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Length
  
35:17

Artist
  
Harry Nilsson

Producer
  
Richard Perry

Label
  
RCA Victor

Release date
  
November 1971

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Released
  
November 1971 (1971-11)

Recorded
  
January–June 1971 (1971-06)

Studio
  
Trident Studios, London; RCA Studios, Hollywood, CA; Island Studios, London

Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
  
Son of Schmilsson (1972)

Genres
  
Pop music, Pop rock, Baroque pop

Nominations
  
Grammy Award for Album of the Year

Similar
  
Harry Nilsson albums, Pop music albums

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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.

Contents

"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's "Top 100 Albums of the 1970s".

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Track listing

All tracks written by Harry Nilsson, except where noted.

Personnel

According to the 1971 LP credits:

  • Harry Nilsson – vocals; piano on 1, 5, 8, 10; Mellotron on 2, 4; organ on 3; harmonica on 8; electric piano on 9
  • Jim Gordon – drums on 1, 2, 5, 7, 9; percussion on 7, 9
  • Klaus Voormann – bass on 1, 5, 6, 8; rhythm guitar on 2, 9; acoustic guitar on 4
  • Chris Spedding – guitar on 1, 5, 9
  • Herbie Flowers – bass on 2, 4, 7, 9
  • John Uribe – acoustic guitar on 2, 4, 6; lead guitar on 2, 9

    • Additional personnel

  • Henry Krein – accordion on 1
  • Richard Perry – percussion on 1, Mellotron on 2
  • Jim Price – trumpet on 1, 5; trombone on 1, 5; horn arrangements on 1, 5
  • Jim Keltner – drums on 5, 6
  • Roger Coolan – organ on 5
  • Bobby Keys – saxophone on 5
  • Gary Wright – piano on 6, organ on 8
  • Paul Buckmaster – string and horn arrangements on 6
  • Roger Pope – drums on 7
  • Caleb Quaye – guitar on 7
  • Ian Duck – acoustic guitar on 7
  • Jim Webb – piano on 9
  • George Tipton – string and horn arrangements on 10

    • Charts

    Album

    Single

    Songs

    1Gotta Get Up2:25
    2Driving Along2:05
    3Early in the Morning2:50

    References

    Nilsson Schmilsson Wikipedia
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