Digitally Remastered Two Original Albums on a Single CD from the Late Songbird
CD Reviews
BACK DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH MINNIE!
03/18/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"DON'T MISS OUT ON THESE TWO GORGEOUS ALBUMS FROM THE MOST ANGELIC VOICE OF OUR GENERATION! WE STILL MISS YOU BEAUTIFUL LADY!"
Get This While You Can
K. J. Bryant | 03/04/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"By now, everyone knows that Capital Records treats Minnie Riperton like a stepchild. What else can explain the reason why they reissue her records as high price imports? What else can explain why her cds are so hard to find? Minnie was a jewel and it's a shame she is not respected for her work. Maybe K. West's tribute to Minnie on his hit song "Slow Jam" is why both "Minnie" and the hard to find "Stay in Love" are being re-issued (*SIGH*, as high price imports) again. If you love 70s R&B, you shouldn't mind paying the price for this cd. After all, you are getting TWO cds for the price of one. The music is great. Even though, Minnie knew she was dying she gave it her all. You can feel the passion in her voice. Her song writing is both moving and beautiful and the production is classic. I HIGHLY recommend this cd."
Gone but her talent survives!
Reginald D. Garrard | Camilla, GA USA | 04/09/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Although it has been almost three decades since the singer's passing, Minnie Riperton remains an icon in popular music. Possessing a range that has yet to be topped (LISTEN, MARIAH CAREY!), Riperton had one of those voices that was beyond heavenly: lilting, enigmatic, soothing, passionate, subtle, seductive, and ethereal.
This compilation of two of her best features some of her best work: "Memory Lane," "Can You Feel What I'm Saying," "Light My Fire," "Dancin' and Acting Crazy," "Love Hurts," the dance-friendly "Stick Together," and "Lover and Friend".
For those that only know the singer from her "Lovin' You," used so prominently in advertising, this disc is a welcome introduction to the artist.
And for those that only know her as the mother of "Saturday Night Live" cast member Mya Rudolph, the album shows from where the daughter got her talent."
Not Just Another Collection,But a Very Sentimental Creation
T. Robinson | Louisiana | 05/22/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Hey Fellow Minnie fans......
I cannot tell how long its taken me to find something like this,WITH THE ENTIRE "STAY IN LOVE" Album Reissue....,even though they should have put her albums on single discs.....and print them out like they were on LPs/Vinyls in individual cases......
I am so sick of hunting in stores for Minnie's works.....They have all these singers from the 50's and 60's whom may i say hasent made any impact in the music world,and their in our local music stores,with piles of collections....now if they can put thousands of copies around the US of old material like that at our local music store.....why in the hell can't they print Minnie anywheres......or should i say,i can only find few Minnie Riperton releases in "Tower Records" and "Virgin Records"......but not in my Local Walmart,or Circuit City (even though they do carry the Petals compilation),or even Best Buy....yanno....but they can carry NO RHYTHM HAVING , VOCALLY LIMITED AND CHALLENGED SINGERS,that are more like talkers instead of singers over beats.....and thats why we fight to keep the real TALENT ALIVE....talents like Minnie Riperton,Al Green,Sam Cooke,Lou Rawls,Curtis Mayfield,The Original Temptaions,Bloodstone,Linda Jones....these were people with voices......not LOLLIPOP "I LOVE U ,U LOVE ME" singers......
Did you know that Minnie Recorded MUSIC VIDEOS,YES ACTUAL MUSIC VIDEOS LIKE U SEE TODAY,for her album titled "Minnie" ...... i bet no one even knows or yet even seen them.....i own them....luckily from a close friend......the videos are for "Memory Lane" and "Light My Fire" ......
NOW WHAT IM REALLY WAITING ON IS THE "LOVE LIVES FOREVER" album to be released......WHY DON'T THEY JUST MAKE A BOX SET FOR MINNIE????? yanno,thats killing alot of birds with 1 stone......with rare stuff......Capitol is startin' to twitch my last damn nerve.....
and then WHY ARE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES REISSUING OUR "AMERICAN" SINGERS WORKS???? i really dont understand , Minnie Riperton was an American....then why are Japanese industries making reissues?.....AMERICAN REMASTERS OUGHT TO DO IT......its sickening....to lazy to do it....or scared not enough people will buy it to put money in their pockets.....its gonna take a miracle for this to happen.....but i guess i'll keep protesting DIGITALLY and Physically....lol...."
"Stay in Love" with Minnie!
S. Sarabia | Portland, ME, USA | 05/12/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Where does one start in reviewing the album of his youth? Every time I would lock myself inside my attic bedroom and play "Stay in Love," it would help me to dream of the "perfect love" that I would one day find. Musically, "Stay in Love" is a masterpiece. It's R&B majesty. From start to finish, the listener is taken through a complete suite of songs which make up (the album's gorgeous subtitle) "A Romantic Fantasy Set to Music," and isn't this what Minnie's music has always been about? LOVE. From the feel-good funk of "Young, Willing & Able," the album's opener to the beautiful finale, "Stay in Love," there are equal amounts of joy, pain, hope and fervor in each and every glorious track. Minnie kept her promise to me after all these years. I finally found the soulmate I was dreaming of all these years who would also turn out to be as big a fan as I (still) am. For the second half of this CD, "Minnie," there's a completely different kind of vibe. Granted, with "Stay in Love," R&B was fighting for its own identity after the whole "Disco" trend had set in (which isn't an issue, because R&B was so apparent in Disco Music anyway.), however, with the "Minnie" album, there was more of an R&B element in place; the songs don't really connect here as they did with "Stay in Love,' however, there are some real gems, "Memory Lane" being one of them, followed by "Lover & Friend" and a host of others. The highpoints for me here are the first single, "Memory Lane," "Love Hurts," the vibey and whispery, "I'm A Woman," "Never Existed Before" and the joyous and playful remake of "Light My Fire" with Jose Feliciano. The only song here that doesn't really fit would be "Dancin' and Actin' Crazy;" it's a tad too noisy and seems to be out of place on the album as was "Strange Affair" on her swansong album, "Love Lives Forever." Both, however, show that Miss Minnie could get her groove on when she wanted to. Other than that, what you have here are two deliciously soulful and sultry sets from the sweet and soulful songbird herself whose life was ended all too soon and whose legacy has touched millions of R&B/Soul enthusiasts just with the voice alone and its amazing five octave range! I am so fortunate to have been inspired by these two albums throughout my youth and well into my adult years. God Bless Minnie, the "perfect angel" of R&B."
Track Listings (17) - Disc #1