''Take Offs and Landings'' is

Rilo Kiley Rilo Kiley ( ) was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock. The group released their debut album ''Take-Offs and Landings' ...

's debut full-length album, originally released in 2001 on the vanity label "Rilo Records", then shortly thereafter on the independent label Barsuk Records. It was released for the first time on vinyl on March 15, 2011. Of Rilo Kiley's albums, ''Take Offs and Landings'' contains the most songs sung by band member

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, who sings lead on "August", "Small Figures in a Vast Expanse", "Rest of My Life", and a hidden track.

Jenny Lewis Jennifer Diane Lewis (born January 8, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley. Lewis gained prominence in the 1980s as a child a ...

sings lead on the other tracks, except for the instrumental tracks "Variations on a Theme (Science vs. Romance)" and "Variations on a Theme (Plane Crash in C)". 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 ''

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'') has the same name, it is often referred to as "Salute My Shorts!", in reference to Sennett's acting role on the

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television show ''

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''. As of July 2006, the album has sold 66,000 copies in United States.

Track listing

All songs written by Jenny Lewis and Blake Sennett.

Personnel

– vocals, keyboards, guitar *

– guitar, keyboards, vocals *

Pierre de Reeder Rilo Kiley ( ) was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock. The group released their debut album '' Take-Offs and Landings' ...

– bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals *

Dave Rock Rilo Kiley ( ) was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock. The group released their debut album '' Take-Offs and Landing ...

– drums, percussion

Additional musicians

*Phillip Watt - trumpet on "Pictures of Success," "Plane Crash in C," and "Don't Deconstruct" *

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- 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)" *

Danny Cooksey Daniel Ray Allen Cooksey Jr. (born November 2, 1975) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his roles in television shows, such as ''Diff'rent Strokes'' (during the final three seasons), '' The Cavanaughs'', '' Xiaolin Showdown' ...

- backing vocals on "Science vs. Romance" and "Always"

References

{{Authority control 2001 debut albums Rilo Kiley albums Barsuk Records albums Albums about aircraft