Vous voulez voir cette page en français ? Cliquez ici.

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Son of Schmilsson
 
See larger image and other views 
Share your own customer images

Son of Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson (Artist) | Format: Audio CD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


Product Details
1. Take Fifty Four
2. Remember Christmas
3. Joy
4. Turn On Your Radio
5. You're Breaking 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. Joy* (demo version: guitar)
13. Joy* (demo version: piano)

Product Description

Album Description

Originally issued in 1972. Bonus tracks, 'Joy' (demo guitar version and demo piano version). Packaged in a standard jewel case with an attractive slipcase. 2000 release. 20+ years before his 1994 death from a heart attack, American singer/ songwriter Harry Nilsson released several albums that did well in the charts, spawned some hit singles, got lots of critical acclaim and won the respect of his peers (including The Beatles, who were huge fans). However, Nilsson's back catalogue has never gotten the same just reward ...until now! BMG's Camden subsidiary in England has reissued all of Nilsson's best records for RCA, all digitally remastered with bonus tracks, the original cover art and specially packaged in standard jewel cases within full color slipcase covers.

Tag this product

 (What's this?)
Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

Customer Reviews

3 star
0
2 star
0
1 star
0
Most helpful customer reviews
This Voice Is Not A Joke Jun 20 2001
By Martin A Hogan TOP 100 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
Harry Nilsson released this album in 1972 immediately after his immensely popular Nilsson Schilsson. It is Harry's tongue-in-cheek-response the the folks who fell in love with his previous songs. All the songs are meticulously recorded and mixed, but hilariously shocking when you are listening to "You're Breakin' My Heart" and hear Harry singing, "..." and other notable phrases. Comforting the listener back to serious, romantic nostalgia with, "Remember Christmas", Harry only continues to knock out the hilarious lyrics on the rest of the album. It doesn't matter as his voice has such an immense range and endearing quality, he proves he can sing anything he darn well wants and you will love it. Without lyrics, this collection would still be marvelous, but how can you stop from laughing with lyrics like, "Roy, I'm gonna make you my joy boy", or the choral backing of geriatrics singing "I'd Rather Be Dead" ('than wet my bed'). Listen carefully to the end of "The Most Beautiful World In The World". You'll ...! Harry had a great sense of humor, but his voice was the true prize. This Import has piano and guitar versions of "Joy", which may or not detract from the album, but who cares? Have fun. Listen to that incredible voice, no matter what it says.
Was this review helpful to you?
A Classic Sep 3 2000
Format:Audio CD
_Son of Schmilsson_ is Harry Nilsson's follow-up to his best selling album, _Nilsson Schmilsson_. On _Son of Schmilsson_ Harry let's loose and ... rocks. But the straight-ahead rock is balanced by some of Harry's most moving lyrics in "Remember" (featured not long ago in the film "You've Got Mail"), "Turn on Your Radio", "The Lottery Song", and "Ambush".

But, if you were young and living at home in 1972, what you probably recall most about _Son of Schmilsson_ is running to turn down the volume each time the needle reached "You're Breaking My Heart."

With two bonus tracks - previously unreleased versions of "Joy" - this CD belongs on your shelf next to _Nilsson Schmilsson_.

Was this review helpful to you?
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:  5 reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A Classic Sep 3 2000
By Roger Smith - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
_Son of Schmilsson_ is Harry Nilsson's follow-up to his best selling album, _Nilsson Schmilsson_. On _Son of Schmilsson_ Harry let's loose and ... rocks. But the straight-ahead rock is balanced by some of Harry's most moving lyrics in "Remember" (featured not long ago in the film "You've Got Mail"), "Turn on Your Radio", "The Lottery Song", and "Ambush".

But, if you were young and living at home in 1972, what you probably recall most about _Son of Schmilsson_ is running to turn down the volume each time the needle reached "You're Breaking My Heart."

With two bonus tracks - previously unreleased versions of "Joy" - this CD belongs on your shelf next to _Nilsson Schmilsson_.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
"Ok" remaster, "horrible" jacket Sep 15 2004
By mirrortime - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
One of my favorite albums. I was weened on it. When I got this re-mastered import I played the US RCA CD back to back (A/B'd certain songs). This one is much louder, crisper and better separation. I noticed more hiss on "Spaceman" and a few others than on the US version, but certain sounds come through much better on this import. I can live with it as it is a step in the right direction but really could be done better. I think it's worth the price. A major complaint is the jacket. Why do they have to have a different jacket for the main picture on these Harry remasters? They do include the original inside as part of the booklet but it's pointless to have a jacket for the jacket. If you're going to go to the trouble of remastering a classic album like this why not make the cover like the album when it came out. Even on the 2 albums on one disc CD's they could have just used the cardboard outer sleeve for advertising and included the jackets inside. Also there isn't any information about the remastering job. When, who etc. Oh yeah... they attempt to "recreate" the inner gate fold photo and chop off the heads of the photos etc. etc. An altogether "ugly" CD package. Still, the music's what matters and it's great. The bonus tracks are actually quite interesting but nothing to write home about. 2 versions of "Joy"... One version is 1:57 in length and one is 55 seconds long. Update: 2-22-07....Just sold this version and got the one that was released in May 2006 from RCA (USA). It's awesome. Much better than this one. The sound is awesome! The cover is perfect. It even has the single version of "Daybreak"!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
This Voice Is Not A Joke Jun 20 2001
By Martin A Hogan - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Harry Nilsson released this album in 1972 immediately after his immensely popular Nilsson Schilsson. It is Harry's tongue-in-cheek-response the the folks who fell in love with his previous songs. All the songs are meticulously recorded and mixed, but hilariously shocking when you are listening to "You're Breakin' My Heart" and hear Harry singing, "..." and other notable phrases. Comforting the listener back to serious, romantic nostalgia with, "Remember Christmas", Harry only continues to knock out the hilarious lyrics on the rest of the album. It doesn't matter as his voice has such an immense range and endearing quality, he proves he can sing anything he darn well wants and you will love it. Without lyrics, this collection would still be marvelous, but how can you stop from laughing with lyrics like, "Roy, I'm gonna make you my joy boy", or the choral backing of geriatrics singing "I'd Rather Be Dead" ('than wet my bed'). Listen carefully to the end of "The Most Beautiful World In The World". You'll ...! Harry had a great sense of humor, but his voice was the true prize. This Import has piano and guitar versions of "Joy", which may or not detract from the album, but who cares? Have fun. Listen to that incredible voice, no matter what it says.
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject








i.e., each title must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?