Starting Up

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{{Infobox album

| name = Starting Up

| type = Album

| artist = Roy Wood

| cover = Starting Up.jpg

| alt =

| released = February 1987

| recorded = 1985–86

| venue =

| studio = Sinewave Studios and The Old Smithy Recording Studios

| genre = Rock

| length = 35.55

| label = Legacy

| producer = Roy Wood

| prev_title = On The Road Again

| prev_year = 1979

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

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 album was released in February 1987.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/starting-up-mw0000124180|title=Starting Up - Roy Wood | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|accessdate=24 August 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/llp106|title=Vinyl Album: Roy Wood - Starting Up (1987)|website=45worlds.com|accessdate=24 August 2019}} The track "On Top of the World", featured strings arranged and conducted by Louis Clark.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/starting-up-mw0000124180/credits|title=Starting Up - Roy Wood | Credits|website=AllMusic|accessdate=24 August 2019}}

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