Minnie Riperton – Perfect Angel

Name: Minnie Riperton - Perfect Angel
Rating: 4.36 (338 reviews)

Minnie Riperton - Perfect Angel album cover

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Label:	Epic – KE 32561
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Santa Maria Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	May 24, 1974
Genre:	Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul-Jazz, Soul, Funk

Tracklist

A1	Reasons Drums – El Toro Negro	3:25
A2	It's So Nice (To See Old Friends)	4:47
A3	Take A Little Trip	4:11
A4	Seeing You This Way Cymbal [Cymbals], Bass Drum – El Toro Negro	2:51
A5	The Edge Of A Dream Backing Vocals – Denise Williams*, Lani Groves, Shirley Brewer, Yvonne Wright	4:20
B1	Perfect Angel Backing Vocals – Denise Williams*, Lani Groves	3:41
B2	Every Time He Comes Around Backing Vocals – Denise Williams*	4:16
B3	Lovin' You Guitar – Richard Rudolph	3:54
B4	Our Lives Harmonica – El Toro Negro	5:56

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
Remixed At – Westlake Audio
Mastered At – Customatrix
Lacquer Cut At – Kendun Recorders
Copyright © – CBS Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
Manufactured By – Epic Records
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria

Credits

Arranged By – Wonderlove
Bass – Reggie McBride (tracks: A1 to B2, B4)
Congas – Rocki Dzidzornu (tracks: A5, B4)
Design – Anne Garner*
Drums – Ollie E. Brown* (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B2, B4)
Engineer [Assistant] – Gary Olazabal
Engineer, Producer [Associate] – Malcolm Cecil, Robert Margouleff
Guitar – Marlo Henderson (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B2)
Lead Guitar – Michael Sembello (tracks: A3, A4, B4)
Mastered By – Kent Duncan
Photography By [Cover] – Barry Feinstein
Piano – El Toro Negro (tracks: A2 to B4)
Producer – Scorbu Productions
Remix, Engineer [Assistant Remix Engineer] – Baker Bigsby
Vocals, Liner Notes – Minnie*
Written-By – Minnie Riperton (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B2 to B4), Richard Rudolph (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B2 to B4), Stevie Wonder (tracks: A3, B1)

Notes

Columbia, Santa Maria pressing denoted by "S" etches in runouts.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AL 32561
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): BL 32561
Pressing Plant ID (Both sides runout): S
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etch.,KENDUN o stamp.-Var. 1): PAL 32561 2B KENDUN o S
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etch.,KENDUN o stamp.-Var. 1): PBL 32561 2A KENDUN o S
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etch.,KENDUN o stamp.-Var. 2): PAL ̷P̷B̷L̷ 32561 2B KENDUN o S ̷S̷X E
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etch.,KENDUN o stamp.-Var. 2): PBL ̷P̷A̷L̷ 32561 2B o KENDUN A
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etch.,KENDUN o stamp.-Var. 3): PAL - 32561' - 3A KENDUN-B o A S \
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etch.,KENDUN o stamp.-Var. 3): PBL-32561 - 3B KENDUN-A o A 2
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etch.,KENDUN o stamp.-Var. 4): PAL - 32561 - 3E KENDUN A 1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etch.,KENDUN o stamp.-Var. 4): PBL - 32561 - 3A KENDUN-A o SX A 1 2

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Perfect Angel (Cassette, Album)	Epic	40 80426	UK	1974
	Perfect Angel (LP, Album)	Epic, Epic	EPC 80426, KE 32561	UK	1974
New Submission	Perfect Angel (LP, Album)	Epic, Epic	ELPS 3710, KE 32561	Australia	1974
Recently Edited	Perfect Angel (LP, Album, Stereo)	Epic	EPC 80426	Europe	1974
Recently Edited	Perfect Angel (LP, Album)	Epic	ECPM-104	Japan	1974

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Reviews

Disco_Russ Nov 25, 2023
Lovin' You is a beautiful track but for me it's Every Time He comes Around, such an amazing sultry song, and that guitar!!
mikeSF_ Apr 1, 2022
Edited 2 years ago
"Lovin' You" is such a beautiful song, so touching, and far and away the high point on this record. I really did not enjoy side A much. Side B, "Perfect Angel" & "Every Time He Comes Around" are much better.

The recording is quite nice. Plenty of layers and interesting percussion. Minnie's whistle register is superb, and her vocal control is outstanding.

Three stars. Recommended.
midnightrunner Aug 20, 2019
I bet that Minnie couldn't wait to wash all that sticky ice cream off her hand after the photoshoot, I just hope that it did not attract any wasps that tried to sting her!!
bargainvinyl1 Jul 23, 2018
Stevie Wonder agreed to produce Minnies's 1974 album Perfect Angel, on which he also contributed two songs and played harmonica and keyboards. The popularity of the international hit Lovin' You made her a household name.
Otares Dec 20, 2015
I discovered "lovin you" yesterday... very very nice song !!! I'm 30 years old and I'm from France.
trouville77 Nov 26, 2015
Great album but what is that cover pic!
NativeToSF Sep 2, 2015
Maya Rudolph's SNL Tribute to her mom's cover.
http://img.ffffound.com/static-data/assets/6/a66148de932c1cd0e6ac8f8653fc2c78e5cf996e_m.gif
antonyo2go May 22, 2015
Stevie Wonder and (her husband) Richard Rudolph knew exactly what to do with this awesome talent. I wish the concept here lasted over the years...her music became slightly more commercial but ALWAYS contained moments of brilliance to accompany THE MOST AMAZINGLY-RANGED VOICE in history...
There may be better "singers" before or since, but this is my ALL-TIME FAVORITE female vocalist. I remember where I was and what I was doing (even how I reacted) when she passed (way too early---cancer sucks!) . I knew then there will never be another quite like her.