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"Stoney End" is a song written by Laura Nyro and released in February 1967 on her debut album More Than a New Discovery. According to childhood friend Alan Merrill, Nyro originally intended the song, a gospel-inflected uptempo piece, to be performed at a slower pace.
Stoney End may refer to: "Stoney End" (song), a 1966 song by Laura Nyro; Barbra Streisand's cover version is the most famous. Stoney End (Barbra Streisand album)
Stoney End is the twelfth studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand. Released in 1971 and produced by Richard Perry , it was a conscious change in direction for Streisand, having a more upbeat, contemporary pop/rock sound.
Singling out her performances of "People" and "Stoney End", he noted that they both "demonstrate Streisand's versatility" as a musician. Ruhlmann also complimented her vocals, acknowledged her "powerful delivery", and enjoyed her commentary during the monologue, finding it to be "as dated as it was timely in 1972". [ 6 ]
Apparently somewhat later, Pickwick released Stoney End (catalog number SPC-3298) under the name Linda Ronstadt & The Stone Poneys. The only song included on both of the Pickwick albums is "Different Drum"; the other tracks on this album are mostly familiar songs like "One for One" and "Some of Shelly's Blues", as well as their recording of the ...
The song "Stoney End" was performed by singer Sara Bareilles at the induction ceremony. [5] A hybrid daylily named for Laura Nyro was introduced in 2000. [58] The Scottish band Cosmic Rough Riders released a tribute song, "Laura Nyro," on their 2001 album Pure Escapism. The song "Mean Streets" by the band Tennis is a tribute to Nyro.
A rear view of the main house at the Stoney-Baynard Ruins in Sea Pines on Hilton Head Island. A tree stump can be seen inside where the home’s interior, lower level once was.
The word surry, used frequently in the lyric (e.g. "Surry down to a stoned soul picnic"), is a neologism by Nyro; its meaning is unclear. When producer Charlie Calello asked what the word meant, Nyro told him, "Oh, it's just a nice word." [7] Possible origins include: