Laura Nyro
Barry Manilow discusses singer / songwriter Laura Nyro. Barbra Streisand, Elton John and Stephen Sondheim acknowledge her influence, yet she's remained largely unknown - until now!
Barry Manilow looks at the career of the uniquely talented singer / songwriter, Laura Nyro. Among her admirers are Barbra Streisand, Elton John and Stephen Sondheim, yet Laura remains largely unknown to the public. Among her songs 'Stony End' a huge hit for Barbra Streisand, 'And When I Die' for the band 'Blood Sweat and Tears' and 'Sweet Blindness' for 'The Fifth Dimension'. Laura was a songwriting prodigy who made her first album when she was just nineteen. Her songs were sought out and recorded by, among others, Chet Atkins, Chris Connor, 'Mama' Cass Elliot, Maynard Ferguson, The Four Tops, Aretha Franklin, Linda Rondstadt, Diana Ross and the Supremes and Frank Sinatra. Her unique style, with tempo changes and complex lyric writing, plus a determination to go her own way, produced several albums - none of which were successful! But all of which contain her extraordinary songs. In this programme Barry Manilow showcases her remarkable talent.
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Barry Manilow
I Write the Songs
- Manilow Greatest Hits - Platinum Coll.
- Arista.
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Laura Nyro
Eli's Comin'
- Eli And The Thirteenth Confession.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 6.
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Laura Nyro
Wedding Bell Blues
- The Best Of.
- Columbia.
- 10.
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Laura Nyro
Billy's Blues
- More Than A New Discovery.
- 2.
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Laura Nyro
Sweet Blindness
- Time And Love: The Essential Masters.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 1.
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Laura Nyro
And When I Die
- Laura Nyro Classics.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 3.
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
And When I Die
- Hitchin' A Ride.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 1.
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Laura Nyro
Poverty Train
- Eli And The Thirteenth Confession.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 4.
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Laura Nyro
Luckie
- Eli And The Thirteenth Confession.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 1.
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Barbra Streisand
Stoney End
- Barbra Streisand Greatest Hits Vol.2.
- CBS.
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Laura Nyro
Tom Cat Goodby
- New York Tendaberry.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 3.
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Laura Nyro
Time and Love
- Laura Nyro Classics.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 12.
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Laura Nyro
Stoned Soul Picnic
- Out Of Our Heads: The Underground Sound 1965-1970.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 11.
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Laura Nyro
Captain Saint Lucifer
- New York Tendaberry.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 10.
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Laura Nyro
Save the Country
- Laura Nyro Classics.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
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Broadcast
- Sun 10 Nov 2019 21:00成人快手 Radio 2