Come to My Garden (Remastered)
Minnie Riperton
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Les Fleurs | Minnie Riperton | 3:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Completeness | Minnie Riperton | 3:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Come to My Garden | Minnie Riperton | 3:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Memory Band | Minnie Riperton | 4:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Rainy Day In Centerville | Minnie Riperton | 5:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Close Your Eyes and Remember | Minnie Riperton | 3:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Oh, By the Way | Minnie Riperton | 3:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Expecting | Minnie Riperton | 3:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Only When I'm Dreaming | Minnie Riperton | 3:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Whenever, Wherever | Minnie Riperton | 3:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Songs |
Album Review
Minnie Riperton's solo debut is in many respects her finest hour — devoid of the overly syrupy production that hampers her later work, Come to My Garden instead couches her miraculous voice in the elegant arrangements of the great Charles Stepney, striking a perfect balance between romantic melodrama and sensual nuance. Call Stepney's singular approach "chamber soul" — the nimble melodies and insistent grooves swell with orchestral flourishes, while the jazz-inspired rhythms (courtesy of Ramsey Lewis' group) at times evoke Van Morrison's masterpiece Astral Weeks. Stepney creates the ideal backdrop for Riperton's soaring vocals, which reveal a subtlety and restraint absent from the glass-shattering bombast of her subsequent performances — the opening "Les Fleurs" (covered decades later by 4Hero) crystallizes the entire record, embracing both intimacy and majesty to haunting effect.
Customer Reviews
PERFECTION.
This album will soothe your soul! I was recently introduced to Minnie Riperton (beyond the song "Loving You") on Unsung, and what a treasure! May we remember and celebrate her gift!
First Time I bought a whole album
Once in a blue moon I would buy an whole album and like EVERY song! Trust me....I'm very picky when it comes to music! This is a must buy! Bless Minnie soul....she's always in my heart.
A Fabulous Musical Experience
A bizarrely frothy, chic album concept. Its '70's, Burt Bacharachesque, Disco, smooth, perfect execution. She has much more beautiful vocal production than any soul or jazz artist of this(perhaps any) period, combined with lush, interesting, unusual accompaniments. What a gift to music. She makes Mariah Carey seem like a bloated petulent talentless nymphomaniac. Minnie Riperton forever.
Biography
Born: November 8, 1947 in Chicago, IL
Genre: R&B/Soul
Years Active: '60s, '70s
Top Albums and Songs By Minnie Riperton
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Lovin' You | Capitol Gold: The Best of Minnie Riperton | 3:23 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Inside My Love | Capitol Gold: The Best of Minnie Riperton | 3:58 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Memory Lane (Single Version) | Capitol Gold: The Best of Minnie Riperton | 3:30 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Lovin' You | Perfect Angel | 3:43 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Les Fleurs | Come to My Garden | 3:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Am the Black Gold of the Sun | Chess Chartbusters, Vol. 3 | 5:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Here We Go | Capitol Gold: The Best of Minnie Riperton | 4:05 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Memory Lane | Les Fleurs - The Minnie Riperton Anthology | 4:26 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Respect | Minnie Riperton: Her Chess Years | 3:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Inside My Love | Perfect Angel / Adventures In Paradise | 4:48 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
- $9.90
- Genres: R&B/Soul, Music, Vocal, Contemporary R&B, Soul, Electronic
- Released: 1970
- ℗ 2009 Essential Media Group LLC
