin Brakes - Last Chance
Van Morrison - Dweller On The Threshold
Westlife - Have You Ever

Enjoy!

Rx

Well, Folks, it’s time for my Christmas Special already. Doesn’t time fly?

There lots of everyone’s favourites in this show, so I hope you stay with me all the way through.

Here’s the playlist:

Amy Grant - Hark The Herald Angels Sing
Andrea Bocelli - Silent Night
Anne Murray - It came upon a midnight clear
Anne Murray - Joy To The World
Bon Jovi - Please Come Home For Christmas
Brenda Lee - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir- Carol of the Bells
Choir Of Westminster Abbey - Ding Dong Merrily On High
Chris Botti - First Noel
Chris Botti - Silent Night
Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas
Coldplay - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Dean Martin & Doris Day - Let It Snow
Diana Krall - Jingle Bells
Diana Krall - Sleigh Ride
Donnie Hathaway - This Christmas
Ella & Bing - Rudolph
Enya - Christmas Secrets
Garth Brooks - Silent Night
Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
Harry Belafonte - Mary’s Boy Child
Hayley Westenra & The Choirboys - Do You Hear What I Hear
Jackson 5 - Give Love On Christmas Day
James Taylor - In The Bleak Midwinter
Jim Reeves - Oh Come All Ye Faithful
Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad
Josh Groban & Lili Haydn -Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring
Josh Groban - Oh Holy Night
Josh Groban - The Christmas Song
Judy Garland- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Kings College Choir - Sussex Carol(On Christmas night)
Lieutenant Kije, Troika
Lesley Garrett - Ave Maria
Luther Vandross - Please Come Home For Christmas
Michael Ball - When A Child Is Born
Mormon Tabernacle Choir - The First Noel
Mormon Tablernacle Choir - While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
Nat King Cole - Deck the Halls
Nat King Cole - Joy To The World
Ozzy & Jessica - Winter Wonderland
Perry Como - God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen
Sarah McLaughlin & Barenaked Ladies - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Sarah Mclachlan - TheFirstNoel/Mary Mary
Secret Garden - I Know A Rose Tree
St. Georges’ Choir Winnipeg - Once in Royal David’s City
Sting & Luciano Pavaroti - Panis Angelicus
Sting - I Saw Three Ships
The Beach Boys - We Three Kings of Orient Are
The Choirboys - Away In A Manger
The Drifters - Im Dreaming Of A White Christmas
The Moody Blues - December - In the Quiet of Chritmas Morning
Tori Amos - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!

Robbie x

Yes! It’s that time of the year. Dust off your favourite Xmas tracks. Take the Chrimbo albums out of those mothballs and whack up the volume.

Over the years we’ve listened to so many tracks together at Xmas, I’ve lost count. However, I’ve put a little Xmas ‘Wish List’ together for us to have a gander at, using, with your permission, the songs and albums I know you love by sheer weight of requests and comment. So…here we go!

I’ve included brief review of the albums here and, as a special treat, I’ve also included links to Amazon if you want to buy the album for yourself or someone special (please note - we’re getting close to Christmas now and Amazon may not be able to deliver in time).

[UPDATE - I've written longer reviews for some of these albums, and put the links below]

Chris Botti – December

With his interpretation of ‘Silent Night’ a perennial favourite with the folks, not to mention the classic renditions of many of the standards from the festive season, this is a must for any lover of cool yule music. The Blue Nile-esque ‘I’ll be home for Christmas’, for example. Great stuff.

» Read the full review of Chris Botti’s December «

Sarah McLachlan – Wintersong

Mere words are not enough to describe the beauty of this lady’s voice. Worth the price of a download or the album simply to hear her sing ‘The First Noel/ Mary Mary’. A sweeping piece, moving from basic voice to an Arabic style montage of rhythm and sonic passion.

» Read the full review of Sarah McLachlan’s Wintersong «

Josh Groban – Noel

My favourite American Male Vocalist in progress! Always has been, ever since I first played him all those years ago. When it was released last October, I chastised the record label for being too early for a holiday album. It went on to be one of, if not the biggest selling albums of 2007!

» Read the full review of Josh Groban’s Noel «

Frank Sinatra – The Christmas Album

This does exactly what it says on the tin. Frank at his coolest. Track 6 is one of your faves, judging by the amount of requests for his rendition of ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’ I receive every year. Just one of those albums you play when good friends are over for a glass of mulled wine.

James Taylor – James Taylor At Christmas

James’ distinctive voice adorns this selection of winter tracks like a warm familiar blanket on a cold and wintry evening. His take on ‘In The Bleak Midwinter’ is an essential to anyone’s yuletide listening. It’s not just the voice, it’s the overall atmosphere of this album which makes it one of my ‘specials’.

I Love Xmas – Various
With the squillions of compilation albums out there, you can easily be confused, spoilt for choice, bamboozled… and ultimately disappointed. Do not fear! This is a Christmas cracker of an album. One of those CDs that you whack on when friends arrive for Christmas dinner. You just set & forget.

» Read the full review of I Love Christmas «

(NOTE: This one has been discontinued on Amazon, so I guess you’ll just have to listen to the Christmas shows to hear some of these great tracks).

Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!

Robbie x

Hi Folks - here’s the playlist from Robbie France’s My World of Music from Costa Calida Radio for Sunday 14th December 2008:

Chris Botti - Miami Overnight - Night Sessions
02 - You Take My Breath Away
Indigo Girls & Sarah McLachlan & Jewel & Meredith Brooks - Big Yellow Taxi (Lilith Fair)
B.B. King & Bonnie Raitt - Right Place Wrong Time
Babyface - Nobody Knows It But Me
Boz Scaggs - Harbor Lights
Brian Mcknight - One Last Cry
Carlie Simon - Ive Got To Have You
Carlos Santana - Twisted (Feat. Andy Hamilton)
Celine Dion & Josh Groban - The Prayer
Chicago - Does Anyone Really Know What Time it Is
Chris Botti - Pennies From Heaven (Feat. Renee Olstead)
Classical John Williams - Schindler’s List Theme (violins by itzhak perlman)
Dead Can Dance - The Carnival Is Over (Labrynth)
Def Leopard - Photograph
Diana Krall - Just the way you are
Dirty dancing - havana nights - Salsa Cubana Mix
Dolly Parton - Just When I Needed You Most
Eva Cassidy - Time After Time
Eva Cassidy - True Colours
Frank Sinatra - When I Was Seventeen
Goo Goo Dolls - Better Days
Ive Mendes - Lua
Ive Mendes - Casticais
James Morrison - You Give Me Something
Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
Joe Cocker - You Are So Beautiful
Josh Grogan & Lara Fabian - For Always
Josh groban - Remember Me (Troy Soundtrack)
Journey - Who’s Crying Now
KD Lang - A Tribute To Cole Porter - So In Love
KD Lang - Case Of You
Katie Melua - Faraway voice (for Eva Cassidy)
Katie Melua - The Closest Thing To Crazy
Living Color - Cult of Personality
Martin Solveig - Jealousy
Mary J. Blige & Aretha Franklin - Ain’t No Sunshine
Mattafix - Big City Life
Michael Franks - I Don’t Know Why I’m So Happy I’m Sad
Michael MacDonald - It Keeps You Running
Micheal Buble - Song For You (Feat. Chris Botti)
Tony Bennett - The Way You Look Tonight -
Ornella Vanoni - L’Appuntamento - Ocean’s 12 Soundtrack
Paul Anka - Black Hole Sun
Paul Simon - Father and Daughter
Percy Sledge - A Whiter Shade of Pale
Prefab Sprout - Hallelujah
Queen & George Michael - Somebody to Love (Live at Wembley Band aid - Feddy Mercury Tribute)
REM - Man On The Moon
Ricky Martin, Carlos Santana & Jose Feliciano - Light My Fire
Rod Stewart - Handbags And Gladrags
SARAH MACLACHLAN & EMMY LOU HARRIS - Angel (live)
Sarah MacLachlan - Do What You Have To Do
Simple Minds - Belfast Child
Soggy Bottom Boys - Man Of Constant Sorrow
Starsailor - Alcoholic
Steely Dan - Deacon Blues
Stevie Ray Vaughn - Tin Pan Alley
Sting - Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)
The Corrs & Josh Groban - Canto Alla Vita
The Killers - Mr. Brightside
The Pretenders - I Go To Sleep
Toni Braxton - Another Sad Love Song
U2 & Luciano Pavarotti - Miss Sarajevo
Van Morrison - These Are The Days
Van Morrison - What’s Wrong With This Picture
Youssou N’Dour & Neneh Cherry - Seven Seconds
Gotan project - My Funny Valentine

Enjoy!

Robbie x

Unlike the other Christmas albums I’ve reviewed this year, I Love Christmas is a compilation by the obligatory Various Artists.

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I went on air just before the release of Josh Groban’s Noel and berated the label for releasing it too early. Dope! You’ve never let me forget that. ‘Noel’ went on to be the best selling album of 2007 in the USA. Not surprising, really. All the faves are there, plus the classic David Foster production and that extraordinary voice.

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I often say ‘If you’re gonna do a cover version of something, stamp your authority and style on the darned thing, or it may be consigned to the musak shelf in the album collection.’ You never have that fear with Sarah!

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Chris Botti’s December is one of the albums of the festive season for us all. A simple treasure of a collection of the irresistable holiday classics. The delight I get in Chris’s playing is not just his beautiful tone, but he knows when to play that trill or that run and most of all… that note.

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