The Rutland Weekend Songbook Explained

The Rutland Weekend Songbook
Type:	studio
Artist:	Eric Idle & Neil Innes
Cover:	IdleInnesRutlandWeekend.jpg
Released:	1976
Genre:	Comedy Music
Length:	41:24
Label:	BBC Records
Producer:	Neil Innes
Prev Title:	How Sweet to Be an Idiot
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	Taking Off
Next Year:	1977

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".

Track listing

Side one

1. "L'Amour Perdu" - 0:38
2. "Gibberish" - 1:38
3. "Front Loader" - 2:39
4. "Say Sorry Again" - 2:19
5. "I Must Be in Love" - 2:36
6. "Twenty-Four Hours in Tunbridge Wells" - 1:48
7. "The Fabulous Bingo Brothers" - 1:09
8. "Concrete Jungle Boy" - 3:21
9. "The Children of Rock and Roll" - 0:44
10. "Stoop Solo" - 2:36
11. "The Song O' the Insurance Men" - 0:55

Side two

1. "Testing" - 0:37
2. "I Give Myself to You" - 2:19
3. "Communist Cooking" - 1:24
4. "Johnny Cash" - 0:57
5. "Protest Song" - 3:42
6. "Accountancy Shanty" - 0:45
7. "Football" - 1:33
8. "Boring" - 2:39
9. "L'Amour Perdu Cha Cha Cha" - 1:54
10. "The Hard to Get" - 3:03
11. "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")^[1] - 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Rutland Weekend Songbook . www.huwselby.com. 2009-08-05 . Selby. Huw.