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Nilsson Sings Newman is an album of Randy Newman compositions sung by Harry Nilsson, with Newman on piano. The record was not a great commercial success, but it was critically praised, and helped Newman gain notice. It won a 1970 “Record of the Year” award from Stereo Review magazine, and remains a fan favorite. Recorded over six weeks in 1969, the album showcases Nilsson’s voice multi-tracked in layers of tone and harmony. Its arrangements are otherwise spare and graceful. The LP record cover art is by Dean Torrence. Re-released on Compact Disc in 1995, followed by a 30-year anniversary CD in 2000, the album has been called a studio masterpiece, and “the best exposition of the ballad in rock.“ Read on...