Nilsson Schmilsson [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered]

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The late Harry Nilsson's creative and commercial peak, this LP showcases the singer-songwriter's lighthearted worldview to best advantage. It remains one of the best, most consistent, and least dated albums from an early-'70s era not known for underplayed, unpretentious subtlety. Here you get strong interpretive singing (how ironic that this tunesmith's biggest hits were covers, such as Badfinger's "Without You"), inventive arranging (the hilarious, marble-mouthed "Coconut"), and distinctive melodicism (check out that lovely paean to the stars, "The Moonbeam Song"). In keeping with the domesticated figure on the cover--complete with housecoat, cigarette, and waiting refrigerator--the mood is laidback and homey, and there's a palpable feeling of comfort in both the production and the material. Nilsson's multi-octave voice was never so full of life. Other albums (like the John Lennon-produced Pussy Cats and the essential Nilsson Sings Newman) have their moments, but this is where to begin any Nilsson collection. (The 2004 reissue boasts superb remastering and six bonus cuts: one unreleased original tune, three demos, a Spanish version of "Without You," and a true oddity called "Lamaze.") --Don Harrison

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Nilsson Schmilsson [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered]

Average customer rating: Blast from the past worth hearing again. Very good Spanish version for Without you ! From The Vault Classic album, packed with extra tracks Schmilsson still rules!

Nilsson Schmilsson Harry Nilsson Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Baroque Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Son of Schmilsson A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night The Point! (Deluxe Packaging) Harry Nilsson - Greatest Hits As Time Goes By ASIN: B000159ELA Release Date: 2004-01-13

Tracks:

1. Gotta Get Up
2. Driving Along
3. Early in the Morning
4. The Moonbeam Song
5. Down
6. Without You
7. Coconut
8. Let the Good Times Roll
9. Jump into the Fire
10. I'll Never Leave
11. Si No Estas Tu (Spanish Version of "Without You")
12. How Can I Be Sure of You
13. The Moonbeam Song (Demo Version)
14. Lamaze
15. Old Forgotten Soldier (Demo Version)
16. Gotta Get Up (Demo Version)

Amazon.com essential recording

The late Harry Nilsson's creative and commercial peak, this LP showcases the singer-songwriter's lighthearted worldview to best advantage. It remains one of the best, most consistent, and least dated albums from an early-'70s era not known for underplayed, unpretentious subtlety. Here you get strong interpretive singing (how ironic that this tunesmith's biggest hits were covers, such as Badfinger's "Without You"), inventive arranging (the hilarious, marble-mouthed "Coconut"), and distinctive melodicism (check out that lovely paean to the stars, "The Moonbeam Song"). In keeping with the domesticated figure on the cover--complete with housecoat, cigarette, and waiting refrigerator--the mood is laidback and homey, and there's a palpable feeling of comfort in both the production and the material. Nilsson's multi-octave voice was never so full of life. Other albums (like the John Lennon-produced Pussy Cats and the essential Nilsson Sings Newman) have their moments, but this is where to begin any Nilsson collection. (The 2004 reissue boasts superb remastering and six bonus cuts: one unreleased original tune, three demos, a Spanish version of "Without You," and a true oddity called "Lamaze.") --Don Harrison

Customer Reviews:

Blast from the past worth hearing again........2007-07-08

I forgot all about this album and the artist for that matter. And then a friend played me a track on his iPod and I flew back to my past. When I got home, I hit Amazon in my bookmark bar and ordered this Cd immediatly and anxiously waited for it to arrive. It seems like the days are gone that an eclectic and quirky artist like Nilsson can get a record deal and have any success. Thanks be to the people that reissue albums like this with superb sound quality and extra tracks for a better look at a pop gem.
There is great deal of good music coming out these days, but sometimes it seems as if it is only scratching the surface of whats already come out in the past. This is a great example of 70's pop that should be heard now.
Enjoy

Very good Spanish version for Without you !.......2007-06-18

Congratulations for this release !!
The Spanish version for "Without you" is very good and I think it is still unknown for many fans. This album must be included in our musical collections.

From The Vault.......2007-06-09

This original version of "jump into the fire" still gets more than my toe tapping, "without you" still brings a lump to the throat. Buy It, Buy It Now.

Classic album, packed with extra tracks.......2007-06-01

For some reason, whenever I read about Harry Nilsson, he's always pegged as something of an 'adult contemporary' artist. This label, to me, has always carried an air of condescension--too old to appeal to the youngsters, only fit for mellow adult consumption. Perhaps he earned the label with his early work, especially his most well-known hit cover of Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin'," but to claim that Harry Nilsson, especially on this album, primarily targets a pasteurized market of complacent square "adults" is an insult to both the younger listeners to whom this great music appeals, as well as the so-called "adults" to whom it might also appeal. As the years have proven, Nilsson Schmilsson is one of Harry Nilsson's finest collections of mostly original songs, and is a playful, clever, and rocking romp across several musical styles that is nearly universal in its appeal to fans of rock, pop, blues, and all points in between.

At its heart, Nilsson Schmilsson is a piano-based pop rocker, as the opening track indicates with its infectiously Beatles-esque piano riff that anchors Nilsson's acrobatic, gracefully soaring vocals. Nilsson's move toward a more rock-oriented sound comes off great--it's wonderful to hear his able pop crooning vocals spliced with something a bit edgier, yet still accessible. Add to the more aggressive sound the trappings of a 70's pop-rock album (horns, strings, etc.), and it's a perfectly natural Nilsson outing. Nilsson's adult contemporary reputation is somewhat reinforced by the first two tracks; one deals with the responsibilities of adulthood, and the second, "Driving Along" reflects a melancholy about the spaces between people. They're both rocking and catchy--in fact, listening to Nilsson Schmilsson (which is somewhat of a lost pleasure to fans of my age these days) it becomes pretty obvious that the indie pop rock sounds that are so prevalent today have a clear (and likely superior) predecessor 25+ years in the past. Go figure.

Through the rest of the album, Nilsson deftly covers a lot of stylistic ground--playful, mellow blues on "Early in the Morning," sleepy, mysterious contemplation on "The Moonbeam Song" (which could have easily fit on Nilsson's classic The Point storybook album), hard boogie on "Down," heart-wrenching balladry on the frequently-covered hit "Without You" (Nilsson's oh-so authentic vocal really flies on that one), clever and humorous pop on "Coconut" (THAT'S where that song came from), and barnstorming rock on the breathless "Jump Into The Fire." By the end, it's a wild joyride of an album that takes you a lot of places. Nilsson Schmilsson is loads of fun, boasting some of the strongest singing and writing in his career. Older listeners seem to know about this classic's merits, but for some reason Nilsson's music seems to be lost on a newer generation--mine--that, based on a lot of its music tastes, would gobble this music up. Recommended.

This reissue sounds great and is packed with plenty of extra material--6 bonus tracks, including an interesting Spanish/English version of "Without You," a couple unreleased songs, alternate versions of others, a radio advertisement, and a pretty funny joke song based on a French instruction manual. The bonus tracks definitely sweeten an already essential album, giving more reason to both newcomers and the already-converted.

Schmilsson still rules!.......2007-05-12

This a is great CD: the music is still as fresh as it was decades ago. A grea range of tunes. Nothing beats that coconut song!

Average customer rating: Schmilsson for Lovers Supurb Departure to the Classics FANTASTIC !! The import is arranged for a better listen. You Must Remember This...

A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night Harry Nilsson Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Son of Schmilsson Nilsson Schmilsson As Time Goes By Harry Nilsson - Greatest Hits Nilsson Sings Newman ASIN: B000EQ47WM Release Date: 2006-05-23

Tracks:

1. Lazy Moon
2. For Me And My Gal
3. It Had To Be You
4. Always
5. Makin' Whoopee!
6. You Made Me Love You
7. Lullaby In Ragtime
8. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
9. What'll I Do
10. Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)
11. This Is All I Ask
12. As Time Goes By
13. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
14. Make Believe
15. Trust In Me
16. It's Only A Paper Moon
17. Thanks For The Memory
18. Over The Rainbow

Customer Reviews:

Schmilsson for Lovers.......2007-05-27

My wife and lost the vinyl record of this music that we had and enjoyed for many years. We loved it dearly,and missed it. We were delighted to find it in CD.It was like finding a lost friend.The music has enhanced our relationship almost from the beginning for over 30 years. For a lovely romantic evening (or any time of day). you cannot beat this CD. We both highly recommend it.

Supurb Departure to the Classics.......2007-01-23

Nilsson sings some of THE classics. One of the best albums ever recorded. There are no breaks between songs and the London Philharmonic has a dreamy score backing him up. If you are looking to woo someone, this is the album for you.

FANTASTIC !!.......2007-01-10

If you like "old standards" this is the CD for you. It is without a doubt the best I have ever heard. Not just the soulful and mellow singing but the bridges between songs, the way it is compiled, just everything about it. I have been buying and gifting this album since its first release as an LP, then cassette, now CD. Every single person I have ever given it to falls in love with it. If I could give it more than 5 stars I certainly would.

The import is arranged for a better listen........2006-09-17

I've reviewed this album twice before on the Amazon site, first for the Australian import version entitled, "As Time Goes By," and then some while later when the British import version became available here.

THERE ARE DIFFERENCES here that may be of interest to someone who has not yet discovered this magnificent collection, and these differences may be important enough for you to consider one version over another. The audiophile with an especially capable system will prefer the British pressing.

First, and perhaps most importantly, the new domestic remaster simply adds the bonus tracks to the end of the album after following the original 13-song LP sequence. In my opinion, this is something of a disservice since it appears to me (and to some professional critics) that the song, "As Time Goes By," is intentionally placed at the end of the album -- in either the truncated original 1973 release or the expanded British and Australian imports -- because the artist intended the song to be an epilogue expressing the theme of the album as a whole. The tune emphasizes the importance of the various phases of many interpersonal relationships as they evolve from courtship ("Lazy Moon") through marriage ("For Me & My Gal"), infidelity ("Makin' Whoopee") and irreconcilable differences ("Thanks For The Memories"). Along the way, Nilsson is mindful of the importance of introspection ("This Is All I Ask) and his own mortality ("Over The Rainbow").

Not only does this new remaster merely append the five additional tunes omitted from the original release, there are two non-essential asides that are attached to two songs, but not indexed (one from an engineer telling Nilsson that he has "all the time he needs but not a second extra." The other is a request from Nilsson that he is provided with a cigarette, some whiskey and some drugs.). These two instances on the domestic remaster are placed within the bonus tracks segment so that the album loses its continuity -- breaking a spell, perhaps. On the British import, the engineer's remarks precede the album in its entirety. Nilsson's request for drugs and whiskey was omitted from the British import altogether, but it appears at the end of "Over The Rainbow" on the domestic remaster. This results in a somewhat devalued effect for many listeners, myself included. Some may note that the revised lyrics for two song selections on the album might suggest the artist's nonchalant attitude toward this album; personally I consider them as comic relief.

Second in importance is the artwork that accompanies these two releases. While both the British import and the newer remaster provide the original jacket photo, only the British import follows the inner illustrations of the original gatefold, and in full color, just like the original. The new domestic release provides us with some sense of what was there (black and white only), but moves the musicians' credit to the back of the booklet. Both versions include producer Derek Taylor's introduction to the album, but beyond that is where the real differences are found. There is a more extensive set of notes to the domestic release. Curtis Armstrong wrote these notes in February 2006; the British import features an essay written by Andrea Sheridan in January 2002. Both are informative for the completist.

You Must Remember This..........2006-05-30

The remastered release of Harry Nilsson's Touch is cause for celebration. In a time when American Idols reign supreme, and faded pop singers try to resurrect ailing careers singing standards, yielding excruciating results, this CD reminds us that Mr. Nilsson was perhaps the first rocker to successfully record an album of standards. Along with Willie Nelson's 1978 Stardust, these two lps introduced an entire generation to its own musical heritage. But Mr. Nilsson's lp was first, and finest.
I purchased it back then (1973) and was transported by its romantic lyricism. Like many Beatles generation's kids, I was not enamored with the 70's music. Disco was on the horizon, jazz was becoming fusion, and country was becoming pop with a southern accent. The only place to go was to the past. And Mr. Nilsson must have known this. He didn't undertake this project to resurrect his own career, as he was on top at the time. It was a risky move; some warned of career suicide. The results, both commercially and critically, thankfully proved otherwise.
The album itself is composed mainly of prewar, (WW11 that is,) standards written by the likes of Gus Kahn, Herman Hupfield, and Irving Berlin. The lesser known jewels "Lazy Moon" and "Lullaby In Ragtime" glimmer just as much as the more familiar "Always", "Making Whopee", and "As Time Goes By". Mr. Nilsson employs a respectful approach, preventing a degeneration into camp, a la Tiny Tim. The renditions are joyous, and full of vitality, but not overdelivered (unlike so much of the bellowing we hear today). His vocals caress each lyric, and being who he is, Mr. Nilsson avoids the solemnity that often mars so many of these projects, while simultaneously rejecting the whimsey that was beginning to stereotype him.
Much of the credit for the album has to go to Gordon Jenkins for his arrangements and direction of the 39 piece orchestra. For many of us, the past sounds like Gordon Jenkins: sumptious, elegant, and full of grace. This lp stands alongside Mr. Jenkins best work, including the lp "Where Are You".
For me, Touch served as a launching pad, albeit into the past, and led me down a path where I discovered those singers and artists before the Beatles, and before Elvis. Jo Stafford, Jeri Southern,and Hoagy Carmichael became favorites; then I happened upon jazz, where the standards, particularly since Mr. Nilsson's lp, seem to be valued and constantly reinterpreted. I like to think Touch had something to do with that. Finally, I have come to rest where all paths in popular music inevitably lead- to Frank Sinatra's doorstep. And waiting in the wings- much to my surprise- with Mr.Sinatra, was Gordon Jenkins and the aforementioned "Where Are You". Mr. Sinatra's seminal 1957 lp emanates with much of the same sense of longing and sweet sadness that haunts Mr. Nilsson's. My musical route, circuitous as it was, and some 30 years in the making, had come full circle. And now, a few years later, the lp that started it all-Touch- has finally been remastered and released, sending me back in time once more...This is all I ask, this is all I need...

Average customer rating: Makes you glad you lived in the early 70's Pure Harry Excellent sounding remaster of Harry's terrific follow up to "NS" EXCELLENT! A Gift From Harry

Son of Schmilsson Harry Nilsson Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Nilsson Schmilsson A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night As Time Goes By Pandemonium Shadow Show/Aerial Ballet/Aerial Pandemonium Ballet Harry / Nilsson Sings Newman ASIN: B000EQ47X6 Release Date: 2007-03-19

Tracks:

1. It Had To Be You
2. Take 54
3. Remember (Christmas)
4. Joy
5. Turn On Your Radio
6. You're Breakin' My Heart
7. Spaceman
8. The Lottery Song
9. At My Front Door
10. Ambush
11. I'd Rather Be Dead
12. The Most Beautiful World In The World
13. What's Your Sign?
14. Take 54
15. Campo De Encino
16. Daybreak

Customer Reviews:

Makes you glad you lived in the early 70's.......2007-01-06

Although this sequel to "Nilsson Schmilsson" was not at all
geared by the late Harry
to be commercial like that album,
this is one of my favorites from the early 70's.

If you were young then, or just young at heart now, do yourself
a favor & listen to this wonderful piece of merriment.

Harry Nilsson made the world a more wonderful place in which to live.

I miss him a lot, but "Son of Schmilsson" still makes me laugh 'til it hurts!

---John Paul

Pure Harry.......2006-07-19

Although this album never did as well as Nilsson Schmilsson, I think it is a much better Nilsson album. There are fewer covers (only one) and the original songs are unbelievably good. This album is essential for even the most casual listeners, although I can see why certain people were turned off by it. As Harry's producer says in the liner notes, Harry would take the most pop sounding, radio friendly songs and then throw in lyrics that would guarantee no radio station would play them. It was as if Harry was trying to avoid stardom! But the songs are still incredible. Harry's voice is incredible and having George Harrison and Ringo playing on it is just the icing on a very sweet cake!

Excellent sounding remaster of Harry's terrific follow up to "NS".......2006-06-17

Although it didn't sell as well as "Nilsson Schmilsson" "Son of Schmilsson" was every bit the equal of its predecessor albeit wackier. As everyone else has reported the remaster sounds great--it's even better than the Japanese import I paid top dollar for a couple of years ago--with bonus tracks. Curtis Armstrong ("Moonlighting") a committted Harryhead co-produced and wrote the booklet with plenty of comments from surviving participants (and Harry via older interviews). From Ray Cooper to Chris Spedding we get an idea as to how the sessions went. Although Harry and producer Richard Perry didn't get on quite as well here as the previous album (Harry was in the middle of a messy divorce which had an impact on this album. It took a while for him to recover)Perry and Harry still managed to create a great album.

The four bonus tracks (one is unlisted and starts a few seconds after the single version of "Daybreak" ends)includes an alternate take of "Take 54", a Perry produced version of "What's Your Sign?" (which would show up on another Harry album), "Camp De Encino" written by Jimmy Webb (it is presented with just Harry singing and playing piano), the single version of "Daybreak" and the off-the-cuff bonus track where Harry riffs backed by his band.

This is a terrific reissue and well worth paying the extra $$ for as the sound has been improved and the bonus tracks are a marked improvement over the import version.

EXCELLENT!.......2006-05-26

A very good album was just made better. The sound on this CD is stunning. I think you might be able to pick up the sound of a pin dropping in the studio (if indeed one was dropped)! It was great to hear the early, alternate take of "Take 54" along with the other 3+ bonus tracks. Liner notes in the CD booklet are a nice touch, with various comments from people like Peter Frampton, Ringo, Richard Perry, etc. on the making of the album.
If you like Harry Nilsson (and who shouldn't) you will love the way this album showcases his songwriting, his incredible vocal styles, his wit and humor.

The Beatles catalogue should be so lucky as to get this remastering treatment!

A Gift From Harry.......2006-05-24

First off, the sound quality on this remastered disc is simply stunning. Clear, crisp, you can hear instruments and backing vocals that have always been buried on past versions. Not quite as good as "Nilsson Schmilsson", this is still a great Nilsson, probably his last truly great album before he destroyed his voice (although "Knnillssonn" was almost a full return to form). But the real gift here are the bonus tracks. Kudos to RCA for giving fans a real gift from Harry - two GREAT tracks in "What's Your Sign" and "Campo De Encino". How wonderful, all these years after Harry left us (FAR too soon) to get two new Nilsson songs that are of such high quality. And there's even an extra funny unreleased song at the very end... so when "Daybreak" is over, keep listening!

Average customer rating: breathtaking For Those Who Don't Know Anything About Harry A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night Just Perfect Cole Porter Redux!

A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night Harry Nilsson Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Son of Schmilsson Nilsson Schmilsson As Time Goes By Nilsson Sings Newman Harry Nilsson - All-Time Greatest Hits ASIN: B000002W5F Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Lazy Moon
2. For Me And My Gal
3. It Had To Be You
4. Always
5. Makin' Whoopee!
6. You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)
7. Lullaby In Ragtime
8. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
9. What I'll Do
10. Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)
11. This Is All I Ask
12. As Time Goes By

Amazon.com

Harry Nilsson wrote hits for other people (including the Monkees, Three Dog Night, and the Modern Folk Quartet) yet had his biggest hits with covers of other folks' material (Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin'," Badfinger's "Without You"). So it makes a perverse kind of sense that his most enduringly popular album is a collection of pre-World War II standards. With Sinatra arranger Gordon Jenkins on hand for traffic control, Nilsson wraps his lungs around such time-honored classics as "Makin' Whoopee!," "It Had to be You," and "As Time Goes By." Although Aerial Ballet and Nilsson Schmilsson are his finest outings, this album is extremely enjoyable on its own terms. --Dan Epstein

Customer Reviews:

breathtaking.......2005-08-21

This album is charming and heartbreaking. Nilsson's fondness for popular ballads was clear on the album "Harry," which I listened to over and over when I was a teenager. I'm just happening on "A Little Schmilsson in the Night" now, and I'm happy to see that Nilsson's nostalgic side was so fully realized before he died. As I listen to the album today, I can't believe that it's ironic or condescending in the least. He's so in the love with the music...

For Those Who Don't Know Anything About Harry.......2003-07-17

I,originally bought this album (back when they were LP's)in 1973.
Already knowing Harry's work from previous records, I added this album to my collection. What I found out is, Harry changed directions from what he was known for. I think he set out to do something daring, gutsy for the times he lived in. Rock and Roll
was the dominant music, crooning was for Las Vegas. He took the risk of recording something, that might not have been to popular at that time, and showed any who would take the time to listen his talent, his voice, his range. I feel strongly that Harry achieved his greatest work in this one LP. Today it still has just as much impact as it did thirty years ago. Yes, this album
would go with me to the deserted island if I were to go. If you don't know him, this album is my first recommendation to
learn about Harry Nilsson. He paved the way for Linda Ronstandt
to record with Nelson Riddle. I never want to be where I can't
listen to this record when the mood strikes me. It's one of my all-time favorites. I hope you enjoy it too.

A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night.......2002-10-21

I bought this album on vinyl in the late seventies and haven't gotten over it yet! It's beautiful. I must have it on CD now and put it on continuous play.

Just Perfect.......2002-07-03

This is an absolutely perfect record. Harry's beautiful voice matched with stellar arrangements by Gordon Jenkins and the best songs imaginable. Probably the best "As Time Goes By" there will ever be. "Touch of Schmilsson" has even more meaning for me because I met Harry and had him sign it for me about 20 years ago. He regaled me with stories of himself and Keith Moon carrying on in the 70s (I was wearing a Who shirt, which sparked his memory), then he mistakenly inscribed the record to Keith instead of Ken. An honest mistake and I loved him all the more for it. A classy album from a very classy guy. I miss him.

Cole Porter Redux!.......2002-05-13

What was it about the Lost Generation? Was it the West Bank in Paris? Was it the parties that went on and on and on? What was it that insprired those old romantic ballads?

"You Made Me Love You," "As Time Goes By," "Making Whoppie."

What is it about those tunes that makes you want to grab a bottle of gin, a string of pearls and dance the night away slowly and tenderly with your lover?

This 1970's release by Harry Neilson is terrific. He's done a masterful job of working the music. He captures the essence of the songwriters as well as the lovers of that generation and of many that have followed.

This cd is well worth owning.

Average customer rating: Harry's best is one of rock's best ever Some good Harry... Some very good stuff plus one real stinker The Other One With A thousand Voices Put This Lime In Your Coconut

Nilsson Schmilsson Harry Nilsson Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Baroque Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Son of Schmilsson Harry Nilsson - All-Time Greatest Hits On The Threshold Of A Dream Nothing Like the Sun [GOLD CD] Mingus at Carnegie Hall ASIN: B000002W6Q Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Gotta Get Up
2. Driving Along
3. Early in the Morning
4. The Moonbeam Song
5. Down
6. Without You
7. Coconut
8. Let the Good Times Roll
9. Jump into the Fire
10. I'll Never Leave You

Amazon.com essential recording

The late Harry Nilsson's creative and commercial peak, this LP showcases the singer/songwriter's lighthearted worldview to best advantage. It remains one of the best, most consistent, and least dated albums from an early-'70s era not known for underplayed, unpretentious subtlety. Here you get strong interpretive singing (how ironic that this tunesmith's biggest hits were covers, such as Badfinger's "Without You"), inventive arranging (the hilarious, marble-mouthed "Coconut"), and distinctive melodicism (check out that lovely paean to the stars, "The Moonbeam Song"). In keeping with the domesticated figure on the cover--complete with housecoat, cigarette, and waiting refrigerator--the mood is laidback and homey, Nilsson's multi-octave voice was never so full of life, and there's a palpable feeling of comfort in both the production and the material. Other LPs (like the John Lennon-produced Pussy Cats and the essential Nilsson Sings Newman) have their moments, but this is where to begin any Nilsson collection. --Don Harrison

Customer Reviews:

Harry's best is one of rock's best ever.......2005-01-29

I'm a huge Nilsson fan, so take this with a grain of salt, but this is one of the best rock records ever made. It's not that this album contains all of his best stuff from a songwriting standpoint, but the performance of the session players, particularly Herbie Flowers on bass and Jim Gordon on drums, the production of the record by Richard Perry, the awesome vocal performance by Nilsson, and the interesting selection of songs combine to make one of rock's greatest moments. Gotta Get Up deftly mixes a rocking chorus lamenting the rat-race with an old-timey sounding plea for romance. Driving Along picks up the same modern times, hustle-and bustle thread with an acoustic-based rocker that sports the kind of melody that Nilsson seems so good at and comfortable in. Nilsson then loops back to longing with Early in the Morning. With just voice over organ, this minimalist and intimate take on Louis Jordan's bluesy number exquisitely captures the song's lonely lyrics and then gives way to Nilsson's Moonbeam Song, which echoes the house-that-jack-built lyrics of the Point's Think About Your Troubles, converting the loneliness of Early into a solitary contemplation on one's place in the universe (comprised of fences, weathervanes, railroads, wind, windows, and of course the moon). Nilsson then drops into a Fats Domino via John Lennon rocking rave on being "Down" about as far as you can go--but, with what was originally the opener on the second side of the LP, Without You manages to take the listener down even more, to the farthest reaches of heartache. Nilsson's cover of the Badfingers Ham and Evans tune is the embodiment of sorrow, one of rock's best vocal performances of all time, mixing a soft melancholy with Roy Orbison-like melodramatic anguish. In typical Nilsson fashion, he immediately follows up with the comical Coconut, which comes across as a novelty song, but is in fact an intricate one-chord rocker which sets the stage for the ultimate rock song, Jump Into the Fire. The playing and production on Coconut, along with Nilsson's characteristic playful yet urgent vocal and the appeal of the humor, make this one of the most listenable singles you'll ever hear. Before climaxing with the rock masterpiece Jump however, Nilsson echoes the past, tying in the album's earlier nostalgia, with Leonard Lee's Let the Good Times Roll, made famous by, among others, Fats Domino. What might seem like a throwaway is as good a performance as any on the album. The record then explodes with Jump, a simple shouter made complex by the interplay of the instruments, punchy with the coolest bass line ever (Klaus Voormann), and the insistent drums which themselves climax into an extended primal drum solo before the bass and guitars slink back into the outro. The drumming is complex and over-thetop and highlights Nilsson's penchant for the unexpected, which continues with the closer, I'll Never Leave You, a lonely romantic tune with lush strings that was originally intended for The Point and echoes that album's sweetness, but with the strong current of melancholy that lurks under all of Nilsson Schmilsson. Like all great records, this one has a timeless quality making you feel comfortable with its familiarity and common themes, but surprising you at every turn. It's a once-in-a-lifetime record.

Some good Harry..........2004-12-18

"Nilsson Schmilsson" is a fine disc by Harry Nilsson, one of the better singer/songwriters of the 70's, who ironically, did not pen his own 2 biggest hits, "Everybody's Talkin'" and "Without You."
Produced by Richard Perry who firmly put Nilsson into the pop world after Harry's earlier unfocused lightweight works. Released in 1971, "Nilsson Schmilsson" was the biggest critical and commercial success for Nilsson in his checkered career, and deservedly so.
Side one begins with the chunky "Gotta Get Up" in which whose lyrics Hary can't resist throwing in his bawdy sense of humor. Most people either like or hate his humor. Personally, I like it and have looked for it throughout his career. "Driving Along" is more of a filler than actual good song on this disc. "Early in the Morning" features Harry's superb voice weaving in and out of this song making you forget how little there really is to it. Harry onces again kicks it up a notch with "The Moonbeam Song." His sense of humor and unparelled voice are quite a combination. At first you don't believe a voice so pure is singing those words. But that's the essence of the true Harry Nilsson. The uptempo piano based rocker "Down" is up next carried along by a barrage of horns that flesh out the tune beautifully. The classic, "Without You," is up next. Written by Badfinger the previous year, Nilsson saw the potential in the song and created the definitive version by layering his amazing voice on top of orchestration that seems to marry the melancholy of the words to the desperation in the music. "Coconut" also seems to work because Nilsson wills it to. He keeps on harping this coconut mantra over and over until we submit, and since it's not a bad little tune, it's succesful. "Let the Good Times Roll" is interesting but doesn't seem to reach the standards set by the other songs on this set. With its bass de-tunning start "Jump into the Fire" is known by many people before they even hear the words. This version isn't the radio version however, and features a drum break that hurts the effectiveness of the song. "Ill Never Leave You" is probably the only real mis-fire on this disc. This slow, overly dramatic song really isn't any good. It just doesn't do anything for me.
"Nilsson Schmilsson" is a fine album and a good starting point if you've just discovered Harry Nilsson. However, I feel that because Nilsson is on the "quirky" side, this production is just a little too slick to present Nilsson as he truly is.

Some very good stuff plus one real stinker.......2003-08-18

I want to like this album more than I do. It was one of my very favorites back in college. I have fond memories of buying the 45 version of "Jump Into The Fire." I literally wore the record out. I recently dug the LP out of my collection and gave it a new listen. I didn't like it as much as I remembered.

First, this is a collection of fun, rocking songs -- mostly. The good stuff is very, very good. "Jump Into The Fire" is easily the catchiest bass groove since The Beatles' "Drive My Car." The opening number, "Gotta Get Up" and the closing number of Side 1 (well, it used to be Side 1 when it was an LP), "Down," are bouncy, lively -- and fun. "Coconut" is silly - and fun. "Without You" is still one of the most moving sad songs in rock history. It's been overplayed to death, but that's not Nilsson's fault. It's still a great record.

But there's bad stuff, too. "Jump Into The Fire" goes on way too long with a pointless drum solo. "Early In The Morning" is simply OK. Not good, just OK. And worst of all, the closing song "I'll Never Leave You" is possibly the lamest, slowest, drag-assiest song ever recorded. It's not the worst rock song ever - that would be "Revolution 9" on The Beatles' White Album. But it's close.

Now, "Revolution 9" is not enough to ruin The White Album because that album is simply the best rock record ever made. But Nilsson Schmilsson isn't nearly in the same category. It's not a very long album. There are only 10 songs. When one is God-awful, the rest have a hard time standing.

Nilsson Schmilsson is good. Parts of it are very good. But the parts that are bad drag down the better sections.

The Other One With A thousand Voices.......2003-04-09

In my opinion the cover of the album really says a lot about this
guy.As usual it's a NILSSON HOUSE product.The singer really blends throughout this recording.The thing with Harry was that he
on one hand could sing as a crooner and next moment being super-
-crazy both with lyrics,arrangments and in his singing.I love him for that,you were never sure what to expect on the first
hearing of his records.If I had a million I would gladly pay the
guy that amount to see him work with John Lennon on the "Pussy
Cats" session - what a craziness!
Well,my mom,my girlfriends all liked Nilsson.I think it must
be his voice(s).You might wonder who I mean also have a thousand
voices? Then I can recommend P.J.Proby,he's even more far-out
when vocalizing.
Now, Nilsson Schmilsson is Harry at his best BUT I rate all his records as interresting material to listen and study.He had
real talent,a true genius so I understand he was rated very high
by The Beatles and became a friend to them.

Put This Lime In Your Coconut.......2003-03-03

I'll tell ya, harry cranks on this one. "Have you ever watched a moonbeam, as it slips across your windowpane?" From the odd-ball cover, to the melodious treasures within, he accentuates the various emotions we all have: from love, to desire, to downright wastedness (lol). This album is comical, mainly because he never really pursued his career. It sort of went nowhere, and he didn't seem to care one way or another. I admire that. Very good album, despite it's weirdness. 3 1/2 stars.

Average customer rating: Awesome improvement in sound quality!

A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night Nilsson Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B00006J4CK Release Date: 2002-12-17

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Lazy Moon
3. For Me And My Gal
4. It Had To Be You
5. Always
6. Makin' Whoopee!
7. You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)
8. Lullaby In The Ragtime
9. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
10. What'll I Do
11. Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)
12. This Is All I Ask
13. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
14. Make Believe
15. Trust In Me
16. It's Only A Paper Moon
17. Thanks For The Memory
18. Over The Rainbow
19. As Time Goes By

Album Description

Full title - Little Touch Of Schmilsson In The Night. 2002 reissue of the late singer/songwriter's 1973 album includes six bonus tracks, 'I'm Always Chasing Rainbows', 'Make Believe', 'Trust In Me', 'It's Only A Paper Moon', 'Thanks For The Memory' & 'Over The Rainbow'. The track listing is the same as the 'As Time Goes By...The Complete Schmilsson In The Night' CD. The booklet reproduces all the artwork and text from the album cover with additional updated liner notes. Slipcase. Camden Deluxe.

Customer Reviews:

Awesome improvement in sound quality!.......2003-03-17

Several months ago I added my comments - along with those of many others - to the alternate version of this album, an Australian import with the title, As Time Goes By.

Paraphrasing that review, I mentioned that it is my favorite pop recording of all time, and that it clearly demonstrated Harry Nilsson's ability to create near-definitive performances of many classic popular tunes. I would add to that assessment here that I don't think there's a finer version of "Over The Rainbow" available from any other vocalist - not even Judy can wrench you heart out quite as completely as Harry does.

The few extra dollars for this one over the Australian version are justified by two things.

First, this release restores the artwork from the original 1973 release on LP. This doesn't appear in the shorter, standard USA release (that omits tracks 13 - 18 found here). While I would have liked to have the newer essay found in the Australian version IN ADDITION to the original artwork, an either/or situation would have me selecting the original art.

Second, the British release has slightly better sound quality. If you are an audiophile with a system capable of revealing very high resolution, you will find this one will exceed the Australian one in several important aspects: transparency, dynamic range and spatial correctness being the three that come to mind now. PLEASE NOTE the typical audio system will display no difference in the sound whatsoever. If you own neither version and are considering one or the other, buy this higher priced one for the complete artwork restored, but buy the other one to save a few dollars if you are not a completist as I am. In either case, you will be buying one of the best recordings to be made in the 1970's. That, I can tell you with complete confidence.

Average customer rating: Nilsson Schmilsson ( +9 Bonus Tracks)

Nilsson Schmilsson Harry Nilsson Manufacturer: Bmg Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Baroque Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000068R8X Release Date: 2002-08-05

Tracks:

1. Gotta Get Up
2. Driving Along
3. Early in the Morning
4. Moonbeam Song
5. Down
6. Without You
7. Coconut
8. Let the Good Times Roll
9. Jump into the Fire
10. I'll Never Leave You
11. Without You [#][*][Demo Version]
12. Driving Along [#][*][Demo Version]
13. Gotta Get Up [#][*][Demo Version]
14. Coconut [#][*][Demo Version]
15. Old Forgotten Soldier [#][*][Demo Version]
16. Down [#][*][Demo Version]
17. Moonbeam Song [#][*][Demo Version]
18. Jump into the Fire [Short Version][*]

Customer Reviews:

Nilsson Schmilsson ( +9 Bonus Tracks).......2004-06-11

Es sin lugar a dudas el mejor disco de Harry NILSSON . Lo mejor es que por primera ocasión tenemos la versión de Without You en Español e Italiano . Despues de muchos años al fin.

Average customer rating: Harry's best is one of rock's best ever Some good Harry... Some very good stuff plus one real stinker The Other One With A thousand Voices Put This Lime In Your Coconut

Nilsson Schmilsson Harry Nilsson Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Baroque Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Son of Schmilsson Harry Nilsson - All-Time Greatest Hits On The Threshold Of A Dream Nothing Like the Sun [GOLD CD] Mingus at Carnegie Hall ASIN: B000006LEL Release Date: 1995-07-18

Tracks:

1. Gotta Get Up
2. Driving Along
3. Early in the Morning
4. Moonbeam Song
5. Down
6. Without You
7. Coconut
8. Let the Good Times Roll
9. Jump into the Fire
10. I'll Never Leave You

Amazon.com essential recording

The late Harry Nilsson's creative and commercial peak, this LP showcases the singer/songwriter's lighthearted worldview to best advantage. It remains one of the best, most consistent, and least dated albums from an early-'70s era not known for underplayed, unpretentious subtlety. Here you get strong interpretive singing (how ironic that this tunesmith's biggest hits were covers, such as Badfinger's "Without You"), inventive arranging (the hilarious, marble-mouthed "Coconut"), and distinctive melodicism (check out that lovely paean to the stars, "The Moonbeam Song"). In keeping with the domesticated figure on the cover--complete with housecoat, cigarette, and waiting refrigerator--the mood is laidback and homey, Nilsson's multi-octave voice was never so full of life, and there's a palpable feeling of comfort in both the production and the material. Other LPs (like the John Lennon-produced Pussy Cats and the essential Nilsson Sings Newman) have their moments, but this is where to begin any Nilsson collection. --Don Harrison

Customer Reviews:

Harry's best is one of rock's best ever.......2005-01-29

I'm a huge Nilsson fan, so take this with a grain of salt, but this is one of the best rock records ever made. It's not that this album contains all of his best stuff from a songwriting standpoint, but the performance of the session players, particularly Herbie Flowers on bass and Jim Gordon on drums, the production of the record by Richard Perry, the awesome vocal performance by Nilsson, and the interesting selection of songs combine to make one of rock's greatest moments. Gotta Get Up deftly mixes a rocking chorus lamenting the rat-race with an old-timey sounding plea for romance. Driving Along picks up the same modern times, hustle-and bustle thread with an acoustic-based rocker that sports the kind of melody that Nilsson seems so good at and comfortable in. Nilsson then loops back to longing with Early in the Morning. With just voice over organ, this minimalist and intimate take on Louis Jordan's bluesy number exquisitely captures the song's lonely lyrics and then gives way to Nilsson's Moonbeam Song, which echoes the house-that-jack-built lyrics of the Point's Think About Your Troubles, converting the loneliness of Early into a solitary contemplation on one's place in the universe (comprised of fences, weathervanes, railroads, wind, windows, and of course the moon). Nilsson then drops into a Fats Domino via John Lennon rocking rave on being "Down" about as far as you can go--but, with what was originally the opener on the second side of the LP, Without You manages to take the listener down even more, to the farthest reaches of heartache. Nilsson's cover of the Badfingers Ham and Evans tune is the embodiment of sorrow, one of rock's best vocal performances of all time, mixing a soft melancholy with Roy Orbison-like melodramatic anguish. In typical Nilsson fashion, he immediately follows up with the comical Coconut, which comes across as a novelty song, but is in fact an intricate one-chord rocker which sets the stage for the ultimate rock song, Jump Into the Fire. The playing and production on Coconut, along with Nilsson's characteristic playful yet urgent vocal and the appeal of the humor, make this one of the most listenable singles you'll ever hear. Before climaxing with the rock masterpiece Jump however, Nilsson echoes the past, tying in the album's earlier nostalgia, with Leonard Lee's Let the Good Times Roll, made famous by, among others, Fats Domino. What might seem like a throwaway is as good a performance as any on the album. The record then explodes with Jump, a simple shouter made complex by the interplay of the instruments, punchy with the coolest bass line ever (Klaus Voormann), and the insistent drums which themselves climax into an extended primal drum solo before the bass and guitars slink back into the outro. The drumming is complex and over-thetop and highlights Nilsson's penchant for the unexpected, which continues with the closer, I'll Never Leave You, a lonely romantic tune with lush strings that was originally intended for The Point and echoes that album's sweetness, but with the strong current of melancholy that lurks under all of Nilsson Schmilsson. Like all great records, this one has a timeless quality making you feel comfortable with its familiarity and common themes, but surprising you at every turn. It's a once-in-a-lifetime record.

Some good Harry..........2004-12-18

"Nilsson Schmilsson" is a fine disc by Harry Nilsson, one of the better singer/songwriters of the 70's, who ironically, did not pen his own 2 biggest hits, "Everybody's Talkin'" and "Without You."
Produced by Richard Perry who firmly put Nilsson into the pop world after Harry's earlier unfocused lightweight works. Released in 1971, "Nilsson Schmilsson" was the biggest critical and commercial success for Nilsson in his checkered career, and deservedly so.
Side one begins with the chunky "Gotta Get Up" in which whose lyrics Hary can't resist throwing in his bawdy sense of humor. Most people either like or hate his humor. Personally, I like it and have looked for it throughout his career. "Driving Along" is more of a filler than actual good song on this disc. "Early in the Morning" features Harry's superb voice weaving in and out of this song making you forget how little there really is to it. Harry onces again kicks it up a notch with "The Moonbeam Song." His sense of humor and unparelled voice are quite a combination. At first you don't believe a voice so pure is singing those words. But that's the essence of the true Harry Nilsson. The uptempo piano based rocker "Down" is up next carried along by a barrage of horns that flesh out the tune beautifully. The classic, "Without You," is up next. Written by Badfinger the previous year, Nilsson saw the potential in the song and created the definitive version by layering his amazing voice on top of orchestration that seems to marry the melancholy of the words to the desperation in the music. "Coconut" also seems to work because Nilsson wills it to. He keeps on harping this coconut mantra over and over until we submit, and since it's not a bad little tune, it's succesful. "Let the Good Times Roll" is interesting but doesn't seem to reach the standards set by the other songs on this set. With its bass de-tunning start "Jump into the Fire" is known by many people before they even hear the words. This version isn't the radio version however, and features a drum break that hurts the effectiveness of the song. "Ill Never Leave You" is probably the only real mis-fire on this disc. This slow, overly dramatic song really isn't any good. It just doesn't do anything for me.
"Nilsson Schmilsson" is a fine album and a good starting point if you've just discovered Harry Nilsson. However, I feel that because Nilsson is on the "quirky" side, this production is just a little too slick to present Nilsson as he truly is.

Some very good stuff plus one real stinker.......2003-08-18

I want to like this album more than I do. It was one of my very favorites back in college. I have fond memories of buying the 45 version of "Jump Into The Fire." I literally wore the record out. I recently dug the LP out of my collection and gave it a new listen. I didn't like it as much as I remembered.

First, this is a collection of fun, rocking songs -- mostly. The good stuff is very, very good. "Jump Into The Fire" is easily the catchiest bass groove since The Beatles' "Drive My Car." The opening number, "Gotta Get Up" and the closing number of Side 1 (well, it used to be Side 1 when it was an LP), "Down," are bouncy, lively -- and fun. "Coconut" is silly - and fun. "Without You" is still one of the most moving sad songs in rock history. It's been overplayed to death, but that's not Nilsson's fault. It's still a great record.

But there's bad stuff, too. "Jump Into The Fire" goes on way too long with a pointless drum solo. "Early In The Morning" is simply OK. Not good, just OK. And worst of all, the closing song "I'll Never Leave You" is possibly the lamest, slowest, drag-assiest song ever recorded. It's not the worst rock song ever - that would be "Revolution 9" on The Beatles' White Album. But it's close.

Now, "Revolution 9" is not enough to ruin The White Album because that album is simply the best rock record ever made. But Nilsson Schmilsson isn't nearly in the same category. It's not a very long album. There are only 10 songs. When one is God-awful, the rest have a hard time standing.

Nilsson Schmilsson is good. Parts of it are very good. But the parts that are bad drag down the better sections.

The Other One With A thousand Voices.......2003-04-09

In my opinion the cover of the album really says a lot about this
guy.As usual it's a NILSSON HOUSE product.The singer really blends throughout this recording.The thing with Harry was that he
on one hand could sing as a crooner and next moment being super-
-crazy both with lyrics,arrangments and in his singing.I love him for that,you were never sure what to expect on the first
hearing of his records.If I had a million I would gladly pay the
guy that amount to see him work with John Lennon on the "Pussy
Cats" session - what a craziness!
Well,my mom,my girlfriends all liked Nilsson.I think it must
be his voice(s).You might wonder who I mean also have a thousand
voices? Then I can recommend P.J.Proby,he's even more far-out
when vocalizing.
Now, Nilsson Schmilsson is Harry at his best BUT I rate all his records as interresting material to listen and study.He had
real talent,a true genius so I understand he was rated very high
by The Beatles and became a friend to them.

Put This Lime In Your Coconut.......2003-03-03

I'll tell ya, harry cranks on this one. "Have you ever watched a moonbeam, as it slips across your windowpane?" From the odd-ball cover, to the melodious treasures within, he accentuates the various emotions we all have: from love, to desire, to downright wastedness (lol). This album is comical, mainly because he never really pursued his career. It sort of went nowhere, and he didn't seem to care one way or another. I admire that. Very good album, despite it's weirdness. 3 1/2 stars.

Average customer rating: son of schmilsson Son as good as father.... Please Don't Censor My Review Great for anyone who smokes pot! His Best

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Tracks:

1. Take 54
2. Remember Christmas
3. Joy
4. Turn On Your Radio
5. You're Breaking My Heart
6. Spaceman
7. The Lottery Song
8. At My Front Door
9. Ambush
10. I'd Rather Be Dead
11. The Most Beautiful World In The World

Customer Reviews:

son of schmilsson.......2006-01-09

This is great it was a lot fun when i was a kid and it still is
thank for the music

Son as good as father...........2005-12-14

Harry Nilsson...what an enigma. Obviously a man of great talent who never really defined himself as an artist. But that doesn't mean he didn't create some great music, and critics and fans seem to agree that his career reached its apex with Richard Perry and the Nilsson Schmilsson/Son of Schmilsson sessions.

There are those who think that Son of is just an inferior rehash of Schmilsson, but I don't agree. It does not contain the blockbuster smash (Without You), but is just as enjoyable. It was the last time that Nilsson would reach a large audience. From here it was a standards LP, which was good but an obvious letdown after the previous 2 LPs. Then came disaster...his cavorting with John Lennon and Pussy Cats. Nilsson destroyed not only his reputation, but his incredible voice. I'm a Beatles fan, and by extension John gets included, but what he contributed to Nilsson's demise is unforgivable. It seems that Harry so wanted to be a Beatle that he was willing to sacrifice anything.

So this marks the last time we get the full brilliance of Harry in the studio. For that reason alone this is a classic. If you're new to Nilsson, start with this and Schmilsson and work backward. His earlier work may be a bit spotty, but it all features his incredible singing, and that alone carries it all.
A Little Touch Of Schmilsson In the Night is worthwhile in that it is the last time we would hear that voice in all its glory. His work after that is for completists only. Even if the songs were brilliant (they're not), it's just too hard to listen to that ravaged voice.

RIP Harry.

Please Don't Censor My Review.......2004-03-12

"You're breaking my heart!...You're tearing it apart!...SO F**K YOU!!!! No, they don't write 'em like that anymore, that's for sure. What kind of insane mind would come up with lines like, "I'd rather be dead then wet my bed". And what about Joy?...."Now when I think of her I get all clammy inside". But never mind, even if as Harry says, "I SANG MY BALLS OFF FOR YOU BABY!!!!!" Thery're ain't no one, absolutely not a single solitary songwriter around today, who knows how to express more unabashed fun into their craft. We miss you Harry. It's sad you left us so soon. But look on the bright side, at least you did't wet your bed.

PS: Hey Harry, How's Johnny doin' up there?

Great for anyone who smokes pot!.......2004-02-09

This is the only Harry Nilsson cd i have but after hearing this one i will be buying more in the future! I'm not a pothead but i know that they were on something when they made these songs!lol! My favorite song is #5:You'r Breaking My Heart! I relate to that song! My mother actually told me about this song & as soon as i found it i bout the cd! I ended up liking all the songs! Anyone who likes pot smoking music will like this cd!

His Best.......2002-12-13

To me, this is the best work Harry Nilsson ever did. There isn't a close second. This is it.

I love Harry Nilsson and I hate Harry Nilsson. This album represents everything I love about the man. This album was recorded before he lost his mind and became a complet imbecile.

A few record later and you got "The Flying Saucer Song". A few records before and you got "Good Old Desk". In between, you get this classic.

In the beginning there was a bank teller named Harry. He wrote a few good songs and a lot of bad ones. One of his songs was "Cuddly Toy", a song that was just oh-so-cute. Harry wrote a lot of songs that were just oh-so-cute and got a record contract. Harry though he himself was just oh-so-cute. Harry Nilsson was the luckiest SOB on this plannet. This was before Harry changed from being oh-so-cute to what-a-bunghole.

His first couple of albums were liked by the critics but ignored by the public. The Beatles liked him, which helped a lot. Then he recored "Everybody's Talkin'" and the public came around.

I'm giving this brief history because Harry had talent but was so smitten with himself that a lot of his work is, in my mind, unlistenable. Some of his later RCA projects were miserable.

But this one, smack dab in the middle of his career, a career he stupidly threw away, is a masterpiece.

Harry was actually funny in this one. Harry's later stabs at humor fell flat- no make that fell F-L-A-T- but here he's got a good producer, Richar Perry, who undoubtedly wasn't afraid to tell Big Headed Harry when something wasn't working.

So I love this incarnation of Nilsson.

It is indeed his best- only to be followed up by some of the most worthless ever released by anyone- and that includes Kathie Lee!

Harry passed away some years ago. What a shame. He was never able to regain past glories. Hope this serves as a warning sign to other artists- don't let your ego get in the way of your music.

Average customer rating: a Triumph! get the first three albums first Harry On the Crest of a Commerical Wave a great album, with great unreleased tracks You can jump into the fire.....

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Tracks:

1. Gotta Get Up
2. Driving Along
3. Early In The Morning
4. The Moonbeam Song
5. Down
6. Without You
7. Coconut
8. Let The Good Times Roll
9. Jump Into The River
10. I'll Never Leave You
11. Without You
12. Driving Up
13. Gotta Get Up
14. Coconut
15. Old Forgotten Soldier
16. Down
17. The Moonbeam Song
18. Jump Into The Fire

Album Description

Originally issued in 1971. Bonus tracks, 'Without You', 'Driving Along', 'Gotta Get Up', 'Coconut', 'One Forgotten Soldier', 'Down', 'The Moonbeam Song' and 'Jump Into The Fire'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case. 20+ years before his 1994 death from a heart attack, American singer/ songwriter Harry Nilsson released several albums that did well in the charts, spawned some hit singles, got lots of critical acclaim and won the respect of his peers (including The Beatles, who were huge fans). However, Nilsson's back catalogue has never gotten the same just reward ...until now! BMG's Camden subsidiary in England has reissued all of Nilsson's best records for RCA, all digitally remastered with bonus tracks, the original cover art and specially packaged in standard jewel cases within full color slipcase covers.

Album Details

Includes 8 Bonus Tracks.

Customer Reviews:

a Triumph!.......2007-01-15

each song on this album is a gem from the manic Gotta Get Up, the surburban isolation of "Driving along" the rock and roll tributes such as "Let the Good Times Roll" and "Early in the Morning" the staggering cover of "Without You" by the great band Badfinger the cathcy "Coconut" and the surging and passionate "Jump into the Fire" my favorite from the album. THis album is a masterstroke and I highly recommend this album to all Nilsson and music fans. I do urge However that Nilsson's backcatalogue be experienced before this to appreciate this more mature piece of work. This album is also wonderful to play on dates because the romantic and fun mood nilsson sets is priceless.

get the first three albums first.......2004-04-06

Though this was Nilsson's most commercially succesful album, and contains a few of his more well known songs, it is hardly his best album. Newcomers to Nilsson should first explore his first three albums; Pandemonium Shadow Show, Aerial Ballet (and the composit album he did of them) and Nilsson sings Newman. Scmilsson is a fine album. but his earlier work is without compare. I'm a huge Nilsson fan and that's where I always send people who need an introduction to his work (a bit of a personal crusade for me, I'm afraid) and they are alwasy completely charmed.

Harry On the Crest of a Commerical Wave.......2002-09-03

As is pointed out in the sleevenotes of this CD, Harry Nilsson had probably taken the baroque songwriterly pop of his three 60s albums as far as he could (though, I for one would have been delighted to see him carry on in a similar vein). The question for Harry next was what to do in the 70s? While he was chewing this over, Harry, ever-restless, released the one-man-and-his-piano Nilsson Sings Newman (an album which just gets better and better the more you listen to it); wrote a hit cartoon feature film (Gorillaz eat your heart out!), "The Point", complete with brittle cartoon-like songs; and invented the concept of the remix album(!) with "Aerial Pandemonium Ballet" a sometimes ingenious, sometimes pointless reconfiguring of his first two albums. Busy boy!

When all this was done Harry came to the conclusion that the 70s would be a musically cruder, more rock-oriented version of the 60s - and changed his musical template to suit. Unfortunately as the decade wore on, this meant that his lyrics, once slyly witty and clever without being clever-clever, became increasingly banal and incoherent and his music, once elegantly simple, became merely simple.

And, enjoyable though "Nilsson Schmilsson" is, you can see the rot setting in. Thus, the lyrics of "Driving Along", "Down", "Jump Into the Fire" recycle the same lines endlessly and have a make-do quality about them, quite at odds with the finely - honed, but apparently effortless quality, of almost all the lyrics on Harry's first three albums. Then there are odd lapses in taste and judgement like the "He would pound her for a couple of days" lyric in "Gotta Get Up" or "On a fence with bits of crap around its bottom" in "The Moonbeam Song".

Musically, Harry keeps it pretty simple throughout, his melodies and singing are still excellent throughout which helps cover up the fact that the likes of "Driving Along" and "Down" are lightweight indeed (even for a GLORIOUS lightweight like Harry). Instructive to learn from the sleevenotes that one of the more musically complex songs on the album, "Gotta Get Up", actually dates from the time of "Aerial Ballet" - I never knew this but it figures. By the way, the speeded up ending of "Gotta Get Up" has always irritated me, I know it fits in with the concept of the song but it always sounds to me as if Harry merely ran out of verses and couldn't think of a way to finish the song.

Harry's attempts to rock himself up include two cover versions - "Early in the Morning" is just Harry and Harry on voice and organ, unfortunately this track sounds like he and producer Richard Perry forgot to record the band! "Let the Good Times Roll" is a fairly straight, ho-hum version not a patch on the medley with "Walk Right Back" and "Cathy's Clown" Harry recorded for his brilliant BBC Television Special (by the way any chance of a DVD/Video or soundtrack release, oh BBC mandarins?)

Am I being too hard on the album? Probably, apart from the two cover versions, even the lesser songs are fun and "The Moonbeam Song" is simply.beautiful. "Without You" can still make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up but hearing Harry gamely trying to hit the high notes on the solo voice and piano demo is quite painful listening! Likewise "Coconut" in its demo form (also included) is a one-joke and one-chord throwaway - hats off then to Harry and Richard Perry for transforming such base material into the brilliantly infectious nonsense we (and Quentin Tarantino) know and love. "Jump Into the Fire" still astounds too - punk rock or what? Herbie Flowers' rubber-band bassline (this is the same guy who came up with the bassline for Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wildside" and wrote Clive Dunn's "Grandad"!) still plays havoc with your bass bins but I much prefer the single version (thoughtfully included here) than the rambling jam of the album version - even with Jimmy "Macarthur Park" Webb on piano! The closing "I'll Never Leave You" is one of Harry's periodic attempts at Gershwin/ Irving Berlin-style classic songwriting. An odd meandering song which doesn't appear to have either a chorus or a middle eight (or any verses for that matter!), it's the only one to be arranged by George Tipton, the arranger behind Harry's first three albums (and "The Point") - suffice to say, that if this turned up as an obscure Brian Wilson track, the critics would be creaming themselves, but nobody takes Harry Nilsson that seriously. But then Harry never took himself that seriously either, which was a good thing in a lot of ways but also a pity in other ways.

As I implied, I don't think this album stands the test of time as well as Harry's work in the 60s but sadly there was a lot worse to follow as he slid further into self-indulgence and self-abuse but "Nilsson Schmilsson" from its title to its debunking just-got-out-of-bed sleeve is still a lot of fun.

a great album, with great unreleased tracks.......2001-06-06

Nilsson Schmilsson is my favorite Nilsson album. I love the whimsy of his earlier releases, but Richard Perry's production, a rockin' backup band (Ringo, Klaus Voorman, Chis Spedding,etc.) and Harry's best singing push this one over the top.

The demos (extra tracks) are revelations and stand on the merit of Harry's singing alone.

I feel that I must add that I was a bit disappointed with the sound. The original vinyl LP sounded so good; I expected this release to finally sound better than the original record. It doesn't. But at least it comes closer than the domestic release.

Don't let my disappointment in the sound put you off. This is a first class release with great previously unreleased demos.

You can jump into the fire............2000-09-27

Nilsson. An underappreciated artist to say the least. Unfortunately his best work hasn't been available on CD or has had inferior sound until now. One of Nilsson's best albums receives the royal treatment with excellent notes by Curtis Armstrong (yeah, the guy from Revenge of the Nerds and Moonlighting). The selection of bonus tracks definitely enhances this package. We get the demos for a number of songs that made (and one that didn't) the album. The Without You demo is of particular interest as you can actually hear Harry working out the arrangement as he performs it solo on piano.

The sound quality is top notch (although it would have been nice if they had used the HDCD format or 24 bit remastering for that extra detail and warmth). There is a noticable difference between the domestic version of NS and this fine import. Rumor has it (Buddah Records wouldn't confirm it but I hear they are working on the masters as we speak) that Buddah Records will be reissuing Son of Dracula next year with a number of previously unreleased bonus tracks. While SOD wasn't Harry's best album (it did feature the terrific Daybreak though), the opportunity to hear unreleased tracks makes me water at the mouth.

Finally the guy is getting his due. Harry we miss you!

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