Minnie Riperton Discography (Some are very rare!)

There was a singer with amazing range of vocal that started her career long before Mariah Carey was even born. Minnie Riperton had the ability to execute trills, runs and other vocal acrobatics in whistle register. Minnie Riperton was capable to sing easily in an unbelievable five and a half-octave vocal range,but reportedly could access the seventh octave and played with it. Her Piccolo Coloratura Soprano voice type was just unbelievable. The only soul singer to rival her range is Mariah Carey, although singers like Rachelle Ferrell, Shanice Wilson, Chanté Moore, or Christina Aguilera have demonstrated Some of the techniques that made Minnie so popular.She was known to score her greatest commercial success with the memorable hits: Lovin’ You.

In 1976, at the age of twenty-eight, Riperton was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a radical mastectomy. In 1977 Riperton became the first black female to serve as spokesperson for the American Cancer Society and to receive the Society's Courage Award from then-President Jimmy Carter. On Thursday July 12, 1979, at the age of 31, Riperton lost her valiant struggle with cancer. She died peacefully in her husband's arms while listening to a recording of a song Stevie Wonder had written for her.

What set Minnie Riperton apart from many other singers capable of the whistle register is her ability to sound almost mechanical or instrumental, as well as her ability to clearly enunciate clearly well above Soprano High C. In You Take My Breath Away, She sounds almost like feedback on a microphone. In Here We Go, Minnie chirps the phrase Here We Go with Perfect diction, Despite the notes very lofty altitude. All her musical legacy is survived by her husband, son and daughter. The note at the bottom of her headstone described her perfectly. “Hers was a gift of love, a miracle of life, for all the world to see and hear forever.” She may gone to soon, but will never forgotten.


Minnie Riperton - Come To My Garden (1970)



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


Minnie Riperton - Perfect Angel (1974)



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


Minnie Riperton - Adventures In Paradise (1975)



1. Baby, This Love I Have
2. Feelin' That Your Feelin's Right
3. When It Comes Down to It
4. Minnie's Lament
5. Love and Its Glory
6. Adventures in Paradise
7. Inside My Love
8. Alone in Brewster Bay
9. Simple Things
10. Don't Let Anyone Bring You Down


Minnie Riperton - Stay In Love: A Romantic Fantasy Set To Music (1977)



1. Young, Willing and Able (3:46)
2. Could it Be I'm in Love (4:17)
3. Oh Darlin'...Life Goes on (3:50)
4. Can You Feel What I'm Saying (4:18)
5. Gettin' Ready for Your Love (3:38)
6. Stick Together (6:18)
7. Wouldn't Matter Where You Are (4:00)
8. How Could I Love You More (4:05)
9. Stay in Love (3:18)


Minnie Riperton - Minnie (1979)



1. Memory Lane (4:23)
2. Lover And Friend (4:13)
3. Return To Forever (4:07)
4. Dancin' & Actin' Crazy (6:03)
5. Love Hurts (3:35)
6. Never Existed Before (4:17)
7. I'm A Woman (4:00)
8. Light My Fire (5:09)


Minnie Riperton - The Best Of (1993)



1. Adventures In Paradise (3:13)
2. Can You Feel What I'm Saying (4:15)
3. Give Me Time (4:05)
4. Here We Go (4:05)
5. Inside My Love (3:58)
6. Light My Fire (5:08)
7. Lover And Friend (3:48)
8. Lovin' You (3:23)
9. Memory Lane (3:30)
10. Perfect Angel (3:23)
11. Simple Things (3:41)
12. Stay In Love (3:17)
13. Stick Together (6:16)
14. Woman Of Heart And Mind (3:45)
15. Wouldn't Matter Where You Are (3:59)
16. You Take My Breath Away (3:43)
17. Young Willing And Able (3:44)


Minnie Riperton - Love Lives Forever (1980)



2007 UK reissue of this seven track album from the unique Soul/Pop vocalist best known for her hit 'Lovin' You'.. This posthumous album was originally released in 1980, the year after her death at the age of 31, and saw the musicians with whom she collaborated with on her debut solo album add their musical embellishment to Minnie's recordings after her death. Includes additional vocals from R&B/Pop vocalists Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson plus a guest appearance from Stevie Wonder, who adds a wonderful harmonica solo to 'Give Me Time'. Features 'Here We Go', 'I'm In Love Again' and 'You Take My Breath Away'

1. Here We Go
2. I'm In Love Again
3. Strange Affair
4. Island In The Sun
5. Give Me Time
6. You Take My Breath Away
7. The Song Of Life (La-La-La)

Minnie Riperton - Petals: The Minnie Riperton Collection (2001)



Disc 1
1. The Edge Of A Dream
2. You Gave Me Soul
3. Lonely Girl
4. Respect
5. We're Going Wrong
6. I Took A Ride (Caravan)
7. Come To My Garden
8. Completeness
9. Expecting
10. Les Fleur
11. Studio Dialog
12. Seeing You This Way (Demo)
13. Reasons
14. Take A Little Trip
15. Lovin' You
16. Every Time He Comes Around
17. Love And Its Glory
18. Simple Things
19. Lovin' You (Live Reprise)

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
9. Could It Be I'm In Love
10. Stay In Love
11. Here We Go
12. Memory Lane
13. Woman Of Heart And Mind
14. Return To Forever
15. Lover And Friend
16. Give Me Time


Minnie Riperton - Her Chess Years (1997)



1. All Of It
2. Lonely Girl
3. Happy New Love
4. Magical World
5. Christmas Love
6. Silent Night
7. We're Going Wrong
8. Respect
9. Tales Of Brave Ulysses
10. Burning Of The Midnight Lamp
11. A-Muse
12. Love Me Now
13. Living Alone
14. They Call It Stormy Monday
15. Want You To Know
16. If I Sing My Song


Minnie Riperton - Les Fleurs : The Minnie Riperton Anthology (2001)



1. Minnie Riperton - I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun (5:45)
2. Minnie Riperton - Reasons (3:27)
3. Minnie Riperton - Every Time He Comes Around (3:52)
4. Minnie Riperton - Young, Willing And Able (3:46)
5. Minnie Riperton - Inside My Love (4:41)
6. Minnie Riperton - Memory Lane (4:25)
7. Minnie Riperton - Love Hurts (3:38)
8. Minnie Riperton - Here We Go (4:05)
9. Minnie Riperton - You Take My Breath Away (4:32)
10. Minnie Riperton - Strange Affair (7:57)
11. Minnie Riperton - Take A Little Trip (4:10)
12. Minnie Riperton - I'm A Woman (3:59)
13. Minnie Riperton - Les Fleur (3:16)
14. Minnie Riperton - Light My Fire (5:10)

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