Starting Up is the fourth solo album by Roy Wood

Roy Wood

Roy Adrian Wood is an English singer-songwriter and musician. 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.-Career:Wood...

, who played most of the instruments and sang most of the vocals throughout, in addition to writing and producing the album. ‘On Top Of The World’ featured strings arranged and conducted by Louis Clark

Louis Clark

Louis Clark is a British musical arranger and keyboard player.He trained at Leeds College of Music. He was the conductor of the orchestra and choir hired to back Electric Light Orchestra's sound, introduced on their album Eldorado in 1974...

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

Track listing

1. "Red Cars Are After Me" – 3:55
2. "Raining In The City" – 4:16
3. "Under Fire" – 4:23
4. "Turn Your Body To The Light" – 4:33
5. "Hot Cars" – 3:12
6. "Starting Up" – 3:19
7. "Keep It Steady" – 3:46
8. "On Top Of The World" – 3:27
9. "Ships In The Night" – 5:04