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Perfect Angel/Adventures In Paradise [Import]
Artist:
Minnie Riperton
Format: CD
New: Not in stock
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Formats and Editions
1. Reasons
2. It's So Nice (To See Old Friends)
3. Take A Little Trip
4. Seeing You This Way
5. The Edge Of A Dream
6. Perfect Angel
7. Every Time He Comes Around
8. Lovin' You
9. Our Lives
10. Baby, This Love I Have
11. Feelin' That The Feeling's Good
12. When It Comes Down To It
13. Minnie's Lament
14. Love And It's Glory
15. Adventures In Paradise
16. Inside My Love
17. Alone In Brewster Bay
18. Simple Things
19. Don't Let Anyone Bring You Down
More Info:
2004 import-only twofer contains two of the late Soul star's original albums on one CD. Minnie, who had been lead vocalist in the '60s band with the Rotary Connection, had one of the finest voices in Pop and Soul music and made a huge impact on the music business during her short life. Perfect Angel, originally released in 1974, was her first album for Capitol and contained her biggest hit 'Lovin' You', one of the most beautiful songs of the '70s... and possibly of all time! The album was co-produced by Stevie Wonder. Adventures in Paradise followed a year later and featured her wonderful voice on 10 new songs penned by Minnie and her husband. EMI.Reviews:
''Adventures in Paradise'' is the third studio album by Minnie Riperton, which was produced by Stewart Levine with music by the Crusaders. Leon Ware co-wrote the title song “Adventures in Paradise,” and co-produced the album. The album was a modest success, but didn't match the success of “Perfect Angel”.
After “Lovin’ You” and the “Perfect Angel” album finished their chart run, Epic wanted a follow-up disc, and fast. With previous co-producer Stevie Wonder busy recording his “Songs In The Key Of Life”, Minnie and husband Richard Rudolph hired Stewart Levine to co-produce her next album. More songs came from the Riperton/Rudolph camp as well as collaborations with Jazz Crusader Joe Sample and songwriter Leon Ware (who was enjoying a hot streak thanks to his work on Marvin Gaye’s album “I Want You”). Guitarist Larry Carlton was brought in as an arranger. The result, “Adventures In Paradise” took on a mellow soul-jazz tone.
The album's best known song is the sensual “Inside My Love”. Riperton made it quite clear during the track's initial release that the song wasn't about a woman asking a man to have sex with her. It's about going deeper than that, attaining true intimacy. Despite the singer's groans, a closer listen to the lyrics will prove that in this case love dealt with something way below skin deep. “Inside My Love” went to number 26 R&B during the summer of 1975, but stalled at #37 on the pop listings. Much of pop radio balked at playing the single due to the lyrical content (“Do you wanna ride, inside my love….”) even though Leon Ware claimed that the words were inspired by a church preacher he heard speak when he was a child (the minister said, “let us come into the house of the Lord”).
“Inside My Love” became somewhat of a standard, enjoying numerous covers. Chanté Moore covered “Inside My Love” in 1995 for the “New York Undercover” soundtrack and Trina Broussard covered it for the soundtrack to “Love Jones” in 1997. Jean-Jacques Smoothie sampled “Inside My Love” for his 2001 hit 2 People. In 2008, “Inside My Love” was featured on Grand Theft Auto IV's fictional Soul/R&B radio station The Vibe 98.8. The song was also sampled by Timbaland for singer Aaliyah's song “Heartbroken” from her 1996 album, ''One in a Million'' with Timbaland deepening Riperton's whistle register vocal note that came during an instrumental break of the song.
“Love And It's Glory” was never a hit, but it is an epic love song of two teens struggling to be together, despite parental objections. The girl in the song is named Maya, which is the name of Riperton's daughter.
The album cover has its own story: Minnie is seen sitting serenely next to a lion. As for the photo session, all was everything but calm. During the shoot, the lion lunged at Minnie without any provocation. Fortunately the animal’s tamer was on the set and the lion was quickly sedated. A film clip of the incident was aired on Sammy Davis Jr’s talk show “Sammy & Company” when Minnie was a guest and can now be found on youtube.
It was apparently around this time that Riperton discovered she had cancer. In 1976, she told Flip Wilson on ''The Tonight Show'' that she was suffering from breast cancer and had undergone a mastectomy.
Adventures In Paradise was a standard recording but available in two formats: quadraphonic and stereo. Quad is very detailed and clarity as Standard, not sonic and the international pressings are far better than the American pressing, even the Mail order
versions. Such as Columbia House use Quad masters for stereo.
Sony/BGM anticipated a soul funky sequel using Family Stone band and Tower Power horn section. Which would have been release November 1975. The sessions were never released. They are in the archives and remain unreleased due to legal issues. Addition there's two, versions original was
longer. Title track length 4.35 and Inside My Love 5.20. Inter mission of track Minnie's
high note which is extended. Due to timing of radio in 70's Sony edit the album. Reissue is needed? Definitely. - Wikipedia
