Taking Off (Neil Innes album)

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Taking Off
Studio album by Neil Innes
Released	April 1977 (UK)[1]
Studio	Rockfield Studios, Monmouth; IBC Studios, London
Genre	Pop/rock
Length	35:46
Label	Arista
Producer	Neil Innes
Neil Innes chronology
The Rutland Weekend Songbook (1976) Taking Off (1977) The Innes Book of Records (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Taking Off is the second solo album by Neil Innes and was released in 1977.

In 2005 the album was released on CD, paired with The Innes Book of Records.[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Neil Innes

1. "Crystal Balls" - 2:57
2. "Catch Phrase" - 2:48
3. "God is Love" - 3:42
4. "Randy Raquel" - 3:23
5. "Shangri-La" - 3:51
6. "Drama On a Saturday Night" - 4:59
7. "Dreams Shine Through" - 3:50
8. "Busy Day" - 3:26
9. "Three Piece Suite" - 3:35
10. "La Vie En Rose" - 3:15

Personnel

• Neil Innes - vocals, piano, arrangements
• John Halsey - drums
• Timi Donald - drums
• Brian Hodgson - bass guitar
• Alan James - bass guitar
• Richard Lee - double bass
• Billy Bremner - guitar
• Roger Rettig - guitar, steel guitar
• John Megginson - piano, arrangements
• Julian Smedley - vocals, violin
• Keith Nelson - banjo
• Willie Fahey - flute, saxophone
• Jon Field - congas
• Brian Bowles - vocals
• Sue Jones-Davies - vocals[4][5]

Technical

• Hugh Jones, Dave Charles - engineer

References

1. "Neil Innes takes off," Record Mirror 1977-04-09, pg 5. https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Record-Mirror-IDX/IDX/70s/Record-Mirror-1977-04-09-IDX-5.pdf
2. Kennedy, Rudyard. "Review: Taking Off". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
3. Unterberger, Richie. "allmusic ((( Taking Off/The Innes Book of Records > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
4. "Bonzo Dog Band - Post-Bonzos Albums". Ian Kitching. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
5. "SilverDisc Music - Neil Innes : Taking Off/The Innes Book of Records". www.silverdisc.com. Retrieved 6 August 2009. ^[dead link‍]