1980 Harry Nilsson – Flash Harry
Flash Harry is the fifteenth studio album by Harry Nilsson. Originally the album was not given a worldwide release and was only issued in the U.K., Japan, Germany, France, Spain, The Netherlands, Australia, and Scandinavia. It was not issued in the United States until August 2013. Upon release it received little promotion from Mercury, with no proper single from the album.
The album features Nilsson’s own recording of “Old Dirt Road”, co-written and performed with John Lennon on Lennon’s album Walls and Bridges (1974), Lennon’s last album of original songs before his six-year hiatus.
Shortly after the release of this album, Nilsson retired from recording. Though he would subsequently reverse his decision and record various songs for film soundtracks in the 1980s and 1990s, he never issued another full album. (Hours before his 1994 death, Nilsson finished recording the final vocal tracks for a planned ‘comeback’ album, which was released on November 22, 2019 as Losst and Founnd.)
Tracks
1 Harry (Eric Idle) 02:17
2 Cheek To Cheek (Lowell George; Martin Kibbee; Van Dyke Parks) 02:26
3 Best Move (Harry Nilsson; Michael Hazelwood; Van Dyke Parks) 04:03
4 Old Dirt Road (Harry Nilsson; John Lennon) 04:25
5 I Don’t Need You (Rick Christian) 03:50
6 Rain (Harry Nilsson) 03:49
7 I’ve Got It (Harry Nilsson; Perry Botkin Jr) 03:41
8 It’s So Easy (Harry Nilsson; Paul Stallworth) 04:41
9 How Long Can Disco On (Harry Nilsson; Ringo Starr) 02:55
10 Bright Side Of Life (Eric Idle) 04:13
Biography
Musicians
Bass | Donald Dunn |
Bass | Klaus Voormann |
Bass | Paul Stallworth |
Bass | Scott Edwards |
Drums | Fred Staehle |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Drums | Rick Shlosser |
Drums | Ricky Lawson |
Drums | Ringo Starr |
Guitar | Ben Benay |
Guitar | Danny Kortchmar |
Guitar | Lowell George |
Guitar | Fred Tackett |
Guitar | Steve Cropper |
Guitar | Keith Allison |
Guitar | Richie Zito |
Guitar | Luis Damian |
Keyboards | Bill Payne |
Keyboards | John Jarvis |
Keyboards | Van Dyke Parks |
Piano | Mac Rebennack |
Sax | Bobby Keys |
Sax | Jim Horn |
Sax | Jerry Jumonville |
Sax | Jimmy Roberts |
Sax | Wilton Felder |
Harp | Arthur Gerst |
Background Vocals | Tony Martin |
Background Vocals | Luis Damian |
Vocals | Harry Nilsson |
Liner Notes
Producer – Steve Cropper
Producer – Andre Jacquemin, Eric Idle, Trevor Jones (Track 1)
Engineer – Bruce Robb
Engineer (Assistant) – Larold Rebhun, Sheridan Wolf-Eldridge
Mastered By – Frank DeLuna
Art Direction – Alan Schmidt
Illustration – Klaus Voormann
Photography – Simon Fowler
Mastered At A&M Studios
Mixed At Cherokee Studios
Recorded At Cherokee Studios
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