American Dreamer

Madfish Records are to release "American Dreamer", a limited edition remastered vinyl box set of albums by the influential and celebrated singer songwriter Laura Nyro.

During the singer songwriter movement in the late 60's and early 70's, Laura Nyro was one of the most celebrated tunesmiths of her day. She penned soulful, literate songs that took the folky introspection of her peers and infused it with element of soul, r'n'b, jazz, and gospel, giving them an emotional heat that set her apart.

"American Dreamer features the 7 studio albums Nyro recorded during this period, including "Eli & The 13th Confession" (1968), "New York Tendaberry" (1969), "Christmas & The Beads Of Sweat" (1970) and "Gonna Take A Miracle" (1971), the Gamble & Huff produced covers set she recorded with Labelle.

Each studio album remastered specifically for vinyl and in addition to the remastered studio albums, the box set houses a bonus LP of archive demos and live tracks, entitled "Rarities & Live Recordings".

The box set comes with a 36 page, large format booklet that includes rare photographs, ephemera and notes by author Peter Doggett, along with warm words from the likes of Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Todd Rundgren, Rosanne Cash, Rickie Lee Jones, Graham Nash, Donald Fagen, Bette Midler, Patti Labelle and others.

"American Dreamer" is released on July 30th, 2021, via Madfish Records.