http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.50378&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rssBy the time his first LP, <I>Pandemonium Shadow Show,</I>appeared in 1967, Harry Nilsson was a music-industry veteran. He'd quit his bank job, the story went, after hearing the Monkees' version of his "Cuddly Toy" on the radio. Soon, his inventive medley of Beatle tunes, "You Can't Do That," had caught the group's ear, if not the world's. Despite his rich variety of self-penned classicist pop gems, it wasn't until Nilsson's cover of Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin'" was used in the film <I>Midnight Cowboy</I> that he scored a hit. He carried his gorgeous, vaguely precious style, rife with overdubbed voices (all his), through two more albums and the beloved kids' TV special <I>The Point!</I> before leaping in another direction. Hooking up with producer Richard Perry, he recorded <I>Nilsson Schmilsson,</I> a state-of-the-art pop-rock disc that still retained every bit of the artist's strange charm. Filled with oddball touches from a solo version of Louis Jordan's "Early in the Morning" to the mock-Caribbean "Coconut" and the thunderous rock 'n' roll of "Jump Into the Fire," it ultimately became best known for its most conventional track. Badfinger's "Without You" became a standard in Nilsson's version, which spent four weeks at No. 1. A bona fide superstar for the moment, Nilsson set off on the path of self-destruction. His excesses while recording 1974's <I>Pussy Cats</I> with John Lennon at the board led to his permanently damaging his voice. He continued to make occasionally striking music afterward -- most interestingly for the soundtrack to Robert Altman's <I>Popeye</I> -- but he never had another hit. Released around the time of his death in 1994, the two-CD anthology <I>Personal Best</I> did much for Nilsson's profile. His was suddenly a hip name to drop again in circles that revered the Beach Boys' and the Zombies' artier moments. He'd no doubt appreciate the irony of being at once an easy-listening oldies staple and a favorite of twentysomething indie rockers. - Jaan UhelszkiSinger-Songwriteren720Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:04:16 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.50378&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss By the time his first LP, <I>Pandemonium Shadow Show,</I>appeared in 1967, Harry Nilsson was a music-industry veteran. He'd quit his bank job, the story went, after hearing the Monkees' version of his "Cuddly Toy" on the radio. Soon, his inventive medley of Beatle tunes, "You Can't Do That," had caught the group's ear, if not the world's. Despite his rich variety of self-penned classicist pop gems, it wasn't until Nilsson's cover of Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin'" was used in the film <I>Midnight Cowboy</I> that he scored a hit. He carried his gorgeous, vaguely precious style, rife with overdubbed voices (all his), through two more albums and the beloved kids' TV special <I>The Point!</I> before leaping in another direction. Hooking up with producer Richard Perry, he recorded <I>Nilsson Schmilsson,</I> a state-of-the-art pop-rock disc that still retained every bit of the artist's strange charm. Filled with oddball touches from a solo version of Louis Jordan's "Early in the Morning" to the mock-Caribbean "Coconut" and the thunderous rock 'n' roll of "Jump Into the Fire," it ultimately became best known for its most conventional track. Badfinger's "Without You" became a standard in Nilsson's version, which spent four weeks at No. 1. A bona fide superstar for the moment, Nilsson set off on the path of self-destruction. His excesses while recording 1974's <I>Pussy Cats</I> with John Lennon at the board led to his permanently damaging his voice. He continued to make occasionally striking music afterward -- most interestingly for the soundtrack to Robert Altman's <I>Popeye</I> -- but he never had another hit. Released around the time of his death in 1994, the two-CD anthology <I>Personal Best</I> did much for Nilsson's profile. His was suddenly a hip name to drop again in circles that revered the Beach Boys' and the Zombies' artier moments. He'd no doubt appreciate the irony of being at once an easy-listening oldies staple and a favorite of twentysomething indie rockers. - Jaan Uhelszki http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10358023&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss Singer-Songwriter Tue, 23 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Harry Nilsson Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.10358023 alb.10358023 Harry Nilsson art.50378 12.99 Son Of Schmilsson (expanded edition) alb.10358023 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/1/0/7/1317014_170x170.jpg 2006-05-23 00:00:00.0 2006-05-23 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10358023&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10358023&variant=data&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10280948&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss Singer-Songwriter Tue, 23 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Harry Nilsson Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.10280948 alb.10280948 Harry Nilsson art.50378 8.99 A Little Touch Of Schmilsson In The Night alb.10280948 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/8/4/1264801_170x170.jpg 2006-05-23 00:00:00.0 2006-05-23 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10280948&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10280948&variant=data&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.263135&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss Singer-Songwriter Tue, 9 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Harry Nilsson Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.263135 alb.263135 Harry Nilsson art.50378 9.99 The Point! [Bonus Tracks] alb.263135 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/5/4/1834583_170x170.jpg 2006-05-09 00:00:00.0 2002-11-19 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.263135&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.263135&variant=data&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.322151&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss Singer-Songwriter Tue, 19 Mar 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Harry Nilsson Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.322151 alb.322151 Harry Nilsson art.50378 8.99 Greatest Hits alb.322151 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/3/0/1460311_170x170.jpg 2002-03-19 00:00:00.0 2002-03-19 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.322151&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.322151&variant=data&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.123857&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss Singer-Songwriter Tue, 28 Feb 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Harry Nilsson Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.123857 alb.123857 Harry Nilsson art.50378 15.99 Personal Best: The Harry Nilsson Anthology alb.123857 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/1/7/3/1263715_170x170.jpg 1995-02-28 00:00:00.0 1995-02-28 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.123857&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.123857&variant=data&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.203844&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss Singer-Songwriter Tue, 18 Jul 1989 00:00:00 -0700 Harry Nilsson Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.203844 alb.203844 Harry Nilsson art.50378 8.99 All-Time Greatest Hits alb.203844 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/7/9/1369737_170x170.jpg 1989-07-18 00:00:00.0 1978-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.203844&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.110632&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss Singer-Songwriter Sat, 1 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Harry Nilsson Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.110632 alb.110632 Harry Nilsson art.50378 9.99 A Little Touch Of Schmilsson In The Night alb.110632 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/1/4/1/1821415_170x170.jpg 1997-03-01 00:00:00.0 1973-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.110632&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.110632&variant=data&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.21332691&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss Singer-Songwriter Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Harry Nilsson Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.21332691 alb.21332691 Harry Nilsson art.50378 9.99 Aerial Pandemonium Ballet alb.21332691 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/3/7/1367389_170x170.jpg 2008-06-24 00:00:00.0 1971-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false 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art.50378 8.99 Nilsson Schmilsson alb.207346 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/5/6/1376593_170x170.jpg 1984-05-21 00:00:00.0 1971-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.207346&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.207346&variant=data&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.195962&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss Singer-Songwriter Tue, 8 Feb 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Harry Nilsson Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.195962 alb.195962 Harry Nilsson art.50378 8.99 Nilsson Sings Newman alb.195962 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/7/9/1309777_170x170.jpg 2000-02-08 00:00:00.0 1970-02-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.195962&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.195962&variant=data&rws=%2Fharry-nilsson%2Fdiscography.rss 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