In 1971, Nilsson released his seventh album, Nilsson Schmilsson, his most commercial long player by far and Without You was an undoubted highlight. But for all his songwriting prowess, he did not ...

Sometime in the early ’90s, Harry Nilsson walked into Warner Bros. with a new batch of demos. This is the man who hit No. 1 with the operatic pop of “Without You,” scored a Grammy… ...

When Pete Ham and Tom Evans of Badfinger penned 1970’s “Without You,” they almost certainly had no idea it would one day become an international hit. In fact, neither man thought the song ...

Singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson led a long and diverse career in the music business. He is best known for his pop ballad take on the Randy Newman song, “Living Without You.” ...

Far and away the biggest hit of his career, Nilsson Schmilsson peaked at No. 3 in the U.S. and landed a spot lower in the U.K. — largely because of "Without You," which gave Nilsson his first ...

1972Nilsson – Without You A hybrid of two less successful songs, this track was recorded by its writers Badfinger to fill a gap on their album No Dice, and languished in obscurity until it was ...

And before long, Harry Nilsson was off and running, cranking out daringly original records, culminating in 1971's Nilsson Schmillson, which included Coconut, Jump Into The Fire (the searing rocker ...

“Without You,” Nilsson (1972) ... “Without You” held off the Carpenters’ “Hurting Each Other,” keeping it to a No. 2 peak. Mariah Carey took the song to No. 3 in 1994.

But then, on the first repetition of “I can’t live, if living is without you”, Nilsson lets himself go. It is the moment when resignation turns into something hotter and wilder.

1972Nilsson – Without You. ... While Nilsson rarely performed live, he did perform the song with Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas in September 1992, ...