Nilsson Schmilsson

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Nilsson Schmilsson
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Studio album by
Nilsson
ReleasedNovember 11, 1971 (1971-11-11)
RecordedJanuary–June 1971 (1971-06)
Studio
Genre Rock, pop [2]
Length35:17
Label RCA Victor
Producer Richard Perry
Nilsson chronology
Aerial Pandemonium Ballet
(1971)		Nilsson Schmilsson
(1971)		 Son of Schmilsson
(1972)
Singles from Nilsson Schmilsson
  1. "Without You" / "Gotta Get Up"
    Released: October 11, 1971
  2. "Jump into the Fire" / "The Moonbeam Song"
    Released: March 1972
  3. "Coconut" / "Down"
    Released: June 1972
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Christgau's Record Guide A [4]
The Essential Rock Discography 8/10 [5]
MusicHound 4/5 [6]
Pitchfork 9.4/10 [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Village Voice A− [10]

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.

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". [11] The album was ranked #281 in the 2020 revision of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. [12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Harry Nilsson, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gotta Get Up" 2:24
2."Driving Along" 2:02
3."Early in the Morning"Leo Hickman, Louis Jordan, Dallas Bartley2:48
4."The Moonbeam Song" 3:18
5."Down" 3:24
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Without You" Pete Ham, Tom Evans 3:17
2."Coconut" 3:48
3."Let the Good Times Roll" Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee2:42
4."Jump into the Fire" 6:54
5."I'll Never Leave You" 4:11
Additional tracks (2004 edition)
No.TitleLength
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

According to the 1971 LP credits: [1]

Additional personnel

Technical

Charts

Chart (1972)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [13] 2
United States (Billboard 200)3

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [14] Gold20,000^
United States (RIAA) [15] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
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

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References

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  8. ↑ Archived December 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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  11. ↑ "Top 100 Albums of the 1970s" from Pitchfork
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  15. ↑ "American album certifications – Nilsson – Nilsson Schmilsson". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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