A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night

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. In 1988, it was reissued as A Touch More Schmilsson in the Night, containing an intro and outro (studio chatter) and six additional songs from the recording sessions.

A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night
Studio album by
Harry Nilsson
ReleasedJune 1973
RecordedMarch 15–22, 1973
StudioCTS Studios, Wembley, England; RCA Recording Studios, New York, New York
GenrePop
Length36:04
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerDerek Taylor
Harry Nilsson chronology
Son of Schmilsson
(1972)		 A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night
(1973)		 Son of Dracula
(1974)
Singles from A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night
  1. "As Time Goes By" / "Lullaby in Ragtime"
    Released: August 1973
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Austin Chronicle[2]
Christgau's Record GuideC–[3]
The Essential Rock Discography5/10[4]
MusicHound3.5/5[5]
Pitchfork Media4.7/10[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".

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lazy Moon"Bob Cole, J. Rosamond Johnson3:20
2."For Me and My Gal"Edgar Leslie, E. Ray Goetz, George W. Meyer2:47
3."It Had to Be You"Isham Jones, Gus Kahn2:45
4."Always"Irving Berlin1:34
5."Makin' Whoopee!"Kahn, Walter Donaldson4:25
6."You Made Me Love You"Joseph McCarthy, James V. Monaco2:32
7."Lullaby in Ragtime"Sylvia Fine3:39
8."I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now"Joe Howard, Harold Orlob, Frank R. Adams, Will M. Hough2:40
9."What'll I Do"Berlin2:25
10."Nevertheless (I'm In Love with You)"Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby2:38
11."This Is All I Ask"Gordon Jenkins3:35
12."As Time Goes By"Herman Hupfeld3:21
1988 Reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" 0:15
2."Lazy Moon"Bob Cole, J. Rosamond Johnson3:20
3."For Me and My Gal"Edgar Leslie, E. Ray Goetz, George W. Meyer2:47
4."It Had to Be You"Isham Jones, Gus Kahn2:45
5."Always"Irving Berlin1:34
6."Makin' Whoopee!"Kahn, Walter Donaldson4:25
7."You Made Me Love You"Joseph McCarthy, James V. Monaco2:32
8."Lullaby in Ragtime"Sylvia Fine3:39
9."I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now"Joe Howard, Harold Orlob, Frank R. Adams, Will M. Hough2:40
10."What'll I Do"Berlin2:25
11."Nevertheless (I'm In Love with You)"Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby2:38
12."This Is All I Ask"Gordon Jenkins3:35
13."As Time Goes By"Herman Hupfeld3:21
14."I'm Always Chasing Rainbows"Harry Carroll, McCarthy3:16
15."Make Believe" (from Show Boat)Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern2:21
16."Trust in Me"Ned Wever, Milton Ager, Jean Schwartz2:26
17."It's Only a Paper Moon"Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg, Billy Rose3:12
18."Thanks for the Memory"Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin2:46
19."Over the Rainbow" (The Wizard of Oz)Arlen, Harburg3:29
20."Outro" 0:14

Charts
Chart (1973) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 19
United States (Billboard 200) 46

Personnel
  • Harry Nilsson – "The Singer"
  • 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
  1. Ruhlmann, William. "A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night". AllMusic.
  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.
  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.
  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.
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  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. 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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