''Losst and Founnd'' is a posthumous album by American musician and songwriter
Harry Nilsson
Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), sometimes credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who reached the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal ov ...
. The album is a collection of recordings made by Nilsson in the final years of his life.
Background
In the early 1990s, Nilsson was ready to return to music after a decade since his last studio album. But after a disastrous meeting with
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Records Inc. (formerly Warner Bros. Records Inc.) is an American record label. A subsidiary of the Warner Music Group, it is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded on March 19, 1958, as the recorded music division of the ...
where he was turned down by the label, Nilsson and his then producer Mark Hudson began work by themselves on the then tentatively titled ''Papa's Got a Brown New Robe'' album.
Nilsson suffered a heart attack on February 14, 1993.
After surviving that, he began pressing his former label, RCA Records, to release a boxed-set retrospective of his career (released in 1995 as ''Personal Best''), and resumed recording, attempting to complete his final album. Nilsson died of heart failure on January 15, 1994, in his
Agoura Hills, California
Agoura Hills () is a city in the Santa Monica Mountains region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Its population was 20,330 at the 2010 census, which decreased to
20,299 in 2020. It is in the eastern Conejo Valley between the ...
home, at the age of 52.
Before he died, Nilsson did finish the vocal tracks for the album with producer
Mark Hudson, who held onto the tapes of that session for nearly 25 years in hopes of finishing the material. Since Nilsson's death, various demos from these sessions appeared on bootlegs over the years. In 2006 Warner/Chappell released a promotional only compilation of Nilsson's music titled ''Perfect Day – The Songs of Nilsson 1971–1993'', which featured versions of the songs "Animal Farm" and "U.C.L.A.".
With the blessing of Harry Nilsson's estate, the album was completed and retitled ''Losst and Founnd'' after a comment Nilsson made after the meeting with Warner Bros. – “they thought I was lost, but I was found”.
The final album was released on November 22, 2019.
Track listing
All music and lyrics by Harry Nilsson, except where noted.
#"Lost and Found" (Harry Nilsson,
Mark Hudson, Steve Dudas) – 4:02
#"Woman Oh Woman" – 3:16
#"U.C.L.A." – 4:21
#"
Hi-Heel Sneakers
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/Rescue Boy Medley" (
Robert Higginbotham)/(Harry Nilsson, Mark Hudson) – 3:58
#"Lullaby" – 3:11
#"Animal Farm" – 4:54
#"Listen, the Snow Is Falling" (
Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野 洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking.
Ono grew up i ...
) – 4:01
#"Try" (Harry Nilsson, Mark Hudson) – 3:15
#"Love Is the Answer" – 3:56
#"Yo Dodger Blue" – 3:14
#"What Does a Woman See in a Man" (
Jimmy Webb
Jimmy Layne Webb (born August 15, 1946) is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He has written numerous platinum-selling songs, including " Up, Up and Away", " By the Time I Get to Phoenix", " MacArthur Park", " Wichita Lineman", " Wo ...
) – 5:01
References
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Harry Nilsson albums
2019 albums
Omnivore Recordings albums
Albums produced by Mark Hudson (musician)
Albums published posthumously