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Gonna Take a Miracle (Exp) | 
 enlarge | Artists: Laura Nyro, Labelle
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 18084
Format: Live, Original Recording Reissued, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 85762
UPC: 696998576223
EAN: 0696998576223
ASIN: B000068QZR
Release Date: June 25, 2002
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| Tracks:
| • | I Met Him On A Sunday | | • | The Bells | | • | Monkey Time/Dancing In The Street | | • | Desiree | | • | You've Really Got A Hold On Me | | • | Spanish Harlem | | • | Jimmy Mack | | • | The Wind | | • | Nowhere To Run | | • | It's Gonna Take A Miracle | | • | Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing (Live) (Bonus Track) | | • | (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Live) (Bonus Track) | | • | O-o-h Child (Live) (Bonus Track) | | • | Up On The Roof (Live) (Bonus Track) |
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Amazon.com
More Than a New Discovery, Eli and the Thirteenth Confession, and New York Tendaberry established Laura Nyro as one of the early 1970s' brightest and most uncompromising singer-songwriters. But just as the budding success of 1969's Tendaberry seemed to establish her persona in the public's mind, Nyro reached back to the beloved Brill Building pop, doo-wop, and '50s R&B for inspiration, extended a hand in partnership to then-down-on-their-luck soul vets LaBelle, and tossed off this loving blast from the past. Producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff (who would later formulate the vaunted Philly soul sound) were ostensibly in charge, though the voices of Nyro and LaBelle carry the day. Whether the bare-bones production harked back to the mindset of Nyro's moody Tendaberry or (as Amy Linden's new liner notes suggest) they simply ran out of time and had to finish the project, there's a sense of immediacy to the recordings that outstrips even some of the originals. Tracks like "Jimmy Mack" and "I Met Him on a Sunday" feel like they spontaneously came together around an upright piano, their rhythm section a chorus of joyous hand claps. Others, like "Desiree" and "The Wind," have a haunting, ethereal sense that's pure Nyro. This is one of the oddest collections of Nyro's career, but also one of the most joyously heartfelt. This reissue features four live bonus tracks, soulful solo covers of "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing," "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," "O-o-h Child," and "Up on the Roof," that fit the theme of the studio album to a T. --Jerry McCulley
Album Description
1971 album is Nyro's only album of non-original music including 'Spanish Harlem', 'Monkey Time/Dancing In The Street' and 'Jimmy Mack'. Remastered & featuring the previously unreleased live bonus tracks 'Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing', '(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman', 'O-o-h Child' & 'Up On The Roof'. 2002.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 29 more reviews...
 Classic songs from a classic songwriter October 15, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
One of the Greatest Singer/Songwriters of the 60's-70's
along with a great backing group (Patti Labelle).
The CD is easiy worth the price of the outstanding performances
of "Jimmy Mack" and "Spanish Harlem".
The live "bonus" tracks are pretty good also.
LaBelle and Laura create magic July 16, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Pure soul. Pure Laura Nyro. God bless Gamble & Huff for putting them together.
Laura Nyro "Gonna Take A Miracle" April 1, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This CD Is Just As Wonderful As I Remember It Being Over 30 Years Ago.
I Was Very Pleased Also, With How Quickly I Recieved It.
As Always A Pleasure.
Thank You,
Carol
Laura was a great artist November 9, 2006
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
This CD captures the real Laura, soulful and able to deliver a tune like nobody before or since. Her song " It's gonna take a miracle" should resonate with anyone who has ever loved someone.
Exquisite music in many styles April 30, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the most wonderful music, from the handclaps introducing I Met Him On A Sunday to the title track. There are exquisite vocal harmonies throughout and plenty of stylistic variety: The Bells is a soaring soul song where the voices blend perfectly, whilst the medley Monkey Time/Dancing In The Street out-motowns Motown (you can just see a huge happy street party in progress).
D?siree is a gentle, wistful ballad and You've Really Got A Hold On Me is vintage R&B. The classic Spanish Harlem gets a sensitive, soulful interpretation, whilst another classic, Jimmy Mack, is a catchy, swinging up-tempo track. Wind is another gentle poetic ballad with a beautiful vocal arrangement and evocative lyrics and Nowhere To Run is a powerful rhythmic excursion.
Gonna Take A Miracle has a very unique overall sound, strong material and a superb sense of style. This CD re-issue contains four additional tracks, including her masterpiece Up On The Roof, making it even more intriguing. If you like classy music, from doowop through soul to the singer/songwriter genre, you'll enjoy this masterpiece.
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