Biography

Laura Nyro was one of the true innovators of 1960s pop, an influential singer-songwriter who merged jazz, gospel, R&B, and girl-group sounds and created an oeuvre that was both highly sophisticated and instantly accessible. Although she wrote several classic and somewhat straight-ahead songs for others in the ‘60s and ‘70s ("And When I Die" for Blood, Sweat & Tears and “Stoney End” for Barbra Steisand, among many others), her solo work was notable for its eccentricity, with unusual lyrics, shifting time signatures, and a deeply confessional nature. After her initial prolificacy, Nyro recorded only sporadically through the ‘80s and ‘90s, and passed away in 1997.

Top Tracks

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• And When I Die

• And When I Die [live]

• Angel In The Dark

• Beads Of Sweat

• Billy's Blues

• Blowin' Away

• Captain Saint Lucifer

• Christmas In My Soul

• Crazy Love

• Eli's Comin'

• Eli's Coming

• Emmie

• I Am The Blues

• I Met Him On A Sunday

• It's Gonna Take A Miracle

• Jimmy Mack

• Light (pop's Principle)

• Medley: Timer/o-o-h Child/up On The Roof

• Mr. Blue (the Song Of Communications)

• New York Tendaberry

• Ooo Baby Baby

• Save The Country

• Save The Country [live]

• Stone Soul Picnic

• Stoned Soul Picnic

• Stoney End

• Sweet Blindness

• Sweet Dream Fade

• The Bells

• Time And Love

• Up On The Roof

• Wedding Bell Blues

• You Don't Love Me When I Cry

Discography

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• Live at the Fillmore East May 30, 1971

  Legacy / Columbia/Legacy

  2004

• Live! The Loom's Desire

  Rounder

  2002

• Angel in the Dark

  Rounder Select / Rounder

  2001

• Live from Mountain Stage

  Blue Plate

  2000

• Walk the Dog & Light the Light

  Columbia

  1993

• Laura: Laura Nyro Live at the Bottom Line

  A&M

  1990

• Mother's Spiritual

  Sony Music Distribution

  1984

• Nested

  Iconoclassic Records

  1978

• Season of Lights...Laura Nyro in Concert

  Iconoclassic Records

  1977

• Smile

  Columbia

  1976

• More Than a New Discovery

  Rev-Ola Records

  1967