Personal Best: The Harry Nilsson Anthology

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Although Nilsson didn't select the tracks for this two-CD collection drawn from his '60s and '70s work for RCA, Personal Best generously touches on the many sides of his musical personality: the whimsical (his layered version of the Beatles' "You Can't Do That"), the soaring ("Without You," "Don't Leave Me"), and the flat-out oddball (a cover of the Louis Jordan-Ray Charles classic "Early in the Morning"). Holding it all together is his tremendous melodic sense and a voice that was at first gorgeous, then ravaged by the artist's excesses. When he died in 1994, the world lost one of its truest originals. --Rickey Wright

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Personal Best: The Harry Nilsson Anthology

Average customer rating: The best from one of the best The Best Of The Rest!!! Should'a been 3 discs and the correct track order for Harry Very comprehensive anthology containing 49 songs... A Broad taste of Harry

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Tracks:

1. 1941
2. Without Her
3. As I Wander Lonely
4. Ten Little Indians
5. You Can't Do That
6. Miss Butter's Lament
7. One
8. Mr. Richland's Favorite Song
9. Everybody's Talkin'
10. Together
11. Don't Leave Me
12. Good Old Desk
13. I Will Take You There
14. Girlfriend
15. Wasting My Time
16. Mournin' Glory Story
17. Open Your Window
18. Maybe
19. Nobody Cares About The Railroad Anymore
20. I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City
21. Vine Street
22. Me And My Arrow
23. Think About Your Troubles
24. Early In The Morning
25. Without You
26. The Moonbeam Song
27. Coconut
28. Jump Into The Fire (Single Version)

Tracks:

1. Gotta Get Up
2. Joy
3. Turn On Your Radio
4. The Most Beautiful World In The World
5. You're Breakin' My Heart
6. Spaceman
7. Remember (Christmas)
8. It Is He Who Will Be The King (Outro)/Daybreak
9. As Time Goes By
10. Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)
11. Over The Rainbow
12. Many Rivers To Cross
13. Don't Forget Me
14. Easier For Me
15. Down By The Sea
16. Salmon Falls
17. Good For God
18. (Thursday) Here's Why I Did Not Go To Work Today
19. Sail Away
20. All I Think About Is You
21. Perfect Day

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Although Nilsson didn't select the tracks for this two-CD collection drawn from his '60s and '70s work for RCA, Personal Best generously touches on the many sides of his musical personality: the whimsical (his layered version of the Beatles' "You Can't Do That"), the soaring ("Without You," "Don't Leave Me"), and the flat-out oddball (a cover of the Louis Jordan-Ray Charles classic "Early in the Morning"). Holding it all together is his tremendous melodic sense and a voice that was at first gorgeous, then ravaged by the artist's excesses. When he died in 1994, the world lost one of its truest originals. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

The best from one of the best.......2006-06-21

If you appreciate finely crafted pop/rock music and a one-of-a-kind knockout singer with a 4 plus octave range, it's pretty tough to go wrong with this collection. Harry Nilsson was one of the best ever, and 50 songs aren't enough, but what is here, particularly the period from 1967-1973, is incredible.

I really wanted to correct the plethora of misinformation that appears in "Marty from S.F.'s" review. First, Nilsson first recorded in 1962, not 1964, and that material (originally demos) is currently available. Also, I don't know how many singles Harry actually released (I'm thinking somewhere around 20-24), but it is nowhere near 60. Finally, from 1967 to 1981 (he didn't release anything after 1981), he released 14 albums. This does not include the soundtrack "Skidoo", for which he wrote some material, but certainly can't be considered a Nilsson album. It also does not include Son of Dracula or Aerial Pandamonium Ballet. Dracula (soundtrack to the terrible film) only included one new song (Daybreak) and A.P.B. was a remixed composite of Harry's first two LPs, released to capitalize on his new found popularity and respect after winning a Grammy for Everybody's Talking.

I love that Amazon provides this great forum for sharing POV, but I don't care for those who want to rewrite history. The facts are the facts...don't mess with 'em.

The Best Of The Rest!!!.......2006-03-16

This is a great compilation of Harry Nilsson starting out with his autobiography song 1941 all the way up to his last songs released in 1977 !!! The only problem is they could have added a few more favorites this compilation like Cuddly Toy , The Puppy Song which were included on his Single Cd Greatest Hits also they could have included Kojak Columbo and Who Done It, maybe even the Long version instead of the Single version of Jump into the Fire but overall a nice package!!!

Should'a been 3 discs and the correct track order for Harry.......2006-01-29

Rock history is littered with the bones of artists who were broken by their record companies, RCA were no different, Harry wanted 3 discs and the tracks to be in the order he felt was right. They wouldn't and didn't, not long after he died of a massive heart attack. Not suprisingly really! Still, these ARE some of his greatest gifts to us, sadly you can see how his lifestlye finally ravaged that sublime voice and his pitch was not so perfect, but still an amazing legacy we can enjoy for ever.

Very comprehensive anthology containing 49 songs..........2004-12-08

Very comprehensive anthology containing 49 songs from 1964 to 1992. Includes a 36 page booklet with an excellent biography with lots of interesting insights and trivia and plenty of cool photos. Normal people would be better served owning either a greatest hits collection or his phenomenal album Nilsson Schmilsson, but of course I'm not normal.

A Broad taste of Harry.......2004-06-05

This is a broad collection of Harry Nilsson tunes from early works such as Cuddly Toy(My Best Friend) to Midnight Cowboy to his Classic Nilsson Smilsson work to the end of the trail when he does his Pussycats album with his voice sounding much labored. There is virtually every memorable tune that Harry has done such as he early 70's sweet "Me and My Arrow" to soft clasics that are joyous renditions such as "Somewhere over the Rainbow" and "as Time Goes By" and his song about New York City. These latter songs have gotten play on the Big Screen with "You've Got Mail" and other romance movies showing that Nilsonn's voice was elagant and beautiful even for today's adult romantic fims. The range is very broad and some songs I feel do not peice together well as the CD tries to capture something during the entire length of Harry's career. It is still a great collection. The great thing about a CD is that you can push a button to by pass a tune to get to those that you love. This Cd gives you a nice swath of Nilsson's career.

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