The best Minnie Riperton album, and still the closest she came to stardom. Stevie Wonder chipped in on drums, keyboards, and other instruments, and also wrote several tracks. "Reasons" was her finest uptempo tune, while the title track was a wonderful change-of-pace number. She also got her biggest hit, "Lovin' You," which became a signature tune.
Minnie Riperton... another creature of beauty who did not live to an old age... I've been feeling this song since I met you... hurt me to think she'd not made it to be happily old on someone's side... ... I'm stirring in the mud... the mud needs to be stirred...
The post below this one speaks ambiguously about an album of bests without the best. I was going to leave it at that, but the song is so good I decided I needed to bring it up again. The artist is Minnie Riperton, you might know her from that song _Lovin' You._ (Is easy 'cause you're beautiful, etc.) The song that I think should be on the "Best Of" album is _Every Time He Comes Around_. This s...