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  • Who ever said she was a one hit wonder is seriously smoking powerful crack. Minnie has a lot of hits. She died relatively young and would have been a very powerful to reckon with had she lived. She's had such a huge huge impact on hip hop culture. 9th Wonder, A Tribe Called Quest, etc. Today's R&B have no soul whatsoever. This is a true artists in its purest form.

  • Incredibly wonderful! This album is a treasure left for us to see the magic of life through the voice of a magical Human Being : Minnie Riperton.

  • 44 to 57 9th wonder loop good shit man

  • 9th Wonder - Close Your Eyes

  • did miinie sing.. i just got to be me...?? I'm sure she did but cant find it anywhere.Does nyone have it??? :-)

  • @MsSaffy99

    No - Deniece Williams sang it. Niecy sang with Minnie in Wonderlove (and did back-ups on 'Everytime He Comes Around'). The song you want is called 'Free' :) Mx

  • ITS FOOTTRACK LIKE DIS....WIT DIS SAMPLE ITS DA SHIT..BY DJ EARL FAT SHOUTS 2 GHETTOTECKZ

  • Let's bring REAL music back.. share Minnie with your friends..her vivacious music is heavenly!!

  • She was one of THE GREATEST Artist to ever walk this Earth..Period.

  • 9th Wonder.................

  • amazing.

  • i have all of minnie music, this is one of the best, sound so sweet & so perfect. just like she was & will alway's be to me.minnie when i close my eyes i will alwats remember u for ever, i love u lady, now & always, r.i.p. our perfect angel. 12-11-09. from your no.1 fan,

  • yaa i hear you abcdefg guy.... im a white girl and i totally agree ... but her music is sooo amazing ... she deserved much more credit

  • @LJMO85 absolutely....she was gone way too soon....i still consider Come Into My Garden to be one of the best albums of all time

  • i love this song....it's probably my favorite Minnie Riperton song of all time so i gotta give props to 9th for re-introducing us to this classic, but more props to Minnie for that angelic voice

  • July 12th, 2009 is the 30th anniversary since Minnie Riperton's passing. Please, Minnie lovers, may I suggest you all "Take a little trip" - "Close your eyes and remember" our Beloved "Perfect Angel" :)

  • BEAUTIFUL !

  • I absolutely adore this song. It's so beautiful.

  • Another Minnie masterpiece. The entire album was a treasure. Maybe with the recent "UnSung" doc on her life, maybe this gem will finally meet a new audience. I sure hope so...Minnie deserves it.

  • 9th wonder flipped this!!! do ya thang baby

  • this is my favourite song of hers!

  • SHE KNEW HOW TO SPORT A TIGHT 'FRO!

  • haha! Yep.

  • word!

  • Close your eyes listen and feel the poetry .After u open the eyes just keep remember and feel the great voice that she ....... Just remember and recognice.

  • If you were to take "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," and replace Gene Wilder with Minnie Ripperton, you got "Come to My Garden." which reminds me, how awesome would it have been if she did a cover of Pure Imagination?

  • She's known as a one hit wonder, while this album is better than some rock n roll hall of famers discographies.

  • She's known as a 1 hit wonder....which she is not....I don't think people who are in the top 10 & top 5 are one hit wonders,Vh1 stereotyped her on their show 1 Hit Wonders because of her having only "1" number "1" POP record,her songs like "Inside My Love" wen't to #5 in the adult Contemp "Memory Lane" if im not mistaken went to number 14,and so on and so forth....I hate when people give the wrong information ...this lady is an R&B Legend....PERIOD

  • You are totally right, but everyone is not going to know everything about a particular artist. I have a great music collection that consists of 15 genres of music, yet I don't know everything about every artist. But I know one thing; Minnie's music is a peaceful stream in my life that is a tyfoon out of control. I sometimes can't listen to her music because it reminds me of an old girlfriend. Love lives forever. R.I.P. Songbird.

  • DITTO MrMusikRnb ~ Minnie Ripperton may she R.I.P.

    for those who don't know is difinitely a "LEGEND" amongst legends (ALL TOPS HITS)

    Perfect Angel ~ Here We Go Again

    Lover and Friend ~ Light My Fire

    Inside My Love ~ Here We Go Again

    Adventures in Paradise ~ Lovin' You

    You Take My Breathe Away ~~ and More! ~~

  • you're right....and i hate to say it, but the people that run the billboard charts and all these records don't recognize the black charts....if it didn't go pop then it was largely ignored by the (forgive me) white people....and that's just being honest

  • Market forces always focus on select product to push. Remember, its the artists that went BIG back than that enabled artists like Minnie to stay on labels without selling platinum. Not every record that comes out can be a hit because most people are not obsessive music nerds like myself (and perhaps yourself, too :)

  • exactly....and obsessive might be putting it lightly lol

  • lol...I hear you.

  • @MrMusikRnb Thanks MrMusic!

  • @GeoGP

    I have never heard of such things.

  • Like this a lot! Makes my soul sing.

  • hahahah! nice one!

  • Close your eyes and listen to the legendary songbird!

  • lmfao! soo true

  • Hey Mr musikRnb. It would be really great if there could be a massive tribute concert organised for Minnie fans next year, the 30th anniversary of her passing. would be great if her family would be involved in such a thing. I'd travel from UK to USA for that most definitely!!

  • well done. 10 points for being controversial :S

  • minnie was such a great singer her music is so relaxing.man she could hit those high notes.i like all her music my favorite is loving you. rip minnie.

  • Did Minnie pass on of cancer at the age of 30 at the height of her career? What a waste of talent. Life is so unfair.

  • There needs to be a musical variety show or documentary about Minnie. It should be told from a chronological point-of-view showcasing Minnie's shortened career and breaking down all of her songs from the perspective of those that were part of her life, were influenced by her and that worked with her.

    This song and title could be the name of or part of the documentary or show title.

  • 9th wonder: shorty on the lookout

  • "shorty on the lookout"?! Man are you sure this is the original sample to that? I know it's for his "Close Your Eyes" beat but I don't think it's for the shorty on the lookout beat.

  • Definitely not. Creative Source's Rainbow On The Ground is the sample. Not this Minnie Riperton track, which is beautiful by the way.

  • Stunning.

  • So beautiful.

  • this was my first Album. Still love it

  • Minnie's voice was truly a gift from the Gods. Peace to the Gods and that beautiful songbird.

  • Beautiful Song-

    There's just something about really Good music...

    *Yes, Mr.MusikRnb this is like a Lullaby.

    Thank you for sharing!!

  • I LOVE this song...That Charles Stephney was such a genius. this is the first time I've heard Minnie's version...but I've heard Ramsey lewis do about two or three versions *including the one on Urban Knights 6*

  • I Think this lp should be on billboards charts

    some people say Dionne Warwicks lp Valley Of The Dolls Lp Top the Charts But Im up set over the years in the 20th Century certain artists end up in charts and those dont Like Minnie. The Delfonics/ Little Anthony/ Besides Dionne They have the same Burt Sound

  • Beautiful, angelic voice and person. Bless you Minnie for the beautiful music you gave to us.

  • her daugh is fine

  • Listen to that....complete sophistication and class at its highest rate.... listen to the dramatic climax at the end.....those notes are incredible with the orchestra backing her ...... i wish i could see minnie perform LIVE....I wish she was still here.....her voice is a treasure

  • sorry, but wasn't 'come to my garden' released in 1970?

  • Yes, sir...it was recorded in 3 days in Nov of 1969 & released in 1970.

  • Thanx for posting.

    mr. Chips

  • 9th Wonder killed this

  • he sho did!!!

  • I love the afro! Hecks yea. Seventies was that decade even though I was born in the nineties

  • beautiful song,AMAZING ALBUM ,the title track is one of my favorite songs of all time,the arrangements are unbelieveable,LOVE U 4 -IVER MINNIE !

  • a-muse, memory band and alone in brewster bay would be my favs, but there are so many good ones. so much emotion from one of the most underrated artists ever.

  • SAUDADES SAUDADES SAUDADES!!!

  • Come To My Garden is a STELLAR ALBUM!!!

    Minne Riperton was truly gifted by GOD!!!

    I sure miss her!

  • 9th Wonder.

  • Her hair was so beautiful.

  • if there is any hiphop listeners, a producer named 9th wonder sample this joint and its called close your eyes

  • Thank you Mr. Musik for submitting such beautiful photographs of her. I have never seen them. I grew up with her beautiful music.

  • She died in while listening to a song written for her by Stevie Wonder. I would love to hear that song. She touched so many hearts with the way she styled her tunes and the way she chose those special songs about relationship and devotion.

  • 9th wonder sampled this.

  • after this album she gave up on music and became a housewife in North Florida. Stevie heard her stuff and needed a backup singer and asked her to audition. A few weeks later he had her on stage. I love that story because it showed her attitude towards life. She occupied til fame came back to her. Fame is fleeting but love lasts forever. Minnie was more than most folks knew. Who would think to name their publishing after their kids (Marcandmaya prods.)

  • Not quite. It was after the 1971 The New Rotary Connection album that she left the biz & moved 2 Gainsville, Florida. She didn't have 2 audition 4 Wonderlove, Stevie found her 2 be a perfect fit.

  • My favorite song is Brewster Bay on "Adventures In Paradise".

  • My favorite is Love & It's Glory & Simple Things.

  • you r obviously A Fan! good choices!

  • Thank u. I'm probably her biggest. Many love her for her whistle reg. I love her 4 her boldness & talent. She wrote amazing songs. She was highly slept on & underrated. Epic knew they had a gem, but as with most businesses, they saw her cancer as stick in the mud. ;0(

  • I like her because she was the only one from Wonderlove who got on her feet and remained friends with Stevie. She did her own thing yet did it without burning bridges. She was one of the first celebs who gave attention to mamograms and self examination for women of their breasts. She was in an interracial marriage yet didn't exploit it. She had her priorities straight. She made many cameo's on many other people's albums. You can hear her clearly on Stevie's amazing song, "Creepin'". She was good

  • You can also hear her on Leon Ware's "Instant Love" & "Comfort (AKA Come Live With Me, Angel). I love the fact that she was true 2 herself & didn't back down 4 what she believed in. Musically, she was underrated. She did what many singers struggled 2 do, which was evoke the emotions of her songs thru voice. She wasn't limited 2 just R&B.

  • WOW...you are right...she IS in the background vocals of "Creepin". In the "Love is sooo aaaammaazing....part.

  • I don't forget Minnie rocked out on Stevie's Ordinary Pain. I didn't realize it was her until a couple of years ago.

  • i thought that was syreeta stevies former wife

    sereously it WAS syreeta esspecially on ordinary pain

  • Kevin...she was a bad sister! Quincy Jones did a great job pairing her vocals with Leon Ware and Al Jarreau on If I Ever Lose This Heaven. A Classic song in every way!

  • The only mistake she and her husband Richard made was to follow up her hit album with Adventures In Paradise. They release the first single "Inside My Love" which had too many sexual inferences for those times. They should have released, "Brewster Bay" instead or have a tune produced by Stevie who was the hit maker of those days.Anyways, fame is fleeting, but love lasts forever!

  • Love the bass drum. original music really sounds nice. can't get that now days

  • the afro should be in the hairstyle hall of fame....it still has a lasting impression after all these years

  • This album helped me make it through highschool, my first real heartbreak and I would lose myself in her voice. I know every lyric, mood, and right now I am home. I LOVE this album. Thank You!!

  • beautiful song

  • This is one of my top ten favorite albums in the world. I actually play it just about every night as I go tp sleep. I find it to be very soothing after a long day at work.

  • SIc months later, and I am still listening to this album. The strings on this cut make my heart smile.

  • I meant SIX months later.

  • Just purchased the "Come To My Garden" album. Was previously only aware of Minnie through the Rotary Connection albums. But this solo collection of songs is pure serenity. Really amazing.

  • The 'Come To My Garden' is by far Minnie's most beautiful album. Her voice is almost perfect, recording the album in only 3 days. The album is 100% quality & out of this world. My favorite tracks r 'Only When I'm Dreaming,' 'Wherever We R,' 'Expecting,' & Come 2 My Garden.'

  • yes I love Minnies lament if you have it please post it! PLEASE also return to Forever?

  • Co-sign, Come to My Garden is such a beautiful, solid album you can't get tired of.

  • Now THIS brings back memories. I had this album; I was 19(!) at the time - great arrangements by Charles Stepney who wrote many of the songs. And yes, Rainy Day in Centerville is beautiful!!

    Before going solo Minnie was part of group called Rotary Connection.

  • Today it would have been her 60th Birthday (November 8, 1947 -- July 12, 1979). Deep respect for this voice, quality of singing and deep emotionality. - And hey, Minnie-Baby: You still enjoy us with your hot stoff. The young generation of "wanna become a star" still can take as an excelent example, what's world class R&B. - Keep you ever in mind & heart...

  • Do you have Minnie's Lament?

  • yup i sure do

  • is it possible 4 u to email it 2 me?

  • I'm the "other" truly hardcore Minnie Riperton fan! Bless you for posting this! Do you think that Dick, Maya and Marc will cooperate on a "Petals, Volume II?" How do we encourage them to do so?

  • Hmmm....I think that there are still songs and snippets never released....but I tell you what....what really needs to be released is a compilation of Minnie's T.V appearences on a limited time offer or something.....with all the artist whom are still with us have worked with her,and all those who are inspired by her....that would be incredible....Minnie Riperton's musical legacy is definitly a treasure,her voice will never die....she was so articulate in her manner of singing

  • i love this song i listening to this cd alot!!

  • A friend turned me on to this way after the fact, and now it is on my top ten of favorite albums ever. I can't even compare this music to anything else I have ever heard. I wonder how it did on the charts, although the charts always miss something superb by chance.

  • this album was recorded at chess in chicago a month after leonard chess died, and about a year after he had sold chess to grt/janus in new york. the album got lost in the upheaval and chaos that followed. grt, it seems ruined a great record co. the singles were'nt released until like 1972, three years after the record was done. the album never had a chance. a buried masterpiece.

  • can u give me this song thru email plz?

  • whats you email???!

  • I LOVE MINNIE ALSO

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