Time and Love: The Music of Laura Nyro

• Artist: Various Artists
• Rating:
• Release Date: May 13, 1997
• Total Time: 58:58
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Folk

Review

When Laura Nyro passed away from ovarian cancer in spring 1997, it was as if she was given a new life. The collection Time and Love: The Music of Laura Nyro is one of the many highlights of that brief musical revival, but an earnest, impressive effort. Fourteen female artists came together to celebrate Nyro's understated warmth and desire, breathing new emotion into some of Nyro's best work.

Phoebe Snow, who was occasionally compared to Nyro, gives a sullen disposition on "Time and Love." Suzanne Vega's plainspoken, hush-like vocals provide a wintry feel on "Buy and Sell." This dark tale of love, sex, and pain, complete with Mitchell Froom's quiet piano accompaniment, allows Vega to present Nyro's lyrical anguish. Select tracks from Rosanne Cash ("Save the Country"), Beth Nielsen Chapman ("Stoney's End"), and Jill Sobule ("Stoned Soul Picnic") carry Nyro's torch of passion, but lesser-known artists such as the Roches ("Wedding Bell Blues") and Sweet Honey in the Rock ("And When I Die") are equally wonderful. Canadian chanteuse Jane Siberry shapes her own tribute by mixing lyrics from "Stoned Soul Picnic," "Eli's Comin'," "And When I Die," and "Wedding Bell Blues" on the sparkling, poetically beautiful "When I Think of Laura Nyro." Lisa Germano has a different touch. Germano recasts the fervor of "Eli's Comin'" in a gray world, and Nyro would have enjoyed her sinister twist. Holly Cole's sexy jazz strut on "Sweet Blindness" has similar appeal. Time and Love: The Music of Laura Nyro does exactly what Nyro did as an artist: It musically breaks boundaries while keeping raw emotion alive. Those who were involved in this project believe in such a thing. Nyro would be touched by their reflections. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Time and Love	Laura Nyro	Phoebe Snow	(4:34)
Stoned Soul Picnic	Laura Nyro	Jill Sobule	(4:07)
Buy and Sell	Laura Nyro	Suzanne Vega	(3:17)
Save the Country	Laura Nyro	Rosanne Cash	(3:14)
When I Think of Laura Nyro		Jane Siberry	(4:28)
Stoney End	Laura Nyro	Beth Nielsen Chapman	(3:53)
Eli's Comin'	Laura Nyro	Lisa Germano	(4:27)
Wedding Bell Blues	Laura Nyro	The Roches	(3:21)
And When I Die	Laura Nyro	Sweet Honey in the Rock	(2:54)
Poverty Train	Laura Nyro	Patty Larkin	(4:25)
He's a Runner	Laura Nyro	Jonatha Brooke	(3:55)
Sweet Blindness	Laura Nyro	Holly Cole	(5:22)
Upstairs by a Chinese Lamp	Laura Nyro	Leni Stern	(4:51)
Woman's Blues	Laura Nyro	Dana Bryant	(6:10)

Credits

Rosanne Cash (Vocals), Rosanne Cash (Performer), Beth Nielsen Chapman (Vocals), Beth Nielsen Chapman (Performer), Rodney Crowell (Producer), Patty Larkin (Guitar), Patty Larkin (Piano), Patty Larkin (Vocals), Patty Larkin (Producer), Patty Larkin (Performer), Jane Siberry (Vocals), Jane Siberry (Producer), William Galison (Harmonica), Sweet Honey in the Rock (Performer), The Roches (Producer), The Roches (Performer), Phoebe Snow (Vocals), Phoebe Snow (Vocals (Background)), Phoebe Snow (Performer), Suzanne Vega (Vocals), Suzanne Vega (Producer), Suzanne Vega (Performer), Karl Berger (Keyboards), Karl Berger (Vibraphone), Bill Laswell (Arranger), Bill Laswell (Producer), Leni Stern (Guitar), Leni Stern (Performer), Holly Cole (Performer), Lisa Germano (Producer), Lisa Germano (Performer), Jill Sobule (Guitar), Jill Sobule (Vocals), Jill Sobule (Sarangui), Jill Sobule (Performer), Larry John McNally (Guitar), Larry John McNally (Producer), Don Alias (Percussion), Peter Gallway (Producer), Benmont Tench (Organ (Hammond)), Jonatha Brooke (Performer), Dana Bryant (Vocals), Dana Bryant (Performer), Greg Calbi (Mastering), Lionel Cordew (Drums), Mitchell Froom (Producer), Johnny Hernandez (Photography), Jim Hoke (Flute), Jim Hoke (Autoharp), Jim Hoke (Horn), Bernice Johnson (Arranger), Geoff Keehn (Engineer), Geoff Keehn (Mixing), Jennifer Kimball (Vocals (Background)), Stewart Lerman (Producer), Stewart Lerman (Engineer), Stewart Lerman (Mixing), John Leventhal (Producer), Greg Morrow (Drums), Robert Musso (Programming), Robert Musso (Engineer), Malcolm Pollack (Engineer), Malcolm Pollack (Mixing), Michael Rivard (Bass), Jim Robeson (Engineer), Craig Ross (Producer), Craig Ross (Engineer), Craig Ross (Mixing), Marc Shulman (Guitar (Electric)), Marc Shulman (?), Steuart Smith (Guitar), Steuart Smith (Guitar (Rhythm)), David Thoener (Engineer), David Thoener (Mixing), Frank Vilardi (Drums), Bette Warner (Associate Producer), Mark Wessel (Engineer), Ben Wisch (Mixing), Ben Wittman (Drums), Glenn Worf (Bass), Tim White (Photography), McConnell (Keyboards), McConnell (Programming), McConnell (Engineer), McConnell (Mixing), Suzzy (Guitar (Acoustic)), Suzzy (Vocals), Annie Roboff (Piano), Annie Roboff (Vocals (Background)), Ebet Roberts (Photography), Ross Rice (Drums), Tom Tavee (Photography), Andrew Catlin (Photography), Robin Eaton (Vocals (Background)), Robin Eaton (Producer), Robin Eaton (Mixing), Albert Sanchez (Photography), Carla Leighton (Art Direction), Carla Leighton (Design), Kami Lyle (Vocals (Background)), Tim Coyle (Assistant Engineer), Andy Hollinger (Assistant Engineer), Richard Dunkley (Photography), Tim Lefebvre (Bass), Steve Plotnicki (Executive Producer), Greg Wilkinson (Assistant Producer), Brad Jones (Bass), Brad Jones (Vocals (Background)), Brad Jones (Producer), Brad Jones (Mixing), Brad Jones (Casio), Michael Johnson (Photography), Jana Leon (?), Jana Leon (Photography), Andrew McNaughton (Photography)

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