Minnie Riperton - The Best Of Minnie Riperton

Styles: Vocal, R&B
Year: 1993
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:25
Size: 156,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:23)  1. Perfect Angel
(3:48)  2. Lover And Friend
(3:30)  3. Memory Lane
(3:45)  4. Woman Of Heart And Mind
(3:23)  5. Lovin' You
(3:44)  6. Young Willing And Able
(4:16)  7. Can You Feel What I'm Saying?
(6:16)  8. Stick Together
(3:59)  9. Wouldn't Matter Where You Are
(3:17) 10. Stay In Love
(3:58) 11. Inside My Love
(4:05) 12. Here We Go
(4:05) 13. Give Me Time
(3:43) 14. You Take My Breath Away
(3:13) 15. Adventures In Paradise
(3:41) 16. Simple Things
(5:08) 17. Light My Fire

Until 1999's Free Soul (Capitol) and 2001's exhaustive but more excellent overall Petals (The Right Stuff) came along, Capitol Gold offered the best summation of this true original's horribly undervalued solo career. As with Free Soul, Capitol Gold leaves a significant gap by excluding the best moments from Minnie Riperton's debut (Come to My Garden), an album that was released on GTR. This issue would be rectified by The Right Stuff, a subsidiary of Capitol, for Petals. Still, Capitol Gold makes for a fine substitute introduction to Riperton; it includes all of her significant singles and a good survey of album tracks that didn't receive the notice they deserved when they were originally released. ~ Andy Kellman  http://www.allmusic.com/album/capitol-gold-the-best-of-minnie-riperton-mw0000098299

The Best Of Minnie Riperton

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Minnie Riperton - Les Fleurs: The Minnie Riperton Anthology

Styles: Vocal, R&B
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:39
Size: 154,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:45)  1. I Am the Black Gold of the Sun
(3:27)  2. Reasons
(3:52)  3. Every Time He Comes Around
(3:46)  4. Young, Willing and Able
(4:41)  5. Inside My Love
(4:25)  6. Memory Lane
(3:39)  7. Love Hurts
(4:05)  8. Here We Go
(4:32)  9. You Take My Breath Away
(7:57) 10. Strange Affair
(4:11) 11. Take a Little Trip
(3:59) 12. I'm a Woman
(3:46) 13. Lovin' You
(3:16) 14. Les Fleurs
(5:10) 15. Light My Fire

There are numerous collections out there, perhaps a dozen that cover the late and highly influential Minnie Riperton's career. The very best one out there is the double-disc set on the Right Stuff label called Petals: The Minnie Riperton Collection. This one on Stateside is easy to confuse given its similar title especially since they were released only ten months apart. But the two are not remotely similar in quality. Petals may cost more, but it's worth it: It is a standard bearer and covers Minnie Riperton's entire career with great sound and solid liner notes as well as reliable discographical information. It is also assembled with a great sense of aesthetics in terms of its sequencing. Fleurs is nothing more than a slapdash effort; its poor presentation and sound are designed to make a quick buck and nothing more. If the only cut you want is "Lovin' You," do yourself a big favor and score a legal download from digital retailers. ~ Thom Jurek  http://www.allmusic.com/album/les-fleurs-the-minnie-riperton-anthology-mw0000738892

Les Fleurs: The Minnie Riperton Anthology

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