Son of Schmilsson is the eighth album by American singer Harry Nilsson, released in 1972 by RCA Records.
Background
Nilsson was being pressured to produce a follow-up album similar to his 1971 breakthrough, Nilsson Schmilsson, but instead, he created a more eccentric work. The album was produced by Richard Perry and features musical contributions from former Beatles Ringo Starr and George Harrison. Other musicians on the recording include Nicky Hopkins, Klaus Voormann, Bobby Keys and Peter Frampton.
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|United States (Billboard 200)
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Personnel
- Harry Nilsson – vocals, electric piano (tracks 1, 5, 6, 9), acoustic guitar (4)
- Nicky Hopkins – piano (tracks 1–8, 11)
- Klaus Voormann – bass guitar (tracks 1, 3–6, 8, 11), saxophone (1, 5), electric guitar (7)
- Ringo Starr (credited as Richie Snare) – drums (tracks 1, 6, 8, 9, 11)
- Peter Frampton – electric guitar (tracks 3–5, 8, 9), acoustic guitar (6, 7)
- Chris Spedding – bouzouki (track 2), electric guitar (8, 9), acoustic guitar (6, 7)
- Milt Holland – percussion (tracks 1, 7)
- Jim Price – trumpet (tracks 1, 5, 9), trombone (9), horn arrangement (9)
- Bobby Keys – saxophone (tracks 1, 5, 8, 9)
- Lowell George – guitar (track 1)
- Del Newman – string arrangements (track 2, 11)
- Pop Arts String Quartet - strings (track 2)
- John Uribe – acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 6, 7), electric guitar (track 9)
- Red Rhodes – pedal steel guitar (track 3)
- Ray Cooper – percussion (tracks 3, 7, 11), congas (8), tambourine (9)
- Kirby Johnson – horn arrangements (tracks 4, 11)
- Richard Mackey – tuben/French horn (track 4)
- Vincent DeRosa – tuben/French horn (track 4)
- David Duke – tuben/French horn (track 4)
- George Harrison (credited as George Harrysong) – slide guitar (track 5) 5)
- Paul Buckmaster – orchestral arrangement (track 6)
- "Moxie" – bass harmonica (track 6)
- Richard Perry – percussion (tracks 6, 11), arrangements (11)
- Senior Citizens of the Stepney & Pinner Choir Club No. 6, London, England – choir (track 10)
- The Henry Krein Quartet with Klaus Voormann – rhythm section (track 10)
- Henry Krein – accordion (track 10)
- Paul Keogh – guitar (track 11)
- Les Thatcher – guitar (track 11)
;Technical
- Ken Scott, Robin Geoffrey Cable, Phil McDonald - engineer
- Michael Putland - cover photography
Charts
Album
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|align="left"|1972
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|align="left"|12
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Single
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|align="left"|1972
|align="left"|"Spaceman"
|align="left"|Billboard Pop Singles
|align="left"|23
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