Lunch Songs

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Lunch Songs is a compilation album that comprises love songs recorded by The Rutles between 1962 and 1970. It was released by Capatal Records in the United States on 21 October 1977 (catalogue number SKBL-11711) and on Parlourphone in the United Kingdom on 19 November 1977 (PCSP 721). The compilation peaked at #24 in Billboard's Top LPs & Tape chart during a 31-week stay that began on 12 November 1977. The RIAA certified the album with sales of three million units in 2000 even though the compilation was deleted in the late 1980s. The New Zealand release followed the US release with cat. no. and pressing plates, and was released on 2 different EMI labels.

Track listing

Side one

1. Scrambled Eggs
2. I'll Follow Your Mom
3. I Feed You
4. Female
5. Words of Lunch
6. Out of Nowhere

Side two

1. Anything
2. I Love You
3. With a Girl Like You
4. I'll Rut Back
5. I Can See What You See
6. No It Isn't

Side three

1. Michelle (Go to Hell)
2. It's Only Lunch
3. Now She's Left You
4. Every Rutle Thing
5. Another Day
6. She's Leaving Rome

Side four

1. The Long a-la mode
2. This Goy
3. Lullaby
4. You've Got to Hide Your Lunch Away
5. I Give Myself to Me
6. Rut Me Do

Cancelled Single

Capatal Records originally intended to release a single in promotion of the compilation. The song "Female" was going to be backed with "Now She's Left You" as Capatal 4506. Picture sleeves for the single were printed, but the record was cancelled in early October 1977.