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Lovin' You by Minnie Riperton
Minnie Riperton
Biografia dell'artista Minnie Riperton
Minnie Julia Riperton November 8 1947 – July 12 1979 Was An American Singer-Songwriter Best Known For Her Five-And-A-Half Octave Vocal Range And Her 1975 Single "Lovin' You". As A Child Riperton Studied Music Drama And Dance At Chicago's Lincoln Center. In Her Teen Years Riperton Sang Lead Vocals For The Chicago-Based Girl Group The Gems. Her Early Affiliation With Legendary Chess Records Afforded Her The Opportunity To Sing Backup For Various Established Artist Such As Etta James Fontella Bass Ramsey Lewis Bo Diddley Chuck Berry And Muddy Waters. While At Chess Riperton Also Sang Lead For The Experimental Rock/soul Group Rotary Connection From 1967 To 1971. In 1969 Riperton Along With Rotary Connection Played In The First Catholic Rock Mass At The Liturgical Conference National Convention Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee WI. Produced By James F. Colaianni. Riperton Reached The Apex Of Her Short But Esteemed Career With Her Number One Hit Single "Lovin' You" On April 4 1975. The Single Was The Last Release From Her 1974 Gold Album Entitled Perfect Angel. Tragically In 1976 Riperton Was Diagnosed With Breast Cancer And Underwent A Modified Radical Mastectomy. Facing A Grim Prognosis Riperton Continued Recording And Touring And In 1977 Riperton Became The Spokesperson For The American Cancer Society. That Same Year Minnie Also Received The Society's Courage Award Presented To Her At The White House By Then-President Jimmy Carter. On Thursday July 12 1979 At 10 00 A.M. While Lying In Her Husband's Arms Riperton Lost Her Valiant Three-Year Struggle With Cancer As She Listened To A Recording Stevie Wonder Had Made For Her. On Sunday July 15 1979 Following A Funeral Service Attended By More Than Five Hundred Mourners Riperton Was Interred In The Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery In Los Angeles California.
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"Lovin' You" Is A 1975 Hit Single By Minnie Riperton. The Song Became A #1 Hit On The Billboard Hot 100 On April 5 1975 #2 In The UK And #3 On The R&B Charts In The US. It Was The Fourth Single From The Album Perfect Angel 1974 . The Song Is Notable For Riperton's Use Of The Whistle Register And The Unusually High Pitches That Reaches During The Song. It Was Only The Second Song To Reach Number One Without The Help Of A Percussion Instrument "Yesterday" By The Beatles Accomplished This Feat Ten Years Earlier. According To The Liner Notes From Riperton's Compilation CD Petals The Melody For "Lovin' You" Was Created As A Distraction For Her Daughter Maya Rudolph When She Was A Baby So That Minnie And Her Husband Richard Could Hang Out. Maya Was In The Studio With Her Mother On The Day The Song Was Recorded And Riperton Can Be Heard Singing Her Daughter's Name At The End Of The Song.
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Biography - Minnie Riperton
Minnie Julia Riperton November 8 1947 – July 12 1979 Was An American Singer-Songwriter Best Known For Her Five-And-A-Half Octave Vocal Range And Her 1975 Single "Lovin' You". As A Child Riperton Studied Music Drama And Dance At Chicago's Lincoln Center. In Her Teen Years Riperton Sang Lead Vocals For The Chicago-Based Girl Group The Gems. Her Early Affiliation With Legendary Chess Records Afforded Her The Opportunity To Sing Backup For Various Established Artist Such As Etta James Fontella Bass Ramsey Lewis Bo Diddley Chuck Berry And Muddy Waters. While At Chess Riperton Also Sang Lead For The Experimental Rock/soul Group Rotary Connection From 1967 To 1971. In 1969 Riperton Along With Rotary Connection Played In The First Catholic Rock Mass At The Liturgical Conference National Convention Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee WI. Produced By James F. Colaianni. Riperton Reached The Apex Of Her Short But Esteemed Career With Her Number One Hit Single "Lovin' You" On April 4 1975. The Single Was The Last Release From Her 1974 Gold Album Entitled Perfect Angel. Tragically In 1976 Riperton Was Diagnosed With Breast Cancer And Underwent A Modified Radical Mastectomy. Facing A Grim Prognosis Riperton Continued Recording And Touring And In 1977 Riperton Became The Spokesperson For The American Cancer Society. That Same Year Minnie Also Received The Society's Courage Award Presented To Her At The White House By Then-President Jimmy Carter. On Thursday July 12 1979 At 10 00 A.M. While Lying In Her Husband's Arms Riperton Lost Her Valiant Three-Year Struggle With Cancer As She Listened To A Recording Stevie Wonder Had Made For Her. On Sunday July 15 1979 Following A Funeral Service Attended By More Than Five Hundred Mourners Riperton Was Interred In The Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery In Los Angeles California.
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"Lovin' You" is a 1975 hit single by Minnie Riperton. The song became a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 5,1975, #2 in the UK, and #3 on the R&B charts in the US.
It was the fourth single from the album Perfect Angel (1974). The song is notable for Riperton's use of the whistle register and the unusually high pitches that reaches during the song. It was only the second song to reach number one without the help of a percussion instrument, "Yesterday" by The Beatles accomplished this feat ten years earlier.
According to the liner notes from Riperton's compilation CD Petals, the melody for "Lovin' You" was created as a distraction for her daughter (Maya Rudolph) when she was a baby so that Minnie and her husband Richard could hang out. Maya was in the studio with her mother on the day the song was recorded and Riperton can be heard singing her daughter's name at the end of the song. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.