Come to My Garden

Come to My Garden

by Minnie Riperton
Come to My Garden

Come to My Garden

by Minnie Riperton

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Overview

Minnie Riperton's solo debut is in many respects her finest hour -- devoid of the overly syrupy production that hampers her later work, Come to My Garden instead couches her miraculous voice in the elegant arrangements of the great Charles Stepney, striking a perfect balance between romantic melodrama and sensual nuance. Call Stepney's singular approach "chamber soul" -- the nimble melodies and insistent grooves swell with orchestral flourishes, while the jazz-inspired rhythms (courtesy of Ramsey Lewis' group) at times evoke Van Morrison's masterpiece Astral Weeks. Stepney creates the ideal backdrop for Riperton's soaring vocals, which reveal a subtlety and restraint absent from the glass-shattering bombast of her subsequent performances -- the opening "Les Fleurs" (covered decades later by 4Hero) crystallizes the entire record, embracing both intimacy and majesty to haunting effect. [The Aim reissue, released in 2005, contains the bonus track "Whenever, Wherever," though it is listed as "Wherever We Are." The content of this disc is similar to what can be found on the Varese and Castle reissues from 2002.] ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date: 08/09/2005
Label: Aim Records
UPC: 0752211106025

Tracks

  1. Les Fleur
  2. Completeness
  3. Come to My Garden
  4. Memory Band
  5. Rainy Day in Centerville
  6. Close Your Eyes and Remember
  7. Oh, by the Way
  8. Expecting
  9. Only When I'm Dreaming
  10. Whenever, Wherever

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Minnie Riperton   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Ramsey Lewis   Guest Artist,Rhythm
Phil Upchurch   Guest Artist
Maurice White   Guest Artist,Rhythm
Cleveland Eaton   Rhythm
Charles Stepney   Conductor
Elsa Harris   Vocals (Background)
Kitti Hayward   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Richard Rudolph   Composer
Dean Rudland   Liner Notes
Terence Blanchard   Composer
Cary E. Mansfield   Reissue Producer
Dick Fowler   Original Design Concept,Design
Nick Watson   Remastering
Gary Starr   Engineer
Charles Stepney   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Orchestral Arrangements
Stu Black   Engineer
Bill Pitzonka   Reissue Art Director
John Reed   Coordination
Dick Lapalm   Album Supervision
Robert Rudolph   Composer
Daniel Hersch   Digital Remastering
Tom Ornshaw   Artwork
Rose Johnson   Composer
John Stocklin   Composer
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