Laura Nyro

Person · Open Library

Works

3

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Female

Origin

United States

Active from

1947-10-18

Active to

1997-04-08

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

200,262

Total plays

3,153,600

Laura Nyro (born Laura Nigro; October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter and singer. She received critical acclaim for her own recordings, especially the albums "Eli and the Thirteenth Confession" (1968) and "New York Tendaberry" (1969). Several artists, including Barbra Streisand and the 5th Dimension, achieved commercial success with songs she wrote. Although her broader recognition came after her death, she was admired by contemporaries such as Elton John. Nyro was noted for

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation

   · 2018 · cited 36,301x

2. The REDCap consortium: Building an international community of software platform partners

   · 2019 · cited 21,740x

3. A global reference for human genetic variation

   · 2015 · cited 17,794x

4. How Many Interviews Are Enough?

   · 2006 · cited 16,326x

5. Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine

   · 2020 · cited 14,080x

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Quotes

• “Give me my freedom for as long as I be All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me And all I ask of dyin' is to go naturally... And when I die, and when I'm gone There'll be one child born, in our world To carry on, to carry on...”
• “I was raised on the good book JesusTill I read between the linesNow I don't believe I ever wanna see the morning”
• “You can see the walls roarSee your brains on the floorBecome GodBecome crippleBecome funky”
• “If you love me trueAnd if you love me trueI'll spend my life with youAnd TimerYou're a jigsaw, Timer”
• “EmilyAnd her love to beCarved in a heartOn a berry treeBut it's only a little farewell lovespellTime to design a woman”
• “So he swears he'll mever marrySays that cuddles are a curseJust tell him plainYou're on the next trainIf love don't get you first”

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