reasons_Minnie Riperton

[75andalive]

LUV U MINNIE ..4EVER!!!

[Peruanas0]

2 people have no reason to continue listening to music...

[depluv2]

2 dislikes?

[mjjcng8958]

love her dress

[mjjcng8958]

i thnk don appreciated her b/c they both where from chicago. he really put alot of people in the for front and gave them shine

[ohd00bley]

Minnie singing "Reasons," on Soul Train is truly a favorite YouTube video. Thanks for uploading. BTW, I watched way back when... on it's initial airing. Damn I'm gettin' ol'

[LaNuzaWorks]

effortless!!!



[alean9034]

Good Lord!!! I've always been a big fan of Mariah Carey but this amazing lady came first( Minnie) and I love her!! I'm glad this was Mariah's inspiration but this woman Minnie can sing her heart like no other. Beautiful. Mariah should sing a song of Minnie honoring that inspiration....Minnie simply the best.

[saffyre915]

wow....just wow.

[taeatl]

Everyone saying nobody can match her range. Must not have heard Rachelle Ferrell. She can go from whistle down to baritone in the same note. 6/12 and some change vocal range! Check her out.

[ohd00bley]

@taeatl You're correct many can match her range. What IMO makes Minnie special is that I haven't heard anyone in popular music that matches her control, clarity and enunciation. No doubt Rachelle Ferrell has a tremendous voice. As of yet I haven't heard anyone who can surpass (popular music) Minnie's enunciation, control, nuance and musicality in the whistle register. I could be wrong, if so and there's a YouTube video show me the link.

[SteezyBlacc]

This was off the chain. Sometimes people hear it on my iPod and they're like WTF lol. They not hip to the Minnie!

[thegroove2000]

Trancending....True and pure from the soul. Her voice could end all wars.

[STEPASAUR]

soulful and devoid of all the warbling melisma that maria, whitney and the rest ruin it with, RIP Minnie x

[linardp3]

minnie is the songbird of that era. extremely talented diva!

[radiootoo]

Love the way some of the audience freezes at 2:00 when Minnie hits that whistle...

[MiMi5749]

@radiootoo ..I know right!!

[mjjcng8958]

MARIAH CAREY ALWAYS SAID SHE LOVED MINNIE RIPERTON. SHE SAID HER MOM WOULD TELL HER NOT TO DO THOSE NOTES BECAUSE IT WOULD MESS UP HER VOICE. SHE WAS HER INSPIRATION. I JUST DON'T LIKE HER MC'S MUSIC NOW

[RaceIsOpen]

first time ever hearing this one! I better get all of her albums..lol..she was very good

[sj1and0]

Such a talented woman.

[veevee7t]

omg! wow the end!

[laresse710]

minnie hits her notes with ease and they just flow out her mouth. mariah's notes seem forced plus she's a whole new mariah now

[tissetatten]

@laresse710 stop comparing minnie and mariah

[stopitfive]

john lennon walked in while she was recording this...n was floored by her voice

[turner03122]

One of a Kind...Mrs.Riperton and Mariah Carey are proberly the only to singers either male or female, that can hit those ear splitting highs

[tissetatten]

@turner03122 no they are not check out adam lopez and georgia brown

[MsBrowse]

omg...i dont think she is a human...the bird sound at the end...she is an angel of voice *.*

[LUVJONZ99]

Minnie was AHEAD OF HER TIME she was blazing her own trail and left us much too soon..RIP MINNIE.

[funkazoid2511]

The angel of soul is singing... just perfect! thanks for posting...

[rebelabyss]

Amen.... HOTEP.

[ssbbw00]

sing minnie u r truly an angel

[rdo123]

Does anybody have a clip of Minnie singing "Inside My Love" on Soul Train?

[teet555]

love here and the song great super thanks 5 stars*****

[Walter9801]

that was crazy...The bird sounds at the end...who does that? Minnie was the real deal!!!

[ssbbw00]

love her with my all my might

[jamcamra]

Tv One was great experience very nice to see this excusive look at a great artist of all times

[faithful4]

Now, the rest of this stuff like Mariah Carey does is fake, that is natural, Minnie, Denise Williams and Streisand are the truth man.

[cgoldsmith]

amen

[iccfloors]

Why do you say Mariah Carey is fake?? I am a huge MC fan and it is great to watch Minnie and see her in Mariah. What an impact she had on MC. I love Minnie for that and it has helped me appreciate MR soo much.

[j1008h]

I beg to differ MC can't touch Minnie, just listen to her range, No one in this generation has even come close. Minnie was and will forever be the original songbird!

[tissetatten]

@j1008h thats not fair mariah has a big range to, she is an alto all the way ut to whiste

[tissetatten]

@faithful4 are you serius??

carye does beautiful whistle tones, not fake at all, I dont care if she can sing them live or not, its to mutch preassur. Why not be happy insted that we are lucy enougf to hear them all

[imjustc]

That heffa was SANGIN...

[ssbbw00]

simply marvelous

[DeLeeJay12]

My favorite Minnie song. What a beautiful voice. No singer out today can hold a candle to her vocals. RIP songbird.

[j1008h]

Amazing!!!

[vibravibra]

HOLY I LOVE THIS SONG

[LuvNU75]

Heads up! In June, TV-ONE is airing a one-hour documentary on the life of Minnie Riperton. Finally !!! Minnie gets some much deserved recognition. We have waited 30 years for this!!!

[katwest1987]

Watched this last night, I learned a lot about her that I didn't know.

[mstiff321]

Watched this documentary...loved "Loving You" and "Memory Lane"....I sure would have been a fan of hers...glad to say that I am now. Beautiful!

[db19812009]

what was the documentary called? I would like to see it too.

[tissetatten]

@LuvNU75 did you record it? you could post it on youtube then

[ChocolateSiity313]

ii love thiis song

[Glowthumb]

Not only is she the sweetest sounding vocalist with the funkiest band (Check out that guitar btw), but she has the coolest fucking microphone I've ever seen.

[mistermilkman]

Watching this performance closely. She makes this look so easy. It's like cake 4 her. She pours the notes out so effortlessly.

[hibernate02]

Wow she sounds like a songbird... Bravo! That impressed me much...

[misspvu20]

man i love her wish she was still here.. sometimes i wish i could go back in that time since i was born in tha 80's when i listen to the R&B we have now and the oldschool its just not the same.... I can listen to music like this all day i guess im a old person @ heart... still today no singer can light a candle to her falsetto.... she was a beast when it came to that!!

[Karnita]

THIS BRINGS BACK MEMORIES, GOOD ONES.

[kuti319]

Such a feeling... RIP Minnie

[SunnyLee83]

I love this lady and i love this song

[freakumboy09]

yO thAt waS sick !!!

[ExistentiaDementia]

Most beautiful lyrics possible!!!

[pjubagoni]

she s so amazing!

i cant stop dancing each time i hear this song, or just holding hand high when she screamsss

[shestudios]

This is a great tune. She could write some lyrics.

Does anyone know the group she was in before her solo career?

[panxosolis]

She started with The Gems, and then before her solo Career, with the Rotary Connection

[shestudios]

Thank you.

[stawberry19919]

I Love This Song So Much

[Muziclvr07]

The things that Minnie could do with her voice were amazing! And she could do it with ease and a smile on her face. I was (and still am) a huge fan. When she passed, I felt so robbed.

[cherriesandicecream2]

I love her hair accesory

-cherriesandicecream

[DickyMoe1]

She hit the high note without effort.Unlike Mariah who has to hold her ear and brace herself.

[louisvuittonfan90]

I couldnt agree more

[djkaseone]

ROFL

[rstar2008]

Great poiny DickyMoe1! I love Mariah, Shanice, Deniece, Chante, etc. But NO ONE holds a candle to MINNIE RIPERTON!!!!!!

[musicloveranthony]

and point :)

[atlantagradybaby]

Great Video.

[plugggie]

Did Don Cornelius interview her when she was on the show, if so do you have that footage? He usually interviews his guest.

[mistermilkman]

Yes, he interviewed her after she sang "Reason."

[MrVersace]

at 3:14 bird voice orginal

[agnesmoorhead]

She was absolutely brilliant.

[titan123]

she has so much power at the end

[mrstep2me]

Damn! One of my all time favorites!!!!!! This was far too progressive for Black radio in 1974, and rock radio didn't have room for Black artists then.

[fossils12]

Minnie is 1 of the few singers who deserves to be called "The Voice"

[valenciawashington1]

Singers back then did not need alot of reverb on their mikes, or special sound effects. They sang on dry hissy mics. That is how you know your ass can sing.

[xred5rozex]

i love this song. my father used 2 play this all the time.

[panxosolis]

AWESOMEEE!!!!!! AWESOME!!!!!!! INCREDIBLE! i have this performance on mp3 and i didn't know the video was here!!! 5 Stars!!