Harry Nilsson – Knnillssonn

Harry Nilsson – Knnillssonn

Knnillssonn is the 1977 RCA Victor studio album from "Harry Nilsson", showcasing one of the most distinctive and inventive singer-songwriters of the 1960s and 1970s. Recorded at Audio International Studios in London during 1976–1977, the album was produced by Nilsson himself and was his final studio album for RCA.

The album has a beautifully crafted, sophisticated pop sound, combining Nilsson's melodic songwriting with layered keyboards, guitars, orchestral touches and inventive arrangements. Unlike many of his earlier records, Knnillssonn consists entirely of original Nilsson compositions, giving the album a particularly personal character. The songs range from the reflective "I Never Thought I'd Get This Lonely" and "Old Bones" to the more playful "Who Done It?" and "Goin' Down".

Highlights include "All I Think About Is You", released as a single in the UK in June 1977, the gentle "Lean On Me", "Sweet Surrender" and the atmospheric "Blanket For A Sail". The album closes with "Perfect Day", featuring Klaus Voormann—credited as "Mara Gibb"—as the mystery guest vocalist, alongside the St Paul's Cathedral Choir Boys.

Although Knnillssonn was intended by RCA as a major comeback for Nilsson, its release coincided with the sudden death of Elvis Presley in August 1977. RCA redirected much of its promotional focus towards Presley's catalogue, meaning Nilsson's album received considerably less attention than originally planned. Today, it stands as an intriguing late-1970s entry in the catalogue of an artist known for albums such as Nilsson Schmilsson, Son Of Schmilsson and Pussy Cats.

For fans of Harry Nilsson, 1970s singer-songwriters, sophisticated pop, soft rock, RCA Victor and melodic album-oriented rock, Knnillssonn is an especially interesting record, capturing Nilsson at the end of his original RCA period.

Tracklist

Side A

1. All I Think About Is You – 4:08
2. I Never Thought I'd Get This Lonely – 5:03
3. Who Done It? – 5:19
4. Lean On Me – 2:51
5. Goin' Down – 3:11

Side B

1. Old Bones – 2:58
2. Sweet Surrender – 4:42
3. Blanket For A Sail – 2:33
4. Laughin' Man – 2:56
5. Perfect Day – 3:54