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"Stoned Soul Picnic" is a 1968 song by Laura Nyro. The best-known version of the song was recorded by the 5th Dimension, and was the first single released from their album of the same title. It was the most successful single from that album, reaching No. 3 on the U.S. Pop chart [3] and No. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart. It became a platinum record.
A breezy cover version of the 1968 Barbara Acklin soul hit "Am I the Same Girl" became Swing Out Sister's last US hit, reaching No.1 on the adult contemporary chart. The album's title track, a blend of 1970s soul music and modern pop, gained the duo heavy airplay on smooth jazz radio and was a crossover hit, gaining airtime on adult ...
Shapes and Patterns is the fifth studio album by British pop group Swing Out Sister.It was first released in Japan in March 1997 on Mercury Records, [4] and in Europe and the United States the following year.
The reissue was produced by Al Quaglieri, with Laura Grover as project director. The reissue featured three previously unreleased demos recorded on November 29, 1967. The 20-year-old Nyro performed the spare, solo demos of "Lu", "Stoned Soul Picnic" and "Emmie" on piano and multi-tracked her own voice to add harmonies.
Stoned Soul Picnic: The Best of Laura Nyro is the second retrospective album by American musician Laura Nyro and the most comprehensive overview of her work to date. It was the last album Nyro released during her lifetime, and she died from ovarian cancer less than two months after its release. The two-disc set combines highlights from all of ...
Stoned Soul Picnic may refer to: Stoned Soul Picnic (The 5th Dimension album), a 1968 album by the 5th Dimension "Stoned Soul Picnic" (song), a 1968 song from the album; Stoned Soul Picnic (Roy Ayers album), a 1968 album by jazz vibraphonist Roy Ayers; Stoned Soul Picnic: The Best of Laura Nyro, a 1997 album by Laura Nyro
"Stoned Soul Picnic" - The 5th Dimension "Sweet Blindness" - with The 5th Dimension "Nice 'n' Easy" "(How Little It Matters) How Little We Know" "Lost In the Stars" "Angel Eyes" "Put Your Dreams Away" All songs performed by Frank Sinatra unless otherwise noted.
Stoned Soul Picnic was the third and final album by the group to be issued in both mono (SCM 91002) and stereo (SCS 92002) as monaural albums were being phased out during its release in 1968. As a result, mono copies were pressed in a limited quantity and are considered rare in the collectors market.