Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. 1941 ~ Harry Nilsson |  |
| 2. Without Her ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 3. As I Wander Lonely - (previously unreleased) ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 4. Ten Little Indians ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 5. You Can't Do That ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 6. Miss Butter's Lament - (previously unreleased) ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 7. One ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 8. Mr. Richland's Favorite Song ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 9. Everybody's Talkin' - (from "Midnight Cowboy") ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 10. Together ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 11. Don't Leave Me ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 12. Good Old Desk ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 13. I Will Take You There - (from "Skidoo") ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 14. Girlfriend - (previously unreleased) ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 15. Wasting My Time - (previously unreleased) ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 16. Mournin' Glory Story ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 17. Open Your Window ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 18. Maybe ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 19. Nobody Cares About The Railroads Anymore ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 20. I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 21. Vine Street ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 22. Me And My Arrow ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 23. Think About Your Troubles ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 24. Early In The Morning ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 25. Without You ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 26. Moonbeam Song, The ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 27. Coconut ~ Harry Nilsson | |
| 28. Jump Into The Fire - (single version) ~ Harry Nilsson | |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Producers include: Rick Jarrad, Harry Nilsson, Richard Perry, Derek Taylor, John Lennon. | | Compilation producer: Paul Williams. | | Engineers include: Robin Geoffrey Cable, Ken Scott, Phil McDonald. | | Includes liner notes by Derek Taylor, Dawn Eden and Paul Williams. | | Digitally remastered by Eddie Tallia and James P. Nichols. | | To effectively convey the full wonder of Harry Nilsson's songs and recordings, two discs really represent a minimum. PERSONAL BEST includes the hits, along with enough other important album tracks and rarities to make an effective case for the enduring merits of Nilsson (however, anyone interested in a collection of the hits alone should investigate his ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS). Nilsson wrote songs for other artists before breaking into the charts on his own. He was a romantic and jesting writer and stylist of great range and taste. Ironically, over the course of his hit-making years, a couple of his biggest hits were written by others--"Everybody's Talkin'" (by Fred Neil) and "Without You" (by Pete Ham and Tom Evans of Badfinger). Nilsson was involved in the preparation of this anthology at the time of his early death in 1994. |
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| Artist Overview |
| Though he's best known for his versions of other people's songs (Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin'," Badfinger's "Without You," an entire album of Randy Newman songs), Nilsson was a skilled composer, and is recognized as a pop craftsman of the first order. As a songwriter, he placed tunes with the Monkees, the Yardbirds and others. As a singer he managed to wring greatly expressive range from his uniquely flexible voice, and is recognized as a pop craftsman of the first order. |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 02/28/1995 | | Original Release Date : 1995 | | Catalog ID : 66354 | | Label : RCA Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00078636635422 |
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| Professional Reviews |
| Rolling Stone (8/10/95, p.60)
- "...combine[s] melodic genius and verbal intelligence with grace and ingenuity..."Entertainment Weekly (2/24-3/3/95, p.120)
- "...The sublime tenor, who died [in 1994], left behind a bewilderingly mercurial catalog, ranging from neo-barbershop to Ray Charles-style soul, to kiddie ditties, to rudimentary rock. This collection takes in all that, along with chart-toppers..." - Rating: A Village Voice (2/20/96)
- Tied for #7 on the Reissues list of Village Voice's 1995 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll. |
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