On this day in music history: September 24, 1969 - New York Tendaberry, the third album by Laura Nyro is released. Produced by Laura Nyro and Roy Halee, it is recorded at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City from September 1968 - July 1969. Recorded as an ode to the prolific and gifted singer, songwriter, and musicians hometown New York City, much of the album features Nyro accompanied by her own piano playing. A self taught musician, Nyro will rely heavily on co-producer/engineer Roy Halee as a liaison between herself and the other musicians to help her fully realize her musical ideas. This will considerably slow down the recording process, and the duo spend over ten months in the studio working on the album. Compared to the previous release Eli And The Thirteenth Confession, the material will reflect on the darker side of love and relationships, and feature more stripped down arrangements. The album will be Nyros most commercially successful album, yielding a number of classics that will be covered by other artists. Among them are Save The Country (The 5th Dimension) and Time And Love (Barbra Streisand). New York Tendaberry will peak at number thirty two on the Billboard Top 200.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 18:00:17 +0000