Take-Offs and Landings
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| Take-Offs and Landings | ||
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| Studio album by Rilo Kiley | ||
| Released | July 31, 2001 | |
| Genre | Indie Rock | |
| Length | 50:39 | |
| Label | Barsuk Records | |
| Producer(s) | Rilo Kiley | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Rilo Kiley chronology | ||
| The Initial Friend E.P. (1999) |
Take-Offs and Landings (2001) |
The Execution of All Things (2002) |
Take-Offs and Landings is Rilo Kiley's debut full length album. It was released in 2001 on the independent label Barsuk Records.
Of Rilo Kiley's solo albums, Take-Offs and Landings contains the most songs sung by band member Blake Sennett, who sings lead on "August," "Small Figures In A Vast Expanse," "Rest of My Life," and a hidden track. Jenny Lewis sings lead on the other tracks, except for two "Variations on a Theme" tracks, which are instrumental.
The album's hidden track is officially titled "Spectacular Views." However, since a later Rilo Kiley song has the same name, it is often referred to as "Salute My Shorts!," in reference to Sennett's acting role on the television show Salute Your Shorts.
[edit] Track listing
(all songs written by Lewis and Sennett)
- "Go Ahead" – 3:34
- "Science vs. Romance" – 5:43
- "Wires and Waves" – 3:17
- "Pictures of Success" – 6:51
- "August" – 3:18
- "Bulletproof" – 1:57
- "Plane Crash in C" – 5:11
- "Variations on a Theme (Science vs. Romance)" – 0:36
- "Small Figures in a Vast Expanse" – 3:19
- "Don't Deconstruct" – 2:37
- "Always" – 4:00
- "We'll Never Sleep (God Knows We'll Try)" – 2:54
- "Rest of My Life" – 2:10
- "Variations on a Theme (Plane Crash in C)" – 1:35
- BONUS "(Spectacular Views)" – 3:35
[edit] Additional musicians
- Phillip Watt - trumpet on "Pictures of Success," "Plane Crash in C," and "Don't Deconstruct"
- Alex Greenwald - synths on "Pictures of Success" and "Plane Crash in C"
- Shana Levy - keyboard on "Go Ahead"
- Larissa Brantner - violin on "Don't Deconstruct" and "Rest of My Life"
- Aram Arsalanian - keyboard on "Plane Crash in C"
- Ben Boyer - drums on "We'll Never Sleep (God Knows We'll Try)"
