Harry & Me

Harry & Me is a beautifully designed treasure trove of over 280 memories of Harry Nilsson by the fans and musicians who loved him most, illustrated with rare and personal photos and memorabilia. The first 1,000 copies come with a bonus CD — Harry on Harry — rare recordings from the 60s, 70s and 80s of Harry Nilsson talking about everything from Bertrand Russell to The Beatles.

Losst and Founnd

This new album features nine Nilsson originals as well as covers by Jimmy Webb and Yoko Ono, with musical contributions from an all-star cast of musicians like Van Dyke Parks, Jim Keltner, Webb, and Harry’s son, Kiefo.

The Essential Nilsson

The profound musical gifts of Harry Nilsson are on full display in THE ESSENTIAL NILSSON. This two-disc set presents some of Nilsson’s most well-known songs, and includes two previously unreleased tracks, remastered tracks, and single versions.

Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him)?

A wildly entertaining, star-studded documentary that tells the story of Harry Nilsson. Director John Scheinfeld brings added emotion and intimacy to the story with over 50 Nilsson recordings, rare or never-before-seen film clips, home movies and personal photos. The DVD also contains 93 minutes of Bonus Material Deleted Scenes, Extended Sequences, an Alternate Ending and more.

Nilsson: The Life Of A Singer-Songwriter

In this first ever full-length biography, author Alyn Shipton traces Harry Nilsson’s life from his Brooklyn childhood to his Los Angeles adolescence and his gradual emergence as a uniquely talented singer-songwriter. With interviews from friends, family, and associates, and material drawn from an unfinished autobiography, Shipton probes beneath the enigma to discover the real Harry Nilsson.

Music

Harry Nilsson – Popeye Soundtrack

Popeye (Soundtrack)

popeye_backTapping Harry Nilsson to score the filmed musical of Popeye was Robert Altman in maverick mode. The results can be considered either mad or inspired, depending on how you look at it. You’ve got Harry’s songs about a cartoon sailor, Robin Williams and Ray Walston out-hamming each other on lead “vocals,” and drunken sea shanty instrumentation and arrangements courtesy of Van Dyke Parks. It’s not surprising then that the end result turned out a bit… ham-fisted? The studio-recorded soundtrack album does not quite match the tracks heard in the film, during which the actors sang some of the songs live.


Harry is all over this album (writing/performing), even if his vocals are not. For instance, “Swee’Pea’s Lullaby” begins with clanging instrumentation fully reminiscent of 1967’s “She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune.” Popeye is worth owning for many reasons, but especially for the Shelley Duvall vehicle, “He Needs Me.” It’s Harry at his most simple and endearing, aided by Duvall’s off-key charm and Parks’ dockside atmospherics (many know the tune from the 2002 film, Punch-Drunk Love). The 2010 Japanese CD version is recommended.


Track listing:
I Yam What I Yam
He Needs Me
Swee’Pea’s Lullaby
Din’ We
Sweethaven
Blow Me Down
Sailin’
It’s Not Easy Bein’ Me
He’s Large
I’m Mean
Kids
I’m Popeye The Sailor Man


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Popeye (Soundtrack)

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