Perfect Angel / Adventures in Paradise

~ Release by Minnie Riperton (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Reasons
additional engineer:
Gary Olazabal
engineer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
bass drum, cymbal, drums (drum set), harmonica and piano:
El Toro Negro
bass guitar:
Reggie McBride
congas:
Rocki Dzidzornu
drums (drum set):
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer)
guitar:
Michael Sembello
background vocals:
Shirley Brewer, Lani Groves, Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter) and Yvonne Wright
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
arranger:
Wonderlove (Stevie Wonder alias used to do work outside of Motown)
recording of:
Reasons
writer:
Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
53:27
2It's So Nice (To See Old Friends)
additional engineer:
Gary Olazabal
engineer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
bass drum, cymbal, drums (drum set), harmonica and piano:
El Toro Negro
bass guitar:
Reggie McBride
congas:
Rocki Dzidzornu
drums (drum set):
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer)
guitar:
Michael Sembello
background vocals:
Shirley Brewer, Lani Groves, Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter) and Yvonne Wright
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
arranger:
Wonderlove (Stevie Wonder alias used to do work outside of Motown)
recording of:
It's So Nice (to See Old Friends)
composer:
Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
4:44
3Take a Little Trip
additional engineer:
Gary Olazabal
engineer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
bass drum, cymbal, drums (drum set), harmonica and piano:
El Toro Negro
bass guitar:
Reggie McBride
congas:
Rocki Dzidzornu
drums (drum set):
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer)
guitar:
Michael Sembello
background vocals:
Shirley Brewer, Lani Groves, Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter) and Yvonne Wright
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
arranger:
Wonderlove (Stevie Wonder alias used to do work outside of Motown)
recording of:
Take a Little Trip
lyricist:
Yvonne Wright
composer:
Stevie Wonder
4:09
4Seeing You This Way
additional engineer:
Gary Olazabal
engineer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
bass drum, cymbal, drums (drum set), harmonica and piano:
El Toro Negro
bass guitar:
Reggie McBride
congas:
Rocki Dzidzornu
drums (drum set):
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer)
guitar:
Michael Sembello
background vocals:
Shirley Brewer, Lani Groves, Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter) and Yvonne Wright
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
arranger:
Wonderlove (Stevie Wonder alias used to do work outside of Motown)
recording of:
Seeing You This Way
composer:
Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
2:44
5The Edge of a Dream
additional engineer:
Gary Olazabal
engineer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
bass drum, cymbal, drums (drum set), harmonica and piano:
El Toro Negro
bass guitar:
Reggie McBride
congas:
Rocki Dzidzornu
drums (drum set):
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer)
guitar:
Michael Sembello
background vocals:
Shirley Brewer, Lani Groves, Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter) and Yvonne Wright
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
arranger:
Wonderlove (Stevie Wonder alias used to do work outside of Motown)
recording of:
The Edge of a Dream
composer:
Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
4:21
6Perfect Angel
additional engineer:
Gary Olazabal
engineer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
bass drum, cymbal, drums (drum set), harmonica and piano:
El Toro Negro
bass guitar:
Reggie McBride
congas:
Rocki Dzidzornu
drums (drum set):
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer)
guitar:
Michael Sembello
background vocals:
Shirley Brewer, Lani Groves, Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter) and Yvonne Wright
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
arranger:
Wonderlove (Stevie Wonder alias used to do work outside of Motown)
recording of:
Perfect Angel
composer:
Stevie Wonder
3:42
7Every Time He Comes Around
additional engineer:
Gary Olazabal
engineer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
bass drum, cymbal, drums (drum set), harmonica and piano:
El Toro Negro
bass guitar:
Reggie McBride
congas:
Rocki Dzidzornu
drums (drum set):
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer)
guitar:
Michael Sembello
background vocals:
Shirley Brewer, Lani Groves, Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter) and Yvonne Wright
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
arranger:
Wonderlove (Stevie Wonder alias used to do work outside of Motown)
recording of:
Every Time He Comes Around
composer:
Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
3:54
8Lovin' You
mastering:
Kent Duncan
additional engineer:
Gary Olazabal
engineer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
bass drum, cymbal, harmonica, membranophone and piano:
El Toro Negro
bass guitar:
Reggie McBride
congas:
Rocki Dzidzornu
guitar:
Michael Sembello
membranophone:
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer)
background vocals:
Shirley Brewer, Lani Groves, Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter) and Yvonne Wright
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
arranger:
Wonderlove (Stevie Wonder alias used to do work outside of Motown)
recording of:
Lovin’ You
writer:
Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly CI Ltd, Campbell Connelly Ltd., Dickiebird Music and Publishing Co., Embassy Music Corporation and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic (S.E. Asia) Ltd.
3:43
9Our Lives
mastering:
Kent Duncan
additional engineer:
Gary Olazabal
engineer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
bass drum, cymbal, harmonica, membranophone and piano:
El Toro Negro
bass guitar:
Reggie McBride
congas:
Rocki Dzidzornu
guitar:
Michael Sembello
membranophone:
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer)
background vocals:
Shirley Brewer, Lani Groves, Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter) and Yvonne Wright
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
arranger:
Wonderlove (Stevie Wonder alias used to do work outside of Motown)
5:59
10Baby, This Love I Have
recording engineer:
Gary Starr
engineer:
Rik Pekkonen
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist), Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
bass:
Eddie Brown (Bassist)
guitar:
Larry Carlton, Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
harp:
Dorothy Ashby
horn and saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
keyboard:
Joe Sample
membranophone and percussion:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
strings:
Sid Sharp
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
conductor:
Larry Carlton
arranger:
Larry Carlton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1975)
4:11
11Feelin' That the Feeling's Good
recording engineer:
Gary Starr
engineer:
Rik Pekkonen
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist), Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
bass:
Eddie Brown (Bassist)
guitar:
Larry Carlton, Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
harp:
Dorothy Ashby
horn and saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
keyboard:
Joe Sample
membranophone and percussion:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
strings:
Sid Sharp
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
conductor:
Larry Carlton
arranger:
Larry Carlton
4:22
12When It Comes Down to It
recording engineer:
Gary Starr
engineer:
Rik Pekkonen
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist), Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
bass:
Eddie Brown (Bassist)
guitar:
Larry Carlton, Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
harp:
Dorothy Ashby
horn and saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
keyboard:
Joe Sample
membranophone and percussion:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
strings:
Sid Sharp
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
conductor:
Larry Carlton
arranger:
Larry Carlton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1975)
3:20
13Minnie's Lament
recording engineer:
Gary Starr
engineer:
Rik Pekkonen
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist), Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
bass:
Eddie Brown (Bassist)
guitar:
Larry Carlton, Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
harp:
Dorothy Ashby
horn and saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
keyboard:
Joe Sample
membranophone and percussion:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
strings:
Sid Sharp
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
conductor:
Larry Carlton
arranger:
Larry Carlton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1975)
4:12
14Love and It's Glory
recording engineer:
Gary Starr
engineer:
Rik Pekkonen
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist), Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
bass:
Eddie Brown (Bassist)
guitar:
Larry Carlton, Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
harp:
Dorothy Ashby
horn and saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
keyboard:
Joe Sample
membranophone and percussion:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
strings:
Sid Sharp
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
conductor:
Larry Carlton
arranger:
Larry Carlton
5:13
15Adventures in Paradise
recording engineer:
Gary Starr
engineer:
Rik Pekkonen
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist), Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
bass:
Eddie Brown (Bassist)
guitar:
Larry Carlton, Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
harp:
Dorothy Ashby
horn and saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
keyboard:
Joe Sample
membranophone and percussion:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
strings:
Sid Sharp
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
conductor:
Larry Carlton
arranger:
Larry Carlton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1975)
recording of:
Adventures in Paradise
writer:
Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer) and Joe Sample
3:13
16Inside My Love
recording engineer:
Gary Starr
engineer:
Rik Pekkonen
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist), Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
bass:
Eddie Brown (Bassist)
guitar:
Larry Carlton, Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
harp:
Dorothy Ashby
horn and saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
keyboard:
Joe Sample
membranophone and percussion:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
strings:
Sid Sharp
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
conductor:
Larry Carlton
arranger:
Larry Carlton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1975)
recording of:
Inside My Love
writer:
Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer) and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
publisher:
Dickiebird Music Publising Co
4:48
17Alone in Brewster Bay
recording engineer:
Gary Starr
engineer:
Rik Pekkonen
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist), Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
bass:
Eddie Brown (Bassist)
guitar:
Larry Carlton, Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
harp:
Dorothy Ashby
horn and saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
keyboard:
Joe Sample
membranophone and percussion:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
strings:
Sid Sharp
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
conductor:
Larry Carlton
arranger:
Larry Carlton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1975)
4:25
18Simple Things
recording engineer:
Gary Starr
engineer:
Rik Pekkonen
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist), Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
bass:
Eddie Brown (Bassist)
guitar:
Larry Carlton, Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
harp:
Dorothy Ashby
horn and saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
keyboard:
Joe Sample
membranophone and percussion:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
strings:
Sid Sharp
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
vocals:
Minnie Riperton
conductor:
Larry Carlton
arranger:
Larry Carlton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1975)
3:41
19Don't Let Anyone Bring You Down
recording engineer:
Gary Starr
engineer:
Rik Pekkonen
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist), Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
bass:
Eddie Brown (Bassist)
guitar:
Larry Carlton, Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
harp:
Dorothy Ashby
horn and saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
keyboard:
Joe Sample
membranophone and percussion:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
strings:
Sid Sharp
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
conductor:
Larry Carlton
arranger:
Larry Carlton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1975)
3:00