The Rutland Weekend Songbook

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.

The Rutland Weekend Songbook
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
How Sweet to Be an Idiot (1973) The Rutland Weekend Songbook (1976) Taking Off (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

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"^[1] - 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"^[2] - 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") - 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