Harry Nilsson
Biography
Although he synthesized disparate elements of both rock and pop traditions, singer/songwriter Harry Nilsson was at heart a maverick whose allegiance belonged to neither. His initial series of albums in the late '60s made him a personal favorite of the Beatles, who found a natural affinity with his knack for catchy melodies, witty lyrics, and extraordinary vocal range. Thought of as a songwriter first and a performer second, he became a pop star himself in the late '60s and early '70s with "Everybody's Talking" and "Without You." He lost some of his original audience, however, with subsequent detours into pre-rock styles of pop, and did little recording over the last 15 years of his life. . Nilsson had been struggling to make inroads into the music business for over five years before his critically acclaimed 1967 album, Pandemonium Shadow Show. He made demos, sang commercial jingles, and shopped songs, all the while keeping his job at a Los Angeles-area bank. In the mid-'60s, he wrote a few songs with Phil Spector that were recorded by the Ronettes and the Modern Folk Quartet; occasionally he released records of his own. The Monkees recorded his "Cuddly Toy," and the Yardbirds did "Ten Little Indians" on a single in their waning days. But Nilsson didn't quit his bank job until after the release of Pandemonium Shadow Show, which gave him creative rein in the studio for the first time, and showcased his three-and-a-half-octave voice to full advantage.
Top Albums |
![](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music3/v4/71/e1/22/71e122e1-d472-2283-2334-d2910a523196/cover100x100.jpeg) 1. Flash Harry
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Nilsson Schmilsson, Harry Nilsson](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 2. Nilsson Schm..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Harry Nilsson: Greatest Hits, Harry Nilsson](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 3. Harry Nilsso..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![The Point! (Remastered), Harry Nilsson](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 4. The Point! (..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![A Little Touch of Schmilsson In the Night, Harry Nilsson](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 5. A Little Tou..
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![Personal Best - The Harry Nilsson Anthology, Harry Nilsson](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 6. Personal Bes..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Son of Schmilsson, Harry Nilsson](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 7. Son of Schmi..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Harry Nilsson: All Time Greatest Hits, Harry Nilsson](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 8. Harry Nilsso..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Pandemonium Shadow Show, Harry Nilsson](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 9. Pandemonium ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Harry, Harry Nilsson](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 10. Harry
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![Pussy Cats, Harry Nilsson](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 11. Pussy Cats
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Aerial Ballet, Harry Nilsson](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 12. Aerial Balle..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![A Little Touch of Schmilsson In the Night, Harry Nilsson](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 13. A Little Tou..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Knnillssonn, Harry Nilsson](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 14. Knnillssonn
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Everybody's Talkin': The Very Best of Harry Nilsson, Harry Nilsson](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 15. Everybody's ..
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![Aerial Pandemonium Ballet, Harry Nilsson](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 16. Aerial Pande..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Duit On Mon Dei, Harry Nilsson](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 17. Duit On Mon ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![That's the Way It Is, Harry Nilsson](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 18. That's the W..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Sandman, Harry Nilsson](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 19. Sandman
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Flash Harry, Harry Nilsson](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 20. Flash Harry
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | Everybody's Talkin' (From .. | Harry Nilsson: Greatest Hit.. | 2:49 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
2. | Without You | Harry Nilsson: All Time Gre.. | 3:20 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
3. | Coconut | Harry Nilsson: Greatest Hit.. | 3:46 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
4. | Without You | Harry Nilsson: Greatest Hit.. | 3:19 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
5. | You're Breakin' My Heart | Harry Nilsson: Greatest Hit.. | 3:06 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
6. | Coconut (Remastered 2004) | Nilsson Schmilsson | 3:50 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
7. | Jump Into the Fire (Remastered 2004) | Nilsson Schmilsson | 7:00 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
8. | Without You (Remastered 2004) | Nilsson Schmilsson | 3:23 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
9. | I Guess the Lord Must Be In New York.. | Harry Nilsson: Greatest Hit.. | 2:41 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
10. | Coconut | Nilsson Schmilsson | 3:51 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
11. | Without You | Nilsson Schmilsson | 3:21 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
12. | Over the Rainbow | Personal Best - The Harry N.. | 3:34 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
13. | Coconut | '70s Greatest Hits | 3:51 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
14. | She Drifted Away | Flash Harry | 3:32 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
15. | Bright Side of Life | Flash Harry | 4:16 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
16. | Rain | Flash Harry | 3:49 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
17. | I Don't Need You | Flash Harry | 3:51 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
18. | Souvenir (Also Sprach Schmilsson Sch.. | RCA Albums Collection | 1:10 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
19. | I Want You to Sit on My Face | RCA Albums Collection | 2:53 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
20. | It Had to Be You | RCA Albums Collection | 2:38 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
21. | Always | RCA Albums Collection | 1:46 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
22. | Lullaby in Ragtime | RCA Albums Collection | 3:47 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
23. | You Made Me Love You | RCA Albums Collection | 2:28 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
24. | Joy (Piano Version Demo) | RCA Albums Collection | 0:55 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
25. | Joy (Guitar Version Demo) | RCA Albums Collection | 1:54 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |