The Point!

by Harry Nilsson

The Point! cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1971
  • Label: RCA
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 32:10
  • Community rating: 3.8/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Nilsson narrates his own fable of Oblio, the round-headed boy exiled from the Land of Point, voicing every character between songs arranged and conducted by George Tipton. The animated film version aired as an ABC Movie of the Week in February 1971 with Dustin Hoffman narrating, and the single 'Me and My Arrow' reached number 34 on the Hot 100.

Genres

Descriptors: storytelling, fairy-tale, orchestral, melodic, conceptual

Tracklist

  1. Everything's Got 'Em (2:26)
  2. The Town - Narration (1:30)
  3. Me and My Arrow (2:05)
  4. The Game - Narration (1:50)
  5. Poli High (2:40)
  6. The Trial & Banishment (2:12)
  7. Think About Your Troubles (2:48)
  8. The Pointed Man - Narration (2:43)
  9. Life Line (2:21)
  10. The Birds - Narration (1:58)
  11. P.O.V. Waltz (2:12)
  12. The Clearing In the Woods - Narration (1:54)
  13. Are You Sleeping? (2:18)
  14. Oblio's Return - Narration (3:09)

Credits

  • George Tipton - arranged by, conductor
  • Kathy Torrence - artwork [needle point]
  • Gary Lund - artwork [storybook illustrated booklet]
  • Marge Meoli - other [production secretary]
  • Dean Torrence - design
  • Rich Schmitt - engineer
  • Frank Trupia - engineer [contributing]
  • Hank McGill - engineer [contributing]
  • Kent Tunks - engineer [contributing]
  • Michael Leary - engineer [contributing]
  • Pat Ieraci - engineer [contributing]
  • Dennis Smith - engineer [technical]

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