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Laura Nyro: Walk The Dog And Light The Light

On August 17, 1993, “Columbia” label released “Walk the Dog and Light the Light”, the ninth Laura Nyro studio album. It was recorded in 1993, in New York City, and was produced by Laura Nyro and Gary Katz.

Personnel:

  • Laura Nyro – lead vocals, harmonies, keyboards, string arrangements
  • Elliott Randall, Michael Landau, Ira Siegal – guitar
  • Freddie Washington, Jerry Jemmott- bass guitar
  • Bernard Purdie- drums
  • Bashiri Johnson, Eric McKain – percussion
  • Juliet Haffner, Sue Pray, Julie Green, Jeanne Le Blanc, Marilyn Wright, Belinda Whitney Barat, Joyce Hammann, Beryl Diamond, Rani Vaz, Laura Seaton, Gene Orloff, Sanford Allen, Mindy Jostyn – strings
  • Lou Marini, Roger Rosenberg, Randy Brecker, Lawrence Feldman – horns
  • Michael Brecker- saxophone solo
  • Lou Marini – flute solo
  • Ellen Uryevick – harp
  • Carlos Franzetti – string arrangements
  • David Frank- horn and flute arrangements, additional production assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Laura Nyro; except where noted.

  1. Oh Yeah Maybe Baby (The Heebie Jeebies) – Hank Hunter, Phil Spector
  2. A Woman of the World
  3. The Descent of Luna Rose
  4. Art of Love
  5. Lite a Flame (The Animal Rights Song)
  6. Louise’s Church
  7. Broken Rainbow
  8. Walk the Dog and Light the Light (Song of the Road)
  9. To a Child
  10. I’m So Proud/Dedicated to the One I Love – Curtis Mayfield, Ralph Bass, Lowman Pauling

Laura Nyro: Mother’s Spiritual

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In January 1984, “Columbia” label released “Mother’s Spiritual”, the eighth Laura Nyro studio album. It was recorded in 1973, in Danbury, and was produced by Laura Nyro.

Personnel:

  • Laura Nyro – vocals, harmonies, acoustic and electric pianos, dulcimer
  • John Bristow – electric guitar
  • Jan Nigro – acoustic guitar
  • Todd Rundgren- synthesizer, production assistance
  • Lisa Sunshine – bass
  • Terry Silverlight- drums
  • Julie Lyonn Lieberman– violin
  • Nydia “Liberty” Mata – percussion, production assistance
  • Arthur Kelm, Chris Andersen – engineer, mixing
  • Irene Young – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Laura Nyro.

  1. To a Child
  2. The Right to Vote
  3. A Wilderness
  4. Melody in the Sky
  5. Late for Love
  6. A Free Thinker
  7. Man in the Moon
  8. Talk to a Green Tree
  9. Trees of the Ages
  10. The Brighter Song
  11. Roadnotes
  12. Sophia
  13. Mother’s Spiritual
  14. Refrain