On November 17, 1971, “Columbia” label released “Gonna Take a Miracle”, the fifth Laura Nyro studio album. It was recorded May – June 1971, at “Sigma Sound” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.

Personnel:

• Laura Nyro – vocals, piano
• Nona Hendryx, Patti LaBelle, Sarah Dash – vocals
• Norman Harris, Roland Chambers – guitar
• Lenny Pakula – organ
• Ronnie Baker – bass
• Jim Helmer – drums
• Vincent Montana Jr. – percussion
• Larry Washington – bongos
• Nydia “Liberty” Mata – congas
• Bobby Martin, Lenny Pakula, Thom Bell – string and horn arrangements
• Tim Geelan – engineer
• Gary Burden – art direction, design
• Stephen Paley – front cover photography

Track listing:

1. I Met Him on a Sunday – Doris Jackson, Addie Harris McPherson, Beverly Lee, Shirley Alston Reeves
2. The Bells – Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Iris Gordy, Elgie Stover
3. Monkey Time/Dancing in the Street – Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter, William “Mickey” Stevenson
4. Désiree – L.Z. Cooper, Danny Johnson
5. You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me – Smokey Robinson
6. Spanish Harlem – Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector
7. Jimmy Mack – Holland–Dozier–Holland
8. The Wind – Devora Brown, Bob Edwards, Nolan Strong
9. Nowhere to Run – Holland–Dozier–Holland
10. It’s Gonna Take a Miracle – Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, Lou Stallman