Sandman (album)

Untitled

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	B−
The Essential Rock Discography	4/10

Sandman is the twelfth album by Harry Nilsson.

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Harry Nilsson, except where noted.

1. "I'll Take a Tango" (Alex Harvey) – 2:58
2. "Something True" (Nilsson, Perry Botkin, Jr.) – 2:54
3. "Pretty Soon There'll Be Nothing Left for Everybody" – 2:50
4. "The Ivy Covered Walls" – 3:15
5. "Here's Why I Did Not Go to Work Today" (Nilsson, Danny Kortchmar) – 4:05
6. "The Flying Saucer Song" – 6:40
7. "How to Write a Song" – 3:12
8. "Jesus Christ You're Tall" – 4:08
9. "Will She Miss Me" – 4:43

Personnel

• Harry Nilsson - vocals
• Perry Botkin, Jr. - arrangements on "Something True", "The Ivy Covered Walls" and "Will She Miss Me"
• Doug Dillard - banjo
• Klaus Voormann - bass guitar
• Jim Keltner - drums
• Danny Kortchmar, Fred Tackett, Jesse Ed Davis - guitar
• Jane Getz, Leon Russell, Van Dyke Parks - keyboards
• Emil Richards, Emmett Kennedy, Gary Coleman, Joe DeAguero, Pat Murphy, Robert Greenidge - percussion
• Bobby Keys, Gene Cipriano, Jay Migliori, Jim Horn, John Rotella, Trevor Lawrence - saxophone
• Bobby Bruce, Ilene Novog, The Perry Botkin, Jr. Orchestra and Singers - strings
• Trevor Lawrence - overdubbed cello on "Something True"

Technical

• Rich Schmitt - recording engineer, associate producer
• Mal "The Pal" Evans - cover photography

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	111