Harry Nilsson Playboy Club, Tramp and the homes of friends and business associates. Nilsson's work and interests took him to the US for extended periods, and while he was away he lent his place to numerous musician friends. During one of his absences, singer Cass Elliot, formerly of The Mamas & the Papas, and a few members of her tour group stayed at the flat while she performed solo at the London Palladium, headlining with her torch songs and "Don't Call Me Mama Anymore". Following a strenuous performance with encores on July 29, 1974, Elliot was discovered in one of the bedrooms,
The Mamas & the Papas critical favor. "Rolling Stone" gave it four stars when it was reissued in 2006, calling it "a genuine lost treasure". Denny Doherty said that if the Mamas & the Papas had recorded the album, it might have been their best. Phillips wrote songs for the soundtrack to "Brewster McCloud" (Robert Altman, 1970) and original music for the soundtracks to "Myra Breckinridge" (Michael Sarne, 1970) and "The Man Who Fell to Earth" (Nicolas Roeg, 1976). He also wrote the ill-fated stage musical "Man on the Moon" (1975) and songs with and for other artists, including most of the tracks on the