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American Dreamer

Laura Nyro · 2021

282 min · 88 tracks · jazz · soul

A vibrant tapestry of soul, jazz, and pop showcasing Nyro's emotive vocal style and intricate songwriting.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Goodbye Joe 2:38
  • 2 Billy’s Blues 3:20
  • 3 And When I Die Standout 2:40
  • 4 Stoney End 2:46
  • 5 Lazy Susan 3:53
  • 6 Hands Off the Man 2:29
  • 7 Wedding Bell Blues Standout 2:44
  • 8 Buy and Sell 3:38
  • 9 He’s a Runner 3:40
  • 10 Blowin’ Away 2:23
  • 11 I Never Meant to Hurt You 2:52
  • 12 California Shoe‐Shine Boys 2:45

Disc 2

  • 1 Luckie 3:03
  • 2 Lu 2:47
  • 3 Sweet Blindness 2:42
  • 4 Poverty Train 4:21
  • 5 Lonely Women 3:36
  • 6 Eli’s Comin’ 4:00
  • 7 Timer 3:26
  • 8 Stoned Soul Picnic Standout 3:50
  • 9 Emmie 4:24
  • 10 Woman’s Blues 3:48
  • 11 Once It Was Alright Now (Farmer Joe) 3:01
  • 12 December’s Boudoir 5:10
  • 13 The Confession 2:49

Disc 3

  • 1 You Don’t Love Me When I Cry 4:19
  • 2 Captain for Dark Mornings 4:33
  • 3 Tom Cat Goodbye 5:27
  • 4 Mercy on Broadway 2:13
  • 5 Save the Country 4:33
  • 6 Gibsom Street 4:42
  • 7 Time and Love 4:19
  • 8 The Man Who Sends Me Home 2:47
  • 9 Sweet Lovin’ Baby 3:51
  • 10 Captain Saint Lucifer 3:13
  • 11 New York Tendaberry 5:33

Disc 4

  • 1 Brown Earth 4:11
  • 2 When I Was a Freeport and You Were the Main Drag 2:44
  • 3 Blackpatch 3:36
  • 4 Been on a Train 5:51
  • 5 Up on the Roof 3:15
  • 6 Upstairs by a Chinese Lamp 5:34
  • 7 Map to the Treasure 8:10
  • 8 Beads of Sweat 4:49
  • 9 Christmas in My Soul 6:59

Disc 5

  • 1 I Met Him on a Sunday 1:50
  • 2 The Bells 2:59
  • 3 Monkey Time / Dancing in the Street 4:57
  • 4 Desiree 1:52
  • 5 You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me 4:07
  • 6 Spanish Harlem 2:52
  • 7 Jimmy Mack 2:56
  • 8 Wind 2:58
  • 9 Nowhere to Run 5:08
  • 10 It’s Gonna Take a Miracle 3:24

Disc 6

  • 1 Sexy Mama 2:42
  • 2 Children of the Junks 2:50
  • 3 Money 4:59
  • 4 I Am the Blues 5:45
  • 5 Stormy Love 4:32
  • 6 The Cat‐Song 2:35
  • 7 Midnite Blue 3:07
  • 8 Smile 5:36

Disc 7

  • 1 Mr. Blue (The Song of Communications) 5:03
  • 2 Rhythm and Blues 2:59
  • 3 My Innocence 3:25
  • 4 Crazy Love 4:20
  • 5 American Dreamer 4:09
  • 6 Springblown 4:26
  • 7 The Sweet Sky 3:33
  • 8 Light (Pop’s Principle) 2:54
  • 9 Child in a Universe 4:13
  • 10 The Nest 2:28

Disc 8

  • 1 Stoney End (single version) (mono version)
  • 2 Lu (demo)
  • 3 Stoned Soul Picnic (demo)
  • 4 Emmie (demo)
  • 5 Eli’s Comin’ (single version) (mono version)
  • 6 Save the Country (single version)
  • 7 In the Country Way (album version)
  • 8 Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing (recorded live 30 May 1971, Fillmore East, USA)
  • 9 (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (recorded live 30 May 1971, Fillmore East, USA)
  • 10 O‐o‐h Child (recorded live 30 May 1971, Fillmore East, USA)
  • 11 Up on the Roof (recorded live 30 May 1971, Fillmore East, USA)
  • 12 Someone Loves You (demo)
  • 13 Get Off My Cap (demo)
  • 14 Coffee Morning (demo)
  • 15 Medley: Emily / Nested (live) 6:39

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