Spread Your Wings and Fly Live at the Fillmore East May 30 1971 is a live album by Laura Nyro.
This is a solo performance with just a piano to accompany her singing.
Songs On Laura Nyro Spread Your Wings and Fly
I’ve seen two versions offered for sale – the easy to get 12 song Cd and mp3 and an import (perhaps originating from Japan) with 21 tracks.
The CD
- American Dove – 5:05
- Medley: Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing/(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman – 4:10
- Spanish Harlem – 3:18
- I Am the Blues – 5:04
- Medley: Walk On By/Dancing In The Street – 4:58
- Emmie – 4:55
- Map To The Treasure – 6:52
- Christmas In My Soul – 5:38
- Save the Country – 4:58
- Medley: Timer/O-o-h Child/Up On The Roof – 8:40
- Medley: Lu/Flim Flam Man – 3:41
- Mother Earth – 7:58
The import
1. Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing
2. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
3. Walk On By
4. Dancing In The Street
5. Timer
6. O-o-h Child
7. Up On The Roof
8. Lu
9. Flim Flam Man
10. American Dove
11. Medley: Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing/(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
12. Spanish Harlem
13. I Am The Blues
14. Medley: Walk On By/Dancing In The Street
15. Emmie
16. Map To The Treasure
17. Christmas In My Soul
18. Save The Country
19. Medley: Timer/O-o-h Child/Up On The Roof
20. Medley: Lu/Flim Flam Man
21. Mother Earth
A comparison shows that the difference is as big as you might expect since songs are split on the second album where they’d been combined in a medley on the first and there also appear to be some repeats within the 21 songs as well.
In my view, the easy to get version is fine.
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Buying Spread Your Wings and Fly
It is available from Amazon.com – Amazon.co.uk – iTunes – eBay
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