Nilsson Schmilsson

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Nilsson Schmilsson
Studio album by Harry Nilsson
Released	November 1971
Recorded	June 1971 @Trident Studios, London
Genre	Pop Music
Length	35:17
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Richard Perry
Professional reviews
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Harry Nilsson chronology
Aerial Pandemonium Ballet (1971) Nilsson Schmilsson (1971) Son of Schmilsson (1972)

Nilsson Schmilsson is an album by Harry Nilsson. Commercially, this was Nilsson's strongest work, producing three of his better known songs and achieving acclaimed chart success. It was ranked #84 on Pitchfork Media's "Top 100 Albums of the 1970's".^[1]

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Additional tracks (2004 edition) 2 Personnel 2.1 Additional Personnel 3 Charts 4 Certifications 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Harry Nilsson unless otherwise noted.

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
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

[edit] Additional tracks (2004 edition)

1. "Si No Estas Tu" (Spanish version of "Without You") - 3:14
2. "How Can I Be Sure of You" (Ham, Evans) - 3:04
3. "The Moonbeam Song" (Demo Version) - 3:30
4. "Lamaze" - 1:44
5. "Old Forgotten Soldier" (Demo Version)- 2:41
6. "Gotta Get Up" (Demo Version) - 5:06

[edit] 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 on 2 4 7 9
• John Uribe – acoustic guitar on 3 4 6, lead guitar on 3 8

[edit] 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
• Caleb Quaye – guitar on 7
• Ian Duck – acoustic guitar on 7
• Jim Webb – piano on 9
• George Tipton – string and horn arrangements on 10

[edit] 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

[edit] Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA	Gold	March 3, 1972

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Nilsson Schmilsson at The Harry Nilsson Web Pages