Time and Love: The Essential Masters
Laura Nyro · 2000
51 min · 16 tracks · jazz
A soulful blend of jazz-inflected melodies and poignant lyrics, showcasing Nyro's emotional depth and vocal prowess.
Top tracks — play these first
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Wedding Bell Blues — This track exemplifies Nyro's unique fusion of pop and soul, featuring heartfelt lyrics about longing and commitment that resonate powerfully with listeners.
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Stoney End — The song’s rich arrangements and emotional delivery showcase Nyro's ability to blend complex musicality with relatable themes of love and loss.
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Save the Country — With its socially conscious lyrics and uplifting melody, this track stands out as both a personal anthem and a rallying cry for change, reflecting the turbulent era of its release.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
This compilation highlights Nyro's diverse songwriting and vocal talent but lacks the cohesive narrative of a studio album.
What we noticed
- Each track is characterized by rich vocal performances and intricate arrangements, often incorporating lush instrumentation.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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7/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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5/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- short tracks for quick enjoyment
- soulful melodies for reflective moments
- playful sing-alongs with friends
- poignant lyrics for emotional connection
- for afternoon relaxation
Maybe skip if you
- prefer longer immersive experiences
- seek high-energy dance tracks
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 2000, this compilation album came during Laura Nyro's return to public consciousness after years of relative obscurity. It serves as a retrospective of her influential career from the late 1960s onward, highlighting her role as a groundbreaking songwriter and performer who paved the way for many female artists in pop and soul music.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Carole King· Joni Mitchell· Billie Holiday
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Sweet Blindness 2:38
- 2 Wedding Bell Blues 2:55
- 3 And When I Die 2:40
- 4 Blowin' Away 2:20
- 5 Eli's Comin' 3:59
- 6 Goodbye Joe 2:42
- 7 Stoney End 2:45
- 8 It's Gonna Take a Miracle 3:24
- 9 Stoned Soul Picnic 3:49
- 10 Lu 2:46
- 11 Save the Country 4:33
- 12 When I Was a Freeport and You Were the Main Drag 2:48
- 13 Blackpatch 3:37
- 14 Time and Love 4:20
- 15 Sexy Mama 2:43
- 16 Up on the Roof 3:15
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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