Son of Schmilsson is the eighth album by American singer Harry Nilsson, released in 1972 by RCA Records.

Background

Nilsson was being pressured to produce a follow-up album similar to his 1971 breakthrough, Nilsson Schmilsson, but instead, he created a more eccentric work. The album was produced by Richard Perry and features musical contributions from former Beatles Ringo Starr and George Harrison. Other musicians on the recording include Nicky Hopkins, Klaus Voormann, Bobby Keys and Peter Frampton. Among the album's tracks are "You're Breakin' My Heart" and the US hit "Spaceman". Most of the sessions were extensively filmed, at the request of Nilsson. The footage was to be used for a planned documentary, titled Did Somebody Drop His Mouse?, but the film was never released. The album cover features a photograph of Nilsson (dressed as a Dracula-like vampire) taken by Michael Putland at George Harrison’s home Friar Park. The album was remastered and released on CD with two bonus tracks in 2000 and with five bonus tracks in 2006.

Track listing

All tracks written by Harry Nilsson except where noted.

<li>"Joy" (demo version: guitar) – 1:57 <li>"Joy" (demo version: piano) – 0:55 </ol> <li>"What's Your Sign?" (Alternate version) – 3:08 <li>"Take 54" (Alternate take) – 3:39 <li>"Campo de Encino" ([Jimmy Webb](https://bliptext.com/articles/jimmy-webb)) – 4:54 <li>"Daybreak" (Single version) – 3:06 <li>"[It Had to Be You](https://bliptext.com/articles/it-had-to-be-you-song)" (Jam session) – 2:34 ([Hidden track](https://bliptext.com/articles/hidden-track)) </ol>

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