ON THIS DATE (44 YEARS AGO) January 8, 1971 - Laura Nyro: When I Was A Freeport And You Were The Main Drag b/w Been On A Train (Columbia 4-45298) 45 single is released in the US. Written by Laura Nyro - from the LP Christmas and the Beads of Sweat. by Matthew Greenwald, allmusic Another exquisite gem that shows why Laura Nyro has the reputation she does as a confessional singer/songwriter, When I Was a Freeport shines with emotion from beginning to end. Constant shifts in tempo, time, and musical genres are all over the place in this powerful remembrance of love lost. Geographic references coupled with snapshots of emotional moods abound as well, making this one of Nyros more definitive mid-period works. Laura Nyro
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 01:00:00 +0000
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