A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night

A Touch More Schmilsson in the Night
A Touch More Schmilsson in the Night
Compilation album by Harry Nilsson
Released	1988
Recorded	March 1973
Genre	Pop
Length	35:21
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Derek Taylor
Compiler	Rob Burt

A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night
A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night
Studio album by Nilsson
Released	June 1973
Recorded	March 15–22, 1973
Studio	CTS Studios, Wembley, England; RCA Recording Studios, New York, New York
Genre	Pop
Length	36:04
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Derek Taylor
Nilsson chronology
Singles from A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night
	"As Time Goes By" / "Lullaby in Ragtime"; Released: August 1973;

A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night is a 1973 album of classic 20th-century standards sung by American singer Harry Nilsson. The album was arranged by Frank Sinatra's arranger Gordon Jenkins, and produced by Derek Taylor.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Austin Chronicle	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	C−[3]
The Essential Rock Discography	5/10[4]
MusicHound	3.5/5[5]
Pitchfork Media	4.7/10[6]
PopMatters	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]

This album is notable in being a standards album produced a decade before such works started to become popular again.[1] The title is an allusion to Shakespeare's Henry V, Act 4, in which the Chorus refers to Henry's nocturnal visit to his troops as "a little touch of Harry in the night".

The album's title refers to Nilsson's colloquial nickname from his previous two albums, "Nilsson Schmilsson" (1971) and "Son of Schmilsson" (1972).

A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night was dedicated to Frank Wills,[9] the security guard who discovered the Watergate break-in. On the cover photograph, shot by Tom Hanley (known for his black and white shots of The Beatles), Nilsson is wearing lapel buttons depicting Wills and the singer's son Zak.[10]

The back cover of the original gatefold edition features track-by-track commentary on the songs penned by Nilsson and producer Derek Taylor.[11]

The Gordon Jenkins arrangements incorporate interpolations of other standards in the collection as transitions between songs. The lyrics were sometimes altered from the most popular versions with alternate lyrics or occasional additions, changes that are referred to in the liner notes.[12] "It Had to Be You" features a joke ending written by original songwriter Gus Kahn that finishes with the unusual lyrics "It had to be me/ Unlucky me/ It had to be you."[11]

A Touch More Schmilsson In The Night (1988)

In 1988, RCA released A Touch More Schmilsson in the Night, containing 6 previously unreleased songs, and 4 alternative takes from the original recording sessions. It also includes 2 songs from the 1977 album Knnillssonn.[13] The album was met with a small release, was primarily only released in Germany, and did not meet markets outside of Europe until 1995 when it was released on CD in Japan. The cover art was based on Frank Sinatra's album cover art from In the Wee Small Hours.[14]

Tracklist
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		0:15
2.	"Lazy Moon"	Bob Cole, J. Rosamond Johnson	3:20
3.	"For Me and My Gal"	Edgar Leslie, E. Ray Goetz, George W. Meyer	2:47
4.	"It Had to Be You"	Isham Jones, Gus Kahn	2:45
5.	"Always"	Irving Berlin	1:34
6.	"Makin' Whoopee!"	Kahn, Walter Donaldson	4:25
7.	"You Made Me Love You"	Joseph McCarthy, James V. Monaco	2:32
8.	"Lullaby in Ragtime"	Sylvia Fine	3:39
9.	"I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now"	Joe Howard, Harold Orlob, Frank R. Adams, Will M. Hough	2:40
10.	"What'll I Do"	Irving Berlin	2:25
11.	"Nevertheless (I'm In Love with You)"	Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby	2:38
12.	"This Is All I Ask"	Gordon Jenkins	3:35
13.	"As Time Goes By"	Herman Hupfeld	3:21
14.	"I'm Always Chasing Rainbows"	Harry Carroll, McCarthy	3:16
15.	"Make Believe" (from Show Boat)	Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern	2:21
16.	"Trust in Me"	Ned Wever, Milton Ager, Jean Schwartz	2:26
17.	"It's Only a Paper Moon"	Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg, Billy Rose	3:12
18.	"Thanks for the Memory"	Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin	2:46
19.	"Over the Rainbow" (The Wizard of Oz)	Arlen, Harburg	3:29
20.	"Outro"		0:14

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lazy Moon"	Bob Cole, J. Rosamond Johnson	3:20
2.	"For Me and My Gal"	Edgar Leslie, E. Ray Goetz, George W. Meyer	2:47
3.	"It Had to Be You"	Isham Jones, Gus Kahn	2:45
4.	"Always"	Irving Berlin	1:34
5.	"Makin' Whoopee!"	Kahn, Walter Donaldson	4:25
6.	"You Made Me Love You"	Joseph McCarthy, James V. Monaco	2:32
7.	"Lullaby in Ragtime"	Sylvia Fine	3:39
8.	"I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now"	Joe Howard, Harold Orlob, Frank R. Adams, Will M. Hough	2:40
9.	"What'll I Do"	Berlin	2:25
10.	"Nevertheless (I'm In Love with You)"	Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby	2:38
11.	"This Is All I Ask"	Gordon Jenkins	3:35
12.	"As Time Goes By"	Herman Hupfeld	3:21

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[15]	19
United States (Billboard 200)	46

Personnel

Harry Nilsson – "The Singer"
Derek Taylor - producer
Judd Proctor – guitar
Charlie LaVere – piano
Ken Dryden – flute
David Snell – harp
Derek Taylor, Jim Brown, Jim Buck – French horn
Bill Povey, Bob Burns, Jock Sutcliffe, Martin Gatt, Roy Willox – woodwind
Alan Dalziel, Ben Thomas, Bram Martin, Brian Hawkins, Derek Jacobs, Eric Eaden, Francisco Gabarró, Frank Clarke, Fred Parrington, Gwyn Edwards, Harry Danks, Jack Mandel, Jack Rothstein, John Sharpe, John Underwood, Julian Gaillard, Laurie Lewis, Leo Birnbaum, Lou Sofier, Max Salpeter, Peter Benson, Peter Halling, Sidney Margo, Ted Bryett, Trevor Williams, William Armon – strings
Gordon Jenkins – arranger, conductor
Jack Mandel – music contractor

Technical

Martin Wyatt – associate producer
Chrissie Hayes – assistant producer
Phil McDonald – engineer
Tom Hanley – cover photography

References

Ruhlmann, William. "A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night". AllMusic.
Schroeder, Audra (August 25, 2006). "Son of Schmilsson, A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night, Everybody's Talkin': The Best of Harry Nilsson". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: N". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 758. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.
Gary Graff & Daniel Durchholz (eds), MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide, Visible Ink Press (Farmington Hills, MI, 1999; ISBN 1-57859-061-2), p. 815.
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Horning, Bob (May 16, 2006). "Harry Nilsson: Son of Schmilsson / A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night". PopMatters. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
Randall, Mac; Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds) (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. p. 586. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
Taylor, Derek and Harry Nilsson (1973). A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night (liner notes). Harry Nilsson. New York: RCA. Gatefold copy.
Taylor, Derek and Harry Nilsson (1973). A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night (liner notes). Harry Nilsson. New York: RCA. Cover and gatefold copy.
Taylor, Derek and Harry Nilsson (1973). A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night (liner notes). Harry Nilsson. New York: RCA. Back cover.
OriginTaylor, Derek and Harry Nilsson (1973). A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night (liner notes). Harry Nilsson. New York: RCA. Back cover.
"A Touch More Schmilsson In The Night". Official Nilsson Site. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
"Frank Sinatra: In the Wee Small Hours Album Cover Parodies". amIright. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 218. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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[AM-1] Ruhlmann, William. "A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night". AllMusic.

[AustinChronicle-2] Schroeder, Audra (August 25, 2006). "Son of Schmilsson, A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night, Everybody's Talkin': The Best of Harry Nilsson". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved November 18, 2014.

[CG-3] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: N". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[4] Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 758. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.

[Graff_&_Durchholz_p_815-5] Gary Graff & Daniel Durchholz (eds), MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide, Visible Ink Press (Farmington Hills, MI, 1999; ISBN 1-57859-061-2), p. 815.

[6] link

[Horning/PM-7] Horning, Bob (May 16, 2006). "Harry Nilsson: Son of Schmilsson / A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night". PopMatters. Retrieved November 18, 2014.

[8] Randall, Mac; Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds) (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. p. 586. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[9] Taylor, Derek and Harry Nilsson (1973). A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night (liner notes). Harry Nilsson. New York: RCA. Gatefold copy.

[10] Taylor, Derek and Harry Nilsson (1973). A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night (liner notes). Harry Nilsson. New York: RCA. Cover and gatefold copy.

[Taylor_1973-11] Taylor, Derek and Harry Nilsson (1973). A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night (liner notes). Harry Nilsson. New York: RCA. Back cover.

[12] OriginTaylor, Derek and Harry Nilsson (1973). A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night (liner notes). Harry Nilsson. New York: RCA. Back cover.

[13] "A Touch More Schmilsson In The Night". Official Nilsson Site. Retrieved May 23, 2022.

[14] "Frank Sinatra: In the Wee Small Hours Album Cover Parodies". amIright. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

[aus-15] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 218. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

Harry Nilsson
Studio albums	Spotlight on Nilsson Pandemonium Shadow Show Aerial Ballet Harry Nilsson Sings Newman The Point! Nilsson Schmilsson Son of Schmilsson A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night Pussy Cats Duit on Mon Dei Sandman ...That's the Way It Is Knnillssonn Flash Harry Losst and Founnd
Soundtracks	Skidoo The Point! Son of Dracula Popeye
Remixes	Aerial Pandemonium Ballet
Compilations	Early Tymes Nilsson The RCA Albums Collection
Singles	"All for the Beatles" "Sixteen Tons" "Without Her" "You Can't Do That" "River Deep – Mountain High" "One" "Everybody's Talkin'" "Me and My Arrow" "Without You" "Jump into the Fire" "Coconut" "Spaceman" "As Time Goes By" "Subterranean Homesick Blues" "Save the Last Dance for Me" "Many Rivers to Cross" "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" "Sail Away" "Just One Look/Baby I'm Yours (medley)"
Other songs	"Gotta Get Up" "Old Dirt Road" "The Puppy Song" "Ten Little Indians" "This Could Be the Night" "You're Breakin' My Heart"
Collaborations	Pussy Cats Every Man Has a Woman Ringo Son of Dracula Walls and Bridges Goodnight Vienna Ringo's Rotogravure Stop and Smell the Roses Two Sides of the Moon Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films
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