''Taking Off'' is the second solo album by
Neil Innes
Neil James Innes (; 9 December 1944 – 29 December 2019) was an English writer, comedian and musician. He first came to prominence in the comedy rock group the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and later became a frequent collaborator with the Monty Py ...
and was released in 1977.
In 2005 the album was released on CD, paired with ''
The Innes Book of Records
''The Innes Book of Records'' is the third solo album by Neil Innes and was released in 1979 to accompany the BBC television series of the same name. The audio recordings on the album are not the same as those used as the audio track for the t ...
''.
Track listing
All songs written by Neil Innes
# "Crystal Balls" - 2:57
# "Catch Phrase" - 2:48
# "God is Love" - 3:42
# "Randy Raquel" - 3:23
# "Shangri-La" - 3:51
# "Drama On a Saturday Night" - 4:59
# "Dreams Shine Through" - 3:50
# "Busy Day" - 3:26
# "Three Piece Suite" - 3:35
# "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
William John Bremner (9 December 1942 – 7 December 1997) was a Scottish professional Association football, footballer who played for Leeds United F.C., Leeds United, Hull City A.F.C., Hull City, and the Scotland national football team, Scot ...
- 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
Sue Jones-Davies (born 1 January 1949) is a Welsh actress, singer and local politician. She played Judith Iscariot in the film ''Monty Python's Life of Brian'' (1979) and was Mayor of Aberystwyth from 2008 to 2009.
Early life and education
Sue ...
- vocals
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;Technical
*
Hugh Jones, Dave Charles - engineer
References
1977 albums
Arista Records albums
Neil Innes albums
Albums produced by Neil Innes
Albums recorded at Rockfield Studios
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