Jan 01, 20 harry s voice was considered by many including the author to be the greatest male tenor in the the 70s. Its hard to say why now, since ive heard this album before, but something about it has really grabbed me here in 2007. Harry nilssons the point original cast recording by. Jul 30, 20 listen to your favorite songs from nilsson sessions 19681971 by harry nilsson now.
But the album does contain one great song i will take you there and one good one garbage can ballet plus nilssons aweinspiring rendition of the film credits, which is not something you will want to listen to every day but is an astounding feat of. Listen to your favorite songs from knnillssonn by harry nilsson now. Harry nilsson is a master of lyrics and harmonies, music you cant get out of your head. Harry wrote this song for the film midnight cowboy. Harry nilssons the point original cast recording by davy. Being different is outlawed in the land of point, and oblio is. Features song lyrics for harry nilsson s the point. I remember this movie when it first came out in the early 70s. Harry nilsson is the author of little red fishing knot book 5. Oblio, along with his trusty dog, arrow, is banished to the pointless fores. Nilsson s two late60searly70s soundtrack albums, skidoo and the point.
Nov 01, 2015 november 1, 2015 cover version of the harry nilsson song. A wonderful movie with an enduring message for all ages. Nilsson biography handtyped, 3 pages pandemonium shadow show typed lyrics handtyped, 2 pages of the 6 songs written by harry press release handtyped, 2 pages 8. Not so coincidentally, shes been working on a book called a song from. Its brassy, sort of like the filler music on the graduate soundtrack. Harry nilsson point cd bonus tracks, deluxe edition, remastered pop 078636512822. The barns, the houses, the carts, everything, even.
This is just like the album i used to have back in the day. Nilsson schmilsson is the seventh album by american singer harry nilsson, released by rca records in november 1971. Its lead single, me and my arrow, peaked at number 34 on the billboard hot 100. It really surprised me that harry nilsson s life actually began in bushwick, brooklyn. Interestingly, i have not been listening to the cd or the vinyl lp. The album features a needlepointstyle illustration of the artist on the front. May 10, 20 chester cannon, of the for the love of harry nilsson blog, suggests that you may be able to order the upcoming box set for less from.
I think the point is a great storyexcuse to present songs, ostensibly for children but you know who you are out there. With its oldfashioned pop sensibility and weirdly out of sync production, plus nilsson s trademark clever songsmithery and impish humor, knnillssonn is a pop album like no other. Harry nilsson 1971 aerial pandemonium ballet harry nilsson 1971 nilsson schmilsson harry nilsson 1972 son of schmilsson harry nilsson 1973 a little touch of schmilsson in the night harry nilsson 1974 pussy. Harry edward nilsson iii born june 15, 1941 in brooklyn, new york died january 15, 1994, usually credited as simply nilsson, was an american singersongwriter with a three octave vocal range. The result is an album thats out of step with its time and with the eras music in general. Years ago there was a place called the land of point and that was because everything in the land of point had one. By combining skepticism and sentimentality with a taste for the absurd, 70s west coast singersongwriters randy newman, harry nilsson, and van dyke parks made out. Jul 30, 20 harry nilsson was both one of the most famous singersongwriters of the nineteenseventies and one of the most obscure. His most successful albumsporadically excellentrepresents a creative flowering. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal overdub experiments, returns to the great american songbook, and fusions of caribbean sounds. The little red fishing knot book by nilsson, harry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Harry nilsson originally did easier for me, zipadeedoodah, so you think youve got troubles, feet and other songs. The point by harry nilsson overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Harry nilsson wrote one, this could be the night and jump into the fire. A thread about nilssons the point steve hoffman music forums. Harry edward nilsson iii, known mononymously as nilsson, was an american singersongwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. Not rated 1h 14min animation, adventure, family 1 january 1972 uk a father tells his son a bedtime story about young oblio mike lookinland, who believes that having no point in the fantastical kingdom of. Is it a childrens story, an acid trip, or a combination of both. Harry nilsson narration, songwriter, vocals, production, carol kaye bass, steve lafever bass, armand kaproff cello, edgar lustgarten cello, michel rubini clavinet, organ, piano, george tipton arranger. Nilsson was impressed by newmans talents and his next album was nilsson sings newman, ten covers of songs by newman, with newman on piano and nilsson doing vocals. Although harry nilsson might be most famously remembered as john lennons drinking partner during his separation from yoko ono, he has a back catalog that most musicians would be envious of. Sit beside the breakfast table think about your troubles pour yourself a cup of tea and think about the bubbles you could take your teardrops and drop. Upon this revelation the points of everyone else in the land disappear and pointed buildings become round. It has his best set of songs in many a year, and the production is. This biography starts off very strong, and thats not often the case with biographies, even the good ones. Shop our newest and most popular harry nilsson sheet music such as life line, or click the button above to browse all harry nilsson sheet music.
Get the best deals on rock cds harry nilsson when you shop the largest online selection at. Once upon a time in the town of point, everything all the buildings, trees, and even the. Get the best deals on harry nilsson vinyl records when you shop the largest online selection at. Oblio, along with his trusty dog, arrow, is banished to the pointless forest. Sit beside the breakfast table, think about your troubles pour yourself a cup of tea and think about the bubbles. Harry nilsson the town narration lyrics genius lyrics.
Harry nilsson point new cd bonus tracks, deluxe edition, rmst. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. It was accompanied by an animated film adaptation directed by fred wolf, which aired a few weeks after the albums release in early february 1971 on the abctv network. The entire story of the point in 7 chapters as narrated and sung by harry nilsson. Harry nilsson author of little red fishing knot book. Loopyjoe was kind enough to donate these stunning scans of the lps original comic book, shown below. Murakami, harry nilsson, carole beers, norm lenzer, fred wolf. Knnillssonn by harry nilsson on amazon music unlimited. A wildly entertaining, starstudded documentary that tells the story of harry nilsson. The entire album is required listening, but me and my arrow is an alltime favorite and. All of the music is fantastic, its a magical story.
The point follows the travails of a rather hapless roundheaded boy named oblio, who cant seem to get over in a land of pointed people and things. As a little girl in the 1980s, one of my favorite movies was the weird and wild animated adaptation of harry nilssons folk rock concept album the pointi had a well worn vhs copy that my mother had recorded off of the tv when she saw they were airing one of her favorites from the 70s. In 2000, bmg released a combined cd of harry and nilsson sings newman. Harry nilsson covered easier for me, zipadeedoodah, over the rainbow, so you think youve got troubles and other songs.
Get on down is proud to present for the first time in generations, harry nilssons 1971 album the point. Harry nilsson think about your troubles lyrics genius lyrics. The real guiding force here is fullgrown rascal harry nilsson, who not only wrote the story and songs that comprise this madefortv cartoon, but recorded, produced, and even narrated them as well. Harry nilsson was born on june 15, 1941 in brooklyn, new york city, new york, usa as harry edward nilsson iii. But the album does contain one great song i will take you there and one good one garbage can ballet plus nilsson s aweinspiring rendition of the film credits, which is not something you will want to listen to every day but is an astounding feat of. Harry nilsson piano on 1 5 8 10, vocals, mellotrons on 2 4, organ on 3, harmonica on 8, electric piano on 9 jim gordon drums on 1 2 5 8 9, percussion on 7 9 klaus voormann bass on 1 5 6 8, rhythm guitar on 2 9, acoustic guitar on 4. Harry nilsson music the official harry nilsson site. It was nilsson s most commercially successful work, producing three of his bestknown songs. Directed by academy awardwinner fred wolf, the point tells the story of oblio, a roundheaded boy living in the land of point, where everything and everybody has a point. Director john scheinfeld brings added emotion and intimacy to the story with over 50 nilsson recordings, rare or neverbeforeseen film clips, home movies and personal photos. Although nilsson didnt select the tracks for this twocd collection drawn from his 60s and 70s work for rca, personal best generously touches on the many sides of his musical personality.
Harry nilsson the best of harry nilsson cd discogs. Chapter 6 youtube harry nilsson narrates, the point. This entry was posted in albums and songs and tagged albums, box set, cd, harry nilsson, new releases, pandemonium shadow show, rca, sony, the point by roger. New listing 1971 orig harry nilsson the point lp album 1st press lspx 1003 plays ex. Mermaid theatre, london 16th december, 1976 christmas season story. Psychedelicatessenharry nilsson the point special21708. Inside the gatefold album cover is a comic book illustrated by gary lund.
It was accompanied by an animated film adaptation directed by fred wolf, which aired a few weeks after the albums release. He won grammy awards for best contemporary male vocal performance for everybodys talkin 1970 and without you 1973, also his two biggest hits although both the aforementioned songs were. Among these was the number 1 hit without you, written by pete ham and tom evans of the group badfinger. Good, larry gordon, harry nilsson, fred wolf, jimmy t. The roundheaded oblio has had to wear a pointed hat since birth to conceal his pointless condition from his pointyheaded peers. The reclusive singersongwriter released more than an album a year during the period between 1966 and 1977. Especially at this stage of his career, harry nilsson was uniquely suited for writing and recording childrens music, given his sweet melodicism and love of whimsy. I dont remember what was on the tv at our place, but it wasnt this, and this show had been hyped extensively during the previous week or so. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from harry nilsson.
Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Harry edward nilsson iii june 15, 1941 january 15, 1994, known mononymously as nilsson, was an american singersongwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. Harry nilsson lived the life of a devil but sang with the voice of an angel. Musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. Twentysix years have passed since singersongwriter harry nilsson died at the age of 52.
Harry nilsson lyrics 178 song lyrics sorted by album, including rock around the clock, without you, everybodys talkin. A year before harry nilsson achieved commercial success with 1971s nilsson schmilsson, the late singersongwriter released the point. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Directed by academy awardwinner fred wolf, the point tells the story of oblio, a roundheaded boy living in the land of point, where everything and everybody has one. Overview biography songs similar artists cds dvds vinyl blurays books. He had three topten hits everybodys talkin, without you. Nilsson sessions 19681971 by harry nilsson on amazon music. Over the last week or so, ive become totally enamored with the soundtrack album of harry nilsson s the point. The director, john schlesinger, had been using harry s track everybodys talkin as a temporary soundtrack to the opening titles. The release is essentially a fable, extolling the trials and tribulations of a roundheaded person named oblio growing up in a pointed village where by rule of order. It struck me in the point, theres a lot of little asides in the crowd. On the life and afterlife of harry nilssons fabulous animated feature.
Oblio and his dog arrow go on an adventure when they are banished from their town because oblio doesnt have a pointed head. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. All tracks composed by harry nilsson, except where noted. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. All the lyrics and translations to the album the point.