DERMOT O'LEARY - No.62

  Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions 2013

Sony Music are to release the next instalment of the massively successful Top Ten hit compilation album, 'Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions 2013'.  

Recorded exclusively for BBC Radio 2's most popular new music programme and 2 x winner of the coveted Sony Radio Academy Gold Award, presented by Dermot O'Leary, the album features sessions from some of the hottest artists around including Emeli Sande, Florence + The Machine, Robbie Williams, Alt-J, Ben Howard, Ed Sheeran and many more. The fantastically unique collection highlights the incredible talent showcased on the programme as they perform stripped back acoustic sessions and specially recorded covers. This 39 track collection features BRIT Award-winning Emeli Sande with a beautiful version of the classic 'Eleanor Rigby' by The Beatles, Paloma Faith with her hauntingly ethereal take on Nick Cave's 'Into My Arms', and indie rockers The Maccabees performing Vangelis's 'Chariots of Fire'. Stunning acoustic recordings include the Grammy-Award nominated Florence + The Machine 'Never Let Me Go', Brit indie kings Kasabian with their hit single 'Days Are Forgotten', 2012 Mercury Prize winning Alt-J 'Tessellate', man of the moment Ben Howard 'Old Pine', and the beautiful Ren Harvieu with 'Love Is A Melody'. Exclusive sessions also come from Tom Jones, Manic Street Preachers, The XX, Bat For Lashes, Ed Sheeran, Michael Kiwanuka, Miles Kane and many more. Dermot commented: 'I doubt you can possibly enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed bringing it all together! But I really hope you do."

Dermot O'Leary Presents the Saturday Sessions 2013 is released through Sony Music on 18 February.

TRACKLIST: 

Disc 1

1. Emeli Sandé - Eleanor Rigby (originally by The Beatles)

2. Ed Sheeran - Who You Are (originally by Jessie J)

3. Florence + The Machine ' Never Let Me Go 

4. Robbie Williams ' Candy 

5. Will Young - Hanging On The Telephone (originally by Blondie)

6. Paloma Faith ' Into My Arms (Originally by Nick Cave) 

7. Ben Howard ' Old Pine

8. Bat For Lashes ' Laura

9. Bastille - Blue Jeans (originally by Lana Del Rey)

10. Laura Mvula ' Green Garden

11. Ren Harvieu - Love Is A Melody

12. Lucy Rose ' Middle Of The Bed

13. Scouting For Girls - You Got The Style (originally by Athlete)

14. The Slow Show ' Born To Run (originally by Bruce Springsteen) 

15. Rachel Sermanni ' I Want You Back (originally by Jackson 5)

16. The Do ' Sex On Fire (originally by Kings of Leon) 

17. Kodaline - All I Want

18. Kristina Train ' Dark Black

19. Jessie J ' Price Tag

20. Tom Jones ' Tower Of Song (originally by Leonard Cohen) 

Disc 2

1. Plan B ' Song 2 (originally by Blur) 

2. Maverick Sabre - Empire State Of Mind (originally by Alicia Keys)

3. Alt-J ' Tessellate

4. Alex Clare ' Damn Your Eyes (originally by Etta James)

5. The Maccabees ' Chariots Of Fire (originally by Vangelis)

6. The XX ' Angels

7. Michael Kiwanuka - May This Be Love (originally by The Jimi Hendrix Experience)

8. Maximo Park ' Heaven (originally by Emeli Sande) 

9. The Shins ' simple song

10. Electric Guest ' This Head I Hold 

11. Civil Wars ' Dance Me To The End Of Love (originally by Leonard Cohen)

12. James Blake ' A Case Of You (originally by Joni Mitchell)

13. Miles Kane ' Play With Fire (originally by The Rolling Stones)

14. Dry The River ' Homeward Bound (originally by Simon & Garfunkel)

15. Dawes ' Time Spent in Los Angeles

16. The Milk ' Ooh Baby Baby (originally by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles) 

17. Kasabian ' Days Are Forgotten

18. Manic Street Preachers ' Your Love Alone Is Not Enough

19. Athlete ' Wires

Dermot O'Leary in London for Red Nose Day

Dermot O'Leary attends a photo-call to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day for Comic Relief:

Richard Curtis, the founder of Comic Relief, Emma Freud, Lenny Henry and celebrity supporters Ben Miller, Claudia Winkleman, David Baddiel, Dermot O'Leary, Frank Skinner, Helen Skelton, Jimmy Carr, Kate Thornton and Sanjeev Bhaskar gathered to mark the occasion. Red Nose Day was launched in 1988 and has helped raise money for people living in Africa, the UK and the world's poorest countries. "From day one the money so generously donated by the UK public has been hard at work helping to create a just world free from poverty," said Curtis. "These days Africa is a vastly different continent to the one I visited all those years ago. Six of the world's fastest-growing economies are in now in Africa. And major progress has been made in fighting diseases, increasing literacy rates and addressing injustice. "But there's still much to do, both in Africa and here in the UK. We must keep up the good work." Red Nose Day regulars Jonathan Ross and Davina McCall have marked the anniversary with a trip to a vaccination clinic in Accra, Ghana. Speaking in Ghana, McCall said: "A baby's cry when it's being vaccinated is the best sound you can hear. It's the sound of a child's life being saved. Thanks to the UK public you will have helped provide one million vaccines across Africa. Let's keep up the good work." Ross added: "This is the first time I've visited Comic Relief projects and it's amazing to see the change the public's money can have. The money you've given whether it's a pound or more really has transformed lives. "You should see your donation as an investment which works time and time again and ultimately we hope will enable people in Africa to become self-sufficient. Wouldn't it be great if Red Nose Day didn't need to celebrate its 50th birthday? Africa is changing not just through our money but because people in Africa are also making it happen."

Red Nose Day is back this year on March 15 on BBC One.

Caroline Flack and Dermot O'Leary to present BAFTAs red carpet for E!

The X Factor host and Xtra Factor presenter and preparing to take on the swanky awards do on Sunday, February 10 for E!, joining forces to host Entertainment Television's Live From the Red Carpet for the UK's most prestigious annual film awards. 'Leading Actor' contenders this year are Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper, Daniel Day-Lewis, Hugh Jackman and Joaquin Phoenix. Meanwhile, the 'Leading Actress' category sees Dame Helen Mirren, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Marion Cotillard and Emmanuelle Riva battling it out to be crowned.

The 2013 EE British Academy Film Awards airs on Sunday, February 10 from 5pm on E!.

RE YESTERDAY'S TOPIC: 

"SUPPORTING GAY MARRIAGE"

irishwirral: @radioleary Didn't expect to see my tweet in ur blog Dermot supports gay marriage & ur comment wasn't exactly awe inspiring Made me giggle

‏bakeacakey: @SirThomasWynn thanks for the mention on your blog!!!@radioleary is a great role model for all people.#supportgaymarriage

SirThomasWynn: @bakeacakey @radioleary you're welcome x (BTW yes I know, that's why I started the blog, I run it from here in Australia)