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Amazing
Wow, this was a very pleasant surprise. I had no idea who Harry Nilsson was and I don't think I've ever heard any of these songs, but I really liked the album. "Gotta Get Up" was such a strong opening track, and "Without You" was honestly incredible. When the album finished Spotify put on a Spanish version of "Without You", which was good too. This is hard to rate. I'm going to give it a 4/5, but it could become a 5/5 if I listen to it more.
loved getting to go deeper with this artist
Gotta Get Up, Coconut, and Without You! Didn’t know him, but his work has permeated my pop culture awareness in many ways. Great album.
Wow! What an album. Weird and wonderful.
Love this
A CAN LIIIIIIIIIIIIII great song
stop with the boomer shit lol
I enjoyed that more than expected
I don't think I've heard this record as a whole since I was in grade school. I like this overall, though the more bluesy tracks on side A don't do much for me. Without You isn't my favorite ballad either, but Harry is fully sending the high harmony in the second chorus, so I have to give it props for that; guess that's the way you win a Grammy. Lackluster tracks aside, the rest of the album is fun enough to keep me coming back. 3.4/5
Fun album. I knew a few of the songs already, but never heard a full album by him. Really good stuff. 3.5/5
very fun and silly fav song: Gotta Get Up
Good album. Nothing crazy.
Pretty good, really not my style of music. But at least i know where lime and coconut comes from now
Some great moments and I was surprised by how much of it I recognized. But I also thought some of it was boring
This album is tough to rate because the opening track is SO strong ("Gotta Get Up"). I also recognized several songs from the album that have been meme-ified over the years ("Without You" and "Coconut"). All from an artist I had no name recognition for. That being said, because of the memed nature I just don't see myself taking this album seriously in the future because the standout track came and went so quickly.
Parts of this were enjoyable but overall it wasn’t a memorable album. I did like Jump Into the Fire but I don’t have much else to say about it. 5.5/10.
I fucking love it. Always loved a few of these songs but the full listen works just as well. Helps its only 35 min. I don't want to be hyperbolic about Coconut, but I will. In my mind it's one of the funkiest songs ever recorded. Jump Into The Fire plays in the coked out helicopter scene in Goodfellas......which is sick! Harry Nilsson Rules
I love Harry nilsson and I love all of you, even if you like incubus.
Harry you sure loooook beeeeeaaaaaaaattttttttt aaaahhhiiiihi 😂😂 - Early In The Morning Harry isnt as well known as I want him to be. While the Beatles fell off the map in the 70s, Nilsson carried the torch of psychedelic and weird pop rock on (at least for a little while). You can hear Harry do his best Mccartney and Lennon impressions on a few of these tunes (gotta get up sounds just like For No One). Some of the Apple records guys (mainly badfinger) play/wrote some good stuff here too. Coconut and Jump Into The Fire are legendary, but when you really listen to them, they sound like cool sketches that are REALLY stretched out. Like a white album song that went 5 mins instead of 1min30 and includes a drum solo. I love how “out there” they go For laughs, I suggest digging up Lennons Lost Weekend. He partied a lot with Nilsson in the early 70s in LA and those guys got into some weird shit together
Never heard of him! Other than Coconut I guess. This was fun. The American Beatle? Seems like he should be more of a name. Reading that the Wilco album Schmilco might be a slight nod to this one.
Didn't know this guy's name but oops all bangers
Man, I love Harry Nilsson a this is by far his best record. Jump into the fire is a stone cold classic
Excellent album. Not sure how I didn't know more about him before
A delightful surprise, another one of those discoveries. I loved this album from beginning to end. So this is the guy who sings put the lime in the coconut!
currently at song 5, legitimately feels like music for children so far big revelation at without you "oooooh, it's that song", not bad really okay, straight downhill from there, no idea what they were going for with that record song 9 has the old fashion "pseudo prog" trick of repeating the same riff over an increasingly incoherent drum beat forcing myself through the last track right now okay, a lot of people seem to love this record but it's just not for me I'm sorry 2/10
This is exactly why I use this generator: An artist who made 1 song I knew beforehand actually made a bretty solid album. It doesn't reinvent the wheel but it's perfectly fine Rock music. Best songs are Gotta Get Up and Coconut (Without you is very much overrated). 7/10, a practical baseline.
This is the most Beatles album I’ve ever heard by a non-Beatle. I don’t remember where I heard Gotta Get Up before, but it’s a very fitting opener to the album. The rest just really reminded me of the Beatles, but if the band was actually just a single guy. Not a bad thing, but with only a quarter of the members, the album only makes a few truly memorable songs.
4 Stars (11/15)
This is not for me. Some ok tracks on here but borders on novelty music
'Without You' to 'Coconut' has got to be one of the most jarring song transitions in popular music. How sad that both songwriters of 'Without You' ended up killing themselves. Fuck Stan Polley.
I knew the name Harry Nilsson years before I ever heard a single song because of his connections with The Beatles (all big fans) especially with John Lennon during Lennon's notorious lost week-end- they pal-ed around, drank half of Los Angeles, put tampons on each other's foreheads, etc. Funny stuff. I guess. I finally heard a song by Nilsson when I saw Midnight Cowboy (one of my favorite movies) called Everybody's Talkin' and I loved it. I got the single played it to death then forgot all about it. A few years later I heard a couple albums by Nilsson (one being The Point, the other I don't recall, B&W album cover) I liked them OK I currently have a Greatest Hits CD by Nilsson that I don't recall how I got it- I doubt I played it more than a couple times. Nilsson Schmilsson at least on paper sounds like something I would really love what with all The Beatles connections (Klaus Voormann plays bass on it!) but dammit I just don't. I feel like a traitor - The Beatles (all of them!) loved this man- frustrating! I really wanted to love it, but I will have to settle and be thankful that at least I don't hate it. Not much to hate here really. Ten inoffensive songs. Ten little indians. Folky, soft rock (Jump Into the Fire rocks harder than the other 9 songs), tin pan alley influenced stuff, supposedly funny/witty lyrics or plain old goofy as in the song Coconuts (you put the lime in...) you get the idea. Not much to love either to be honest at least on this album to these ears. I'll revisit Harry Nilsson's stuff someday. There is something there but it's not doing a whole lot for me. At least not yet.
Pretty cool actually. Where have I heard track 1 before?
7/10 - Feels like a perfect 3.5 to me.
I really like a few of the songs on here (Gotta Get Up, Without You) , most of the others are good, and then there's Coconut. I don't know how this song is on the album, it's so annoying and the fake accent is jarring to say the least. Light 7/10
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really good album which takes you on this tour of pop music. I just don't love it as much as I used to, as much as I don't want to admit it. 4/5
'You put the lime in the coconut' is the type of earworm that makes you wish you were dead, simply for remembering it's existence.
Legendary, an album defining its own category
You put the lime in the coconut
Super strong opening track, but the rest of it was a bit too slow for my taste.
I was surprised that this one. I did not have high hopes, but I mostly enjoyed the album. There were a few songs that I already knew and overall I felt it had a pretty cool vibe.
Felt like this album was ahead of its time for some reason.
This is the type of artist that you know because you’ve watched a lot of movies. There are some classic songs on here like coconut and without you that gets played in movies constantly but you don’t really know the artist or at least I don’t so he’s doomed to be known as musician that makes movie soundtracks you make moments for movies but we forget your music solid album. I think it deserves more love.
This was a good album I played during my shift. Wasn’t fully tuned in but I remember enjoying it a lot. Some Beatle-y type of sounds!
Good to hear a piano as a main instrument as not heard as much thies days. First time listining to this album and its now a keep. Worth the listion
He did this song AND that song?! It’s remarkable that the same person wrote Without You and Coconut; I do recall his name because on many occasions have I sought out Coconut because frankly, I love that song thanks to Reservoir Dogs. The first half of this album is fairly forgettable but the back end is pretty good, and the penultimate song, Jump into the Fire is very good, although a minor complaint is that it should have been the closer.
Had some real bangers and some real shockers, enjoyed it still
Day #4 - 9 Mar 2026 Fun listen, quite a variety of moods. Surprised that “Ken Lee” showed up on this one 😂 3.75/5
kind of weird and wacky but had fun!
Without You hit hard. To follow that up with Coconut? What is this album??
Banger to open, makes you “gotta get up”. Nice vibey guitar for driving follows it. Really nice lead in. Mellows, then slays on without you. Then immediately chills out with “coconut”. Can’t help but smile. Great and a little odd album.
I have this album. Love Harry Nilsson.
An album as eccentric and eclectic as it's album art and title. 7/10
Nada demais. Não me cativou.
Ну ок, одну песню я где-то слышал. Но я от неё не в восторге, как и от всего альбома
Passed mostly unnoticed. Nothing stuck really
banger albumtitel. erste song meeega guet. haha blöser arrangement super. uh ischs rhythmisch verschobe? huere cool. without you isch en meeega scöhne song au. de dude chas hä. isch au schwierig zum kategorisiere well wüürkli singer songwriter ischs nöd. Jump into the fire straight banger liebs. suuuper cool. he alles chrank gueti songs. het mi keine jetz kompleeett mitgnoh drum es vieri. aber sehr sehr guet. wenni nomol paarmol wür lose vilicht es füfi.
schmousby lieb s albumcover, er gseht so herzig uus ahh ich hansmer iwie düsterer vorgstellt, s ich ja mega upbeat hmm ich finds eig cool und villsiitig aber s gaht chli ah mier verbii aber da bin würkli meh ich s problem hahaha without you HERT BEATLES coconut isch ja sooo quirky hahaha woaaah jump into the fire isch de schluss seeehr geil, de bass slappt WEISs DOCH NÖDDDD rundi 2 jz ghöri beatles na meh usse iwie early in the morning isch iwie na cool?
Album No. 0172 on my list. I must confess that I had never heard of Harry Nilsson before, so I was curious what kind of album this would be. I liked the nonchalant cover and album title already though, so I had assumed that this would be good. And I was not disappointed in that sense. From what I understand, Harry Nilsson was a troubled character, but he was certainly a pretty good singer and a pretty good songwriter. I like his style on this album. Some songs really stuck with me, he has a good voice, and I can't really telly why, but I just can't help myself but to like this album. Good stuff! I will add "Gotta Get Up", "Early In The Morning", and "Without You" to my playlist (I knew that Mariah Carey covered this song and thought that I had found the original, only to realize that Nilsson had covered the song as well). Anyway, good album, good name ("Nilsson Schmilsson" is really just great"), good stuff! This is why I do the 1001 album generator; I would probably never have discovered this album without it. 4/5 stars!
The songs sound relaxing and the instrumentation is beautiful.
Ehhh aside from the odd funny song or two, this didn't do much for me
Solid early 70s pop rock, like a more sophisticated Tom Petty or a more commercial John Cale. The drum solo in "Jump Into The Fire" is a highlight.
Insane whiplash going from "Without You" to "Coconut"
I enjoyed this.
I enjoyed this. I knew three songs. I knew Gotta Get Up from the show Russian Doll. They played the start of that song about a thousand times in that show. I knew Without You which I think is a pretty song. I also knew Coconut which just made me want to watch Practical Magic.
Without You is a great song. The rest of the album has variety, but it's basically just ok and a little boring. Except Coconut which is ridiculous instead of boring.
Everyone knows this album, even if you don't know this album. Ol' Harry was a well known composer who did the soundtrack for Magnolia, Contact, Punch Drunk Love, and Goodfellas and his songs were on dozens of films, most famously with "Everybody's Talkin'" in Midnight Cowboy (1969), "Coconut" in Reservoir Dogs (1992), and his soundtrack work for Popeye (1980). Other notable uses include "Jump Into the Fire" in Goodfellas and "The Puppy Song" in You've Got Mail. The opening song, Gotta Get Up, was heavily featured in Russian Doll, the Natasha Lyonne show. If you haven't seen this, go start it now. I'll wait. Also, Harry had kind of a rough go of it and died of a heart attack at 52. Cass Elliot AND Keith Moon died in his London apartment. On different days. He was friends with some of the Beatles. He was born in Brooklyn and moved to L.A. At least one of his songs was about his dad heading out for cigarettes and never coming back. He had three marriages and 7 kids. All his money was embezzled by Cindy Sims, who stole multiple millions of dollars from many clients. He already had a bad heart, but this exacerbated his existing heart issues, and probably led to his death. For a guy who wrote such peppy songs, shit was rough all around for him. And let me be clear - the melody on the songs is very Leonardo Di Caprio skipping and then listening to the words, it's very "Harry? You okay, bud?" Driving along you can see all the people Who seem to have nothing to say to each other Each day they grow farther and farther away from each other Driving along you can spot all the problems On faces so tired of facing each other Each day they grow farther and farther away from each other Driving along at fifty seven thousand miles an hour Look at those people standing on the petals of a flower Look at those petals bumping for a little bit of power Driving along you can see all the people Who seem to have nothing to say to each other Each day they grow farther and farther away from each other Overall, this is probably a 3.5 out of 5, but now that I *really* listened to the lyrics, I don't think I need to hear this again, thanks. Standout: Without You. This song is rough, but it's a classic breakup song and it's really good - even if it's miserable.
2.5
for the LAST TIME.. you put the LIME in the COCONUT
i was surprisingly familiar with some of these favs: gotta get up early in the morning down without you rating 2/5
Would listen again, wasn’t aware he had written some of these
Do I like the Coconut song, or do I hate it? Maybe I will never know.
Good
The music industry in '70s USA must have been quite something. So much wealth flowing through the economy, so many people buying records, the big record companies could fund singer-songwriters like Schmilsson to release multiple records, even ones with cry-for-help cover pics like this one. Who is he again? Oh yeah, he's the "Without You" one. (Not "Everything I Own", that was Bread, completely different!). The first two songs I Liked (ie enough to play again) were Without You, and Let the Good Times Roll, ie the first two songs written by others. (Coconut was kinda interesting, but I'm gonna need a ten foot pole to engage with anything sung in a "Caribbean accent" by a North American etc.) But then Jump Into The Fire was pretty interesting! So what do I say overall? The album is not uninteresting - the multi-tracking vocals is decent and apparently was kinda path-breaking. So I'll say Not Bad, 6/10.
Coconut saved it from a 1
Not a fan. It wasnt bad but I still didnt enjoy it
Jump Into The Fire is an absolute banger which deserves to be played loud
Jack Johnson for boomers. Giving it 2 on the strength of Without You but it's barely deserved.
Right in the middle of the mid table of the two stars. Tom.
Really enjoyed this
Did not know that coconut came from this album and artist but it makes sense. This was decent with some memorable moments like the first song which was used prominently in Russian Doll. But all in all not exciting enough to wow me
Meh
Classic
Not bad but it didn’t stand out
So boring, man. Goddamn. Why is this here? What bridges did this build? Why must I listen to this before I die?
Pretty great. I've heard this guy before, but from now on I know what songs are Nilsson and which are Schmilsson.
The origins of the “life in the coconut” song have revealed themselves to me at last, like a beacon through the fog.
wist niet dat can't live if living is "without you" van hem was coconut is catchy.. redelijk funky album maar geen genre-defining album denk ik
You put the lime in the what??
Very enjoyable, poppy singer-songwriter stuff. Like Alex said, you can hear the Beatle-esque influences in the melodies. Harry Nilsson could write some catchy stuff not gonna lie. Top tracks: Gotta Get Up, Down, Coconut, Jump into the Fire
Harry Nilsson is great in my books. The Beatles influence is easy to hear and he never kept it a secret how much he revered them, especially John. Aside from all that, Nilsson's just got a strong singing voice that I find easy to enjoy. Some of the editing choices here are pretty cool, too.
Just rewatched Midnight Cowboy which of course has the superhit Nilsson song Everybody's Talking so this was a nice bit of kismet. Late 60s/early 70s audiences didn't know how good they had it with singer-songwriter stuff. Nilsson, Bacharach, Randy Newman, BJ Thomas, Hal David, Phil Ochs...it's just hit after hit after hit with these guys. Nilsson Schmilsson's pretty great because it's this collection of very Beatles inflected pop structures but because Nilsson's a weirdo, it starts to wander off into stranger directions like (the now overplayed (or maybe it was just my dad) but back then, really bizarre) Coconut. Favorite Tracks: Driving Along, The Moonbeam Song, Down, Jump Into The Fire
This was really not my thing it was a lot a sappy singing and honky tonk piana playin and he did a accent on coconut 0/5
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really interesting album. sometimes melodramatic and sometimes goofy and strange. my favorite songs were Gotta Get Up, Without You and I'll Never Leave You. The latter two songs are such beautiful ballads i will definitley revisit those songs again. however the album as a whole was okay. really like his vocals and the piano. 5/10
Without You , temazo.
Really fun overall and without you is a timeless banger. 4.5
😃
Gotta get up 5/5 Driving Along 4.5/5 Early In the Morning 4/5 The Moonbeam Song 4/5 Down 4.5/5 Without You 5/5 Coconut 5/5 Let the Good Times Roll 5/5 Jump into the Fire 4.5/5 I’ll Never Leave You 4.5/5 Overall: 4.5
So many hits. Might deserve a 5 but I’m feeling stingy.
I really really enjoyed this album!! Without You is an absolute classic. Sadly not quite a 5 because I hate that coconut song What a great find 4 ⭐️
Noen klassikere!
I wouldn't call it a classic.
- oh my god this is such a great album - DOWNNN GOIN DOWNNN - genuinely so beautiful - lyricism is just so amazing - instrumentals are so amazing - this album is so just amazingly grand i love it so much
Really a pretty album. Not quite what I was expecting, not the most singer/songwriter album you could imagine, there's some character to it. Without You takes the cake, even though Coconut is pretty fun. Pretty fine album all around. 3.5/5.
Unique and funky ! Very dreamy. Fav song is ‘Early in the Morning’.
+Gotta Get Up +Without You +Coconut
Great record, so many good tunes! Highlights: "Gotta Get Up", "Coconut" and "Let the Good Times Roll"
Got excited when I saw the album cover. Actually thought I was going to listen to something cool. He's an American Beatle everyone! Good if you like the Beatles I'm guessing. Gotta Get Up, Without You and Jump Into The Fire are definitely the best songs on the album. Thing is though, why the fuck would you ever make Coconut?? I'm going to actively avoid putting this album on because I don't want to listen to fucking "she put de lime in de coconut she drank em boat up,". All in all it just feels like a bad version of Ogden's Nut Gone Flake.
Good calming music
Coconut
Had no idea who this was, then the first bars of "Gotta Get Up" played and I at least recognized that one. Driving Along, Early in the Morning, The Moonbeam Song, and Down these were all nice but didn't stick with me. Without You is a classic, though I'm partial to the Air Supply cover and didn't really feel like this cover did much with it, but maybe without this cover's popularity we wouldn't have gotten Air Supply's version. Coconut is another familiar though I think mostly from cultural reference rather than ever actually hearing it played. Let the Good Times Roll, another cover I again don't feel he did much to improve on the original. Jump Into the Fire, extended instrumental break felt a little much I'll Never Leave You was fine for a treacly album closer. Overall, this feels like middle of the road 70s pop and while I went ahead and added Gotta Get Up to the library nothing else here was interesting enough to save for another listen. I did listen to Air Supply's Without You a few times though.
I only knew Harry Nilsson as the "lime in the coconut" guy, but he's got a lot more going on. These are short, peppy, well-written songs that play with lyrics and rhythm in a delightful way. It's a very '70s album, but a very good one.
He reminds me a lot of Billy Joel. Once I realized that, I knew I would not have any trouble getting through this album! I didn’t think I’d heard any of his music before, until I heard Without You. I think I had also heard The Coconut Song before. Favorite Songs: Without You, Let the Good Times Roll Rating: 3.5/5
It was a nice listen.
This is the craziest album we’ve had what do you mean all these songs are from the same record thats mental. There was no coming back after Coconut it had to be 5 stars. Also did not appreciate the album name on first glance that’s great stuff.
the effortless cool of the album cover should tell you enough about this album - Harry writes and performs with the ease of someone who knows he’s outrageously talented and doesn’t need to prove it. Good enough for The Beatles, good enough for me!!
This was inoffensive but felt bit genric maybe due to how much 70s we’ve had recently, Nilsson Schmilsson is a good album name though
I CAAAAAAN’T LIIIIIIIVE IF LIVINGISWITHOUTYOUUUUUU!!!! I really bloody love Harry Nilsson and I really needed this album today. 5 stars, no notes.
some thoughts as I listened: - for a long time I’ve found gotta get up to be quite annoying and I fear that did extend a little bit to some of the other songs - quite funny album title - sometimes things are just a little too jangly for me (this was one of the times) - I did like Without You - I was hoping the Harry Nilsson song that lana del rey sings about where his voice cracks at 2:05 would be on this album but unfortunately it wasn’t - omg Coconut was so annoying
i didn’t listen to this but JUMP INTO THE FIRE is a very sexy song
Fantastic. I’d listened to Nillson before but not with this much attention to detail. He flies between genres at breakneck speed but never feels out of place in any of them. Plus he’s a great singer.
Always liked Nilsson's radio singles, Everybody's Talking is an all-time top 10 for me, lesser but good are Without You and Jump into the Fire on this one, and how can you possibly not like Coconut? But... never listened to a whole Nilsson album, or noticed how much he sounds like a Beatle on some tracks, good call.
This album is all over the map. I was very surprised to hear Without You and even more surprised to hear the Coconut song right after it. He honestly does sound like a Beatle in lots of these tracks. Mostly Paul McCartney, but sometimes leaning John Lennon. This makes more sense after reading that he was actually friends with some of the Beatles members. I like his version of Without You - I love the drama of the song. Everything else on the album I would take or leave. Coconut I would just leave.
Probably the best album name of all time.
This album is awesome possum. Wilson Schmilsson it a great dayum name. With some clanger bangers throughout. Coconut schomoconut came on while I was talking a walk down the beach. Lerfect perfect schmune tune for the occasion. 7.5/10
Who could forget about Harry Nilsson's greatest contribution to popular culture: 'Ken lee.......tulibu dibu douchooo.....'
little out of my normal but twas okay favorite song: without you (or driving along)
Pretty cool, cool production and singing and some cool covers. Best tracks: without you and coconut.
Jump In The Fire is a banger but the rest is meh. Just another album of one great song with mediocrity surrounding it.
One of the best examples of the pop album as art. Nilsson was a genius. A previous reviewer here was irked when they found that the album's songs are all different and don't seem to belong together. To me, that's a great marker of what has changed in popular music: Nilsson could (and did) sing anything, and the record companies were happy to spare no expense. Want the best drummer in the business? You got him. Want cocaine and liquor, along with the trombones and the strings? Let the good times roll. And when you use real (sometimes real drunk, high) musicians and instruments to make every sound, you hear the diversity of human musicmaking, and that sounds very different than the digital creations that dominate the airwaves now. I think the album contains multitudes, and if someone asked "what did it sound like and feel like after the sixties went kaput and the Beatles broke up?" Nilsson Schmilsson is a pretty good answer.
Really nice
Seems like a cluster of great songs I've heard in many different contexts without a clue they formed a whole called an album. The whole works though when listened to in sequence.
Gotta Get Up was my hyperfixation because Russian Doll, my beloved (Natasha Lyonne if you're here I am single and ready to recreate But I'm a Cheerleader). So obviously when the album opens with such a BANGER, it's trying to relay a message. Driving Along is simple, but yet it draws you in. Also put it in F1 edits now. Early in the Morning feels like Nilsson tried everything he had and it all worked out. The Moonbeam song is just calm and relaxing. Down is a bit forgettable. Without You - better than Celine Dion, worse than the girl on Bulgarian idol. Coconut ILY AND I WOULD DIE FOR YOU. Did not care for Let the Good Times Roll. Jump Into The Fire is funky, enjoyable and drum solo on it fucks. I'll Never Leave You is so gorgeous.
classic, longtime favorite of mine
Very easy listen, good for a calm commute
Não é o meu estilo. Gostei da The Moonbeam Song
Isto de não poder dar meias estrelas limita um bocado. Acho que não é mau para ser um 3, mas também não é um álbum 4 pela inconsistência estilos e não ter a coesão de um álbum. Mas props por inspirar Beatles
Grande Banger romântico Without you. A parte disso não teve momentos memoráveis
The good songs are really good! The rest of them are a bit more ho-hum and the piano sounds a lot alike from one song to the next. But still quite enjoyable.
Good album! A bit of George Harrisonish ;)
really great listen, harry nilsson representing dressing gown wearers across the world
Album #43: Nilsson Schmilsson - Harry Nilsson Genre (W): Rock, pop Singles: Without You / Gotta Get Up, Jump Into the Fire / The Moonbeam Sing, Coconut / Down I have listened to this album once before. Thoughts: I think Harry Nilsson is a talented songwriter, the blend of pop-friendly yet deep lyricism. Even a song like Coconut is sweet and charming. His cover of Without You is one of the most beautiful songs of all time. Favorite songs: Gotta Get Up, Driving Along, The Moonbeam Song, Without You, Coconut, Let the Good Times Roll, Jump Into the Fire
5 stars for the transition from “without you” to “coconut”
Nothing special but deserving the 3 stars.
Listening to it instantly takes me back to that era. Artists like Fleetwood Mac. The Vocals are warm and pleasing. Nothing flashy, but perfectly suited. Harmonies hit in all the right places reminds me of the Beach Boys at times. I love the production choices. Early in the Morning pairs a chill instrumental with medium-to-higher vocals. The Moonbeam Song goes softer. Sometimes the lyrics blend so deep into the production they almost drown not in a bad way, just becoming part of the whole texture. This is the kind of album that reveals itself over multiple listens. Without You is my favourite track, even though I kept hearing Mariah the whole time.
Fair play that’s one of the worst things I’ve listened to in a long time. Had no idea Nilsson wrote Without You, but I genuinely DESPISE that song, so the fact I hated this record makes a lot of sense. Is it a serious album or a parody? I can’t tell and I don’t think it can either. Also that two minute instrumental ending to Jump Into the Fire? Horrible. If I ever hear this record again, it won’t be through choice.
It’s fine but kinda cheesy.
Somehow the album cover fits the music perfectly. This music is charmingly relaxed. Some excellent songs - "Jump Into the Fire" is incredible. "Without You" is one of the first and best power ballads. The rest is very solid pop music. THREE STARS
Oh! This is THAT guy. Nice. Following Without You with Coconut is hillarious.
oh that's who that is
Nice
Higher score because Nathan likes it, but great music, very original. Couple of classics.
7/10
Another nice and warm sounding album from the 70s. This era is quickly becoming one of my favourites just for the sound of the recordings alone. Interesting songs and arrangements here. I don’t know much about Harry Nilsson but I definitely want to hear more from him so I’ll have to get into his discography.
Das war geil
Solides Album. Hat Spaß gemacht.
Das Album ist eher so mittelmäßig mit klarem Höhepunkt Without You - Das sagt aber eher was über das schlechte Management von Badfinger. Jedes Cover von diesem Song wurde zu einem Welthit und Badfinger schafft es nichtmals auf die Liste... 3 Punkte für eine bessere zweite Albumhälfte (Ausgeschlossen der Bonustracks)
I forgot about some of these songs and never knew where they came from. Good album which I now realize was the background of my childhood.
i don't have much to say about this album. it was a nice listen, though i don't see myself revisiting most of the songs besides without you. 3 / 5 stars
Likes: production quality was very good Dislikes: tinker-toy instrumentation, whiny vocals, boring melodies, adlib vocals done too often and not letting the tracks breathe, painfully slow and tedious arrangements Overall, I hated this. The only reason I finished is the short length. And even then I had to force myself through it multiple times when I just wanted so badly for it to end. It’s like the musical equivalent of your grandma’s kitschy porcelain tchotchke collection - sure, it’s not inherently offensive, but why would anyone like it?
Wasn’t in the right headspace for this when i first out it on. There is A LOT in here to digest in first listen ultimately in a really good way! I also caught the Lennon/McCartney blend that other reviewers mention, a creative playfulness and interesting orchestration. How can ‘Ken Lee’ and ‘Coconut’ come from the same artist? Haven’t got my ears around it enough to choose a fave track yet but early contenders are: Coconut, Down, Old Forgotten Soldier. Was a 3 but rose to a 4 having listened a few times round and getting to know it a bit better. Number of tracks: 16 Fave track: Others: 10/02/26
this is the funniest album art and title of all time and the music all being the most soulful 70s pop ballads i've ever heard only adds to that
The guy who sings the Coconut song!! I'm not usually a fan of 70s music but this was a very pleasant surprise. It got slow by the end but I had fun with this one. I feel like his vibe is popular now and he would do well in 2026.
Heard of him but never knew any of his music. Recognised a couple of tracks. An alright listen
This really is quite good.
Not what I was expecting after knowing ¨Everybody's Talking At Me.¨ A good, kinda weird album, except for the Coconut song. Lame.
this one is fine. I'm not sure I'll really come back to it much, but I don't mind it. My favorite songs were probably "Driving Along" and "Moonbeam Song" I cannot for the life of me figure out where I've heard "Coconut" before. I feel like it was on a cartoon, like Adventure Time or something but idk
Yeh it’s nice, without you is good with English and Spanish which bumps this up to 3, otherwise it’s nice.
уе харашо
I found this album to be very eclectic and unique. It went from a sitcom-esque approach to a song to deeply emotional expositions. I liked this more than I thought but I don't think I would be very motivated to revisit it in it's entirety again.
Put The Lime In The Coconut 1001 Albums Generator 222 (2/6/2026) In case the name didn't make it obvious enough, Nilsson Schmilsson is a largely pretty funny and non-serious album. Like you can just tell that Harry Nilsson was having so much fun when he was recording these songs (and he must have been high out of his mind when he was recording Coconut). However, right in the middle of this album, we have the surprisingly emotional power ballad Without You, which was pretty stunning on first listen. And of course, this is followed by "you put da lime in da coconut", a similarly emotionally stirring song about mixing lime and coconut. Wow. Also, Jump In The Fire is a crazy psychedelic jam built on a simple bassline taken all the way to its craziest logical conclusion. However, there are some weird detours here, like Early In The Morning, which features only Nilsson's voice over these bouncy electric piano chords. It's pretty boring. I'll Never Leave You is this melodramatic orchestral song that falls flat for me. side note, apparently Nilsson and John Lennon were best buds, which definitely makes sense here. A lot of these songs play like American Beatles tunes. Pretty good album that's really all over the place, but has some stuff I really like. 4/5. Favs: Gotta Get Up Without You Jump Into The Fire Least Fav: Early In The Morning
a lot of dif vibes in one album, surf music and classical 70??
6/10 Putting Beatle style orchestration ona song don't make you a Beatle. Surely that's obvious. Writing an ending to your songs would help. Makes sense Badfinger (ultimate weak Beatles pastiche band) wrote the big hit here It's fine, just a bit novelty and weak. And Mariah Carey RUINED Without You, and it has taken 30 years for me to be able to listen to this version.
Eh
My album with my bobo (girlfriend). We listened to this and aerial ballet on our first road trip together to Ojai. I had heard of a couple tracks but listening to this made it feel like a perfect road trip album. Makes sense why McCartney called him his favorite songwriter. I also hear a lot of similarities to Ram in the varitey of instrumentation and goofy song subjects. Just really fun and definitely essential for 70's songwriter fans.
Favorite Track: Gotta Get Up
Chill. Fun vibes.
i love this album. timeless.
this album coulda been half decent if he made it like half as long and just cut most of the stuff. it's just boring with interesting points sprinkled few and few apart.
I'm sure if I were into singer-songwriter albums, I would appreciate this album more, as it does have interesting parts. Like, if he just focused on that interesting stuff more and cut a lot of the filler, it would be better. Not my thing.
Very groovy. Almost... absurdistic in nature. I enjoyed Coconut and Gotta Get Up the most. It's just the right amount of insane. I love how almost simple the music is, but it has these small rhytmical accents that are just SUCH a vibe. Loved it.
Dreamy soft rock with a great ear for poppy hooks and harmonies. Mostly piano-based songwriting with an extreme Beatles influence. It has a very gentle ambling lazy Saturday morning feel to it - floaty and laid back af. It makes the Eagles look hardcore, makes the Beach Boys seem metal. The combo of Without You and Coconut is insane - the two most famous songs on the album seem to circulate independently but are right next to each other - an saccharine ballad so overwrought it hurts and then the goofiest bit of faux-tropical beach bum ephemera imaginable. There's a depressed feel that haunts and undermines the uptempo tracks - truly an album for divorced guys getting day drunk on rum and failing to trick themselves into thinking they're happier without her.
Quite a few good song. Wouldn't compare this to the beatles because i like this more lol
Wasn't too impressed
How have I not listened to this album? Found out a lot about Harry and his music by listening and reading his Wikipedia page. It’s a shame he passed so early…like so many before and after him. Loved this record for sure.
Heard it before. Other than Gotta Get Up and Without You this album is kinda just meh? Nothing exciting here 2/5
To była dziwna płyta. Czy ona była na poważnie? No bo sądząc po tytule i większości tekstów to chyba nie. Najlepsze, co mogę o niej powiedzieć, to że nie była nudna. Była specyficzna i ekscentryczna, co nawet mi się podobało. Ale nie mogę z czystym sumieniem naciągnąć tej oceny. 6.5/10 równane w dół.
Best album yet.
More boomer dad shit but I’m here for it
Great
Not really into this album but I'll round up to 3 just for "Coconut". 2.5
i love
Goes a lot of places. Some classics on there, realise I was aware of his songs but not Harry Nilsson. Was fun, enjoyed the ride
what do you put in the coconut again?
A lot of songs I knew but never knew who sang them! Very enjoyable!
This is a good 70’s pop-rock album. Love the use of organ and mellotron. Nilsson has a great voice. An enjoyable album, much better than many pop records of the era, but maybe a little overrated? Regardless, I’m glad I got to spend some time with this record.
This was a very fun listen above the fact that it was well constructed and skill fully done. There was some silliness intermixed with some more serious lyrics and the vocals and tunes were very pleasant. I for real though this was way more modern then '71. I hadn't heard of him before.
4/5 I feel like this is a very well-rounded album. There was a little bit of everything in there, and it resulted in an album full of personality. My favourite is definitely Coconut because it's so silly. I hadn't heard of Harry Nilsson before today, so this was a good find.
The highlights are superb. Then there's the minstrelsy.
I don't know who else remembers this, but there was a movie that came out in 1974 called Son of Dracula. It was produced by Ringo Starr and starred Starr, Harry Nilsson, Peter Frampton, John Bonham, Keith Moon, etc. It was a campy mess about how the son of Dracula, who's father was assassined, wants to give up immortality to marry a mortal girl he's fallen in love with, rather than take over the throne over the Netherworld in his father's place. My dad had the soundtrack album and I LOVED it...even though I was only 7 when it came out. Four of the songs from this album were on it...Without You, Moonbeam, Down, and Jump Into the Fire. The album cover opened out into vampire wings. See, I leaned goth even at age 7! Anyway...just for the memories of the soundtrack crossover I have to give it a solid 4.
We get the theme song from Russian Doll on Groundhog Day? This randomizer is really fucking with me. As Felicia Anton (z"l) used to say, it's all linked up. Why don't I appreciate Nilsson more? Because of Without You and Lime in the Coconut, that's why. I'm giving a 4 to side 1 and a 2 to side 2 for an average of 3, which feels low but the bad songs sure are bad.
Sometimes you must let go your desires and connections towards one person.
Absolutely adore Without You. Moonbeam ice cream
Wasn’t aware of before - enjoyable
Uff
This album really surprised me and will be one I’ll listen to again. I’d probably take this to a desert island
The American Beatle!
This had some good songs and some not so good ones. It was worthy listen but didn’t get me too tingly.
This entire album sounds like it could be an entire Tarantino soundtrack. I’m guessing every cool cat in 1971 owned a copy of this on 8-track similar to 1994 when everyone had a copy of REM monster.
A kind of fun album. Not really my thing though. Did not really speak to me.
1/28/26: The album title and cover give the vibe of an unsure, self-deprecating dweeb. And then his vocals are a powerhouse. 8/10
I really like Down and Without You. This is the coconut guy? NGL love the album cover, adding a star just for that. Also, a sub-40 minute album is always appreciated.
Тот самый утренний альбом под который делаешь кофе в своем трейлере. Спокойствие от медленной, плавной жизни. Шикарно подобраны аккорды. Похоже на колыбельную в стиле кантри. Потом ты понимногу как просыпаешься и едешь на машине по делам, смесь с джазом. А потом уже после работы идёшь в ресторан-клуб как из криминального чтива (кстати и именно с этим фильмом у меня сильная ассоциация)и зажигаешь. Смесь с роком. После приходишь домой, ложишься спать и думаешь о прошедшем дне, одном, другом, о прошедшей жизни. Для меня именно то что надо. Есть радость, спокойствие отчаяние и все буквально за 30 секунд. Лично я переживала все звуки, подпевала и просто кайфовала. Слушалось с огромнейшим удовольствием. Для меня 5 из 5.
"Without You" is a beautiful song. I find the whole album more of the same.
Really solid record, liked the album tracks more than the “hits” for the most part.
I’ve heard of this artist but don’t think I’ve heard any of his music. Cool stuff though.
70s era singer English songwriter. It's fun and well written. Totally see how this landed in the list. Glad I listened to it, but might not be someone I'll gravitate to again in the near future.
1 hitje, maar voor de rest soms wat onsamenhangend en geen slechte muziek maar niet mijn smaak
3.5
TIL he was the lime in the coconut originator. Some of the other covers were interesting. Overall kinda bland music though.
Very Blues/rock inspired, it's a really nice sounding album, not much replay ability for me imo but nice music in general with interesting yet good sounding instrumentals, there wasn't much to have me invested or keep interest through the album which says a lot since it is a 35 min album.
You read the name of this album and you think "this is going to be boring" and then you get blown away. It isn't perfect, there are filler songs here, but Nilsson has a powerful voice and the instrumentation is really good. Also, when Without You came on, I was blown away completely. This is the best version of the song I've ever heard. 4/5
I never thought I'd find the original version of "Paulinha" here today. BRAZIL MENTIONED! viva Calcinha Preta!
Absolutely loved it. Going to be doing a deep dive on this artist
This is good quality music - but it doesn't quite hit my mark. I do love campy, comedic, unserious music. But something doesn't quite vibe in here with me. There are a lot of good moments, especially in the first half. The first four songs are a nice liseten, The Moonbeam Song was very cute, Coconut is ridiculous, and the rest kinda feels weird. Vocals are just about as strong as I've heard so far on this journey. He has awesome control, grit, and a nice tone. I didn't hear a single sour note in here. 5/5 vocals. Production is pretty basic; good, but nothing special. I enjoyed hearing the sound of the organ keys clacking almost creating a beat in Early in the Morning. I appreciate the instrument combinations in here, e.g. the strings and brass, even if it's not all my cup of tea. It's a cohesive work, if not a bit of a drag. The album cover and title really pulls it home. I feel like its a decent 2.8/5. Will be revisiting a couple songs most likely.
6.5/10
Fantastyczny tytuł albumu, to po pierwsze. Fajna okładka, to po drugie. Piękne wykonanie "Without You", to po trzecie. "Coconut" też mega, przezabawny kawałek. That being said, to jest dla mnie 3,5, ale pewnie nie będę wracał do tego albumu, biorąc pod uwagę, ile innych rzeczy jest do przesłuchania.
This is equal parts awful and amazing. The awful parts are kind of fun, though. Despite some truly cringey songs, I kinda loved this. Taking off a star because of Coconut.
(+) strong energetic opening (+) pretty solid car radio song (-) feels really out of place (+) wimsical and mystical (i feel like a fairy) (+) very jukebox vibey (++) absolutely iconic (sad) song (*) i really dont know about this one chief (+++) RAAAAAAAAH THE ORIGINAL (+) pretty energetic guitar on this one (+) pretty good closing song (slow and ethereal)
I really liked the album singer and music! I recognized some songs that I didn’t realize he sang.
Er staat 1 oké nummer op dit album
This is not for me and I’ll leave it at that
Definitely has some hits, but I’m not a huge fan.
Funny, clever, great to listen to. Musically varied
A surprisingly high number of bangers in here.
Im very glad this piece of work was brought to my attention. A truly amazing album, all killer zero filler. Never heard of Nilsson, however I learned I knew some of the songs on this record. It takes real talent to have something so easy to listen to as this album, whilst still experimenting with different styles & sounds. Even the way he sings he adds so much character into what he’s saying, and the lyrics range from simplistic repetitive type, sounding like another instrument, to the complex raw emotion lyrics. I now do plan to explore his discography in hope for more experimental work from Nilsson, I hear ‘Aerial Ballet’ is meant to also be a real work of art. I love the futuristics sounds of the song ‘Early In The Morning’. His singing is so fun and full of energy which matches the repetitive backing instrument which ’m guessing is an organ playing along. Although it is Nilssons impressive vocals which is probably the most prominent part of listening to this album. I think it’s fair to give credit to those who helped write & produce this beauty. A valiant team effort created something that I’ve heard for the first time 55 years later and still be blown away. Favourite tracks are: ‘Gotta Get Up’, ‘Early in the Morning’, ‘Down’, ‘Without You’, ‘Coconut’, ‘Jump Into The Fire’.
Lime in the Coconut has never really been my vibe
I was vaguely aware of Harry Nilsson and the fact that a lot of people love his music, but I was surprised to discover that I was very familiar with a lot of the songs on this album--maybe in part thanks to Quentin Tarantino. I was also surprised by how much I enjoyed the songs I wasn't aware of. This is going into my regular rotation.
It’s good background music
Funny and wonderful. 8/10. Definitely a unique sound. Kind of reminded me of Say Anything?
A lot of stuff came from him that I didnt realize! Very Beatles
Great. I knew many of this songs. 4.5/5
Excellent voice, Without you is an excellent ballad. Other surprising good songs, although not in my taste of music.
Fun! I recognized a lot of these songs. I hope I get more albums like this. Great to listen to while having Sunday lunch with the boys
4 great album!
he SAID you put the LIME in the COCONUT!!
Mehhhh… 🤷🏻♀️ Stand-outs - Without You - Gotta Get Up
Como puede ser la misma persona la que canta "without you" (y encima se la canta en español tambien) que "coconut". Un album muy dibertido
201/1001 :: Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsso Heard before? ❌ Would I revisit? ➖ Rating: 7 Listen before you die: Yes Well, this was fun. Dude wrote “you put a lime in the Coconut”? Who knew. Overall I enjoyed this mixed bag or styles and arrangements. Felt like it was a surprise around every corner. Not sure I’ll ever return to this one but glad to hear it. Lastly, shout out to the Lebowski vibes on the cover. Somebody get this man a White Russian!
Another inessential 70s rock album, I’m so fed up of these. They always have like one decent single that came out of it and the rest is just pure dog water.
Without You is one of the all-time classic power ballads, a really great song. Nilsson also did Everybody’s Talking (though it’s not on this album) and that’s also one for the ages. He didn’t write either song though. The material on Nilsson Schmilsson (great title) isn’t up to those kinds of standards. It’s ok, and there are some nice songs, but it’s not stellar, at least to me.
I remember Without You from when it was originally released but had never knowingly heard any other Nilsson tracks. They were mostly quite melancholy and a bit depresssing, or occasionally just plain weird (Coconut). I'm sure I'll only remember him for Without You because I won't be seeking this album out again.
A real mix of quality on this album. At times so jarring that I could really get into it.
Sounds more like putting your entire music library on shuffle than an actual album. Sometimes you get a McCartney-esque 5* star ballad. Sometimes the lime is in the coconut.
Coconut was a fun song
Better than the previous two, still mid but has a bit of substance
The ratio of Lime being added to the Coconut is about a 3.5
You know those songs you have heard a thousand times but you don't know who they are by? Well, The Cars probably do most of them. This album has one of the most prominent ones, Coconut. Is anyone else surprised this song was by a guy with the last name Nilsson? If I had to guess I probably would have said Harry Belafonte. Anyway, this is a good album, a hefty dose of the Beatles with a pinch of Beach Boys harmonies.
Amazing album. What an underrated and fantastic musician. Incredible singing range.
Excellent, very well produced album. Harry has an incredible sultry voice, would definitely listen thru again
Good stuff Sounds like The Beatles in a lot of places but not in a derivative way. Hear some definite Lennon/McCartney influences Gotta Get Up - a song I had heard before and liked but never knew the artist Similar with Jump in the Fire - probably my favorite song on the album Also liked Let the Good Times Roll Already knew Coconut from pop culture
This is really fun. Not my favorite thing ever but there's some super dope tracks here. Coconut I'm familiar with and a big fan of, jump into the fire is also a really cool jammy song. Good stuff Harry.
Fun, high energy. Coconut!
Reminds me a lot of The Beatles, Paul McCartney in particular. 3.75
Alright something new that i have never heard. Pop rock, early 70s. The man(the artist) on the cover looks like another victim of drugs and hippie plague. I have listened to it twice. Nothing special and standing out. Ok for background noise no offense
It's alright. He's got a great voice. I prefer his version of Without You to the Christmas lady's.
„Without You“ klingt in der Version sogar besser. Davon ab aber sonst eher langweilig
OMG - Without You is giving me serious flashbacks to hearing this all the time on the radio when I was a kid Coconut sounds like it should have been a Ween song, but google tells me it was featured in Resevoir Dogs Unexpected and funny, I'm not really sure what to make of it I kind-of like it, maybe . . .
New favorite, I am obsessed with the sound Nilsson creates. What a voice.
I'd heard his songs before, but I never knew the artist's name. Now I do. Listening to the album felt like my dad driving down the highway, haha.
Decent album but nothing I’d save for another listen. Never heard of this guy but it reminded me of the e Beatles and on that coconut song it really reminded me of Mac Demarco.
Better than I expected.
Fuck off
fun schmun! For real this was a good jam all around. It doesnt have anything that really elevates it to amazing but there are a bunch of solid tracks here.
The album named should have tipped me off but I enjoyed how humorous this album was. Catchy songs
Meh
Actually liked it a lot. A bit silly, a lot of fun and Without You is obv a BANGER.
Enjoyable. I knew more of the music than I thought.
ai to morrendo com essa capa hes just a guy FAVS (top 3): gotta get up, down, jump into te fire menções honrosas: early in the morning, the moonbeam song, coconut, I'll never lose you, how can i be sure of you compraria o vinil: nao ah a primeira música é bem boa acho q por eu conhecer botei as espectativas mt altas KKKKKKK mas é legalzinho nota final: 3/5
Just fine
Good vibes, solid stuff. Surprised I recognised two of the songs
One massive hit and a bunch of other easy listening. I guess this has been influential but I found it dull
A maddening mix of schmaltzy ballads (Without You), Ween-like annoying novelty tunes (Coconut), music hall numbers and genuinely great "American Beatles in the 70s" classics. One to extract the gooduns for a playlist i reckon. 3 stars for the rest.
Oooh, I like this. A couple of classics in there that I didn't know who sang them.
Filled a gap in the musical knowledge, but isn't my cup of tea
Pretty good music, the lyrics were a little goofy though
Lyrics are silly and repetitive. A couple songs were okay but generally I didn't care for this one.
I was surprised to learn that this was recorded in London - it sounds so very Californian. Glorious melodies, and a mix of sunshine vibes and of shadows lengthening in Laurel Canyon.
Nice album, some songs I liked, good to hear on the background
A fun listen. Recognized Coconut of course and also Without You.
Realistically would give this a 3.5. Dug a number of songs but wasn’t my favorite album
i listened to this three times cuz i couldn't remember a thing about it after 2/5
So that's who wrote those songs
Ooh… not really my genre i think. Yup and i was right listen 2 2 songs and i was alrd out the door
Really good and fun album, sadly the last to songs weren't that great Fav song: without you 9/10 Worst song: Jump Into The Fire 5/10 Album rating: 8,5/10 4/5
Some great classic songs in this album, I didn't know who this was before listening.
Coconut.
Interesting and ahead of its time for sure but not very listenable