The Essential Laura Nyro

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Total Tracks: 34   Total Length: 122:39

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davidjburton

The Stoned Soul Picnic anthology has the same exact track list -- I guess Sony wanted to put this in their Essential series. Download that set instead and save -- well, 14 cents, but money's money.

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