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Louise Wener chooses her final Tracks Of My Years

Louise Wener from Sleeper shares her final two songs on Tracks of My Years. Plus there's more music quizzing on Ten To The Top.

Louise Wener from Sleeper shares her final two songs on her musical journey through ten of her most influential and favourite songs in this week's Tracks of My Years.

Sleeper burst on to the music scene in 1995 with their anthem 'Inbetweener', and went on to have eight top 10 singles - including 'Sale Of The Century', 'Nice Guy Eddie' and 'Statuesque', as well as three top 10 albums.

Louise became one of the 'faces' of the British indie movement, and after Sleeper split up in 1998 she turned her hand to writing novels, and to date has published four books of fiction, her autobiography AND a play for Radio 4.

Sleeper reformed in 2017, and after releasing a new album in 2018, they've been successfully touring, with more festivals to follow this summer. The 30th anniversary of debut album 'Smart' is being marked with a 12 date autumn tour, starting in Cardiff on the 25th September.

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Music Played

  • Dodgy

    Staying Out For The Summer

    • The No.1 Summer Album (Various).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Chic

    Le Freak

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Rhino.
  • Bryan Adams

    Make Up Your Mind

    • Roll With The Punches.
    • Bad Records.
  • Justin Timberlake

    Can't Stop The Feeling!

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Chappell Roan

    The Giver

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • The Beatles

    Paperback Writer

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 014.
  • Stereophonics

    Seems Like You Don't Know Me

    • Make 'Em Laugh, Make 'Em Cry, Make 'Em Wait.
    • EMI.
  • Uncle Kracker

    Follow Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Lava/Atlantic.
  • Ariana Grande

    Twilight Zone

    • eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead.
    • Island.
  • Kylie Minogue

    Spinning Around

    • Now 46 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Candi Staton

    Young Hearts Run Free

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Chesney Hawkes

    LOUD!

    • Living Arrows.
    • HGLA.
  • Andy Williams

    The House Of Bamboo

    • The Roots Of Mod (Various Artists).
    • Chrome Dreams.
    • 21.
  • M People

    One Night In Heaven

    • The Best Of M People.
    • BMG.
  • Cornershop

    Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix)

    Remix Artist: Norman Cook.
    • Wiiija Records.
  • ٱ’L

    Hideaway

    • Smash Hits 3 (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Tom Grennan

    Boys Don't Cry

    • Everywhere I Went Led Me To Where I Didn't Want To Be.
    • Sony.
  • Madonna

    True Blue

    • 32 Ones On One Radio 1's 25th Birthday (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur Collection.
  • Mumford & Sons

    Rushmere

    • Rushmere.
    • Glassnote.
  • Hole

    Celebrity Skin

    • Geffen.
  • Hole

    Celebrity Skin (Instrumental)

    • Single.
    • Geffen.
    • 1.
  • Sam Fender

    Seventeen Going Under

    • Seventeen Going Under.
    • Polydor.
    • 1.
  • Ed Sheeran

    Azizam

    • (CD Single).
    • Gingerbread Man Records.
  • Jan & Dean

    Surf City

    • NOW That's What I Call A 60s & 70s Summer: Seasons In The Sun (Various Artists).
    • Now.

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  • Fri 4 Apr 2025 09:30

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