Nilsson Schmilsson

Nilsson Schmilsson
Studio album by Harry Nilsson
Released November 1971
Recorded June 1971
Studio Trident Studios, London
Genre Baroque pop, pop rock, soft rock[1]
Length 35:17
Label RCA Victor
Producer Richard Perry
Harry Nilsson chronology

Aerial Pandemonium Ballet
(1971)		 Nilsson Schmilsson
(1971)		 Son of Schmilsson
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Blender [2]
Robert Christgau A[3]
The Essential Rock Discography 8/10[4]
MusicHound [5]
NME 6/10[6]
Pitchfork Media 9.4/10[7]
Rolling Stone [8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [9]
Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music [10]

Nilsson Schmilsson is the seventh album by American singer Harry Nilsson, released by RCA Records in November 1971. It was Nilsson's most commercially successful work, producing three of his best-known songs. Among these was the number 1 hit "Without You", written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans of the group Badfinger. The album was the first of two Nilsson albums recorded in London and produced by Richard Perry.

"Jump into the Fire" and "Coconut", both written by Nilsson, also became hits. The album performed well at the 1973 Grammy Awards, earning a nomination for Album of the Year, while "Without You" won the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. In 2006, Nilsson Schmilsson was ranked number 84 on Pitchfork Media's "Top 100 Albums of the 1970s".[11]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Harry Nilsson, except where noted. 

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Gotta Get Up"   2:24
2. "Driving Along"   2:02
3. "Early in the Morning" (Leo Hickman, Louis Jordan, Dallas Bartley) 2:48
4. "The Moonbeam Song"   3:18
5. "Down"   3:24
Side two
No. Title Length
6. "Without You" (Pete Ham, Tom Evans) 3:17
7. "Coconut"   3:48
8. "Let the Good Times Roll" (Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee) 2:42
9. "Jump into the Fire"   6:54
10. "I'll Never Leave You"   4:11
Additional tracks (2004 edition)
No. Title Length
11. "Si No Estás Tú (Spanish version of "Without You")"   3:14
12. "How Can I Be Sure of You"   3:04
13. "The Moonbeam Song (Demo Version)"   3:30
14. "Lamaze"   1:44
15. "Old Forgotten Soldier (Demo Version)"   2:41
16. "Gotta Get Up (Demo Version)"   2:25
17. "Interview With Richard Perry (Hidden track)"   2:41

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1972 Billboard Pop Albums 3

Single

Year Single Chart Position
1972 "Coconut" Billboard Pop Singles 8
1972 "Jump Into the Fire" Billboard Pop Singles 27
1972 "Without You" Billboard Adult Contemporary 1
1972 "Without You" Billboard Pop Singles 1

Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA Gold March 3, 1972

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Recipient Award Result
1973 Grammy Awards "Without You" Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won
"Without You" Grammy Award for Record of the Year style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated
"Nilsson Schmilsson" Grammy Award for Album of the Year style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated
"Nilsson Schmilsson" Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.allmusic.com/album/r674937
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert (December 30, 1971). "Consumer Guide (22)". The Village Voice (New York). Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  4. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 758. ISBN 978-184195-827-9.
  5. ↑ Graff, Graff; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 815. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  6. ↑ "Harry Nilsson – Nilsson Schmilsson CD Album". CD Universe/Muze. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ Beta, Andy (February 11, 2004). "Harry Nilsson: Nilsson Schmilsson | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; with Hoard, Christian (eds) (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. p. 586. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. ↑ "Nilsson Nilsson Schmilsson". Acclaimed Music. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Top 100 Albums of the 1970s" from Pitchfork Media

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