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Son Of Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

1 Take 54
2 Remember (Christmas)
3 Joy
4 Turn on Your Radio
5 You're Breakin' My Heart
6 Spaceman
7 The Lottery Song
8 At My Front Door
9 Ambush
10 I'd Rather Be Dead
11 The Most Beautiful World in the World
12 What's Your Sign?
13 Take 54
14 Campo de Encino
15 Daybreak
16 It Had to Be You

Product description

Son followed in the footsteps of its Nilsson Schmilsson father, soaring to #12 on the charts in '72 and scoring hits with Spaceman and Remember (Christmas) . Peter Frampton and Ringo Starr join Nilsson on this dazzlingly versatile gem, expanded here with four bonus tracks (three unreleased)!

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  • Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.67 x 14.27 x 4.45 cm; 63.5 g
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Import
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 29017147
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Import
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0045DO89W
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Love this album great to back in my collection again.But disappointed when my cd arrived in a damage case (see photo) wait over 3 weeks for it arrived but I won't let this stop me from enjoying this classic album
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John Harrison
5.0 out of 5 stars damaged case ☹
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 August 2020
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Love this album great to back in my collection again.
But disappointed when my cd arrived in a damage case (see photo) wait over 3 weeks for it arrived but I won't let this stop me from enjoying this classic album
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John Harrison
5.0 out of 5 stars damaged case ☹
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 August 2020
Love this album great to back in my collection again.
But disappointed when my cd arrived in a damage case (see photo) wait over 3 weeks for it arrived but I won't let this stop me from enjoying this classic album
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Gilbert Rae
5.0 out of 5 stars He’s great artist
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 May 2021
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Harry the Genius
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P. Sweeting
5.0 out of 5 stars Great album
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 January 2016
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Another great album from Nilsson, he did make some classic albums, great to listen to this old music remastered, worth adding to your collection.
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John J. Martinez
4.0 out of 5 stars How sad, how nostalgic, how 1970s... almost perfect.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 September 2011
This album takes me back, and I mean (now) way back to the beginning of the 1970's, when music like this was still created and might have been considered "commercial" - emotion-filled stories that took you on a real journey throughout the entire album.

There are very few albums from that time that took you all the way, however: Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Back To Front," 10cc's "The Original Soundtrack," or even Paul McCartney's "Venus and Mars," but on this album of remembrances and experimentation, it's odd to listen to such a mish-mash of feelings about the songwriting talent of the one and only Harry Nilsson without wondering why he did what he did, which was to create some wonderful music one minute and then take the brass ring and toss it into the river.

I don't profess to know every nuance of every song here, or will I try to. I've listened to it a few times,and overall I liked it. I felt good on some songs, sad on others, and I simply laughed on a few, especially the rambling and repetitive "Joy," which sounded like a hoot.

Was the cosmic joke on me by listening to what some critics have called a 'quickly rushed out project to cash in on his fame of the moment,' or was this Harry's attempt to grow, to play, and to simply enjoy what he was doing and using that "fame" to put this out? I prefer the latter reason.

The copy I have is the 1990 CD, and has the 11 tracks from the original album. The sound is crisp, the music is free and Harry has never sounded better. I have heard other albums by Harry, but this is the first album by him I've decided to review.

To be honest, I don't think I want to hear the extra tracks given out as freebees for the collectors on subsequent releases, because if they were meant to be released, Harry would have put them there. I think as the 11 tracks go, from the ultra-depressing and thought-evoking "Remember (Christmas)" to the outright happy/angry middle finger of "You're Breaking My Heart," the music ranges from the upper registers of happiness to the depths of bitterness and anger, of being loved, of being left behind, or maybe it's that our Harry has done something dirty in the dark and decided to exercise some of his own demons here?

Either way, I loved the lyrics, loved the bounciness of the music, and even in the more depressing moments, he still managed to inject his own twisted humor into the words to make you laugh even as you pause and feel sorry for the guy a bit.

Think about this: you really are laughing at him, and not with him. And I didn't think on this album he didn't care, because this wasn't put out to capitalize on anything that the record executives wanted - this is an album filled with hope, depression, anger, humor, and pretty much anything he wanted, because they gave him free rein to create whatever he wanted to, and at the time this wasn't so easy.

Harry Nilsson is best remembered for many of the songs not associated with this album by the greedy selfish shallow public of the early 1970's, and there are some who've called him a one-hit wonder on the oldies radio, but I don't think I can pass this up without enjoying it every time I've listened to it. There are definite "hits" here of a kind, but the kind that make a much better impact than just selling 45's off the shelves.

According to most fans of Harry, he can do no wrong. I'll be honest here, I think he didn't here, and for me, the gamble paid off. I'm a fan. I'll be getting more albums to listen to in the future and checking out the legend that is Harry Nilsson. If John Lennon liked him, why not me?

Please, pick up a copy.

P.S. - I only gave it 4 stars because I can't really give just every album I rate 5 stars. This was a interesting album, to say the least, but not a great album, so I had to be honest.

(Thanks for reading, and check out my other reviews!)
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Peter
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant. takes me back
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 October 2017
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Brilliant.takes me back!
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Mr. James A. Long
5.0 out of 5 stars Great album, but does anyone remember " Count Down " ?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2015
Whatever happened to Count Down ? Does anyone remember ? - Remember - The vampire story of Count Down getting his fangs ? Never seen it on cd....Featuring Ringo Starr. A few tracks on this album are from it.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Nilsson schmilson so good I wanted more
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 August 2016
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Argh!!! What possessed me...Nilsson schmilson so good I wanted more..gave this one to my 70year old aunt
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carol baudais
5.0 out of 5 stars ❤️ love
Reviewed in Canada on 9 April 2024
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John H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Harry got a little vulgar, but it's a good album!
Reviewed in the United States on 13 February 2020
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For an album released in 1972 the language on one of the songs (maybe two) was a little shocking. There were no "explicit" ratings then, so a song that has a line; "You're breakin' my heart, you're tearin' it apart so f_ _k you." was quite a surprise when I first heard it in the '70s. Quite common to here now (a little too common), but not then. It's an album full of contrasts, some mellow rock songs, some rocking songs, a country parody song, "Joy" (one of my favorites), and some somewhat silly songs, like "I'd Rather Be Dead". Though somewhat silly lyrics are not new for Harry. I do like all the original album songs though. The last 5 are "extras" that were not on the original album. The single version of "Daybreak" is somewhat curious to me, especially since the single "radio version" omits the line "it's pissin' me off" and just repeats another line... ironic considering "You're Breakin' My Heart". The other 4 are alright, but not great. I have heard the album described as a bit eccentric, and that works for me too. If you are a fan of Nilsson's music and his singing style it's a great album. Son Of Schmilsson is kind of like Harry let his inner teen-age boy out. : )
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高浜のK
4.0 out of 5 stars 40年前のあの頃に戻れました。
Reviewed in Japan on 26 March 2018
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ニルソンが、変なアルバム出してるなと、ジャケ買い、台詞を必死に翻訳してみたのを思い出しました。レコードにはたぶん日本版だったので、ウイズアウトユーが挿入されていましたが、今回購入した、輸入版には入って居ませんでした。ちょっと残念そういうことで星４つです。
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spigomars
5.0 out of 5 stars Son of Schmilsson, is a wonder of adult hilarity short songs for adults, it will have you screaming in joy...buy this
Reviewed in Canada on 14 April 2016
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I had not heard this disc or anything from it for YEARS and now i cannot stop smiling, because i remember hearing these songs from so many places, at Parties, on the RADIO ( FM ), in so many places concerts, clubs this is one of North America's quintessential pieces of music. Everyone has heard this music while having a very good time somewhere. "SON OF SCHMILSSON" the evil twin to NILSSON SCHMILSSON which also carried a bumper crop of magnificent tracks, both of these are brothers to "THE POINT" a story about a land where everyone had a point ( on the top of their head ). It is such a cute story i loved it and owned the CD to that also. HARRY NILSSON was a genius, and should have had a long life making music for us all to hear but somehow he lost his life at a very early age ( in his late twenties ) so the world was damaged yet again by the loss of another great talent. However he did leave us a great legacy of his music and it is truly magical buy everything you can afford your kids will enjoy some of the songs which are in their age bracket most are not except for THE POINT that is completely kids stuff ...and wonderful for it...Spigomars
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D. Goetz
5.0 out of 5 stars Son of Schmilsson - Harry Nilsson
Reviewed in the United States on 31 July 2013
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Son of Schmilsson is a follow-up to the very popular Nilsson Schmilsson album by Harry Nilsson. This re-issue CD contains all 11 tracks from the original (vinyl) release plus 4 bonus track; two previous unreleased songs, one alternate take, and one single version. The booklet is full of great photos - some candid shots taken in the studio during the recording and some posed. It also contains some great liner notes about the album along with quotes from the musicians and the late artist himself.

If you are not familiar with this artist, Harry Nilsson is a somewhat unorthodox singer/songwriter with a high, clear tenor voice. Does anyone remember that he sang the theme song to the movie Midnight Cowboy? His songwriting ranges from the ridiculous to the sublime and includes the hit single "Spaceman" as well as a song about a broken heart, which while clever, could not EVER be played on radio due to the liberal use of the "F-Bomb" in the chorus. Too bad because it has such a catchy melody. There is also an odd song about old age titled "I'd rather be dead" on which he enlisted actual residents of a retirement community to help him sing the chorus. While not as many of the songs on this follow-up became radio favorites, this is still a good effort and in my opinion worth the money if you already like the artist. Don't be put off by the fact that it was a follow-up release because all of the songs stand on their own.
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