Minie Riperton - Petals: The Minnie Riperton Collection

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Music Review: As I Sit On The Edge Of A Dream......
Rating: 5 Stars

A few years ago, I bought the Capitol Gold Series', "Best of Minnie Riperton". Being that the majority of her music is soooo hard to find, all the songs on that particular disk are the only songs that I knew she sang. That was until I found this disk!

Being that I was born in '77 (which Minnie died two years afterward), I never knew the extensive body of work that she'd done. The beautiful introduction to this full body of work, "The Edge of A Dream", is one of the most beautiful songs that I've ever heard. The message in the song, along with Stevie's (Mr. Wonder, that is) brilliant and vibrant piano playing, make this song a standout. Another one of my favorites is "Take A Trip", along with the sultry/bluesy "Everytime He Comes Around". Of course there are the staple songs like "Memory Lane", "Can You Feel What I'm Saying", "Loving You", "Here We Go", "Lover and Friend", "Light My Fire", "Simple Things", etc., there are some that are new to me that I really like. "Completeness" is a nice, yet haunting song in where Minnie sings the background vocals as almost like an opera singer. "Ready For Your Love" and "Love and It's Glory" are other new favorites of mine.

I would recommend this to any die hard Minnie fan, and to anyone who would like to get familiar with such beautiful talent she possessed. This is a definite must-have.

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