Come to My Garden is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Minnie Riperton which was produced, arranged and orchestrated by Charles Stepney and released in 1970 under GRT Records. It was re-released in 1974 on the Janus label, in the same time frame as Riperton's album Perfect Angel and her hit "Lovin' You."[4]
The album was first released on CD in 1990, and has since been made available in digital form. None of the CD editions have material transferred directly from the original master tapes. All CD editions were mastered in UK, USA and other countries using LP records and different noise reduction methods. It is quite possible that original tapes that belonged to GRT were lost forever.[5]
The album peaked at number 160 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart in 1974.[6] Some versions of the CD release do not include the last track, "Whenever, Wherever." Riperton said she wanted a sound like the great Dionne Warwick / Burt Bacharach collaborations for the album.
Minnie Riperton was presented as a solo artist by Ramsey Lewis on Saturday, December 26, 1970, at Chicago's famed London House. She performed several numbers from the album accompanied by Charles Stepney, the album's producer. Although commercially unsuccessful, Come to My Garden is considered a masterpiece by critics.[7][8][9][10] "Les Fleur"[a] is probably the album's best known song,[12] and "Expecting" remains a favorite among fans.
The heavy rock aspect of Riperton's band Rotary Connection is absent here, replaced by lush orchestrations. The songs, mostly by Stepney and Riperton's husband Richard Rudolph, are largely minor-key ballads.
"Les Fleur" was featured in a women's sport's campaign by BBC Sport in the summer of 2022 titled We Know Our Place.[17]
NotesEdit
^ abcFor unknown reasons the original record label spelled the song as "Les Fleur,"[11] although the French plural of "La Fleur" (flower) would normally be spelled "Les Fleurs." Many reissues and compilations use the latter spelling.
^Special Merit Picks. Vol. 82. Billboard Magazine. December 6, 1970. p. 65.
^Cashbox Album Reviews. Vol. 32. Billboard Magazine. November 28, 1970. p. 28.
^"Minnie Riperton – Come to My Garden (1974, Vinyl)". Discogs.
^Rosen, Jody (June 11, 2019). "The Day the Music Burned". New York Times. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
^. Billboard. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
^Ankeny, Jason. "Come To My Garden Review". All Music. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
^Smotroff, Mark. "Listening Report: Minnie Riperton's Come To My Garden, RSD Essential Reissue". Audiophile Review. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
^Olson, Aaron M. "Mining Gold From the Music Stream: Minnie Riperton - Come To My Garden". Retrieved September 13, 2022.
^ abProctor, Brittnay L. Minnie Riperton's Come to My Garden. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN9781501379154.
^"Minnie Riperton – Come To My Garden". www.discogs.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
^Lopez, Julyssa (September 16, 2021). "Yola on Minnie Riperton's 'Les Fleurs': 'It's Pure Genius'". Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
^"Minnie Riperton - Les Fleurs". officialcharts.com.
^Vinyl edition of Come to My Garden on discogs.com
^Chick, Stevie (June 29, 2016). "Minnie Riperton – 10 of the best". The Guardian.
^"We Know Our Place: Women's sport campaign launched by BBC Sport". BBC. May 25, 2022.
October 21, 2023
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Come to My Garden is the debut studio album by American singer songwriter Minnie Riperton which was produced arranged and orchestrated by Charles Stepney and released in 1970 under GRT Records It was re released in 1974 on the Janus label in the same time frame as Riperton s album Perfect Angel and her hit Lovin You 4 Come to My GardenStudio album by Minnie RipertonReleasedSeptember 23 1970RecordedNovember 24 26 1969Ter Mar Studios Chicago Illinois GenreSoul R amp BLength37 01LabelGRTProducerCharles StepneyMinnie Riperton chronologyCome to My Garden 1970 Perfect Angel 1974 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Billboard favorable 2 Cashbox favorable 3 The album was first released on CD in 1990 and has since been made available in digital form None of the CD editions have material transferred directly from the original master tapes All CD editions were mastered in UK USA and other countries using LP records and different noise reduction methods It is quite possible that original tapes that belonged to GRT were lost forever 5 The album peaked at number 160 on the U S Billboard 200 chart in 1974 6 Some versions of the CD release do not include the last track Whenever Wherever Riperton said she wanted a sound like the great Dionne Warwick Burt Bacharach collaborations for the album Contents 1 Background 2 Singles 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 In popular culture 6 Notes 7 ReferencesBackground EditMinnie Riperton was presented as a solo artist by Ramsey Lewis on Saturday December 26 1970 at Chicago s famed London House She performed several numbers from the album accompanied by Charles Stepney the album s producer Although commercially unsuccessful Come to My Garden is considered a masterpiece by critics 7 8 9 10 Les Fleur a is probably the album s best known song 12 and Expecting remains a favorite among fans The heavy rock aspect of Riperton s band Rotary Connection is absent here replaced by lush orchestrations The songs mostly by Stepney and Riperton s husband Richard Rudolph are largely minor key ballads Singles EditAlbum cut Les Fleurs got to No 34 on both the UK Vinyl Singles and UK Physical Singles charts 13 Track listing EditSide 1 Les Fleurs a Charles Stepney Richard Rudolph 3 18 Completeness Stepney Rose Johnson 3 32 Come to My Garden Rudolph 3 19 Memory Band Stepney 4 05 Rainy Day in Centerville Stepney Rudolph 5 22Side 2 Close Your Eyes and Remember Stepney Rudolph 3 38 Oh By the Way Stepney Rudolph 2 58 Expecting Stepney Jon Stocklin 3 51 Only When I m Dreaming Stepney Sidney Barnes 3 24 Whenever Wherever Stepney Johnson 3 34 14 Personnel EditElsa Harris Kitty Hayward Minnie Riperton Backing vocals Maurice White Drums Phil Upchurch Guitar Ramsey Lewis Piano Cleveland Eaton Bass 10 Charles Stepney Arranger and conductor Minnie Riperton Vocals 15 In popular culture EditThe album has been featured in various samples and covers Les Fleur was sampled in Similak Child by Black Sheep on the album A Wolf in Sheep s Clothing Rainy Day in Centerville was sampled in Where Y all At by Nas from the album Hip Hop Is Dead Only When I m Dreaming was sampled in Hellucination by Smif n Wessun from the album Dah Shinin Les Fleur a was covered by British band 4hero on their 2001 album Creating Patterns 16 Les Fleur was featured in the 2014 film adaptation of Inherent Vice by Paul Thomas Anderson who is the husband of Riperton s daughter Maya Rudolph Les Fleur was prominent during the ending of the 2019 horror film Us Les Fleur was featured in episode 3 of Them dit Nelson Cragg et al 2021 Les Fleur was featured in the episode The Big Payback of Atlanta season 3 2022 Les Fleur was featured in a women s sport s campaign by BBC Sport in the summer of 2022 titled We Know Our Place 17 Notes Edit a b c For unknown reasons the original record label spelled the song as Les Fleur 11 although the French plural of La Fleur flower would normally be spelled Les Fleurs Many reissues and compilations use the latter spelling References Edit Allmusic review Special Merit Picks Vol 82 Billboard Magazine December 6 1970 p 65 Cashbox Album Reviews Vol 32 Billboard Magazine November 28 1970 p 28 Minnie Riperton Come to My Garden 1974 Vinyl Discogs Rosen Jody June 11 2019 The Day the Music Burned New York Times Retrieved October 26 2022 Minnie Riperton Chart history Billboard Archived from the original on August 21 2017 Retrieved August 21 2017 Ankeny Jason Come To My Garden Review All Music Retrieved September 13 2022 Smotroff Mark Listening Report Minnie Riperton s Come To My Garden RSD Essential Reissue Audiophile Review Retrieved September 13 2022 Olson Aaron M Mining Gold From the Music Stream Minnie Riperton Come To My Garden Retrieved September 13 2022 a b Proctor Brittnay L Minnie Riperton s Come to My Garden Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN 9781501379154 Minnie Riperton Come To My Garden www discogs com Retrieved August 16 2017 Lopez Julyssa September 16 2021 Yola on Minnie Riperton s Les Fleurs It s Pure Genius Rolling Stone Rolling Stone Retrieved December 22 2021 Minnie Riperton Les Fleurs officialcharts com Vinyl edition of Come to My Garden on discogs com CD edition of Come to My Garden on discogs com Chick Stevie June 29 2016 Minnie Riperton 10 of the best The Guardian We Know Our Place Women s sport campaign launched by BBC Sport BBC May 25 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Come to My Garden amp oldid 1177285688, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
