Laura Nyro: Smile (CBS)
Penny Valentine, Street Life, 3 April 1976
AS PEOPLE are attracted to evil I was always fascinated by Laura Nyro. The fascination was on two levels as a musician she was recording work that stood out in stark contrast to her contemporaries' soft sell.
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