Wednesday 1/18/23 7pm ET: Feature LP: Kim Wilde – Another Step (1986)

Another Step is the fifth studio album by English pop singer Kim Wilde, released on November 3, 1986 by MCA Records. The album contained her comeback worldwide hit “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”, which reached No. 1 in the US, as well as the UK top 10 hit “Another Step (Closer to You)” and “Say You Really Want Me”.

“You Keep Me Hangin’ On” 4:10
“Hit Him” 3:32
“Another Step (Closer to You)” 3:18
“The Thrill of It” 3:51
“I’ve Got So Much Love” 2:55
“Victim” 4:01
“Schoolgirl” 3:35
“Say You Really Want Me” 3:40
“She Hasn’t Got Time for You” 4:12
“Brothers” 4:44
“Missing” 4:23
“How Do You Want My Love” 3:53
“Don’t Say Nothing’s Changed” 3:53

Kim Wilde – lead and backing vocals, synthesizers (11), drum programming (11)
Ricky Wilde – synthesizers (1-5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13), Fairlight III programming (1-5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13), backing vocals (2, 9), guitars (10)
Paul Fox – synthesizers (6, 12), synthesizer programming (6, 12), additional arrangements (6, 12)
Reinhold Heil – keyboards (7), Fairlight III programming (7)
Danny Sembello – keyboards (8), arrangements (8)
Guy Fletcher – keyboards (10), synthesizers (10)
Steve Byrd – guitars (1-7, 9, 11, 13), backing vocals (2)
Gary Twigg – bass (3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 13)
Matt Letley – drums (3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 13)
Richard James Burgess – drums (6, 12), drum programming (6, 12), percussion (6, 12)
Pete Schweir – drum programming (11)
Simon Clarke – alto saxophone (2), baritone saxophone (2)
Tim Sanders – tenor saxophone (2)
Roddy Lorimer – trumpet (2)
The Kick Horns – horn arrangements (2)
Oscar Blandamer – horn arrangements (2)
Junior Giscombe – guest vocals (3)
Don Haywoode – backing vocals (7)
Emma Haywoode – backing vocals (7)
Lisa Fischer – backing vocals (12)
Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (12)
Myrna Smith-Schilling – backing vocals (12)

Thursday 1/6/22 6pm ET: RadioMaxMusic Special: The Music of 1981 (by title) A to Z – Part 3 Extended Edition

This RadioMax special features our Library of music from 1981 A2Z.

We continue with letter B and go the start of Letter C. We feature music from: Eddy Grant, Tanya Tucker, Kim Wilde, Olivia Newton-john, Sammi Smith, Adam Ant, Elvis Costello, April Wine, Kim Carnes, Quarterflash, Ozzy Osbourne, Men At Work, Kiss, Falco, Kinks and many more. . .

6pm to 12am ET

Tuesday 11/16/21 1pm ET: Feature Artist: Kim Wilde

Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, November 18, 1960) is an English pop singer, DJ and television presenter. She first saw success in 1981 with her debut single “Kids in America”, which reached number two in the UK. In 1983, she received the Brit Award for Best British Female solo artist. In 1986, she had a UK number two hit with a reworked version of the Supremes’ song “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”, which also topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1987. Between 1981 and 1996, she had 25 singles reach the Top 50 of the UK singles chart. Her other hits include “Chequered Love” (1981), “You Came” (1988) and “Never Trust a Stranger” (1988). In 2003, she collaborated with Nena on the song “Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime”, which topped the Dutch charts.

Worldwide, Wilde has sold over 10 million albums and 20 million singles. She holds the record for being the most-charted British female solo act of the 1980s, with seventeen UK Top 40 hit singles. Starting in 1998, while still active in music, she has branched into an alternative career as a landscape gardener, which has included presenting gardening shows on the BBC and Channel 4. In 2005, she won a Gold award for her courtyard garden at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show.