Aerial Ballet

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All tracks are written by Harry Nilsson, except where noted.

Aerial Ballet
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1968
RecordedSeptember 1967 – March 1968
Studio RCA Victor (Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length29:02
Label RCA Victor
Producer Rick Jarrard
Nilsson chronology
Pandemonium Shadow Show
(1967)
Aerial Ballet
(1968)
Skidoo
(1968)
Singles from Aerial Ballet
  1. "One"
    Released: 1968
  2. "Everybody's Talkin'"
    Released: August 1969
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Daddy's Song*"2:41
2."Good Old Desk"2:22
3."Don't Leave Me"2:18
4."Mr. Richland's Favorite Song"2:12
5."Little Cowboy"1:22
6."Together"2:08
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Everybody's Talkin'" Fred Neil 2:41
8."I Said Goodbye to Me" 2:13
9."Little Cowboy (Reprise)" 0:52
10."Mr. Tinker" 2:41
11."One" 2:50
12."The Wailing of the Willow"Harry Nilsson, Ian Freebairn-Smith 2:00
13."Bath" 2:24
Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Sister Marie"3:01
15."Miss Butter's Lament"2:20
16."Girlfriend"1:50

Personnel

Credits per Allmusic: [10]

Production and technical personnel

References

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  2. 1 2 3 Unterberger, Richie (January 1, 1997). "Harry Nilsson". In Bogdanov, Vladimir; Erlewine, Michael; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Unterberger, Richie; Woodstra, Chris (eds.). AllMusic Guide to Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman, Inc. p. 658.
  3. Deming, Mark. Family Tree - Miss Butters (1968) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  4. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Aerial Ballet – Harry Nilsson | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  5. Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 758. ISBN   978-1-84195-827-9.
  6. Hansen, Barret (September 14, 1968). "Records". Rolling Stone. San Francisco.
  7. Staff. "Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media, LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  8. "Interview with Steven Tyler". AeroNewsDaily. March 13, 2008. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  9. "Harry Nilsson Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media, LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  10. "Aerial Ballet – Harry Nilsson | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 5, 2020.