Nilsson Schmilsson

Nilsson Schmilsson
Studio album by Harry Nilsson
Released	November 1971 (1971-11)
Recorded	June 1971 (1971-06), Trident Studios, London
Genre	Baroque pop, pop rock, soft rock
Length	35:17
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Richard Perry
Harry Nilsson chronology
Aerial Pandemonium Ballet (1971) Nilsson Schmilsson (1971) Son of Schmilsson (1972)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Blender
Robert Christgau	A
MusicHound
Pitchfork Media	(9.4/10)
Rolling Stone

Nilsson Schmilsson is the seventh album by Harry Nilsson, released by RCA Records in 1971. Commercially, this was Nilsson's strongest work, producing three of his better known songs and achieving acclaimed chart success. This album marks the first of two of Nilsson's albums produced by Richard Perry. It was ranked No. 84 on Pitchfork Media's "Top 100 Albums of the 1970s". Two of Nilsson's self-penned songs, "Jump into the Fire" and "Coconut", subsequently became hits. The album performed well at the 1973 Grammy Awards, earning a nomination for Album of the Year, while "Without You", a cover of a song by the band Badfinger, won a Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

Track listing

All songs written and composed 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

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	Recipient	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

External links

• Nilsson Schmilsson at The Harry Nilsson Web Pages
• "Nilsoon Schmilsson Review on "Cool Album of the Day"