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Released
  
July 31, 2001

Producer
  
Rilo Kiley

Release date
  
31 July 2001

Genres
  
Indie rock, Indie pop

Length
  
50:39

Artist
  
Rilo Kiley

Label
  
Barsuk Records

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Take Offs and Landings (2001)
  
The Execution of All Things (2002)

Similar
  
Rilo Kiley albums, Indie rock albums

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Take Offs and Landings is Rilo Kiley's debut full-length album, originally released in 2001 under the vanity label "Rilo Records," then shortly thereafter on the independent label Barsuk Records. It was re-released in 2007 and released for the first time on vinyl on March 15, 2011.

Contents

Of Rilo Kiley's 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, which did not appear on the first pressing, is officially titled "Spectacular Views." However, since a later Rilo Kiley song (the closing track to The Execution of All Things) 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.

Track listing

Rilo Records Edition (all songs written by Lewis and Sennett)

  1. "Go Ahead" – 3:34
  2. "Science vs. Romance" – 5:43
  3. "Wires and Waves" – 3:17
  4. "Pictures of Success" – 6:51
  5. "August" – 3:18
  6. "Bulletproof" – 1:57
  7. "Plane Crash in C" – 5:11
  8. "Small Figures in a Vast Expanse" – 3:19
  9. "Don't Deconstruct" – 2:37
  10. "Always" – 4:00
  11. "We'll Never Sleep (God Knows We'll Try)" – 2:54
  12. "Rest of My Life" – 2:10
  13. "Variations on a Theme (Plane Crash in C)" – 1:35

Barsuk Records Edition (all songs written by Lewis and Sennett)

  1. "Go Ahead" – 3:34
  2. "Science vs. Romance" – 5:43
  3. "Wires and Waves" – 3:17
  4. "Pictures of Success" – 6:51
  5. "August" – 3:18
  6. "Bulletproof" – 1:57
  7. "Plane Crash in C" – 5:11
  8. "Variations on a Theme (Science vs. Romance)" – 0:36
  9. "Small Figures in a Vast Expanse" – 3:19
  10. "Don't Deconstruct" – 2:37
  11. "Always" – 4:00
  12. "We'll Never Sleep (God Knows We'll Try)" – 2:54
  13. "Rest of My Life" – 2:10
  14. "Variations on a Theme (Plane Crash in C)" – 1:35
  15. "Spectacular Views (Salute My Shorts!)"

Personnel

  • Jenny Lewis – vocals, keyboards, guitar
  • Blake Sennett – guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Pierre de Reeder – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Rock – drums, percussion

    • 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)"

    • Songs

    1Go Ahead3:33
    2Science vs Romance5:43
    3Wires and Waves3:18

    References

    Take Offs and Landings Wikipedia
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