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With the 1971 release Gonna Take a Miracle, pop composer and vocalist Laura Nyro completed her four-album/four-year deal for Columbia. 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. More recently, her version of "Up on the Roof" was one of the highlights of Christmas and the Beads of Sweat. 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. 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. It is ultimately this team that is responsible for the album's overwhelmingly solid results. Leading off in an apropos style is a succulent cover of the Shirelles hit "I Met Him on a Sunday." The vocal performance is structured as a round -- with each woman singing a consecutive line. The song is rightfully returned to the street corner doo wop tradition from which it originated with the simplicity of unadorned vocals creating an inconspicuous a cappella symphony. Nyro has never sounded so comfortable, easy, or "in her element" than she does backed by an all-star Philly soul ensemble that Gamble and Huff assembled for these sessions. 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."
© Lindsay Planer /TiVo
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Laura Nyro, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Piano - Labelle, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Kenneth Gamble, Producer - Roland Chambers, Guitar - S. Owens, Composer, Lyricist - Leon Huff, Producer - Norman Harris, Guitar - D. Coley, Composer, Lyricist - Tim Geelan, Engineer - Vince Montana, Percussion - A. Harris, Composer, Lyricist - Jack Adams, Mixing Engineer - Jim Helmer, Drums - B. Lee, Composer, Lyricist - Larry Washington, Congas - Nydia Mata, Bongos - Lenny Pakula, Arranger, Organ - Tom Bell, Arranger - Ronnie Baker, Bass - Robert Martin, Arranger
Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Laura Nyro, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Piano - Labelle, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Laura Nyro & LaBelle, Associated Performer - Kenneth Gamble, Producer - Roland Chambers, Guitar - Anna Gordy Gaye, Composer, Lyricist - Leon Huff, Producer - Norman Harris, Guitar - Marvin Gaye, Composer, Lyricist - Tim Geelan, Engineer - Vince Montana, Percussion - Elgie Stover, Composer, Lyricist - Jack Adams, Mixing Engineer - Jim Helmer, Drums - Iris Gordy, Composer, Lyricist - Larry Washington, Congas - Nydia Mata, Bongos - Lenny Pakula, Arranger, Organ - Bobby Martin, Arranger - Ronnie Baker, Bass - Tom Bell, Arranger - Robert Martin, Arranger
Originally Released 1971 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Laura Nyro, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Piano - Labelle, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Curtis Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist - Kenneth Gamble, Producer - Roland Chambers, Guitar - William Stevenson, Composer, Lyricist - Leon Huff, Producer - Norman Harris, Guitar - Marvin Gaye, Composer, Lyricist - W. Stevenson, Composer, Lyricist - Tim Geelan, Engineer - Vince Montana, Percussion - Ivy Jo Hunter, Composer, Lyricist - Jack Adams, Mixing Engineer - Jim Helmer, Drums - Tom Bell, Arranger - Larry Washington, Congas - Nydia Mata, Bongos - Lenny Pakula, Arranger, Organ - Robert Martin, Arranger - Ronnie Baker, Bass
Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Laura Nyro, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Piano - Labelle, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Kenneth Gamble, Producer - Roland Chambers, Guitar - L. Cooper, Composer, Lyricist - Leon Huff, Producer - Norman Harris, Guitar - C. Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - Tim Geelan, Engineer - Vince Montana, Percussion - Jack Adams, Mixing Engineer - Jim Helmer, Drums - Larry Washington, Congas - Nydia Mata, Bongos - Tom Bell, Arranger - Lenny Pakula, Arranger, Organ - Robert Martin, Arranger - Ronnie Baker, Bass
Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Laura Nyro, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Piano - Labelle, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Kenneth Gamble, Producer - Roland Chambers, Guitar - Smokey Robinson, Composer, Lyricist - Leon Huff, Producer - Norman Harris, Guitar - Tim Geelan, Engineer - Vince Montana, Percussion - Jack Adams, Mixing Engineer - Jim Helmer, Drums - Tom Bell, Arranger - Larry Washington, Congas - Nydia Mata, Bongos - Lenny Pakula, Arranger, Organ - Robert Martin, Arranger - Ronnie Baker, Bass
Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Laura Nyro, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Piano - Labelle, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Kenneth Gamble, Producer - Jerry Leiber, Composer, Lyricist - Leon Huff, Producer - Phil Spector, Composer, Lyricist - Tim Geelan, Engineer - Roland Chambers, Guitar - Jack Adams, Mixing Engineer - Norman Harris, Guitar - Vince Montana, Percussion - Jim Helmer, Drums - Tom Bell, Arranger - Larry Washington, Congas - Nydia Mata, Bongos - Lenny Pakula, Arranger, Organ - Robert Martin, Arranger - Ronnie Baker, Bass
Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Laura Nyro, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Piano - Labelle, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Kenneth Gamble, Producer - Roland Chambers, Guitar - Brian Holland, Composer, Lyricist - Leon Huff, Producer - Norman Harris, Guitar - Lamont Dozier, Composer, Lyricist - Tim Geelan, Engineer - Vince Montana, Percussion - Edward Holland, Jr., Composer, Lyricist - Jack Adams, Mixing Engineer - Jim Helmer, Drums - Larry Washington, Congas - Nydia Mata, Bongos - Lenny Pakula, Arranger, Organ - Tom Bell, Arranger - Ronnie Baker, Bass - Robert Martin, Arranger
Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Laura Nyro, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Piano - Labelle, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Kenneth Gamble, Producer - Roland Chambers, Guitar - Nolan Strong, Composer, Lyricist - Leon Huff, Producer - Norman Harris, Guitar - Bob Edwards, Composer, Lyricist - Tim Geelan, Engineer - Vince Montana, Percussion - Devora Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Jack Adams, Mixing Engineer - Jim Helmer, Drums - Larry Washington, Congas - Nydia Mata, Bongos - Lenny Pakula, Arranger, Organ - Tom Bell, Arranger - Ronnie Baker, Bass - Robert Martin, Arranger
Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Laura Nyro, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Piano - Labelle, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Kenneth Gamble, Producer - Roland Chambers, Guitar - Brian Holland, Composer, Lyricist - Leon Huff, Producer - Norman Harris, Guitar - Lamont Dozier, Composer, Lyricist - Tim Geelan, Engineer - Vince Montana, Percussion - Edward Holland, Jr., Composer, Lyricist - Jack Adams, Mixing Engineer - Jim Helmer, Drums - Larry Washington, Congas - Nydia Mata, Bongos - Lenny Pakula, Arranger, Organ - Tom Bell, Arranger - Ronnie Baker, Bass - Robert Martin, Arranger
Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Laura Nyro, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Piano - Labelle, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Kenneth Gamble, Producer - Teddy Randazzo, Composer, Lyricist - Leon Huff, Producer - Roland Chambers, Guitar - Bobby Weinstein, Composer, Lyricist - Tim Geelan, Engineer - Norman Harris, Guitar - Lou Stallman, Composer, Lyricist - Jack Adams, Mixing Engineer - Vince Montana, Percussion - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Jim Helmer, Drums - Larry Washington, Congas - Nydia Mata, Bongos - Tom Bell, Arranger - Lenny Pakula, Arranger, Organ - Ronnie Baker, Bass - Robert Martin, Arranger
Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
With the 1971 release Gonna Take a Miracle, pop composer and vocalist Laura Nyro completed her four-album/four-year deal for Columbia. 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. More recently, her version of "Up on the Roof" was one of the highlights of Christmas and the Beads of Sweat. 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. 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. It is ultimately this team that is responsible for the album's overwhelmingly solid results. Leading off in an apropos style is a succulent cover of the Shirelles hit "I Met Him on a Sunday." The vocal performance is structured as a round -- with each woman singing a consecutive line. The song is rightfully returned to the street corner doo wop tradition from which it originated with the simplicity of unadorned vocals creating an inconspicuous a cappella symphony. Nyro has never sounded so comfortable, easy, or "in her element" than she does backed by an all-star Philly soul ensemble that Gamble and Huff assembled for these sessions. 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."
© Lindsay Planer /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:04
- Main artists: Laura Nyro
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
1988 (P) SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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