Album: Time and Love: The Essential Masters by Laura Nyro (2000)
Genre: Singer Songwriter
Format: Compilation

Description: Time and Love: The Essential Masters is the third retrospective album of New York City singer-songwriter Laura Nyro's work to be released, and the first since her death in April 1997. Released on the Legacy imprint of Columbia Records, it compiles sixteen of her most famous compositions into a single-disc volume, focusing on her work from 1966-71, with only one song, 1975's "Sexy Mama", selected from her post-1971 catalogue.

Artist Background: Laura Nyro /ˈnɪəroʊ/ near-oh (October 18, 1947 - April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) and New York Tendaberry (1969), and had commercial success with artists such as Barbra Streisand and The 5th Dimension recording her songs. Her style was a hybrid of Brill Building-style New York pop, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, show tunes, rock, and soul.... Associated with Singer Songwriter movement.

Music Scene: Associated with Singer Songwriter movement.

Tags: Singer Songwriter, 2000s, Compilation


Time and Love: The Essential Masters is the third retrospective album of New York City singer-songwriter Laura Nyro's work to be released, and the first since her death in April 1997. Released on the Legacy imprint of Columbia Records, it compiles sixteen of her most famous compositions into a single-disc volume, focusing on her work from 1966-71, with only one song, 1975's "Sexy Mama", selected from her post-1971 catalogue.

Time and Love: The Essential Masters

Laura Nyro

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