Laura Nyro: Smile
Charles Shaar Murray, NME, 20 March 1976
LAURA NYRO: fringed red velvet shawl over a lamp, candlelight, one line of cocaine on a mirror, a half-empty glass of red wine on the piano, voices from the next room.
Total word count of piece: 945
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