Laura Nyro Songs List with album names, year of release, check all songs written or composed by American singer-songwriter and pianist. Laura Nyro (October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was known for her distinctive blend of pop, soul, jazz, and folk music. She was a prominent figure in the music scene of the 1960s and 1970s and gained recognition for her deeply personal and introspective songwriting style.
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Nyro’s music often dealt with themes of love, spirituality, and social issues, and her lyrics were known for their poetic and emotive qualities. Some of her most well-known songs include “Wedding Bell Blues,” “Stoned Soul Picnic,” “Eli’s Coming,” “And When I Die,” and “Save the Country.”
Her debut album, “More Than a New Discovery,” was released in 1967 and included many of her signature songs. Over the course of her career, Nyro released a series of albums that garnered critical acclaim, although her commercial success varied. Despite this, her influence on other artists was significant. Her songs were covered by many artists, including The 5th Dimension, Blood, Sweat & Tears, and Barbra Streisand.
Laura Nyro Songs List (All Time)
| Song Name | Album Name | Year |
|---|---|---|
| “Goodbye Joe” | More Than a New Discovery | 1967 |
| “Billy’s Blues” | More Than a New Discovery | 1967 |
| “And When I Die” | More Than a New Discovery | 1967 |
| “Stoney End” | More Than a New Discovery | 1967 |
| “Lazy Susan” | More Than a New Discovery | 1967 |
| “Hands Off the Man” (later known as “Flim Flam Man”) | More Than a New Discovery | 1967 |
| “Wedding Bell Blues” | More Than a New Discovery | 1967 |
| “Buy and Sell” | More Than a New Discovery | 1967 |
| “He’s a Runner” | More Than a New Discovery | 1967 |
| “Blowin’ Away” | More Than a New Discovery | 1967 |
| “I Never Meant to Hurt You” | More Than a New Discovery | 1967 |
| “California Shoeshine Boys” | More Than a New Discovery | 1967 |
| “Flim Flam Man” | More Than a New Discovery | 1967 |
| “Luckie” | Eli and the Thirteenth Confession | 1968 |
| “Lu” | Eli and the Thirteenth Confession | 1968 |
| “Sweet Blindness” | Eli and the Thirteenth Confession | 1968 |
| “Poverty Train” | Eli and the Thirteenth Confession | 1968 |
| “Lonely Women” | Eli and the Thirteenth Confession | 1968 |
| “Eli’s Comin'” | Eli and the Thirteenth Confession | 1968 |
| “Timer” | Eli and the Thirteenth Confession | 1968 |
| “Stoned Soul Picnic” | Eli and the Thirteenth Confession | 1968 |
| “Emmie” | Eli and the Thirteenth Confession | 1968 |
| “Woman’s Blues” | Eli and the Thirteenth Confession | 1968 |
| “Once It Was Alright Now (Farmer Joe)” | Eli and the Thirteenth Confession | 1968 |
| “December’s Boudoir” | Eli and the Thirteenth Confession | 1968 |
| “The Confession” | Eli and the Thirteenth Confession | 1968 |
| “You Don’t Love Me When I Cry” | New York Tendaberry | 1969 |
| “Captain for Dark Mornings” | New York Tendaberry | 1969 |
| “Tom Cat Goodbye” | New York Tendaberry | 1969 |
| “Mercy on Broadway” | New York Tendaberry | 1969 |
| “Save the Country” | New York Tendaberry | 1969 |
| “Gibsom Street” | New York Tendaberry | 1969 |
| “Time and Love” | New York Tendaberry | 1969 |
| “The Man Who Sends Me Home” | New York Tendaberry | 1969 |
| “Sweet Lovin’ Baby” | New York Tendaberry | 1969 |
| “Captain Saint Lucifer” | New York Tendaberry | 1969 |
| “New York Tendaberry” | New York Tendaberry | 1969 |
| “In the Country Way” (recorded May 18, 1971 in Nashville, produced by Richard Chiaro) | New York Tendaberry | 1969 |
| “Brown Earth” | Christmas and the Beads of Sweat | 1970 |
| “When I Was a Freeport and You Were the Main Drag” | Christmas and the Beads of Sweat | 1970 |
| “Blackpatch” | Christmas and the Beads of Sweat | 1970 |
| “Been on a Train” | Christmas and the Beads of Sweat | 1970 |
| “Up on the Roof” (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) | Christmas and the Beads of Sweat | 1970 |
| “Upstairs by a Chinese Lamp” | Christmas and the Beads of Sweat | 1970 |
| “Map to the Treasure” | Christmas and the Beads of Sweat | 1970 |
| “Beads of Sweat” | Christmas and the Beads of Sweat | 1970 |
| “Christmas in My Soul” | Christmas and the Beads of Sweat | 1970 |
| “I Met Him on a Sunday” (Doris Jackson, Addie Harris McPherson, Beverly Lee, Shirley Alston Reeves) | Gonna Take a Miracle | 1971 |
| “The Bells” (Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Iris Gordy, Elgie Stover) | Gonna Take a Miracle | 1971 |
| “Monkey Time/Dancing in the Street” (Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter, William “Mickey” Stevenson) | Gonna Take a Miracle | 1971 |
| “Désiree” (L.Z. Cooper, Danny Johnson) | Gonna Take a Miracle | 1971 |
| “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” (Smokey Robinson) | Gonna Take a Miracle | 1971 |
| “Spanish Harlem” (Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector) | Gonna Take a Miracle | 1971 |
| “Jimmy Mack” (Holland–Dozier–Holland) | Gonna Take a Miracle | 1971 |
| “The Wind” (Devora Brown, Bob Edwards, Nolan Strong) | Gonna Take a Miracle | 1971 |
| “Nowhere to Run” (Holland–Dozier–Holland) | Gonna Take a Miracle | 1971 |
| “It’s Gonna Take a Miracle” (Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, Lou Stallman) | Gonna Take a Miracle | 1971 |
| “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing” Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson | Gonna Take a Miracle | 1971 |
| “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” (Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Jerry Wexler) | Gonna Take a Miracle | 1971 |
| “O-o-h Child” (Stan Vincent) | Gonna Take a Miracle | 1971 |
| “Sexy Mama” | Smile | 1976 |
| “Children of the Junks” | Smile | 1976 |
| “Money” | Smile | 1976 |
| “I Am the Blues” | Smile | 1976 |
| “Stormy Love” | Smile | 1976 |
| “Cat Song” | Smile | 1976 |
| “Midnite Blue” | Smile | 1976 |
| “Smile” | Smile | 1976 |
| “Someone Loves You” (Bonus track) | Smile | 1976 |
| “Get Me My Cap” (Bonus track) | Smile | 1976 |
| “Coffee Morning” (Bonus track) | Smile | 1976 |
| “Mr. Blue (Song of Communications)” | Nested | 1978 |
| “Rhythm and Blues” | Nested | 1978 |
| “My Innocence” | Nested | 1978 |
| “Crazy Love” | Nested | 1978 |
| “American Dreamer” | Nested | 1978 |
| “Springblown” | Nested | 1978 |
| “The Sweet Sky” | Nested | 1978 |
| “Light” | Nested | 1978 |
| “Child in a Universe” | Nested | 1978 |
| “The Nest” | Nested | 1978 |
| “To a Child” | Mother’s Spiritual | 1984 |
| “The Right to Vote” | Mother’s Spiritual | 1984 |
| “A Wilderness” | Mother’s Spiritual | 1984 |
| “Melody in the Sky” | Mother’s Spiritual | 1984 |
| “Late for Love” | Mother’s Spiritual | 1984 |
| “A Free Thinker” | Mother’s Spiritual | 1984 |
| “Man in the Moon” | Mother’s Spiritual | 1984 |
| “Talk to a Green Tree” | Mother’s Spiritual | 1984 |
| “Trees of the Ages” | Mother’s Spiritual | 1984 |
| “The Brighter Song” | Mother’s Spiritual | 1984 |
| “Roadnotes” | Mother’s Spiritual | 1984 |
| “Sophia” | Mother’s Spiritual | 1984 |
| “Mother’s Spiritual” | Mother’s Spiritual | 1984 |
| “Refrain” | Mother’s Spiritual | 1984 |
| “Man in the Moon” (live) | Mother’s Spiritual | 1984 |
| “Oh Yeah Maybe Baby (The Heebie Jeebies)” | Walk the Dog and Light the Light | 1993 |
| “A Woman of the World” | Walk the Dog and Light the Light | 1993 |
| “The Descent of Luna Rose” | Walk the Dog and Light the Light | 1993 |
| “Art of Love” | Walk the Dog and Light the Light | 1993 |
| “Lite a Flame (The Animal Rights Song)” | Walk the Dog and Light the Light | 1993 |
| “Louise’s Church” | Walk the Dog and Light the Light | 1993 |
| “Broken Rainbow” | Walk the Dog and Light the Light | 1993 |
| “Walk the Dog and Light the Light (Song of the Road)” | Walk the Dog and Light the Light | 1993 |
| “To a Child” | Walk the Dog and Light the Light | 1993 |
| “I’m So Proud/Dedicated to the One I Love” | Walk the Dog and Light the Light | 1993 |
| “Angel in the Dark” (Nyro) | Angel in the Dark | 2001 |
| “Triple Goddess Twilight” (Nyro) | Angel in the Dark | 2001 |
| “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” (Gerry Goffin and Carole King) | Angel in the Dark | 2001 |
| “He Was Too Good to Me” (Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers) | Angel in the Dark | 2001 |
| “Sweet Dream Fade” (Nyro) | Angel in the Dark | 2001 |
| “Serious Playground” (Nyro) | Angel in the Dark | 2001 |
| “Be Aware” (Burt Bacharach and Hal David) | Angel in the Dark | 2001 |
| “Let It Be Me” (Gilbert Bécaud and Pierre Delanoë) | Angel in the Dark | 2001 |
| “Gardenia Talk” (Nyro) | Angel in the Dark | 2001 |
| “Ooh Baby, Baby” (Warren “Pete” Moore and Smokey Robinson) | Angel in the Dark | 2001 |
| “Embraceable You” (George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin) | Angel in the Dark | 2001 |
| “La La Means I Love You” (Thom Bell and William Hart) | Angel in the Dark | 2001 |
| “Walk On By” (Bacharach and David) | Angel in the Dark | 2001 |
| “Animal Grace” (Nyro) | Angel in the Dark | 2001 |
| “Don’t Hurt Child” (Nyro) | Angel in the Dark | 2001 |
| “Coda” (Nyro) | Angel in the Dark | 2001 |
| The Glory (song) | – | – |
About Laura Nyro Albums
- Angel in the Dark: Angel in the Dark is a 2001 album from American singer-songwriter Laura Nyro, released after her death and made up of recordings from 1994 and 1995.
- Christmas and the Beads of Sweat: Christmas and the Beads of Sweat is the fourth album by New York-born singer, songwriter, and pianist Laura Nyro. The album was released on the Columbia Records label in November 1970 after Nyro had recorded it in the early summer with producers Felix Cavaliere and Arif Mardin.
- Eli and the Thirteenth Confession: Eli and the Thirteenth Confession is the second album by New York City-born singer, songwriter, and pianist Laura Nyro, released in 1968.
- Gonna Take a Miracle: Gonna Take a Miracle is the fifth album by New York City-born singer, songwriter and pianist Laura Nyro, with assistance by vocal trio Labelle. It was released on Columbia Records in November 1971, one year after its predecessor Christmas and the Beads of Sweat.
- More Than a New Discovery: More Than a New Discovery is the debut album by Bronx-born singer, songwriter, and pianist Laura Nyro. It was recorded during 1966 and released early in the following year on the Verve Folkways imprint of the Verve Records label.
- Mother’s Spiritual: Mother’s Spiritual is the eighth studio album by New York City-born singer, songwriter, and pianist Laura Nyro and her ninth original album in total, including the 1977 live album Season of Lights.
- Nested: Nested is the seventh studio album by Bronx-born singer, songwriter and pianist Laura Nyro, released in 1978.
- New York Tendaberry: New York Tendaberry is the third album by New York City-born singer, songwriter and pianist Laura Nyro. It was released in the autumn of 1969, on Columbia Records, some eighteen months after its predecessor, Eli and the Thirteenth Confession.
- Smile: Smile is the sixth album by New York singer, songwriter and pianist Laura Nyro. It was released in early 1976, following a four-year hiatus from the music industry during which time she both married and divorced, and lived away from the spotlight.
- Walk the Dog and Light the Light: Walk the Dog and Light the Light is the ninth studio album by Bronx-born singer, songwriter, and pianist Laura Nyro. It was released in the late summer of 1993, more than nine years after its predecessor, Mother’s Spiritual.
Nyro’s music had a lasting impact on the singer-songwriter genre and left a mark on subsequent generations of musicians. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. She passed away from ovarian cancer on April 8, 1997, at the age of 49, but Laura Nyro albums continues to be celebrated and remembered for its emotional depth and unique style.
