A Little Touch Of Schmilsson In The Night

Performer: Harry Nilsson
Engineer: Phillip McDonald
Producer: Derek Taylor
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: Personnel: Harry Nilsson (vocals). Time will tell whether Harry Nilsson is remembered most fondly for his songwriting or his singing. Throughout his career, he covered outside material (two of his biggest hits were Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin'" and Badfinger's "Without You"), and even devoted an entire album to songs by Randy Newman (NILSSON SINGS NEWMAN). After the rollicking party of NILSSON SCHMILSSON and SON OF SCHMILSSON, he delivered this album. It's a set of pre-rock-era, crooner-styled ballads, lushly arranged and conducted by Gordon Jenkins (who achieved his greatest fame with Frank Sinatra). Nilsson handles the songs with grace and aplomb. He's never cloying or maudlin, and demonstrates a deep understanding of material that clearly influenced much of his early development as an artist. He's a confident interpreter, making standards like "Makin' Whoopee!" and "As Time Goes By" his own.

Though he's best known for his versions of other people's songs (Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin'," Badfinger's "Without You," an entire album of Randy Newman songs), Nilsson was a skilled composer, and is recognized as a pop craftsman of the first order. As a songwriter, he placed tunes with the Monkees, the Yardbirds and others. As a singer he managed to wring greatly expressive range from his uniquely flexible voice, and is recognized as a pop craftsman of the first order.

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