So, enthusiasts who had paid any attention at all to the course of Nyro's career would not have been surprised by her direction on this project. 12,080 Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile.
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Laura Nyro (born October 18, 1947; died April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist.
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Nyro's passion for R&B can be traced back to some of her earliest compositions, such as "Wedding Bell Blues" and "Stoned Soul Picnic" -- both of which were covered by the R&B vocal quintet the Fifth Dimension. 3
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Although Stacey Lattislaw had the most airplay of "Its Gonna Take a Miracle", Patti Labelle and Laura break the song down to its honesty and simplicity with two vocal brakes and three chord changes that electrify the listener.
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It was released on Columbia Records in November 1971, one year after its predecessor, Christmas and the Beads of Sweat.
In late 1970/Early 1971, Laura was involved with Jackson Browne, and by November, she was married to David Bianchini. Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame 102,243 views.
Gonna Take a Miracle is the fifth album by New York City-born singer, songwriter and pianist Laura Nyro, with assistance by vocal trio Labelle.
Recorded at Sigma Sound, Philadelphia As much as Gonna Take a Miracle is indeed a Laura Nyro album, it could likewise, and perhaps more accurately, be described as a collaborative effort between Nyro and the female soul trio LaBelle -- featuring Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx, and Sarah Dash -- as well as producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
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2012 Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Induction Laura Nyro mpg YouTube - Duration: 9:40. The material reaches beyond just the sounds of Philadelphia, with Motown ("You've Really Got a Hold on Me" and "Nowhere to Run") and Brill Building ("Spanish Harlem"), as well as lesser-known covers of the Charts' "Desiree" and the Baltimore-based Royalettes "It's Gonna Take a Miracle."
Désiree is seen as Laura's paean to her soulmate, Maria Desiderio, who was seventeen at the time.