Come To My Garden

Rating

Album: Come To My Garden (Green Vinyl)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Les Fleur	More Info...
2)	Completeness	More Info...
3)	Come to My Garden	More Info...
4)	Memory Band	More Info...
5)	Rainy Day in Centerville	More Info...
6)	Close Your Eyes and Remember	More Info...
7)	Oh, By the Way	More Info...
8)	Expecting	More Info...
9)	Only When I'm Dreaming	More Info...
10)	Whenever, Wherever	More Info...

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Minnie Riperton (vocals); Phil Upchurch (guitar); Ramsey Lewis (piano); Cleaveland Eaton (bass); Maurice White (drums); Kitty Hayward, Elsa Harris (background vocals).
Recorded at Ter Mar Studios, Chicago, Illinois on November 24-26, 1969. Originally released on GRT (30001). Includes liner notes by Bill Dahl.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
1969's COME TO MY GARDEN is Minnie Riperton's debut solo album, recorded after her tenure with the psychedelic soul outfit Rotary Connection but still produced and co-written by that group's leader, Charles Stephney. The heavy rock aspect of that band is absent here, replaced by lush orchestrations and a jazzy soft-pop feel that complements Riperton's magnificently expressive, multi-octave voice beautifully. The songs, mostly by Riperton and husband Richard Rudolph, are mostly minor-key ballads, with alternately sorrowful and poetic lyrics. The singer/songwritery results recall early albums by Roberta Flack as well as the contemporary work by Riperton's future employer/mentor Stevie Wonder, but the album was a couple of years ahead of its time and so was not a commercial success. Regardless, it's a quiet gem.

Professional Reviews

Q (12/02, p.130) - 4 out of 5 - "...It's as close to the introspective folk of Nick Drake's Bryter Layter as to any soul siblings....Song after song of unremitting, almost claustrophobic beauty..."

Q (12/02, p.130) - 4 out of 5 - "...It's as close to the introspective folk of Nick Drake's Bryter Layter as to any soul siblings....Song after song of unremitting, almost claustrophobic beauty..."

Uncut (11/02, pp.140-41) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Pure, fragile and precious..."

Uncut (11/02, pp.140-41) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Pure, fragile and precious..."

Mojo (Publisher) (12/02, p.130) - "...Minnie delivers 10 effusive spirituals that mix emotive gospel with rock guitar..."

Mojo (Publisher) (12/02, p.130) - "...Minnie delivers 10 effusive spirituals that mix emotive gospel with rock guitar..."

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