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Tracklisting & More Information
1994 live performance includes the classics “And When I Die,” “Wedding Bell Blues,” “Stoned Soul Picnic,” and more.
A member of both the Songwriters and Rock & Roll Halls of Fame, Laura Nyro not only wrote songs that became hits for acts including The 5th Dimension, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Three Dog Night, Barbra Streisand, and many more, but has been cited as a major influence by Kate Bush, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Cyndi Lauper, Todd Rundgren, Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Wicked), and countless others. She recorded 10 studio albums (one released posthumously), but a live performance from Nyro was always an event.
Originally issued only in Japan as Live In Japan in 2003, these 16 tracks recorded at Kintetsu Hall, plus 5 recorded at On Air West return as Trees Of The Ages: Laura Nyro Live In Japan. From Nyro-penned hits including “And When I Die,” “Wedding Bell Blues,” and “Save The Country,” to covers of Bacharach/David, Smokey Robinson, and Phil Spector classics, Trees Of The Ages is an essential document of Laura’s February 1994 historic visit to Japan. With Laura on piano and vocals, with harmonies by Diane Wilson, Dian Sorrell, Diane Garisto, the performances are sublime.
Newly remastered by Grammy®-winner Michael Graves, and produced for release by Grammy®-winner Cheryl Pawelski and George Gilbert with the approval of The Laura Nyro Trust, the packaging contains updated artwork and new liner notes from author and musician John Kruth. Looking and sounding incredible, this essential addition to Nyro’s discography is available worldwide for the first time. Trees Of The Ages: Laura Nyro Live In Japan cements the legend of the incomparable Laura Nyro.
Side One
DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE
OOH BABY BABY
WOMAN OF THE WORLD
LOUISE’S CHURCH
LITE A FLAME (THE ANIMAL RIGHTS SONG)
Side Two
WALK THE DOG & LIGHT THE LIGHT (SONG OF THE ROAD)
THE JAPANESE RESTAURANT SONG
AND WHEN I DIE
TO A CHILD
THE DESCENT OF LUNA ROSÉ
WILD WORLD
Side Three
SAVE THE COUNTRY
WEDDING BELL BLUES
TREES OF THE AGES/EMMIE
WALK ON BY
LET IT BE ME
OH YEAH MAYBE BABY (THE HEEBIE JEEBIES)
Side Four
WIND
BROKEN RAINBOW
MY INNOCENCE/SOPHIA
ART OF LOVE
DOUBLE LP
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