Nilsson Schmilsson is the seventh studio album by American singer Harry Nilsson, released by RCA Records on November 11, 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"."Top 100 Albums of the 1970s" from Pitchfork The album was ranked #281 in the 2020 revision of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
Track listing
Personnel According to the 1971 LP credits:
Harry Nilsson – vocals, piano (1, 5, 8, 10), Mellotron (2, 4), organ (3), electric piano (9), harmonica (8) Gary Wright – piano (6), organ (8) Henry Krein – accordion (1) Richard Perry – Mellotron (2), percussion (1) Roger Coulam – organ (5) Jim Webb – piano (9) Chris Spedding – guitar (1, 5, 8, 9) John Uribe – lead guitar (2, 9), acoustic guitar (2, 4, 6) Caleb Quaye – guitar (7) Ian Duck – acoustic guitar (7) Klaus Voormann – bass guitar (1, 5, 6, 8), rhythm guitar (2, 9), acoustic guitar (4) Herbie Flowers – bass guitar (2, 4, 7, 9) Jim Gordon – drums (1, 2, 4, 7, 9), percussion (7, 9) Jim Keltner – drums (5, 6, 8) Roger Pope – drums (7) Bobby Keys – saxophone (5) Jim Price – trumpet (1, 5), trombone (1, 5), horn arrangements (1, 5) Paul Buckmaster – string and horn arrangements (6) George Tipton – string and horn arrangements (10)
Technical Robin Geoffrey Cable – engineer (Trident Studios) Richie Schmitt – engineer (RCA Studios) Phill Brown – additional engineer (Island Studios) Acy Lehman – graphics Dean Torrence – photography
Charts Chart (1972)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)2United States (Billboard 200)3
Certifications
Awards
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| 1973 Grammy Awards | "Without You" ||Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
| "Without You" ||Grammy Award for Record of the Year
| "Nilsson Schmilsson" ||Grammy Award for Album of the Year
| "Nilsson Schmilsson" ||Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
References
External links Nilsson Schmilsson at The Harry Nilsson Web Pages "Nilssoon Schmilsson Review on "Cool Album of the Day"