Come to My Garden
Minnie Riperton
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Come to My Garden | Minnie Riperton | 3:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Whenever, Wherever | Minnie Riperton | 3:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Completeness | Minnie Riperton | 3:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Only When I'm Dreaming | Minnie Riperton | 3:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Memory Band | Minnie Riperton | 4:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Expecting | Minnie Riperton | 3:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Oh By the Way | Minnie Riperton | 2:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Close Your Eyes and Remember | Minnie Riperton | 3:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Rainy Day in Centreville | Minnie Riperton | 5:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Les Fleurs | Minnie Riperton | 3:18 | $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.
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 |
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- $9.90
- Genres: R&B/Soul, Music, Contemporary R&B, Soul, Electronic
- Released: 1970
- ℗ 2011 One Media Publishing
