Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Edge of a Dream, The
2. You Gave Me Soul - (with Andrea Davis)
3. Lonely Girl - (with Andrea Davis)
4. Respect - (with Rotary Connection)
5. We're Going Wrong - (with Rotary Connection)
6. I Took a Ride (Caravan) - (with Rotary Connection)
7. Come to My Garden
8. Completeness
9. Expecting
10. Les Fleur
11. Studio Dialogue
12. Seeing You This Way - (demo)
13. Reasons
14. Take a Little Trip
15. Lovin' You
16. Everytime He Comes Around
17. Love and Its Glory
18. Simple Things
19. Lovin' You (Live Reprise) - (with George Benson Band)
DISC 2:
1. Perfect Angel
2. Adventures in Paradise
3. Young Willing and Able
4. Gettin' Ready For Your Love
5. Baby, This Love I Have
6. Can You Feel What I'm Saying
7. Inside My Love
8. Light My Fire - (with Jose Feliciano)
9. Could It Be I'm in Love
10. Stay in Love
11. Here We Go - (single edit, with Peabo Bryson)
12. Memory Lane
13. Woman of Heart and Mind
14. Return to Forever
15. Lover and Friend
16. Give Me Time
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Jose Feliciano, Peabo Bryson | | Distributor: | EMI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Minnie Riperton, Jose Feliciano, Peabo Bryson.
Compilation producer: A. Sctt Galloway.
Includes liner notes by A. Scott Galloway.
An excellent overview of Minnie Riperton's '70s work on the Epic and Capitol labels, PETALS is probably the best single-disc overview of the last half of the Chicago native's tragically shortened career. (The first half, with the Gems and Rotary Connection, is well-documented by the anthology HER CHESS YEARS.) Although Riperton is best remembered for her 1975 hit "Lovin' You," she released several fine albums over the decade, many produced by her mentor and former employer Stevie Wonder. Riperton's staggering multi-octave range is legendary, but what makes these songs so powerful is the control she exhibits; no Mariah or Whitney showboating here. Besides lush orchestrated ballads in the style of her hit, PETALS contains funky dance tracks and pop tunes, including duets with Wonder and Latin guitarist Jose Feliciano.
Editorial Reviews
...Includes a couple of great Windy City soul rarities. Ripperton was blessed with an astonishing range that spanned more than 5 octaves...
Living Blues (05/01/2001)
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