Son Of Schmilsson (studio album) by Harry Nilsson

Son Of Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson
Year: 1972
Overall rank: 6,666th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 65 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1972 (105th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,051st)
Award Best albums of all time (6,666th)
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Son of Schmilsson Harry Nilsson Vinyl Gatefold LP w/Poster 1972 LSP 4717, EX+
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Harry Nilsson – Son of Schmilsson (1972 Original US Pressing, RCA Victor)
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Harry Nilsson bestography

Son Of Schmilsson is ranked 4th best out of 25 albums by Harry Nilsson on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Harry Nilsson is Nilsson Schmilsson which is ranked number 1401 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,223.

Harry Nilsson album bestography « Higher ranked (6,508th) This album (6,666th) Lower ranked (7,927th) »
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 65 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.5/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.

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85/100
From 12/04/2023 21:08
Very good follow-up to Nilsson Schmilsson, where Nilsson really lets his innate sense of comedic songwriting come out in full force on songs like Joy, You're Breakin' My Heart, and others. Also some very pretty stuff here (Remember Christmas) and other really good rockers (At My Front Door, Ambush). Enjoyable all the way through if you're willing to run with Nilsson's madness.
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From 03/09/2016 22:08
A classic recording from one of the finest singers of his generation.
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From 05/14/2014 23:32
Nice to hear from someone who's aware of this album and doesn't love it. It might tail off at the end a bit, but if you can appreciate Harry's angst-driven comedy, I would hardly say this album's uneven. A truly under-appreciated classic I believe.
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From 03/25/2013 14:20
At his best Nilsson wrote some of the best songs of the era, and had the voice to carry them, but records like Son of Schmilsson prove to be very uneven. "Remember (Christmas)" is a classic though.
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