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Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro /ˈnɪəroʊ/ NEAR-oh[citation needed] (October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) and New York Tendaberry (1969), and had commercial success with artists such as Barbra Streisand and The 5th Dimension recording her songs. Her style was a hybrid of Brill Building-style New York pop, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, show tunes, rock and soul.
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A Little Magic, A Little Kindness: The Complete Mono Albums Collection [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodbye Joe | 2:39 |
| Billy's Blues | 3:20 |
| And When I Die | 2:41 |
| Lazy Susan | 3:55 |
| Wedding Bell Blues | 2:44 |
| Buy and Sell | 3:37 |
| He's a Runner | 3:41 |
| Blowin' Away | 2:23 |
| I Never Meant to Hurt You | 2:53 |
| California Shoeshine Boys | 2:47 |
| Lu | 2:47 |
| Sweet Blindness | 2:40 |
| Poverty Train | 4:18 |
| Eli's Comin' | 4:00 |
| Timer | 3:25 |
| Stoned Soul Picnic | 3:49 |
| Emmie | 4:23 |
| Woman's Blues | 3:48 |
| December's Boudoir | 5:08 |
| The Confession | 2:52 |
| Eli's Comin' [Single Version] [*][Version] | 3:16 |
| Save the Country [Single Version] [*][Version] | 2:27 |
Iconic Performances from the Monterey International Pop Festival [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Poverty Train | 4:23 |
Milk of the Tree: An Anthology of Female Vocal Folk and Singer-Songwriters 1966-1973 [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Upstairs by a Chinese Lamp | 5:36 |
Live at Carnegie Hall: The Classic 1976 Radio Broadcast [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Stormy Love | 4:08 |
| Money | 5:43 |
| Sweet Lovin' Baby | 2:17 |
| And When I Die | 4:49 |
| Upstairs by a Chinese Lamp | 3:34 |
| The Confession | 3:06 |
| I Am the Blues | 6:11 |
| Sweet Blindness | 4:21 |
| Timer | 6:58 |
| The Cat Song | 5:13 |
| Emmie | 3:29 |
| When I Was a Freeport and You Were the Main Drag | 3:36 |
Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective [7 CD Box Set][Limited Edition] [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Beads of Sweat | 4:50 |
Be My Baby, Vol. 2: More Music from the Girls of the Sixties [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Eli's Comin' | 3:59 |
| Stoney End | 2:44 |
| And When I Die | 2:39 |
Playlist: The Very Best of Laura Nyro [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| And When I Die | 2:40 |
| Stoney End | 2:46 |
| Flim Flam Man [aka Hands Off the Man] | 2:29 |
| Lu | 2:47 |
| Stoned Soul Picnic | 3:49 |
| Christmas in My Soul | 7:07 |
| Jimmy Mack | 2:57 |
| Child in a Universe | 4:14 |
| To a Child | 3:34 |
| Broken Rainbow | 3:54 |
Original Album Classics [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lu | 2:47 |
| Sweet Blindness | 2:41 |
| Poverty Train | 4:17 |
| Lonely Women | 3:35 |
| Eli's Comin' | 3:58 |
| Timer | 3:26 |
| Stoned Soul Picnic | 3:49 |
| Emmie | 4:23 |
| Woman's Blues | 3:48 |
| Once it Was Alright Now (Farmer Joe) | 3:00 |
| December's Boudoir | 5:09 |
| The Confession | 2:50 |
| You Don't Love Me When I Cry | 4:23 |
| Captain for Dark Mornings | 4:39 |
| Tom Cat Goodbye | 5:32 |
| Mercy On Broadway | 2:18 |
| Save the Country | 4:35 |
| Gibsom Street | 4:48 |
| Time and Love | 4:26 |
| The Man Who Sends Me Home | 2:52 |
| Sweet Lovin' Baby | 3:56 |
| Captain Saint Lucifer | 3:17 |
| New York Tendaberry | 5:37 |
| Brown Earth | 4:10 |
| When I Was a Freeport and You Were the Main Drag | 2:43 |
| Blackpatch | 3:35 |
| Been on a Train | 5:50 |
| Up On the Roof | 3:14 |
| Upstairs By a Chinese Lamp | 5:34 |
| Map to the Treasure | 8:10 |
| Beads of Sweat | 4:48 |
| Christmas in My Soul | 6:59 |
| I Met Him On a Sunday | 1:49 |
| The Bells | 3:00 |
| Desiree | 1:52 |
| You've Really Got a Hold On Me | 4:07 |
| Spanish Harlem | 2:52 |
| Jimmy Mack | 2:56 |
| It's Gonna Take a Miracle | 3:24 |
| Children of the Junks | 2:50 |
| Money | 5:00 |
| I am the Blues | 5:45 |
| Stormy Love | 4:32 |
| The Cat-Song | 2:35 |
| Midnite Blue | 3:07 |
| Smile | 5:35 |
The Essential Laura Nyro [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Wedding Bell Blues | 2:54 |
| Blowin' Away | 2:21 |
| Billy's Blues | 3:20 |
| Stoney End | 2:46 |
| And When I Die | 2:40 |
| Lu | 2:47 |
| Eli's Comin' | 3:57 |
| Stoned Soul Picnic | 3:50 |
| Timer | 3:25 |
| Emmie | 4:21 |
| The Confession | 2:51 |
| Gibsom Street | 4:44 |
| New York Tendaberry | 5:38 |
| Save the Country [Single Version] [Version] | 2:27 |
| Blackpatch | 3:37 |
| Upstairs by a Chinese Lamp | 5:37 |
| Beads of Sweat | 4:49 |
| When I Was a Freeport and You Were the Main Drag | 2:41 |
| The Bells | 3:01 |
| Smile | 5:37 |
| Sweet Blindness [Live] | 3:53 |
| Mr. Blue | 5:03 |
| A Wilderness | 3:00 |
| Mother's Spiritual | 3:19 |
| A Woman of the World | 4:12 |
| Louise's Church | 3:36 |
| Broken Rainbow | 3:54 |
| To a Child | 3:35 |
| Lite a Flame (The Animal Rights Song) | 3:20 |
Collections [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Wedding Bell Blues | 2:55 |
| Sweet Blindness [Live] | 3:53 |
| Stoney End | 2:47 |
| Save the Country | 2:26 |
| And When I Die [Live from the Bottom Line] | 2:40 |
| Stoned Soul Picnic | 3:49 |
| Eli's Comin' | 3:58 |
| Emmie | 4:20 |
| Upstairs by a Chinese Lamp | 5:35 |
| New York Tendaberry | 5:33 |
Live at the Fillmore East May 30, 1971 [2004]
Live in Japan [Japanese Bonus Tracks] [2003]
The Live in Japan [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Dedicated to the One I Love | 3:28 |
| Ooh Baby Baby | 2:16 |
| And When I Die | 2:41 |
| Save the Country | 2:53 |
| Wedding Bell Blues | 2:17 |
| Louise's Church | 3:23 |
| Woman of the World | 4:33 |
Live! The Loom's Desire [2002]
Angel in the Dark [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Angel in the Dark | 4:06 |
| Triple Goddess Twilight | 4:02 |
| Will You Love Me Tomorrow | 6:01 |
| He Was Too Good to Me | 2:38 |
| Sweet Dream Fade | 4:29 |
| Serious Playground | 4:19 |
| Gardenia Talk | 2:47 |
| Ooo Baby Baby | 3:26 |
| Ooh Baby Baby | 3:26 |
| Embraceable You | 2:10 |
| La-La (Means I Love You) | 4:20 |
| La la Means I Love You | 4:21 |
| Animal Grace | 1:29 |
| Don't Hurt Child | 3:25 |
| Coda | 5:32 |
Live from Mountain Stage [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Oh Yeah Maybe Baby (The Heebie Jeebies) | 2:26 |
| Oh, Yeah, Maybe, Baby | 2:26 |
| My Innocence | 2:16 |
| To a Child | 3:18 |
| And When I Die | 2:46 |
| Lite a Flame | 3:12 |
| Lite a Flame (The Animal Rights Song) | 3:12 |
| Emmie | 3:12 |
| Japanese Restaurant | 4:05 |
Time and Love: The Essential Masters [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Sweet Blindness | 2:39 |
| Wedding Bell Blues | 2:55 |
| And When I Die | 2:40 |
| Blowin' Away | 2:22 |
| Eli's Comin' | 3:59 |
| Goodbye Joe | 2:43 |
| Stoney End | 2:48 |
| It's Gonna Take A Miracle | 3:25 |
| Stoned Soul Picnic | 3:51 |
| Lu | 2:48 |
| Save The Country | 4:33 |
| When I Was A Freeport And You Werer The Main Drag | 2:49 |
| When I Was a Freeport and You Were the Main Drag | 2:48 |
| Blackpatch | 3:40 |
| Time And Love | 4:20 |
| Up On The Roof | 3:15 |
Premium Best [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Save the Country [Single Mix] | 2:28 |
| Eli's Comin' | 3:59 |
| Stoned Soul Picnic | 3:50 |
| New York Tendaberry | 5:37 |
| Upstairs by a Chinese Lamp | 5:37 |
| It's Gonna Take a Miracle | 3:28 |
| Wedding Bell Blues | 2:56 |
| And When I Die | 2:42 |
| Blowin' Away | 2:23 |
| Stoney End | 2:48 |
| Smile | 5:39 |
| Sweet Blindness [Live] | 3:54 |
| Mr. Blue | 5:03 |
| Mother's Spiritual | 3:20 |
| To a Child | 3:34 |
| A Woman of the World | 4:13 |
Stoned Soul Picnic: The Best of Laura Nyro [1997]
The Philly Sound: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and the Story of Brotherly Love (1966-1976) [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Bells | 2:54 |
Listen to the Music: '70s Females Singer [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Map to the Treasure | 8:06 |
| Beads of Sweat | 4:49 |
Walk the Dog & Light the Light [1993]
Laura: Laura Nyro Live at the Bottom Line [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Confession | |
| The Wild World | |
| To a Child | |
| And When I Die | |
| Broken Rainbow | |
| Emmie | |
| Wedding Bell Blues | |
| The Japanese Restaurant Song | |
| Stoned Soul Picnic |
Mother's Spiritual [1984]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| To a Child... | 3:54 |
| The Right To Vote | 3:06 |
| A Wilderness | 3:01 |
| Melody in the Sky | 3:46 |
| Late for Love | 3:01 |
| A Free Thinker | 3:19 |
| Man in the Moon | 2:57 |
| Talk to a Green Tree | 3:44 |
| Trees of the Ages | 3:49 |
| The Brighter Song | 2:31 |
| Roadnotes | 3:18 |
| Sophia | 4:42 |
| Mother's Spiritual | 3:17 |
| Refrain | 1:11 |
| Man on the Moon [Live][*] | 3:29 |
Mother's Spiritual [Bonus Track] [1984]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| To a Child... | 3:54 |
| The Night to Vote | 3:06 |
| A Wilderness | 3:01 |
| Melody in the Sky | 3:46 |
| Late for Love | 3:01 |
| A Free Thinker | 3:19 |
| Man in the Moon | 2:57 |
| Talk to a Green Tree | 3:41 |
| Trees of the Ages | 3:49 |
| The Brighter Song | 2:31 |
| Sophia | 4:42 |
| Mother's Spiritual | 3:17 |
| Refrain | 1:11 |
| Man on the Moon [Live][*] | 3:29 |
Impressions [1980]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Wedding Bell Blues | |
| Stoney End | |
| And When I Die | |
| Map to the Treasure | |
| Beads of Sweat | |
| Christmas in My Soul |
Nested [1978]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mr. Blue (The Song of Communications) | 5:03 |
| Rhythm and Blues | 3:01 |
| My Innocence | 3:26 |
| Crazy Love | 4:22 |
| American Dreamer | 4:10 |
| Springblown | 4:25 |
| The Sweet Sky | 3:34 |
| Light (Pop's Principle) | 2:54 |
| Child in a Universe | 4:14 |
| The Nest | 2:26 |
Season of Lights...Laura Nyro in Concert [1977]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money | 6:04 |
| And When I Die | 4:03 |
| Sweet Lovin' Baby [*] | 2:20 |
| Upstairs by a Chinese Lamp | 4:56 |
| When I Was a Freeport and You Were the Main Drag | 3:42 |
| The Morning News [#][*] | 2:32 |
| Sweet Blindness | 3:47 |
| I Am the Blues [*] | 7:00 |
| The Cat Song | 4:22 |
| Emmie | 3:56 |
| The Confession | 3:11 |
| Smile [*] | 4:07 |
| Timer | 6:15 |
| Timer [*] | 6:15 |
| Midnite Blue [*] | 4:05 |
Season of Lights...Laura Nyro in Concert [Bonus Tracks] [1977]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money | 6:04 |
| Sweet Lovin' Baby | 2:19 |
| And When I Die | 4:03 |
| The Morning News | 2:32 |
| Upstairs By a Chinese Lamp | 4:56 |
| I Am The Blues | 7:00 |
| When I Was a Freeport and You Were the Main Drag | 3:42 |
| Smile | 4:06 |
| Sweet Blindness | 3:47 |
| The Cat-Song | 4:22 |
| Emmie | 4:04 |
| The Confession | 3:10 |
| Timer | 6:15 |
| Midnite Blue | 4:08 |
Season of Lights...Laura Nyro in Concert [Complete Version] [1977]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money | 6:04 |
| Sweet Lovin' Baby | 2:20 |
| And When I Die | 4:03 |
| Upstairs by a Chinese Lamp | 4:56 |
| I Am the Blues | 7:00 |
| When I Was a Freeport and You Were the Main Drag | 3:42 |
| Smile | 4:07 |
| Sweet Blindness | 3:47 |
| The Cat Song | 4:22 |
| Emmie | 3:56 |
| The Confession | 3:11 |
| Timer | 6:15 |
| Midnite Blue | 4:05 |
Smile [1976]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Children of the Junks | 2:50 |
| Money | 5:00 |
| I Am the Blues | 5:45 |
| Stormy Love | 4:31 |
| The Cat Song | 2:34 |
| The Cat-Song | 2:35 |
| Midnite Blue | 3:05 |
| Smile | 5:41 |
The First Songs [1973]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Wedding Bell Blues | 2:44 |
| Billy's Blues | 3:20 |
| California Shoeshine Boys | 2:45 |
| Lazy Susan | 3:53 |
| Blowing Away | 2:22 |
| Goodbye Joe | 2:38 |
| Flim Flam Man | 2:29 |
| Stoney End | 2:46 |
| I Never Meant to Hurt You | 2:52 |
| He's a Runner | 3:40 |
| Buy and Sell | 3:38 |
| And When I Die | 2:40 |
| Blowin' Away | 2:23 |
Gonna Take a Miracle [1971]
Gonna Take a Miracle [Expanded] [1971]
Christmas and the Beads of Sweat [1970]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Brown Earth | 4:11 |
| When I Was a Freeport and You Were the Main Drag | 2:44 |
| Blackpatch | 3:36 |
| Been on a Train | 5:51 |
| Up on the Roof | 3:14 |
| Upstairs by a Chinese Lamp | 5:34 |
| Map to the Treasure | 8:10 |
| Beads of Sweat | 4:49 |
| Christmas in My Soul | 7:00 |
New York Tendaberry [1969]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You Don't Love Me When I Cry | 4:24 |
| You Don’t Love Me When I Cry | 4:19 |
| Captain for Dark Mornings | 4:38 |
| Tom Cat Goodby | 5:32 |
| Tom Cat Goodbye | 5:26 |
| Mercy on Broadway | 2:18 |
| Save the Country | 4:36 |
| Gibsom Street | 4:47 |
| Time and Love | 4:24 |
| The Man Who Sends Me Home | 2:52 |
| Sweet Lovin' Baby | 3:55 |
| Sweet Lovin’ Baby | 3:50 |
| Captain Saint Lucifer | 3:17 |
| New York Tendaberry | 5:33 |
New York Tendaberry [Expanded] [1969]
Eli and the Thirteenth Confession [1968]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lu | 2:45 |
| Sweet Blindness | 2:37 |
| Poverty Train | 4:16 |
| Lonely Women | 3:32 |
| Eli's Comin' | 3:56 |
| Eli's Coming | 3:58 |
| Timer | 3:23 |
| Stoned Soul Picnic | 3:47 |
| Emmie | 4:20 |
| Woman's Blues | 3:46 |
| Once It Was Alright Now (Farmer Joe) | 2:58 |
| December's Boudoir | 5:05 |
| The Confession | 2:50 |
Eli and the Thirteenth Confession [Expanded] [1968]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lu | 2:47 |
| Sweet Blindness | 2:41 |
| Poverty Train | 4:17 |
| Lonely Women | 3:35 |
| Eli's Comin' | 3:58 |
| Timer | 3:26 |
| Stoned Soul Picnic | 3:49 |
| Emmie | 4:25 |
| Woman's Blues | 3:48 |
| Once It Was Alright Now (Farmer Joe) | 3:00 |
| December's Boudoir | 5:09 |
| The Confession | 2:50 |
| Stoned Soul Picnic [#][*][Demo Version] | 3:39 |
| Emmie [#][*][Demo Version] | 4:25 |
| Save the Country | 2:27 |
Eli and the Thirteenth Confession [LP] [1968]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lu | 2:46 |
| Sweet Blindness | 2:41 |
| Poverty Train | 4:17 |
| Lonely Women | 3:35 |
| Eli's Comin' | 3:58 |
| Timer | 3:25 |
| Stoned Soul Picnic | 3:49 |
| Emmie | 4:23 |
| Woman's Blues | 3:48 |
| Once It Was Alright Now (Farmer Joe) | 3:00 |
| December's Boudoir | 5:09 |
| The Confession | 2:48 |
More Than a New Discovery [1967]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodbye Joe | 2:38 |
| Billy's Blues | 3:20 |
| And When I Die | 2:40 |
| Stoney End | 2:46 |
| Lazy Susan | 3:53 |
| Wedding Bell Blues | 2:44 |
| Buy and Sell | 3:38 |
| He's a Runner | 3:40 |
| Blowin' Away | 2:23 |
| I Never Meant to Hurt You | 2:52 |
| California Shoeshine Boys | 2:45 |
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