http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2985&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rssLaura Nyro penned reams of tunes for other artists, but she should be remembered for more than just "Stone Soul Picnic" (which the 5th Dimension turned into a huge hit). Like Jimmy Webb, Nyro was one of the definitive songwriting voices of the late 1960s and early '70s, but she also had a successful solo career that was both helped and hampered by a unique, if slightly over-the-top singing style. A real maverick, Nyro created jazz and pop-tinged arrangements containing certain subtleties her impressive voice lacked; meanwhile, her voice and piano came together to continually fudge the line between hope and despair. So while sensitive sorority sisters clung to their copies of Carole King's <I>Tapestry</I>, jaded romantics had Nyro's darkly human <I>New York Tendaberry</I> to help ease the passage from the wide-eyed '60s to the cynical '70s. Nyro's popularity waned in the '80s, but as cancer was claiming her life in the late '90s, her work was rightly being embraced by a new generation of Adult Alternative singer-songwriters. - Nick DedinaFolk Popen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:40:59 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2985&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Laura Nyro penned reams of tunes for other artists, but she should be remembered for more than just "Stone Soul Picnic" (which the 5th Dimension turned into a huge hit). Like Jimmy Webb, Nyro was one of the definitive songwriting voices of the late 1960s and early '70s, but she also had a successful solo career that was both helped and hampered by a unique, if slightly over-the-top singing style. A real maverick, Nyro created jazz and pop-tinged arrangements containing certain subtleties her impressive voice lacked; meanwhile, her voice and piano came together to continually fudge the line between hope and despair. So while sensitive sorority sisters clung to their copies of Carole King's <I>Tapestry</I>, jaded romantics had Nyro's darkly human <I>New York Tendaberry</I> to help ease the passage from the wide-eyed '60s to the cynical '70s. Nyro's popularity waned in the '80s, but as cancer was claiming her life in the late '90s, her work was rightly being embraced by a new generation of Adult Alternative singer-songwriters. - Nick Dedina http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1000218&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Folk Pop Fri, 1 Jan 1971 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 1000218 tra.1000218 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.0 Gonna Take A Miracle alb.124577 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/1/5/1/781516_170x170.jpg 1988-08-09 00:00:00.0 1971-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Jimmy Mack tra.1000218 176000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1000218&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1000218&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2455130&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Singer-Songwriter Tue, 12 Oct 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 2455130 tra.2455130 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.99 Pop Music: The Golden Era, 1951-1975 alb.169204 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/1/8/2/1262814_170x170.jpg 1999-10-12 00:00:00.0 1999-10-12 00:00:00.0 true Stoned Soul Picnic tra.2455130 230000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2455130&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2455130&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2455207&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Folk Pop Tue, 10 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 2455207 tra.2455207 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.99 Time & Love: The Essential Masters alb.97196 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/0/1/4/1264109_170x170.jpg 2000-10-10 00:00:00.0 2000-10-10 00:00:00.0 true It's Gonna Take A Miracle tra.2455207 204000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2455207&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2455207&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1000221&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Folk Pop Fri, 1 Jan 1971 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 1000221 tra.1000221 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.0 Gonna Take A Miracle alb.124577 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/1/5/1/781516_170x170.jpg 1988-08-09 00:00:00.0 1971-01-01 00:00:00.0 true It's Gonna Take A Miracle tra.1000221 204000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1000221&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1000221&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2032225&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Folk Pop Mon, 1 Jan 1973 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 2032225 tra.2032225 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.99 The First Songs alb.284269 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/9/6/1296934_170x170.jpg 1988-11-08 00:00:00.0 1973-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Wedding Bell Blues tra.2032225 163000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2032225&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2032225&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2017749&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Folk Pop Mon, 1 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 2017749 tra.2017749 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.99 Angel In The Dark alb.208689 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/9/4/8/448491_170x170.jpg 2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow tra.2017749 361000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2017749&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2017749&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2032401&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Folk Pop Mon, 1 Jan 1973 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 2032401 tra.2032401 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.99 The First Songs alb.284269 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/9/6/1296934_170x170.jpg 1988-11-08 00:00:00.0 1973-01-01 00:00:00.0 true And When I Die tra.2032401 162000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2032401&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2032401&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1000031&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Folk Pop Tue, 18 Feb 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 1000031 tra.1000031 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.99 Stoned Soul Picnic: The Best Of Laura Nyro alb.305243 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/4/3/1303452_170x170.jpg 1997-02-18 00:00:00.0 1997-02-18 00:00:00.0 true Eli's Comin' tra.1000031 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tra.2032396 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.99 The First Songs alb.284269 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/9/6/1296934_170x170.jpg 1988-11-08 00:00:00.0 1973-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Flim Flam Man tra.2032396 148000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2032396&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2032396&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2455120&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Folk Pop Tue, 10 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 2455120 tra.2455120 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.99 Time & Love: The Essential Masters alb.97196 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/0/1/4/1264109_170x170.jpg 2000-10-10 00:00:00.0 2000-10-10 00:00:00.0 true Wedding Bell Blues tra.2455120 175000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2455120&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2455120&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839428&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Folk Pop Mon, 4 Mar 1968 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 2839428 tra.2839428 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.99 Eli and the Thirteenth Confession alb.298691 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/3/1/1811307_170x170.jpg 2002-06-25 00:00:00.0 1968-03-04 00:00:00.0 true Stoned Soul Picnic tra.2839428 226000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839428&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839428&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2032397&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Folk Pop Mon, 1 Jan 1973 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 2032397 tra.2032397 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.99 The First Songs alb.284269 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/9/6/1296934_170x170.jpg 1988-11-08 00:00:00.0 1973-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Stoney End tra.2032397 165000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2032397&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2032397&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1000238&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Folk Pop Tue, 11 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 1000238 tra.1000238 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.99 New York Tendaberry alb.109371 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/2/2/1412274_170x170.jpg 2002-06-25 00:00:00.0 2002-06-11 00:00:00.0 true Time And Love tra.1000238 259000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1000238&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1000238&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839200&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Folk Pop Tue, 11 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 2839200 tra.2839200 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.99 Gonna Take A Miracle alb.259955 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/3/4/1264376_170x170.jpg 2002-06-25 00:00:00.0 2002-06-11 00:00:00.0 true Jimmy Mack tra.2839200 175000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839200&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839200&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2455126&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Folk Pop Sun, 3 Mar 1968 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 2455126 tra.2455126 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.99 Eli and the Thirteenth Confession alb.116618 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/7/5/1305770_170x170.jpg 1987-06-30 00:00:00.0 1968-03-03 00:00:00.0 true Eli's Comin' tra.2455126 243000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2455126&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2455126&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1000032&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Folk Pop Tue, 18 Feb 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 1000032 tra.1000032 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.99 Stoned Soul Picnic: The Best Of Laura Nyro alb.305243 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/4/3/1303452_170x170.jpg 1997-02-18 00:00:00.0 1997-02-18 00:00:00.0 true Stoned Soul Picnic tra.1000032 228000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1000032&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1000032&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839423&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Folk Pop Mon, 4 Mar 1968 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 2839423 tra.2839423 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.99 Eli and the Thirteenth Confession alb.298691 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/3/1/1811307_170x170.jpg 2002-06-25 00:00:00.0 1968-03-04 00:00:00.0 true Sweet Blindness tra.2839423 156000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839423&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839423&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2032398&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Folk Pop Mon, 1 Jan 1973 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 2032398 tra.2032398 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.99 The First Songs alb.284269 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/9/6/1296934_170x170.jpg 1988-11-08 00:00:00.0 1973-01-01 00:00:00.0 true I Never Meant To Hurt You tra.2032398 172000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2032398&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2032398&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3036630&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Folk Pop Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 3036630 tra.3036630 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.99 Christmas & The Beads Of Sweat alb.131175 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/1/1/1/1301112_170x170.jpg 1990-07-03 00:00:00.0 1970-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Up On The Roof tra.3036630 194000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3036630&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3036630&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839206&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Folk Pop Tue, 11 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 2839206 tra.2839206 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.99 Gonna Take A Miracle alb.259955 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/3/4/1264376_170x170.jpg 2002-06-25 00:00:00.0 2002-06-11 00:00:00.0 true O-O-H Child - (previously unreleased, live) tra.2839206 90000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839206&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839206&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1000236&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Folk Pop Tue, 11 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 1000236 tra.1000236 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.99 New York Tendaberry alb.109371 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/2/2/1412274_170x170.jpg 2002-06-25 00:00:00.0 2002-06-11 00:00:00.0 true Save The Country tra.1000236 272000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1000236&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1000236&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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2000-10-10 00:00:00.0 true Up On The Roof tra.1000073 197000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1000073&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1000073&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839203&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss Folk Pop Tue, 11 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Laura Nyro on Rhapsody Online 2839203 tra.2839203 Laura Nyro art.2985 0.99 Gonna Take A Miracle alb.259955 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/3/4/1264376_170x170.jpg 2002-06-25 00:00:00.0 2002-06-11 00:00:00.0 true It's Gonna Take A Miracle tra.2839203 202000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839203&variant=play&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839203&variant=data&rws=%2Flaura-nyro%2Ftop-tracks.rss