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- Date Released: January 1, 1969
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Pop
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Copyright: (P) 2002 BMG Entertainment
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We Say...
With a hit record under his belt, Nilsson’s voice suddenly became more firm — both his singing and writing voices. He continued to echo Tin Pan Alley, to sound unapologetically out of time (he set "Nobody Cares About the Railroads Anymore" in 1944, did his Jolson in "Marchin’ Down Broadway" and saluted "Mr. Bojangles"), and he couldn’t resist another Beatles cover (the Paulish "Mother Nature’s Son"). But he also touched on contemporary concerns in songs like "Mornin’ Glory Story" and "I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City," which he wrote for Midnight Cowboy, only to lose out to "Everybody’s Talkin’." Both were Ratso-worthy.
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They Say...
Ironically, Harry is where Harry Nilsson began to become Nilsson, an immensely gifted singer/songwriter/musician with a warped sense of humor that tended to slightly overwhelm his skills, at least to those who aren't quite operating on the same level. This aspect of his personality surfaces partially because the record is a crazy quilt of originals, covers, bizarre Americana, quiet ballads, show tunes, and soft-shoe shuffles. It doesn't really hold together, per se, due to its lack of focus (which, if you're a cultist, is naturally the reason why it's charming). Due to the sheer number of shuffling nostalgia trips, it seems as if Nilsson is attempting to sell the entire album on personality and, to anyone who isn't converted to his unique perspective, these may the moments that make Harry a little difficult to take, even with songs as expertly constructed as the delightful "Nobody Cares About the Railroads Anymore," an attempt to ape Randy Newman's Tin Pan Alley style. Then, there are the songs that really work, such as the sardonically cute "The Puppy Song," the gentle "Mournin' Glory Story," and "I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City," a thoroughly winning folk-rock song he wrote for Midnight Cowboy but which was rejected in favor of "Everybody's Talkin'." These are the moments that deliver on the promise of his first two records, while the rest suggests where he would go next, whether in the immediate future (a cover of Newman's "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear") or several years later (the weird in-jokes and insularity of portions of the album, which would become his modus operandi as of Nilsson Schmilsson).
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| 01. |  |
The Puppy Song
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2:58 |
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| 02. | |
Nobody Cares About The Railroads Anymore |
2:47 |
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| 03. | |
Open Your Window |
2:08 |
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| 04. | |
Mother Nature's Son
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2:43 |
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| 05. | |
Fairfax Rag
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2:14 |
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| 06. | |
City Life
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2:31 |
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| 07. | |
Mournin' Glory Story |
2:13 |
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| 08. | |
Maybe |
3:08 |
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| 09. | |
Marchin' Down Broadway
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0:59 |
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| 10. | |
I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City |
2:43 |
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| 11. | |
Rainmaker
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2:33 |
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| 12. | |
Mr. Bojangles
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3:53 |
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| 13. | |
Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear
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2:47 |
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| 14. | |
I Will Take You There |
2:56 |
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| 15. | |
I Will Take You There
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2:30 |
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| 16. | |
Waiting
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2:24 |
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| 17. | |
Rainmaker
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2:33 |
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| 18. | |
Wasting My Time |
3:40 |
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18 Total Tracks, 47:40 Total Length
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Credits
- Harry Nilsson - Vocals // Harry Nilsson - Main Performer // Rick Jarrard - Producer // George Tipton - Arranger // George Tipton - Conductor // Steve Hoffman - Mastering
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