Album: Starting Up by Roy Wood (1986)
Genre: Progressive Rock | Style: Rock/Pop
Format: Album

Description: "Starting Up" is the fourth solo album by Roy Wood, who played most of the instruments and sang most of the vocals throughout, in addition to writing and producing the album. The track "On Top Of The World", featured strings arranged and conducted by Louis Clark.

"Under Fire" (1985) and "Raining In The City" (1986) were both previously released as singles.


Artist Background: Roy Wood (born Ulysses Roy Wood on 8 November 1946) is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was particularly successful in the 1960s and 1970s as member and co-founder of the bands The Move, Electric Light Orchestra, and Wizzard. As a songwriter, he contributed a number of hits to the repertoire of these bands. His first group in Birmingham in the early 1960s was The Falcons, which he left in 1963 to join Gerry Levene and the Avengers. He then moved to Mike Sheridan and ... Part of the  Birmingham,England music scene. Associated with Progressive Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: The Move, Wizzard, Todd Rundgren, Ian Hunter

Music Scene: Part of the  Birmingham,England music scene. Associated with Progressive Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Progressive Rock, Rock/Pop, 1980s, Album

Additional Context: Available on Discogs marketplace


"Starting Up" is the fourth solo album by Roy Wood, who played most of the instruments and sang most of the vocals throughout, in addition to writing and producing the album. The track "On Top Of The World", featured strings arranged and conducted by Louis Clark.

"Under Fire" (1985) and "Raining In The City" (1986) were both previously released as singles.


Starting Up

Roy Wood

Track List

Buy Now

You May Also Like