Son Of Schmilsson
by Harry Nilsson
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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 1409 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,205.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 01/03/2026 06:21 | Exist-en-ciel | 6,335 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/29/2025 02:42 |  MadhattanJack | 5,488 | 65/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2025 21:00 |  ExTeaSea | 5,096 | 82/100 |
| ! | 11/26/2024 04:47 |  slatsheit | 2,041 | 81/100 |
| ! | 11/16/2024 03:27 | davidleewrong | 2,318 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.
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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.
A classic recording from one of the finest singers of his generation.
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.
meccalecca 03/25/2013 14:20 | #69893
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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