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Harry Nilsson (pictured in 1972) covered Badfinger's song "Without You". Harry Nilsson , at the time best known for his hit " Everybody's Talkin' " and for composing " One ", recorded by Three Dog Night , heard Badfinger's recording of "Without You" at a party, [ 16 ] and mistook it for a Beatles song.
Nilsson was born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, on June 15, 1941. [7] [8] His paternal great-grandfather, a Swede who later emigrated to and became naturalized in the United States, created an act known as an "aerial ballet" (which is the title of one of Nilsson's albums).
Nilsson Schmilsson is the seventh studio album by American singer Harry Nilsson, released by RCA Records on November 11, 1971. It was Nilsson's most commercially successful work, producing three of his best-known songs. Among these was the number 1 hit "Without You", written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans of the group Badfinger.
"Without You" (Badfinger song), 1970, covered by Harry Nilsson, Shirley Bassey, Air Supply, T. G. Sheppard, and other artists "Without You" (Mariah Carey recording), Mariah Carey's rendition of the song, 1993 "Without You", by the Doobie Brothers from The Captain and Me, 1973 "Without You", by Janis Ian from Stars, 1974
"Without You" reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks, remaining in the top 40 for 21 weeks and on the chart for 23. It reached number two on both the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay and Radio & Records pop charts (ending Carey's streak of consecutive number ones on the latter chart; all ten of her previous singles had gone to the top), and number three on the Hot 100 Singles ...
The song is often regarded as an early offering in the power pop genre. [5] The album also contains the original version of "Without You". Although Badfinger did not release the song as a single in Europe or North America, it was taken to number 1 on the Billboard charts in 1972 by Harry Nilsson, and became a hit for Mariah Carey in 1994.
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"Jump into the Fire" is a song by American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson from his 1971 album Nilsson Schmilsson. It was also issued as the album's second single, after "Without You", and peaked at number 27 on America's Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 16 in Canada.