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Gonna Take A Miracle (Remaster) (CD)

By: LaBelle (Artist) and Laura Nyro (Artist)

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LaBelle Artist Snapshot:

Glamorous funk-rock icons of the mid-1970s, the R&B trio Labelle had its roots in the 1960s girl group Patti Labelle and the Bluebelles. After fourth member Cindy Birdsong left to join the Supremes in 1967, Patti Labelle, Nona Hendryx, and Sarah Dash shortened their name and began to incorporate heavier and more experimental rock and singer-songwriter influences into their sound. A series of critically acclaimed albums (largely written by Hendryx) led to the 1975 smash single "Lady Marmalade," known for its suggestive Francophone chorus. After the trio split in 1977, all three members began successful solo careers.

Laura Nyro Artist Snapshot:

Laura Nyro was one of the true innovators of 1960s pop, an influential singer-songwriter who merged jazz, gospel, R&B, and girl-group sounds and created an oeuvre that was both highly sophisticated and instantly accessible. Although she wrote several classic and somewhat straight-ahead songs for others in the `60s and `70s ("And When I Die" for Blood, Sweat & Tears and "Stoney End" for Barbra Steisand, among many others), her solo work was notable for its eccentricity, with unusual lyrics, shifting time signatures, and a deeply confessional nature. After her initial prolificacy, Nyro recorded only sporadically through the `80s and `90s, and passed away in 1997.

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DISC 1 for Gonna Take A Miracle (Remaster) (CD) Album By LaBelle (Artist) and Laura Nyr...
1   I Met Him On A Sunday
2   Bells, The
3   Monkey Time / Dancing In The Street
4   Desiree
5   You've Really Got A Hold On Me
6   Spanish Harlem
7   Jimmy Mack
8   Wind, The
9   Nowhere To Run
10   It's Gonna Take A Miracle
11   Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing - (previously unreleased, live)
12   Natural Woman, (You Make Me Feel Like) A - (previously unreleased, live)
13   O-O-H Child - (previously unreleased, live)
14   Up On The Roof - (previously unreleased, live)
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (1/20/72, p.49) - "...She touches on quite a divergent span while remaining faithful to a single, very individual vision...GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE succeeds..." -Lenny Kaye
Q (10/02, p.131) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Has Nyro letting her hair down on such street corner teen anthems as 'Jimmy Mack' and 'Spanish Harlem'. Always a woman apart."

Title Note

Personnel includes: Laura Nyro (vocals, piano); Roland Chambers, Norman Harris (guitar); Lenny Pakula (organ); Ronnie Baker (bass); Jim Helmer (drums); Larry Washington, Nydia Mata (bongos, congas).

LaBelle: Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx, Sarah Dash (vocals).

Recorded in 1971. Bonus tracks recorded live at Fillmore East, New York, New York on May 30, 1971. Includes liner notes by Amy Linden.

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

For Nyro, a native New Yorker who grew up on the sounds of girl groups and R&B, GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE was a return to her roots. While she made her name as a visionary songwriter on a par with Joni Mitchell or Neil Young, she was also a gifted interpreter of other people's songs. This is where she proved it, covering classic pop and R&B tunes like "Nowhere To Run," "Spanish Harlem" and "You've Really Got a Hold On Me." As she paid tribute to her influences, she was aided by the soulful backing vocals of LaBelle and the production of Philly soul masterminds Gamble and Huff.

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