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| single1 = [[Sail Away (Randy Newman song)|Sail Away]]" / "Moonshine Bandit | | single1 = [[Sail Away (Randy Newman song)|Sail Away]]" / "Moonshine Bandit | ||
| single1date = April 1976 | | single1date = April 1976 | ||
| single2 = [[Just One Look (song)|Just One Look]]/[[Baby I'm Yours (Barbara Lewis song)|Baby I'm Yours]]" / "[[That Is All (song)|That Is All]] | | single2 = [[Just One Look (Doris Troy song)|Just One Look]]/[[Baby I'm Yours (Barbara Lewis song)|Baby I'm Yours]]" / "[[That Is All (song)|That Is All]] | ||
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The songs include "[[That Is All (song)|That Is All]]", written by [[George Harrison]] and originally released on ''[[Living in the Material World]]'' in 1973; [[America (band)|America]]'s "I Need You", from their [[America (America album)|eponymous 1971 album]]; [[Randy Newman]]'s "[[Sail Away (Randy Newman song)|Sail Away]]", from his 1972 [[Sail Away (Randy Newman album)|album of the same name]]; and [[The Heartbeats (doo-wop group)|the Heartbeats]]' "[[A Thousand Miles Away]]". Harrison's song was recorded twice by Nilsson, to open and close the album. | The songs include "[[That Is All (song)|That Is All]]", written by [[George Harrison]] and originally released on ''[[Living in the Material World]]'' in 1973; [[America (band)|America]]'s "I Need You", from their [[America (America album)|eponymous 1971 album]]; [[Randy Newman]]'s "[[Sail Away (Randy Newman song)|Sail Away]]", from his 1972 [[Sail Away (Randy Newman album)|album of the same name]]; and [[The Heartbeats (doo-wop group)|the Heartbeats]]' "[[A Thousand Miles Away]]". Harrison's song was recorded twice by Nilsson, to open and close the album. | ||
Another cover version on ''...That's the Way It Is'', the [[Calypso music|calypso]] "[[Jumbie Jamberee|Zombie Jamboree]]", had previously been recorded by [[Lord Intruder]], [[Kingston Trio]] and [[Harry Belafonte]], among others. Nilsson's medley of the [[Doris Troy]] hit "[[Just One Look (song)|Just One Look]]" and [[Barbara Lewis]]' "[[Baby I'm Yours (Barbara Lewis song)|Baby I'm Yours]]" was performed as a duet with singer [[Lynda Laurence]]. The latter, formerly of [[the Supremes]], was the wife of Nilsson's producer, [[Trevor Lawrence (musician)|Trevor Lawrence]]. | Another cover version on ''...That's the Way It Is'', the [[Calypso music|calypso]] "[[Jumbie Jamberee|Zombie Jamboree]]", had previously been recorded by [[Lord Intruder]], [[Kingston Trio]] and [[Harry Belafonte]], among others. Nilsson's medley of the [[Doris Troy]] hit "[[Just One Look (Doris Troy song)|Just One Look]]" and [[Barbara Lewis]]' "[[Baby I'm Yours (Barbara Lewis song)|Baby I'm Yours]]" was performed as a duet with singer [[Lynda Laurence]]. The latter, formerly of [[the Supremes]], was the wife of Nilsson's producer, [[Trevor Lawrence (musician)|Trevor Lawrence]]. | ||
==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||
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| writer1 = [[George Harrison]] | | writer1 = [[George Harrison]] | ||
| length1 = 3:02 | | length1 = 3:02 | ||
| title2 = [[Just One Look (song)|Just One Look]]/[[Baby I'm Yours (Barbara Lewis song)|Baby I'm Yours]] | | title2 = [[Just One Look (Doris Troy song)|Just One Look]]/[[Baby I'm Yours (Barbara Lewis song)|Baby I'm Yours]] | ||
| note2 = duet with [[Lynda Laurence]] | | note2 = duet with [[Lynda Laurence]] | ||
| writer2 = [[Gregory Carroll (R&B singer)|Gregory Carroll]], [[Doris Troy|Doris Payne]]/[[Van McCoy]] | | writer2 = [[Gregory Carroll (R&B singer)|Gregory Carroll]], [[Doris Troy|Doris Payne]]/[[Van McCoy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:52, 1 July 2025
Template:More citations needed Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox". Template:Music ratings ...That's the Way It Is is the thirteenth album by American singer Harry Nilsson, released in 1976 on RCA Records. Aside from two original songs, the album consists of cover tunes.
The songs include "That Is All", written by George Harrison and originally released on Living in the Material World in 1973; America's "I Need You", from their eponymous 1971 album; Randy Newman's "Sail Away", from his 1972 album of the same name; and the Heartbeats' "A Thousand Miles Away". Harrison's song was recorded twice by Nilsson, to open and close the album.
Another cover version on ...That's the Way It Is, the calypso "Zombie Jamboree", had previously been recorded by Lord Intruder, Kingston Trio and Harry Belafonte, among others. Nilsson's medley of the Doris Troy hit "Just One Look" and Barbara Lewis' "Baby I'm Yours" was performed as a duet with singer Lynda Laurence. The latter, formerly of the Supremes, was the wife of Nilsson's producer, Trevor Lawrence.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits per original album cover and Allmusic:[1]
- Harry Nilsson – vocals
- Lynda Laurence – duet vocals on "Just One Look/Baby I'm Yours", backing vocals
- Tony La Peau – guest vocals on "A Thousand Miles Away"
- Danny Kortchmar, Jesse Ed Davis, Fred Tackett, Lon & Derrek Van Eaton, Keith Allison, Dennis Budimir, Peter Jameson, John Morell, David Wolfert, Mike Anthony – guitar
- Dr. John, Van Dyke Parks, Jane Getz, David Paich, James Newton Howard – keyboards
- Malcolm Cecil – synthesizer
- Klaus Voormann – bass
- Jim Keltner, Chili Charles – drums
- Tom Collier, Gene Estes – timpani
- Robert Greenidge – steel drums
- Doug Hoefer – percussion
- Bobby Keys, Gene Cipriano, James Roberts, Buddy Collette, Joe Darensbourg, William Green, Jim Horn, Johnny Rotella - saxophone
- Andrew Blakeney, Steve Madaio, Anthony Terran – trumpet
- Vincent DeRosa, David Duke, Henry Sigismonti - French horn
- Herbie Harper, Lew McCreary, Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash, Benny Powell - trombone
- Sid Sharp, Murray Adler, Israel Baker, Arnold Belnick, Assa Drori, Henry Ferber, Ronald Folsom, James Getzoff, Harris Goldman, Edward Green, Nathan Kaproff, William Kurash, Carl LaMagna, Joy Lyle, Leonard Malarsky, Ralph Schaeffer, Paul Shure, Polly Sweeney, Tibor Zelig - violin
- Meyer Bello, Samuel Boghossian, Louis Cievman, Rollice Dale, Allan Harshman, Harry Hyams, Michael Nowak, David Schwartz - viola
- Raphael Dramer, Jesse Ehrlich, Armand Karpoff, Ray Kelley, Jerome Kessler, Harry Shlutz – cello
- Jimmy Bond, Peter Mercurio, Mickey Nadel - double bass
- Charles Gould, Melvin Tax - bassoon
- Deidra Askey, Richard Glasser, Joseph Greene, Abigale Haness, Monalisa Harrington, John Lehman, Sherlie Matthews, Bill Thedford – backing vocals
- Richie Schmitt, Tommy Vicari - engineer
Charts
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 158 |
References
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