Released October 18, 1980 Label Capitol Release date 18 October 1980 | Length 37:33 Artist Minnie Riperton | |
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Recorded 1978 (Minnie's Vocals)
1980 (overdubs) Love Lives Forever
(1980) The Best of Minnie Riperton
(1981) Genres Soul music, Rhythm and blues Producers Richard Rudolph, Johnny Pate Nominations Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Similar Minnie Riperton albums, Soul music albums | ||
Minnie riperton love lives forever 1980 full album
Love Lives Forever is the sixth and final studio album by American soul singer Minnie Riperton. Released posthumously in 1980, it was co-produced by her husband Richard Rudolph and released on her then-label Capitol Records. It consists of tracks Riperton recorded in vocal sessions prior to her death, and music recorded after her death .
Contents
Background
All of Riperton's vocals were stripped from earlier, original music tracks, and the backing tracks were completely redone. Completed with new musicians, vocalists and arrangements. Producer Quincy Jones described the project as "keeping the bridge, but moving the water".
The back cover of the vinyl album featured a quote about Riperton from each artist who participated, and their signature (a thumbprint for Stevie Wonder). Wonder's quote inspired the album title: "I miss you because I cannot touch you...but then again, I guess that I can because you're touching me...so, Love lives forever".
Commercial reception
The song "Here We Go" was released as a single and hit the top twenty. The single peaked at no. 14 on the Billboard R&B Songs chart. The second release was "Give Me Time," featuring Stevie Wonder on harmonica.
Track listing
- "Here We Go" (Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph, Arthur Phillips) – 6:12
- Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson – additional vocals
- Tom Scott – tenor sax solo
- "I'm in Love Again" (Riperton, Rudolph) – 4:05
- Michael Jackson – additional vocals
- Hubert Laws – flute solo
- "Strange Affair" (Riperton, Rudolph, Marlo Henderson) – 8:55
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
- "Island in the Sun" (Riperton, Rudolph) – 4:45
- Tom Scott – tenor sax solo
- "Give Me Time" (Leonard Caston, Jr., Lila Hurtado) – 4:25
- Stevie Wonder – harmonica solo
- Gerry Vinci – violin solo
- "You Take My Breath Away" (Riperton, Rudolph, Randy Waldman) – 4:35
- George Benson – additional vocals
- "The Song of Life (La-La-La)" (Riperton, Rudolph, Caston, Weider) – 4:10
- Patrice Rushen – vocals, electric piano
Personnel
Charts
Singles
Songs
1Here We Go (feat Peabo Bryson)7:00
2I'm in Love Again4:20
3Strange Affair7:56