A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night and Willie Nelson's Stardust are outstanding examples of country/rockers reinventing the American songbook. I can't pick an outstanding track because the album so seamlessly moves from song to song. Get a glass of wine, relax, and enjoy this great collection.
Harry shows that he was born a generation late while still being ahead of his time. Flawless renditions of standards to rival the best of them. For me "Always" and "What'll I Do" stand apart, but get the whole album, as it's presented almost seamlessly from one song to the next. Import version "As Time Goes By" has extra tracks, but this is great as it stands.
Born in Brooklyn in 1941 and raised in Los Angeles, Harry Edward Nelson III became Nilsson in the mid '60s, when he began writing and performing - singing and playing piano and guitar. He recorded for RCA, an American musical institution, long before it became BMG. The Beatles were among his early fans, and he loved the vintage sounds out of Tin Pan Alley. But he was an outsider, a renegade, a natural indie. He established himself… more »
