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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.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
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Charles Stepney, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Rudolph, ComposerLyricist - MINNIE RIPERTON, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Charles Stepney, Composer, Producer - MINNIE RIPERTON, MainArtist - Rose Johnson, Composer
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Charles Stepney, Producer - Richard Rudolph, Composer - MINNIE RIPERTON, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Charles Stepney, Producer, ComposerLyricist - MINNIE RIPERTON, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Charles Stepney, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Rudolph, ComposerLyricist - MINNIE RIPERTON, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Charles Stepney, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Rudolph, ComposerLyricist - MINNIE RIPERTON, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Charles Stepney, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Rudolph, ComposerLyricist - MINNIE RIPERTON, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Charles Stepney, Composer, Producer - MINNIE RIPERTON, MainArtist - Jon Stocklin, Composer
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Charles Stepney, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Rudolph, ComposerLyricist - MINNIE RIPERTON, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Charles Stepney, Producer, ComposerLyricist - MINNIE RIPERTON, MainArtist - Rose Johnson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
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.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:41
- Main artists: Minnie Riperton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2002 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
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