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While this compilation is credited to Minnie Riperton, none of the 16 tracks was actually released under her name. Indeed, a more apt title might have been "Best of Minnie Riperton and the Rotary Connection," as 13 of the songs are Rotary Connection cuts on which she sang lead. The other three date from before the Rotary Connection days, with a couple of tracks by the Gems (a mid-'60s girl group) that bear Riperton's lead vocals, as well as the 1966 single "Lonely Girl," which is actually Riperton solo, but was released under the pseudonym Andrea Davis. The pre-Rotary Connection numbers are fair but unremarkable pop-soul, with Minnie unveiling her stratospheric operatic vocals on "Lonely Girl." The Rotary Connection material is taken from five albums recorded by the group in the late '60s and early '70s; there's nothing from their most famous LP, the self-titled 1967 debut, as Riperton sang no leads on that record (it's been reissued on its own by Chess anyway). This stuff is a very mixed bag, including dubious Cream and Hendrix covers, as well as a ghoulish mauling of "Respect." On the other hand, "Magical World" shows their odd psychedelic-soul-as-MGM-musical production style at its best, and "A-Muse" is a surprisingly pretty, acoustic singer/songwriter type ballad, delivered with sensitivity by Riperton. As a whole, this music isn't so much notable for Riperton's vocals (as wide-ranging as they are) as its eccentric genre-mashing, from a rare period in which mainstream pop and soul tried to be self-consciously avant-garde and eclectic without getting too far out.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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MINNIE RIPERTON, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Davis, ComposerLyricist - The Gems, MainArtist
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Caston, Producer - Billy Davis, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sugar Pie DeSanto, ComposerLyricist - Andrea Davis, MainArtist
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MINNIE RIPERTON, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Davis, ComposerLyricist - Riley Hampton, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Carl William Smith, ComposerLyricist - The Gems, MainArtist
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Stepney, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sidney Barnes, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rotary Connection, MainArtist - Bobby Simms, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Marshall Chess, Producer - Mitch Aliotta, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Judy Hauff, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Vincent Donlinger, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Stepney, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - SONNY THOMPSON, ComposerLyricist - Lloyd Cleveland Webber, ComposerLyricist - Rotary Connection, MainArtist - Marshall Chess, Producer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Stepney, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Mohr, Author, Original Text Author - Franz Xaver Gruber, ComposerLyricist - Rotary Connection, MainArtist - Marshall Chess, Producer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Stepney, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sidney Barnes, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Bruce, ComposerLyricist - Rotary Connection, MainArtist - Bobby Simms, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Marshall Chess, Producer - Mitch Aliotta, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Judy Hauff, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Vincent Donlinger, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Stepney, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Redding, ComposerLyricist - Sidney Barnes, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rotary Connection, MainArtist - Bobby Simms, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Marshall Chess, Producer - Mitch Aliotta, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Judy Hauff, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Vincent Donlinger, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eric Clapton, ComposerLyricist - Charles Stepney, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Sharp, ComposerLyricist - Sidney Barnes, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rotary Connection, MainArtist - Bobby Simms, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Marshall Chess, Producer - Mitch Aliotta, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Judy Hauff, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Vincent Donlinger, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Stepney, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sidney Barnes, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jimi Hendrix, ComposerLyricist - Rotary Connection, MainArtist - Bobby Simms, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Marshall Chess, Producer - Mitch Aliotta, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Judy Hauff, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Vincent Donlinger, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Stepney, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - MINNIE RIPERTON, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sidney Barnes, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rotary Connection, MainArtist - Bobby Simms, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Stockllin, ComposerLyricist - Marshall Chess, Producer - Stu Black, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Aliotta, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Judy Hauff, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Vincent Donlinger, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Stepney, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - MINNIE RIPERTON, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sidney Barnes, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rotary Connection, MainArtist - Morris Dollison, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Simms, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Marshall Chess, Producer - Stu Black, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Aliotta, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Judy Hauff, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Vincent Donlinger, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Stepney, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - MINNIE RIPERTON, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sidney Barnes, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rotary Connection, MainArtist - Bobby Simms, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Stockllin, ComposerLyricist - Marshall Chess, Producer - Stu Black, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Aliotta, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Judy Hauff, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Vincent Donlinger, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Stepney, Producer - Bob Crowder, ComposerLyricist - MINNIE RIPERTON, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Earl Hines, ComposerLyricist - Billy Eckstine, ComposerLyricist - Rotary Connection, MainArtist - Stu Black, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Stepney, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - MINNIE RIPERTON, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sidney Barnes, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rotary Connection, MainArtist - Bobby Simms, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Stockllin, ComposerLyricist - Marshall Chess, Producer - Stu Black, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Aliotta, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Judy Hauff, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Vincent Donlinger, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Stepney, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Rudolph, ComposerLyricist - MINNIE RIPERTON, FeaturedArtist - Sidney Barnes, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rotary Connection, MainArtist - Bobby Simms, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Marshall Chess, Producer - Mitch Aliotta, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Judy Hauff, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Vincent Donlinger, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
While this compilation is credited to Minnie Riperton, none of the 16 tracks was actually released under her name. Indeed, a more apt title might have been "Best of Minnie Riperton and the Rotary Connection," as 13 of the songs are Rotary Connection cuts on which she sang lead. The other three date from before the Rotary Connection days, with a couple of tracks by the Gems (a mid-'60s girl group) that bear Riperton's lead vocals, as well as the 1966 single "Lonely Girl," which is actually Riperton solo, but was released under the pseudonym Andrea Davis. The pre-Rotary Connection numbers are fair but unremarkable pop-soul, with Minnie unveiling her stratospheric operatic vocals on "Lonely Girl." The Rotary Connection material is taken from five albums recorded by the group in the late '60s and early '70s; there's nothing from their most famous LP, the self-titled 1967 debut, as Riperton sang no leads on that record (it's been reissued on its own by Chess anyway). This stuff is a very mixed bag, including dubious Cream and Hendrix covers, as well as a ghoulish mauling of "Respect." On the other hand, "Magical World" shows their odd psychedelic-soul-as-MGM-musical production style at its best, and "A-Muse" is a surprisingly pretty, acoustic singer/songwriter type ballad, delivered with sensitivity by Riperton. As a whole, this music isn't so much notable for Riperton's vocals (as wide-ranging as they are) as its eccentric genre-mashing, from a rare period in which mainstream pop and soul tried to be self-consciously avant-garde and eclectic without getting too far out.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:18
- Main artists: Minnie Riperton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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