Without Her (Harry Nilsson song)
| "Without Her" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Harry Nilsson | ||||
| from the album Pandemonium Shadow Show | ||||
| B-side | "Cuddly Toy" | |||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Baroque Pop | |||
| Length | 2:18 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Harry Nilsson | |||
| Producer(s) | Rick Jarrard | |||
| Harry Nilsson singles chronology | ||||
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"Without Her" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson, released on his 1967 album Pandemonium Shadow Show.
The song, a Baroque pop single, is played with cello and a countermelody performed on a flute, based on only about a half of dozen chords. One of Nilsson's first hits (although a minor one), it explains the sadness and melancholy of spending a day without the loved one, when the person has gone from you. Despite the melancholic theme, the song is described as a joyous song, too.
The song was covered by singer Glen Campbell and American band Blood, Sweat & Tears. Brazilian Bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto and Scottish singer Lulu covered the song as "Without Him". Lulu's version was the B-side of her 1968 single 'I'm A Tiger'.