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- Artist: Laura Nyro
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- Release Date: March 06, 2001
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
Angel in the Dark is a lovely recording featuring the graceful vocals and finely crafted songs that everyone expects from Laura Nyro. These sessions were completed in the summer of 1995 and represent the last music Nyro recorded. The title cut and "Sweet Dream Fade" mine the same soul terrain as her late '60s recordings, featuring horns and underlined by heavy guitar riffs. These upbeat pieces perfectly integrate voice, arrangements, and lyrics to create an organic whole, and are two of the best cuts on the album. Slower, piano-based songs like "Triple Goddess Twilight," "He Was Too Good to Me," and "Serious Playground" are mixed in-between these songs. These pieces are quieter and introspective, with Nyro's voice more intimate. It is almost as though she was sitting at the piano, late at night, and singing to herself. There are also several covers including "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" and "Let It Be Me." The first of these is over five minutes and has been slowed down so much that it drags. In fact, she slows down all of the covers as if to convert them into heartfelt ballads. This works best on "Ooh Baby, Baby," partly because the arrangement is fuller and more dynamic. One other standout is the upbeat "Gardenia Talk," filled with lively percussion and a sensual vocal. Angel in the Dark is a fine coda, perfect for late-night listening, and a perfect companion to Nyro's other recordings. ~ Ronnie Lankford Jr., All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Angel in the Dark | Laura Nyro | Laura Nyro | (4:06) |
| Triple Goddess Twilight | Laura Nyro | Laura Nyro | (4:01) |
| Will You Love Me Tomorrow | Carole King, Gerry Goffin | Laura Nyro | (6:01) |
| He Was Too Good to Me | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | Laura Nyro | (2:38) |
| Sweet Dream Fade | Laura Nyro | Laura Nyro | (4:28) |
| Serious Playground | Laura Nyro | Laura Nyro | (4:18) |
| Be Aware | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | Laura Nyro | (3:03) |
| Let It Be Me (Lyrics) | Gilbert Bécaud, |
Laura Nyro | (2:15) |
| Gardenia Talk | Laura Nyro | Laura Nyro | (2:46) |
| Ooo Baby Baby | Smokey Robinson, Warren "Pete" Moore | Laura Nyro | (3:26) |
| Embraceable You | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | Laura Nyro | (2:09) |
| La-La (Means I Love You) | Thom Bell, |
Laura Nyro | (4:20) |
| Walk on By | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | Laura Nyro | (2:18) |
| Animal Grace | Laura Nyro | Laura Nyro | (1:29) |
| Don't Hurt Child | Laura Nyro | Laura Nyro | (3:24) |
| Coda | Laura Nyro | Laura Nyro | (5:32) |
