For the Love of Harry Everybody Sings Nilsson (FLAC) torrent

Tribute albums are difficult things to pull off at the best of times, so it's no surprise that not quite everything works on this 23-track set. Part of the problem is that Harry Nilsson wrote some amazing songs in his time -- but he also wrote some that were not quite so amazing. Another part of the problem is that some of these songs don't lend themselves easily to interpretation -- thus we have Fred Schneider destroying "Coconut" with a loud, crunchy treatment, and LaVern Baker turning "Jump into the Fire" into a wimpy R&B outing. On the other hand, "Spaceman" is even more interestingly quirky in the hands of the Roches and Mark Johnson, Aimee Mann brings out the sweet side of "One," Adrian Belew does a fine "Me and My Arrow," and Steve Forbert turns in a supremely cute take on "The Moonbeam Song." Overall a nice project (with money going to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence), though it does not replace the original Nilsson performances by a long chalk.

For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson

(CD - Musicmasters #65127)

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Track Listings

1. Remember - Randy Newman
2. Turn On Your Radio - Marc Cohn
3. One - Aimee Mann
4. Coconut - Fred Schneider
5. Joy - Joe Ely
6. Lay Down Your Arms - Ringo Starr
7. Without Her - Carl Wilson
8. Jump Into The Fire - LaVern Baker
9. The Moonbeam Song - Steve Forbert
10. You're Breakin' My Heart - Peter Wolf And The Houseparty 5
11. Mournin' Glory Story - Jennifer Trynin
12. Salmon Falls - Al Kooper
13. The Puppy Song - Victoria Williams
14. Don't Forget Me - Marshall Crenshaw
15. This Could Be The Night - Brian Wilson
16. Think About Your Troubles - Jellyfish
17. The Lottery Song - Bill Lloyd
18. Good Old Desk - Ron Sexsmith
19. Me And My Arrow - Adrian Belew
20. I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City - Richard Barone
21. Spaceman - The Rooches
22. Don't Leave Me - John Cowan
23. Lifeline - Jimmy Webb