| Nilsson Schmilsson | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Nilsson |
| Cover: | Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson.png |
| Recorded: | January– |
| Studio: | |
| Genre: | Rock, pop[2] |
| Length: | 35:17 |
| Label: | RCA Victor |
| Producer: | Richard Perry |
| Prev Title: | Aerial Pandemonium Ballet |
| Prev Year: | 1971 |
| Next Title: | Son of Schmilsson |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
Nilsson Schmilsson is the seventh studio album by American singer Harry Nilsson, released by RCA Records on November 11, 1971. It was Nilsson's most commercially successful work, producing three of his best-known songs. Among these was the number 1 hit "Without You", written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans of the group Badfinger. The album was the first of two Nilsson albums recorded in London and produced by Richard Perry.
"Jump into the Fire" and "Coconut", both written by Nilsson, also became hits. The album performed well at the 1973 Grammy Awards, earning a nomination for Album of the Year, while "Without You" won the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. In 2006, Nilsson Schmilsson was ranked number 84 on Pitchfork's "Top 100 Albums of the 1970s".[3] The album was ranked #281 in the 2020 revision of Rolling Stone
According to the 1971 LP credits:
Additional personnel
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| Chart (1972) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 2 | |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 3 |
|-| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| 1973 Grammy Awards| "Without You"||Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance| |-| "Without You"||Grammy Award for Record of the Year| |-| "Nilsson Schmilsson"||Grammy Award for Album of the Year| |-| "Nilsson Schmilsson"||Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical|