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