Balearic Breakfast | Episode 105 | And I'll Be There...
- Sep 12, 2022
- 4 min read
Updated: Feb 4
Worldwide FM broadcast the 105th episode of Balearic Breakfast on September 13th 2022.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
On September 12th, 2022, Worldwide FM announced on its socials that it would be “pausing” new broadcasts.
Following this statement, Colleen shared on her socials the following message: "Some of you may have seen this news about the changes being made to our beloved radio station Worldwide FM. It’s very sad news for all of us.
On a personal note, Worldwide FM has been one of my anchors for the last seven years - especially during the days of the pandemic when my entire events-based livelihood dissipated in an instant. Worldwide FM, it's staff and listeners emotionally sustained me during that difficult time when I was broadcasting live from my record room each and every week. It gave me a sense of purpose and connection. I’m eternally grateful.
This year marks my 40th year in broadcasting and Worldwide FM has been one of the biggest highlights of my entire radio career. I feel blessed and honoured to have been asked by Gilles Peterson to join the radio station from its earliest days in 2016. It has been an incredible musical journey.
For my Balearic Breakfast fans - I plan on keeping the show going in some capacity so please follow me on my Mixcloud (linktree in bio) and please follow me on my socials for updates. In the meantime, I look forward to hosting my remaining Balearic Breakfast shows each and every Tuesday morning from 10am to 12 noon and my monthly Cosmodelica show on the third Friday of each month from 4 to 6 pm on Worldwide FM. I thank each and every one of you for all of the support you have given me. 🙏"
With this happening in the life of the Balearic Breakfast family, one could expect this show and the following ones to be special. And oh my gosh, they have been special. Not only because of the fact that we all got together even stronger than before behind our Captain, but also because The Music Colleen selected during this time was, of course, poignant, reflective, but also very, very strong and with a powerful driving force. She was resoluted to lead us through this new and unexpected storm like she always did, and noone was about to let her down...
"This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on Worldwide FM and my Mixcloud and it sure was an emotional show. Thank you to the Balearic Breakfast family who stepped into my life and remember that I’ll be there…
Today’s show was mainly your requests and a few new little nuggets from Chip Wickham, A Man Called Adam and 3iO and classic tune from Rob Mello, Ashley Beedle, Bent, The Reflex, Jonathan Wilson, Manuel Gottsching, Nu Yorican Soul, Michael Kiwanuka and more… Enjoy your week and don’t forget to follow me on Mixcloud and my socials for more Balearic Breakfast…."
Listen back to the 105th episode of Balearic Breakfast:
THE PLAYLIST
(1975) Manuel Gottsching – Quasarsphere
(1973) Loggins & Messina – A Love Song
(1971) Nina Simone – Just Like a Woman
(2016) Michael Kiwanuka – Rule the World
(1983) Blue Gas – Shadows From Nowhere
(2011) Jonathan Wilson – Desert Raven
(2022) Chip Wickham – Before I Go...
(2015) 3iO – Les Nuits
(1976) George Benson – One Rock Don't Make No Boulder
(1978) Al Johnson – I've Got My Second Wind
(1978) Melba Moore – You Stepped Into My Life
(1973) The Snippers – I'll Be Around (Reflex Revision)
(2022) A Man Called Adam – Starlings (Chemical City Dub)
(1998) India & Nuyorican Soul – I love the nightlife (Disco 'Round)
(1999) Rob Mello – Happiness (Happy Club Mix)
(2001) Bent – Always (Ashley Beedle's Mahavishnu Remix)
(2020) Franckie Knuckles – Whistle Song (Eric Kuper Remix)
THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE
Listening back to older episodes of Balearic Breakfast is always a great experience. We're in January 2026 as I write this review, and it's remarkable how fresh this show remains. Colleen's selections here are absolutely top-notch, and she always lets the listener fall into her vision of the musical story she proposes; there's no escaping in that one whatsoever. This episode opens with 5 rather, worried, introspective songs (Les Nuits being the Wow Moment for sure), with George Benson being the first track to slowly let go off the unsure feeling from the first hour as the second part of the show slowly unveils its wings...
In retrospect, songs like Al Johnson's I've Got My Second Wind really had a premonitory power; indeed, Colleen was having her second wind right here as Balearic Breakfast would happily continue on her Mixcloud for many more years! Also, songs like Michael Kiwanuka's Rule The World or Melba Moore's You Stepped Into My Life and of course I'll Be Around (nicely covered in French by Claude François) take another dimension in this episode, as they perfectly embrace the Family's message and the oh-so-present, vibrant, Tender and Loving Care feeling we all gave to one another... Of course, the second Wow Moment was Colleen's mix here, right there, blending You Stepped Into My Life and I'll Be There is such a beautiful move!
Speaking of Colleen's mix, this episode is one of my favourites as the mini mix she proposes here is nothing short of extraordinary (Starlings (Chemical City Dub) / I love the nightlife (Disco 'Round) / Happiness (Happy Club Mix)). I remember how we all lost our minds on the chat back then!
Of course, ending it with Ashley Beedle's dreamy yet infectious version of Bent's Always was, in this Context, the perfect move to do. Brava as always to the Family here, we're united in Music!
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