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Notable quotes
“"But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living ... for the price of wisdom is above rubies."”
— The Sandman #1: epigram in "Sleep of The Just", from the Book of Job, Chapter 28, verses 12, 13, 18)
“This is magnicifent—and it's true! It never happened, yet it is still true! What magic art is this?”
— Robin Goodfellow, in The Sandman #19: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
“She shouldn't mess with the moon. That's dangerous.”
— George, in The Sandman #35: "Beginning to See the Light"
“Do you know why I stopped being Delight, my brother? I do. There are things not in your book. There are paths outside this garden. You would do well to remember that.”
— Delirium to Destiny, in The Sandman #47: "Brief Lives: 7"
“I know lots of things. People think I don't but I really do. I know more about us than any of us. That's just one of the things I know.”
— Delirium, in The Sandman #64: "The Kindly Ones: 8"
“Look, I'm sorry it's over too. But good things have to end; stories have to end. It's what gives them meaning.”
— Afterword to The Wake
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Sandman is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson, released in January 1976 on RCA Victor.
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Sandman is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson, released in January 1976 on RCA Victor.
Contents
Track listing
All music and lyrics by Harry Nilsson, except where noted.
"I'll Take a Tango" (Alex Harvey) – 2:58
"Something True" (Nilsson, Perry Botkin, Jr.) – 2:54
"Pretty Soon There'll Be Nothing Left for Everybody" – 2:50
"The Ivy Covered Walls" – 3:15
"Here's Why I Did Not Go to Work Today" (Nilsson, Danny Kortchmar) – 4:05
"The Flying Saucer Song" – 6:40
"How to Write a Song" – 3:12
"Jesus Christ You're Tall" – 4:08
"Will She Miss Me" – 4:43
Personnel
Harry Nilsson – vocals
Joe Cocker – vocals on "The Flying Saucer Song"
Doug Dillard – banjo
Klaus Voormann – bass
Jim Keltner – drums
Danny Kortchmar, Fred Tackett, Jesse Ed Davis – guitar
Jane Getz, Leon Russell, Van Dyke Parks – keyboards
Emil Richards, Emmett Kennedy, Gary Coleman, Joe DeAguero, Pat Murphy, Robert Greenidge – percussion
Bobby Keys, Gene Cipriano, Jay Migliori, Jim Horn, John Rotella, Trevor Lawrence – saxophone
Bobby Bruce, Ilene Novog, The Perry Botkin, Jr. Orchestra and Singers – strings
Production and technical personnel
Perry Botkin Jr. – arrangements on "Something True", "The Ivy Covered Walls" and "Will She Miss Me"
Pete Abbott, Artie Torgersen, Mike Moran – second engineers
Gribbitt – design and graphics
Klaus Voormann – inside artwork
Mal "The Pal" Evans – cover photography
Marge Meoli – A&R coordination
The Flying Saucer Song
Many people think they recognize one of the main voices in "The Flying Saucer Song" as Joe Cocker. But the voices are all Nilsson using three distinct voice inflections. The gruff background vocals, however, are provided by Joe Cocker, whose coarse delivery is similar to Nilsson's.
"I don't think there's that much of a similarity," Nilsson remarked, "It's just that we both can occasionally muster up a brandy tone. We're whiskey-throated tenors. The Orson Welles type of guy from Citizen Kane."
"The Flying Saucer Song" was written for, and originally recorded, during the Pussy Cats sessions but was not released until Sandman.
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