Taking Off (soundtrack)
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''Taking Off'' is the soundtrack to the
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movie '' Taking Off'' directed by
Miloš Forman Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (; ; 18 February 1932 – 13 April 2018) was a Czech Americans, Czech-American film film director, director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the Uni ...
and starring
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,
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and
Georgia Engel Georgia Bright Engel (July 28, 1948 – April 12, 2019) was an American actress. She is best known for having played Georgette Franklin Baxter in the sitcom ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' from 1972 to 1977, Pat MacDougall on ''Everybody Loves Ra ...
. It includes two future artists in brief appearances:
Kathy Bates Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actress. Kathy Bates filmography, Her work spans over five decades, and List of awards and nominations received by Kathy Bates, her accolades include an Academy Awards, Academy Award, t ...
(listed as Bobo Bates in the credits) and
Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Billboard Hot 100, top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation (song), Anticipatio ...
, both as auditioning singers. Bates sings "And Even The Horses Had Wings" and Simon sings "Long Term Physical Effects". The album was published only on vinyl and is currently out of print and hard to obtain. Includes the songs by
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and the infamous Mary Mitchell performance of "Ode to a Screw."


Track listing

* "Taking off (I Believe in Love)" (Nina Hart) – 2:17 * "Fields of Green and Gold" – 1:40 * "Let's Get a Little Sentimental/Sosaloosa" (Mike Leander/Eddie Seago) – 2:22 * "And Even the Horses Had Wings" (Kathy "Bobo" Bates) – 3:39 * "Long Term Physical Effects" (
Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Billboard Hot 100, top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation (song), Anticipatio ...
/ Tim Sauders) – 1:54 * "Ode to a Screw" sung by Mary(Jenifer)Mitchell (
Tom Eyen Tom Eyen (August 14, 1940 – May 26, 1991) was an American playwright, lyricist, television writer and director. He received a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for ''Dreamgirls'' in 1981. Eyen is best known for works at opposite end ...
/ Peter Cornell) – 1:35 * "Stabat Mater Opus 58" – 2:54 * "Lessons in Love" (Catherine Heriza) – 2:35 * "Nocturne" – 2:38 * "Goodbye, So Long" (
Tina Turner Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was a singer, songwriter, actress, and author. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", her vocal prowess, raspy voice, and electrifyin ...
/
Ike Turner Izear Luster "Ike" Turner Jr. (November 5, 1931 – December 12, 2007) was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, and talent scout. An early pioneer of 1950s rock and roll, he is best known for his work in the 1960s and ...
) – 3:07 * "Air" (Performed by
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, Composed by Mike Heron) – 3:10 * "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" – 1:50 * "Stranger in Paradise" – :49 * "Feeling Sort of Nice" ( Shellen Lubin) – 1:59 1971 soundtrack albums Comedy film soundtracks {{Soundtrack-album-stub