The Rutland Weekend Songbook
The Rutland Weekend Songbook | ||||
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Studio album by Eric Idle & Neil Innes | ||||
Released | 1976 | |||
Genre | Comedy Music | |||
Length | 41:24 | |||
Label | BBC Records | |||
Producer | Neil Innes | |||
Eric Idle & Neil Innes chronology | ||||
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The Rutland Weekend Songbook, sometimes referred to as Rutland Times, is a 1976 album by Eric Idle and Neil Innes featuring songs from the BBC comedy series Rutland Weekend Television.
It was described by Allmusic's reviewer as "a 21-track masterpiece that really is as funny as it ought to be. An effortless parody of the last decade or so of British television's most treasured conceits".[1]
Track listing
Side one
- "L'Amour Perdu" - 0:38
- "Gibberish" - 1:38
- "Front Loader" - 2:39
- "Say Sorry Again" - 2:19
- "I Must Be in Love"[1] - 2:36
- "Twenty-Four Hours in Tunbridge Wells" - 1:48
- "The Fabulous Bingo Brothers" - 1:09
- "Concrete Jungle Boy" - 3:21
- "The Children of Rock and Roll"[2] - 0:44
- "Stoop Solo" - 2:36
- "The Song O' the Insurance Men" - 0:55
Side two
- "Testing" - 0:37
- "I Give Myself to You" - 2:19
- "Communist Cooking" - 1:24
- "Johnny Cash" - 0:57
- "Protest Song" - 3:42
- "Accountancy Shanty" - 0:45
- "Football" - 1:33
- "Boring" - 2:39
- "L'Amour Perdu Cha Cha Cha" - 1:54
- "The Hard to Get" - 3:03
- "The Song O' the Continuity Announcers" - 2:14
^ Early version of The Rutles' "I Must Be in Love"
^ Early version of The Rutles' "Good Times Roll"
(BBC REB233). (CD issue MSI MSI 10079 Japan only)
Personnel
- Eric Idle - vocals
- Neil Innes (credited as "Nobby")[2] - piano
- Roger Rettig - guitar
- Billy Bremner - guitar
- Brian Hodgson - bass
- John Halsey - drums
- Andy Roberts - guitar
- Dave Richards - bass
- Roger Swallow - drums
- Zoot Money - vocal
References
- ^ a b Thompson, Dave. "Review: Rutland Times". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ Selby, Huw. "The Rutland Weekend Songbook". www.huwselby.com. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
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