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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0078636376127
Label: RCA
Manufacturer: RCA
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: RCA
Release Date: October 25, 1990
Studio: RCA
Editorial Review:
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Harry Nilsson wrote hits for other people (including the Monkees, Three Dog Night, and the Modern Folk Quartet) yet had his biggest hits with covers of other folks' material (Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin'," Badfinger's "Without You"). So it makes a perverse kind of sense that his most enduringly popular album is a collection of pre-World War II standards. With Sinatra arranger Gordon Jenkins on hand for traffic control, Nilsson wraps his lungs around such time-honored classics as "Makin' Whoopee!," "It Had to be You," and "As Time Goes By." Although Aerial Ballet and Nilsson Schmilsson are his finest outings, this album is extremely enjoyable on its own terms. --Dan Epstein
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Good album, in particular the song "It had to be you". A CD that needs to be in a Nilsson's fan collection.
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This album is charming and heartbreaking. Nilsson's fondness for popular ballads was clear on the album "Harry," which I listened to over and over when I was a teenager. I'm just happening on "A Little Schmilsson in the Night" now, and I'm happy to see that Nilsson's nostalgic side was so fully realized before he died. As I listen to the album today, I can't believe that it's ironic or condescending in the least. He's so in the love with the music...
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I,originally bought this album (back when they were LP's)in 1973.
Already knowing Harry's work from previous records, I added this album to my collection. What I found out is, Harry changed directions from what he was known for. I think he set out to do something daring, gutsy for the times he lived in. Rock and Roll
was the dominant music, crooning was for Las Vegas. He took the risk of recording something, that might not have been to popular at that time, and showed any who would take ... Read More
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I bought this album on vinyl in the late seventies and haven't gotten over it yet! It's beautiful. I must have it on CD now and put it on continuous play.
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This is an absolutely perfect record. Harry's beautiful voice matched with stellar arrangements by Gordon Jenkins and the best songs imaginable. Probably the best "As Time Goes By" there will ever be. "Touch of Schmilsson" has even more meaning for me because I met Harry and had him sign it for me about 20 years ago. He regaled me with stories of himself and Keith Moon carrying on in the 70s (I was wearing a Who shirt, which sparked his memory), then he mistakenly inscribed the record to Keith ... Read More
