Original released on LP RCA Victor LSP 4545
(US, November 1971)
Harry Nilsson
had a hit, a Grammy, and critical success, yet he still didn't have a genuine
blockbuster to his name when it came time to finally deliver a full-fledged
follow-up to "Nilsson Sings Newman", so he decided it was time to make that
unabashed, mainstream pop/rock album. Hiring Barbra Streisand producer Richard
Perry as a collaborator, Nilsson made a streamlined, slightly domesticated,
unashamed set of mature pop/rock, with a slight twist. This is an album, after
all, that begins by pining for the reckless days of youth, then segues into a
snapshot of suburban disconnectedness before winding through a salute to and
covers of old R&B tunes ("Early in the Morning" and "Let the
Good Times Roll", respectively), druggie humor ("Coconut"), and
surging hard rock ("Jump Into the Fire"). There are certainly hints
of the Nilsson of old, particularly in his fondness for Tin Pan Alley and
McCartney melodicism - as well as his impish wit - yet he hadn't made a
record as cohesive as this since his first time out, nor had he ever made
something as shiny and appealing as this. It may be more accessible than
before, yet it's anchored by his mischievous humor and wonderful
idiosyncrasies. Chances are that those lured in by the grandly melodramatic
"Without You" will not be prepared for either the subtle charms of
"The Moonbeam Song" or the off-kilter sensibility that makes even his
breeziest pop slightly strange. In short, it's a near-perfect summary of
everything Nilsson could do; he could be craftier and stranger, but never did
he achieve the perfect balance as he did here (in All Music)
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