The flipSide 11/16/2016

Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), usually credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. He is known for the hit singles "Everybody's Talkin" (1969), "Without You" (1971, and "Coconut" (1972).  Nilsson also wrote the song "One" made famous by the rock band Three Dog Night.  He was one of the few major pop-rock recording artists of his era to achieve significant commercial success without ever performing major public concerts or undertaking regular tours.

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Sail Away is an album by Randy Newman,  released in May 1972. It was produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman and issued on Reprise Records. While all of its songs were written and composed by Newman, several had already been recorded by other artists.  Following is a recording of "Sail Away" by Harry Nilsson.

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"I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City".  Schlesinger chose the song "Everybody's Talkin"(written by Fred Neil  and performed by Harry Nilsson) as its theme, and the song underscores the first act. Other songs considered for the theme included Nilsson's own  "I guess the Lord Must Be in New York City".

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​ "Everybody's Talkin"  John Barry, who supervised the music and composed the score, won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Theme.  Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin" song won a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, for Harry Nilsson. 

"Only You" - Having written "Goodnight Vienna" for Ringo Starr, John Lennon suggested he record the Platters "Only You" and to help him, he and Harry Nilsson recorded a guide vocal. This track appeared in John Lennon Anthology in 1998. 

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