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Radio Wowsville

Raw Music from the 20th and 21st centuries: Airing its genre-busting blend of progressive hootenanny, provocative commentary, and sprawling pop music history lesson on WTJU since 1995 (or 1996), Radio… MoreRaw Music from the 20th and 21st centuries: Airing its genre-busting blend of progressive hootenanny, provocative commentary, and sprawling pop music history lesson on WTJU since 1995 (or 1996), Radio Wowsville, heard each Sunday night from 11 to 1, is broadcast via nuclear warhead from a cave / sound lab in Grottoes, Virginia. Less

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1. "I'm Afraid to Go Outside" - Garrett T. Capps - Life is Strange [GTC: 2025]
   Notes: NEW - listen to the "Garrett T. Capps a& NASA Country" show on April 7th at 6PM, part of the 2025 WTJU Rock Marathon
2. "I Don't Wanna See What's Happening Outside" - Morgan Delt - Phase Zero [Sub Pop: 2015]
3. "Golden Dawn" - Goat - World Music [Rocket Recordings: 2012]
4. "Change is Now" - The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers [Columbia: 1968]
5. "Praise" - Panda Bear - Sinister Grift [Domino: 2025]
   Notes: NEW
6. "Heady Ideas" - Black Market Karma - Upside Out Upside Down [Flower Power Records: 2014]
7. "Long Live the Wilderness" - Babe Rainbow - Slipper Imp and Shakaerator [D(Doom): 2025]
   Notes: NEW - Full album release on April 4
8. "Grizzly Bear" - The Youngbloods - THe Youngbloods [RCA Victor: 1967]
9. "Sandstorm Woman" - Sleepy Sun - Fever [Sol Diamond: 2010]
10. "Palm Sunday" - Papercuts - Past Life Regression [Slumberland: 2022]
11. "Karmic Trouble" - Vicious Vicious - I Think We've Got a Situation [Vicious Vicious: 2025]
    Notes: NEW
12. "Do You Feel It" - Holy Wave - Relax [Suicide Squeeze: 2014]
13. "Silhouette" - Asteroid No. 4 - Several Shapes of Solar Flares [ClubAC30: 2024]
    Notes: NEW
14. "After Sunrise" - Gene Lawrence - Sunset to Sunrise [Semp: 1977]
    Notes: TALK OVER MUSIC - Thanks Croaker Craig!
15. "Drop Out" - Gnod / White Hills - Gnod Drop Out With White Hills II [Rocket Recordings: 2010]
16. "A Fairy Tale" - The Moving Finger - Reality [Polydor: 1968]
17. "Shot in the Dark" - Utopia - Adventures in Utopia [Bearsgvil: 1980]
    Notes: Listen to the POWER POOP takeover edition of the CLASSIC CROCK show on April 11 at 8AM, part of the 2025 WTJU Rock Marathon.
18. "Where'd You Go" - Horsegirl - Phonetics On and On [Matador: 2025]
    Notes: NEW
19. "I Can't Make It" - Sly & the Family Stone - A Whole New Thing [Epic: 1967]
20. "I Have Nothing" - The Young Tigers - 45 [Foto-Fi: 1965]
21. "I Likes to Do It" - People's Choice - 45 [Phil L.A. of Soul: 1971]
22. "Afrique Victime" - Mdou Moctar - Single [Matador: 2021]
    Notes: Listen to "The Revolution Will Be Psychedelicized: Global Psych Resistance" on Wednesday, April 9 at 9PM, part of the 2025 WTJU Rock Marathon
23. "Reach For The Dead" - Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest [Warp: 2013]
    Notes: For D.C. Tony!
24. "Flying" - Bud Shank - Magical Mystery [Blue Note: 1968]
    Notes: TALK OVER MUSIC - Thanks to Pat!
25. "People Are Beautiful" - Garrett T. Capps and NASA Country - People Are Beautiful [GTC / Spaceflight: 2023]
    Notes: Listen to the "Garrett T. Capps & NASA Country" show on April 7th at 6PM, part of the 2025 WTJU Rock Marathon

Walkin' Blues

Walk your troubles away listening to the early blues. Songsters from the '20s and '30s, field recordings from the '40s and '50s, rediscovered greats from the '60s, and modern acoustic… MoreWalk your troubles away listening to the early blues. Songsters from the '20s and '30s, field recordings from the '40s and '50s, rediscovered greats from the '60s, and modern acoustic artists who draw on the blues tradition are featured here. That's Walkin' Blues each Sunday night from 9 to 11 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" - Leo Kottke - Guitar Music [Chrysalis\EMI Records (USA): 1981]
2. "Hesitation Blues" - Janis Joplin, Jorma Kaukonen - Hesitation Blues [Omnivore Recordings: 2022]
3. "Follow The Money (feat. James Taylor)" - Buddy Guy, James Taylor - The Blues Don't Lie [Silvertone: 2022]
4. "Six Strings Down" - Jimmie Vaughan - Strange Pleasure [Epic: 1994]
5. "Oreo Cookie Blues" - Lonnie Mack - Strike Like Lightning [Alligator Records: 1985]
6. "Candy Man" - Mississippi John Hurt - Coffee Blues [Fuel Records: 2007]
7. "Migration Blues" - Eric Bibb - Migration Blues [Stony Plain Records: 2017]
8. "Devil Got My Woman" - Skip James - Devil Got My Woman [Vanguard Records: 1968]
9. "Too Much Alcohol - Live" - Rory Gallagher - Live At Montreux [Mercury Studios: 2006]
10. "Mr. Downchild" - Robert Lockwood, Jr. - Delta Crossroads [Telarc: 2000]
11. "Been Here Before" - Christone "Kingfish" Ingram - Kingfish [Alligator Records: 2019]
12. "Bad Girl Blues" - Johnny Winter - 3rd Degree [Alligator Records: 1986]
13. "Dust My Broom" - Freddie King - Getting Ready... (World) [EMI Music Special Markets: 1971]
14. "Ventilator Blues" - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - All Blues'd Up: Songs of the Rolling Stones [Intersound: 2002]
15. "Black Cadillac" - Lightnin' Hopkins - Walkin’ This Road By Myself [Bluesville: 1962]
16. "Texas Flood" - Fenton Robinson - Somebody Loan Me A Dime [Alligator Records: 1974]
17. "Alberta" - Snooks Eaglin - New Orleans Street Singer [Storyville Records: 2015]
18. "Sunnyland Special" - Sunnyland Slim - Slim's Shout [Original Blues Classics: 1993]
19. "I Need Some Money" - John Lee Hooker - That's My Story [Original Blues Classics: 1960]
20. "That's All Right" - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - Presenting Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup [Universal Digital Enterprises: 1941]
21. "Write Me a Few Lines" - Mississippi Fred McDowell - You Gotta Move [Arhoolie Records: 1989]
22. "Strollin'" - Champion Jack Dupree - Blues From The Gutter [Atlantic Jazz: 1958]
23. "I Got a Woman" - Snooks Eaglin - New Orleans Street Singer [Storyville Records: 2015]
24. "Fish Ain't Bitin'" - Corey Harris - Fish Ain't Bitin' [Alligator Records: 1997]
25. "Walking Blues - 2008 Remaster" - Bonnie Raitt - Bonnie Raitt (2008 Remaster) [Rhino/Warner Records: 1971]
26. "Diggin' My Potatoes" - Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry - Wizard Of The Harmonica [Storyville Records: 1991]
27. "Take A Trip With Me" - Lightnin' Hopkins, Sonny Terry - The Complete Prestige / Bluesville Recordings [Prestige: 1991]
28. "Statesboro Blues" - Blind Willie McTell - Presenting Blind Willie McTell [Universal Digital Enterprises: 1928]
29. "Pushin' My Luck" - Robert Belfour - Pushin' My Luck [Fat Possum: 2003]

Just a Few Friends

Just a Few Friends, heard each Sunday evening from 7-9, where Penelope invites you to spend your evening in a salon filled with the intimate strains of fine classical chamber… MoreJust a Few Friends, heard each Sunday evening from 7-9, where Penelope invites you to spend your evening in a salon filled with the intimate strains of fine classical chamber music, from early to modern. Less

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1. "Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581" {MOZART} - The Melos Ensemble of London & Gervase de Peyer - Mozart/Brahms: Clarinet Quintet [EMI Records: 1964]
2. "Piano Trio No. 42 in E-flat, Hob. XV:30" {HAYDN} - Robert Levin, Vera Beths, & Anner Bylsma - Haydn: Trios for Piano, Violin and Violoncello [Sony Music: 1992]
3. "Mazurka No. 1, Op. 6 in f#" {CHOPIN} - Artur Rubinstein - Artur Rubinstein: The Chopin Collection - The Mazurkas [RCA Music: 1987]
4. "Mazurka No. 2, Op. 6 in c#" {CHOPIN} - Artur Rubinstein - Artur Rubinstein: The Chopin Collection - The Mazurkas [RCA Music: 1987]
5. "7 Variations on the theme "Bei Mannern, weiche Liebe fuhlen" - from the "Magic Flute", in E flat, WoO 48" {BEETHOVEN} - Jacqueline Du Pre & Daniel Barenboim - Les Introuvables de Jacqueline Du Pre [EMI: 1994]
6. "Cello Duet Op. 49 No. 1 in C" {OFFENBACH} - Andrea Noferini & Giovanni Sollima - Offenbach: Cello Duets [Brilliant Classics: 2012]
7. "Cello Duet Op. 49, No. 2 in G" {OFFENBACH} - Andrea Noferini & Giovanni Sollima - Offenbach: Cello Duets [Brilliant Classics: 2012]
8. "String Quartet No. 8" {VILLA-LOBOS} - Cuarteto Latinoamericano - Villa-Lobos: String Quartets, Volume 2 [Dorian Records: 1996]

Heifetz on Air

Each week, "Heifetz On Air" presents captivating performances by Heifetz International Music Institute students, alums, and faculty -- recorded on stage in Staunton and in WTJU's Charlottesville studios.

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Sunday Opera Matinee

Heard each Sunday afternoon from 3-6, Sunday Opera Matinee is the only non-syndicated weekly broadcast of opera in Central Virginia coming to you year round, regardless of the season! Hosts… MoreHeard each Sunday afternoon from 3-6, Sunday Opera Matinee is the only non-syndicated weekly broadcast of opera in Central Virginia coming to you year round, regardless of the season! Hosts Ann Shaffer, Tim Snider, and Brendan O'Donnell share their favorite recordings, old and new. Plot synopsis and historical background are provided. Less

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1. "La damnation de Faust" {Hector BERLIOZ} - G. Sabbatini, E. Shkosa, London Sym. Orch., Colin Davis, cond. - La damnation de Faust [LSO Live: 2001]
2. "Act I duo" {Hector BERLIOZ} - Y. Minton, P. Domingo, L'Orchestre de Paris, D. Barenboim, cond. - Beatrice et Benedict [Brilliant Classics: 1981]
   Notes: From Beatrice et Benedict
3. "Act II trio" {Hector BERLIOZ} - I. Cotrubas, Y. Minton, N. Denize, L'Orchestre de Paris, D. Barenboim, cond. - Beatrice et Benedict [Brilliant Classics: 1981]
   Notes: From Beatrice et Benedict
4. "Depuis le jour" {Gustave CHARPENTIER} - J. Micheau, L'Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts, Roger Desormiere, cond. - Operatic Recital [Decca: 1948/2013]
   Notes: From Louise

A New Sound

Over the past one hundred years, music and the arts have undergone as much revolutionary change and experimentation as science, technology, and medicine. These sounds inspired riots and revolutions, created… MoreOver the past one hundred years, music and the arts have undergone as much revolutionary change and experimentation as science, technology, and medicine. These sounds inspired riots and revolutions, created new schools of thought, and crossed the Rubicon into uncharted musical territory. Join us every Sunday afternoon from 1-3 pm on A New Sound as we explore together the classical music of our lifetime. Less

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1. "Pulsing" {Bryce DESSNER} - Australian Symphony Orchestra; Sydney Dance Company - Impermanence/Disintegration [37D03D: 2021]
2. "Sacrament" {Mario DIAZ DE LEON} - Talea Ensemble - Sacrament [Denovali Records: 2019]
3. "Nebula" {Kristjan JÄRVI} - London Symphony Orchestra; David Nebel, violin - Nordic Escapes [Kristjan Järvi/BMG RM GmbH: 2020]
4. "Flowers of Herself" {Max RICHTER} - Baltic Sea Philharmonic; Kristjan Järvi, conductor - Exiles [Deutsche Grammophon GmbH: 2021]
5. "Birdwoman" {Poppy ACKROYD} - Poppy Ackroyd - Sketches [One Little Independent Records: 2017]
6. "Wave" {Redi HASA} - Redi Hasa - The Stolen Cello [Ponderosa Records/Universal: 2020]
7. "Cherry Flowers" {Redi HASA} - Redi Hasa - The Stolen Cello [Ponderosa Records/Universal: 2020]
8. "Vientulias Engelis" {Pēteris VASKS} - Konzerthausorchester Berlin; Jonathan Stockhammer, conductor; Mari Samuelsen, violin - Mari [Deutsche Grammophon GmbH: 2019]
9. "De anima" {Olivia BELLI} - Olivia Belli - Mater [Memory Recordings: 2020]
10. "They Being Dead Yet Speaketh (from Miner's Hymns)" {Jóhann JÓHANNSSON} - BBC Symphony Orchestra; Dalia Stasevska, conductor - Jóhann Jóhannsson: They Being Dead Yet Speaketh [Dalia Stasevska: 2024]
11. "CCYMK9" {Henrik SCHWARZ} - Alma Quartet Amsterdam; Henrik Schwarz - CCYMK [Between Buttons: 2019]
12. "An Ending (Ascent) - arr. by David Le Page" {Brian ENO} - Orchestra of the Swan - Labyrinths [Signum Classics: 2021]
13. "Propulsion to Flight" {Peter GREGSON} - Carducci String Quartet; Daniel Pioro; Peter Gregson - Untitled for 7 Dancers [Deutsche Grammophon GmbH: 2021]

Offstage, On-Air

Offstage, On-Air is a weekly show highlighting central Virginia's vibrant classical music community. Each week you'll hear conversations with local classical musicians, learn about upcoming concerts, and enjoy artist-curated playlists.… MoreOffstage, On-Air is a weekly show highlighting central Virginia's vibrant classical music community. Each week you'll hear conversations with local classical musicians, learn about upcoming concerts, and enjoy artist-curated playlists. Tune in Sunday from noon to 1:00pm here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Shapeshifter" {Molly Joyce} - Monica Germino -
2. "Cure" {Molly Joyce} - Perspective
3. "Access" {Molly Joyce} - Perspective
4. "Loud and Soft" {Molly Joyce} - Metropolis Ensemble, Molly Joyce, Sandbox Percussion -
5. "To Live to Be Free" {Mark Panetti} - I-Jen Fang, UVA Percussion Ensemble -

Classical Brunch

Join Paula as she brings you noteworthy compositions, some well-known, some yet to be discovered - but all refreshing and engaging. Classical Brunch, Sunday mornings from 10 'til noon. Only… MoreJoin Paula as she brings you noteworthy compositions, some well-known, some yet to be discovered - but all refreshing and engaging. Classical Brunch, Sunday mornings from 10 'til noon. Only on WTJU. Less

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1. "Eclogue For Piano & Strings" {Gerald FINZI} - Martin Jones, piano; English String Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor - An English Suite [Nimbus ]
2. "Psalm 6, ;Ach Herr, strafe mich nicht;, TWV 7;1" {Georg Philipp TELEMANN} - Alex Potter, countertenor; la dolcezza - Telemann: Missa and Cantatas for Countertenor [CPO ]
3. "Piano Sonata in D major, Hob. XVI:37" {Franz Joseph HAYDN} - Anne-Marie McDermott, piano - Haydn Sonatas, Vol. 2 [Bridge Records ]
4. "Aria and Allegro" {Eugene ZADOR} - Budapest Symphony Orchestra MAV; Mariusz Smolij, conductor - Zador: Aria and Allegro [Naxos ]
5. "Piano Trio In B Flat, K 254" {Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART} - Beaux Arts Trio - Complete Mozart Editions: Trios & Duos [Disc 3] [Philipps ]
6. "Freund warum bist Du commen GWV 1122:41" {Christoph GRAUPNER} - Ex Tempore; Mannheimer Hofkapelle; Florian Heyerick, director - Graupner: Das Leiden Jesu - Passion Cantatas II [CPO ]
7. "Point of Tranquility" {Kenneth FUCHS} - Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnne Falletta, conductor - Contemporary Landscapes [BSO ]

In the Spirit

In The Spirit, heard each Sunday morning at 9, is an hour of vintage and contemporary gospel music to feed your soul and lift you up.

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1. "My Lord, What A Morning" - Roans Chapel Singers - Field Recordings Vol 13 [Document Records: 1998]
2. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" - Morehouse College Quartet (1923) - Atlanta, Ga. Gospel [Document: 1996]
3. "Stand By Me" - Sister Clara Hudmon - Harry Smoth's Anthology Vol 4 [Revenant: 2000]
4. "Jesus Is My Air-O-Plane" - Mother McCollum - 24 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920'S Vol. 11 [Blues Images: 2013]
5. "Shadrach" - The Paschall Brothers - Songs For Our Father [Va Foundation For The Humanities: 2003]
6. "God Is Real" - Skip James - Skip James Live vol 2 Bloomington 1968 [Document: 2004]
7. "Crying Holy Unto The Lord" - Flora Molton and Eleanor Ellis - Etats-Unis Gospel Songs [Ocora-Radio France: 2014]
8. "Where Are You Running Sinner" - Birmingham Jubilee Singers - Volume 1 (1926-1927) [Document: 1995]
9. "Lord's Gonna Trouble The Water" - Mitchell's Christian Singers - Vol 2 (1936-1938) [Document: 1996]
10. "Keep Your Hand On The Plow" - Mahalia Jackson - Gospels, Spirituals & Hymns [Columbia: 1963]
11. "I Must Have Jesus" - The Dixie Hummingbirds - Golden Gospel Classics [Sonorous Records, Inc.: 2017]
12. "My Sweet Lord" - Marion Williams - Standing Here Wondering Which Way To Go [Atlantic: 1971]
13. "Wade In The Water" - Mavis Staples And Lucky Peterson - Spirituals And Gospel [Decca: 1996]
14. "I Gotta Home In That Rock" - The Five Blind Boys Of Alabama - Soul Gospel Classics [PDC Music: 2001]
15. "Don't Let Him Catch You (With Your Work Undone)" - Rita Chiarelli With Prisoners In Louisiana State Penitentiary - Music From The Big House [Mad Iris Music: 2011]
16. "Christian's Automobile" - The Dixie Hummingbirds - Thank You For One More Day 70Th Anniversary [MCA Records: 1998]
17. "Swing Low/Rock Me Lord" - B. B. King - Soul Gospel Classics [PDC Music: 2001]

The Early Music Show

Imagine hearing the origins of the music of Western civilization! The Early Music Show reaches back to the ancient meditative sacred music and foot tapping dances of the abbeys and… MoreImagine hearing the origins of the music of Western civilization! The Early Music Show reaches back to the ancient meditative sacred music and foot tapping dances of the abbeys and troubadours of the first millennium and journeys through seven centuries of music, featuring the friendly madrigals of the Italian and English traditions, sublime motets and music of the Renaissance, Medieval and Baroque eras up to the time of JS Bach - a genre of endless richness and variety. Imagine, and then join us for music of centuries gone by, every Sunday morning from 6 'til 9 on The Early Music Show. Less

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1. "Ecco la primavera" {Francesco Landini} - Early Music Consort of London, David Munrow - Ecco la primavera [Argo: 1969]
   Notes: Used as theme
2. "Balsamus et munda cera" {Guillaume Dufay} - Orlando Consort - Popes & Antipopes [Metronome: 1994]
3. "Passacaglia in D minor" {Johann Philipp Krieger} - Terence Charlston - The Harmonious Thuringian [Divine Art: 2014]
4. "A la fontana del vergier" {Marcabru} - Murmur Mori - Make Love, Not Crusades [Edizioni Stramonium: 2024]
5. "Laudemus nunc Dominum" {Jacob Obrecht} - The Clerk's Group, Edward Wickham - Barbireau: Missa Virgo parens Christi [ASV Gaudeamus: 1999]
6. "Kyrie-Gloria Mass, BWV Anh. 167" {Anonymous, German 17th century} - Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam, Alsfelder Vokalensemble, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Wolfgang Heibich - Apocryphal Bach Masses II [CPO: 2012]
7. "Salve virgo singularis" {Anonymous, English 15th century} - Anonymous 4 - The Lily & The Lamb [Harmonia mundi: 1995]
8. "Gaude plurimum" {John Taverner} - The Sixteen, Harry Christophers - Taverner: Missa Corona Spinea [Hyperion: 1989]
9. "Sans joie avoir" {Anonymous, French 14th century} - Ensemble Organum, Marcel Pérès - Codex Chantilly [Harmonia mundi: 1987]
10. "Lamentations" {Robert White} - Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips - Robert White: Tudor Church Music [Gimell: 1995]
11. "senzo titolo, Adagio [Chaconne in G minor]" {Tomaso Vitali} - La Centifolia, Leila Schayegh - Ciaccona! [Glossa: 2023]
12. "Wol Up Ghesellen Yst An Der Tyet Iv Notarum" {Anonymous, German 15th century} - La Maurache - Bal a la cour de Marie du Bourgogne [Arion: 1982]
13. "Gentil dama" {Juan Cornago} - Rosa Lamoureux, Hesperus - Spain in the New World [Golden Apple: 1990]
14. "Largo from Xerxes" {George Frederick Handel} - Mantovani - Encores [London: 1953]

Classical Prelude - Sunday

Classical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to… MoreClassical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to music by classical and romantic composers such as Beethoven, Bruckner, Mozart, and Schubert. Less

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Virginia Overnights

All Virginia artists. All genres. All night long. Tune in to Virginia Overnights and experience the sounds of our commonwealth, hand-curated by Don Harrison and Erin O.

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Cadmium

Cadmium is a show for people who hear the phrase "blackened crusty sludge" and think of music instead of the stuff that builds up around your sink drain. Mr. Owl… MoreCadmium is a show for people who hear the phrase "blackened crusty sludge" and think of music instead of the stuff that builds up around your sink drain. Mr. Owl takes you on a screaming ride through extreme metal past and present, from the shallow underground to the molten iron at the earth's core. You might hear some clean singing, but don't hold your breath. Less

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1. "Time Bomb" - Woes -
2. "Jaaku" - Gargoyle -
3. "Dying Message" - Gargoyle -
4. "Art Attack" - Mandolay -
5. "All Of My Life" - Phil Collins -
6. "Celebration" - Max and Max -
7. "And So It Goes" - Billy Joel -
8. "Don't Waste Your Time" - Happen D.J. -
9. "Rendezvous And A Flirt With You" - Departure -
10. "Everybody" - Visions -