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

sandman_backSandman began life only months after Duit On Mon Dei was completed and featured many of the same participants, but the album had a completely different feel than Duit. Besides the excellent “(Thursday) Here’s Why I Did Not Go To Work Today” (a co-write with Danny Kortchmar), Sandman‘s creative highlights are three tracks featuring longtime arranger Perry Botkin, Jr.: The beautiful “Something True” (a co-write with Botkin), the jokey, a cappella “The Ivy Covered Walls” and the daring “Will She Miss Me,” featuring a gypsy violin and an aggressive Botkin string arrangement that’s unique to Harry’s catalog. Unfortunately, there were no hits. For Nilsson’s next LP, …That’s The Way It Is, RCA demanded an outside producer and more cover songs aimed at the charts. Harry agreed.

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Track listing:
I’ll Take a Tango
Something True
Pretty Soon There’ll Be Nothing Left For Everybody
The Ivy Covered Walls
Thursday (Here’s Why I Did Not Go to Work Today)
The Flying Saucer Song
How to Write a Song
Jesus Christ You’re Tall
Will She Miss Me


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