Sandman

Sandman is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson, released in January 1976 on RCA Victor. 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" Richie Schmitt – recording engineer, associate producer 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