Nilsson Schmilsson

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Blender	^[2]
Robert Christgau	A^[3]
The Essential Rock Discography	8/10^[4]
MusicHound	4/5^[5]
NME	6/10^[6]
Pitchfork	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's "Top 100 Albums of the 1970s".^[11]

Track listing

All tracks written 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

Harry Nilsson – piano on 1 5 8 10, vocals, Mellotrons on 2 4, organ on 3, harmonica on 8, electric piano on 9
Jim Gordon – drums on 1 2 5 8 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 8
Herbie Flowers – bass on 2 4 7 9
John Uribe – acoustic guitar on 3 4 6, lead guitar on 3 8 9

Additional personnel

Henry Krein – accordion on 1
Richard Perry – percussion on 1, Mellotrons 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 9
Caleb Quaye – guitar on 7
Ian Duck – acoustic guitar on 7
Jim Webb – piano on 9
George Tipton – string and horn arrangements on 10
Paul McCartney - backup vocals on 7

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	Nominee/work	Award	Result
1973 Grammy Awards	"Without You"	Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Won
	"Without You"	Grammy Award for Record of the Year	Nominated
	"Nilsson Schmilsson"	Grammy Award for Album of the Year	Nominated
	"Nilsson Schmilsson"	Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Nominated

References

1 2 http://www.allmusic.com/album/r674937
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↑ Christgau, Robert (December 30, 1971). "Consumer Guide (22)". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
↑ Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 758. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.
↑ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 815. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
↑ "Harry Nilsson – Nilsson Schmilsson CD Album". CD Universe/Muze. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
↑ Beta, Andy (February 11, 2004). "Harry Nilsson: Nilsson Schmilsson | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
↑ Archived December 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ 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.
↑ "Nilsson Nilsson Schmilsson". Acclaimed Music. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
↑ "Top 100 Albums of the 1970s" from Pitchfork

External links

Harry Nilsson

Studio albums	Spotlight on Nilsson Pandemonium Shadow Show Aerial Ballet Harry Nilsson Sings Newman The Point! Nilsson Schmilsson Son of Schmilsson A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night Pussy Cats Duit on Mon Dei Sandman ...That's the Way It Is Knnillssonn Flash Harry

Soundtracks	Skidoo The Point! Son of Dracula Popeye

Remixes	Aerial Pandemonium Ballet

Compilations	Early Tymes A Touch More Schmilsson in the Night Nilsson '62: The Debut Sessions Hollywood Dreamer The RCA Albums Collection

Singles	"All for the Beatles" "Sixteen Tons" "You Can't Do That" "River Deep – Mountain High" "One" "Everybody's Talkin'" "Me and My Arrow" "Without You" "Coconut" "As Time Goes By" "Subterranean Homesick Blues" "Save the Last Dance for Me" "Many Rivers to Cross" "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" "Sail Away" "Just One Look/Baby I'm Yours (medley)"

Songs	"This Could Be the Night" "Ten Little Indians" "The Puppy Song" "Old Dirt Road" "You're Breakin' My Heart"

Collaborations	John Lennon Pussy Cats Every Man Has a Woman Ringo Starr Ringo Son of Dracula Goodnight Vienna Ringo's Rotogravure Stop and Smell the Roses Keith Moon Two Sides of the Moon Hal Willner Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films

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