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Minnie Riperton - Come To My Garden
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AllMusic Review by Jason Ankeny
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.
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Artist...............: Minnie Riperton
Album................: Come To My Garden
Genre................: Funk / Soul
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1971
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.82
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: http://www.allmusic.com/album/come-to-my-garden-mw0000220490
Ripped by............: Grad58 on 9/30/2016
Posted by............: Grad58 on 9/30/2016
Included.............: NFO
Covers...............: Front Back
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Tracklisting
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1. Minnie Riperton - Close Your Eyes And Remember [03:42]
2. Minnie Riperton - Come To My Garden [03:19]
3. Minnie Riperton - Completeness [03:33]
4. Minnie Riperton - Expecting [03:55]
5. Minnie Riperton - Les Fleur [03:17]
6. Minnie Riperton - Memory Band [04:08]
7. Minnie Riperton - Oh, By The Way [03:04]
8. Minnie Riperton - Only When I'm Dreaming [03:28]
9. Minnie Riperton - Rainy Day In Centerville [05:22]
10. Minnie Riperton - Whenever, Wherever [03:31]
Playing Time.........: 37:22
Total Size...........: 88.04 MB
NFO generated on.....: 9/30/2016 9:03:22 AM
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