Minnie Riperton "Minnie" (1979) -Westcoast Soul-

Label : Capitol Records

 1

01 - Memory Lane (Minnie Riperton, Dick Rudolph & Keni St. Lewis)
02 - Lover And Friend (Minnie Riperton, Dick Rudolph, Keni St. Lewis & Lamont Dozier)
03 - Return To Forever (Dick Rudolph & Randy Waldman)
04 - Dancin' & Actin' Crazy (Dick Rudolph & Randy Waldman)

2

01 - Love Hurts (Minnie Riperton, Dick Rudolph & Marlo Henderson)
02 - Never Existed Before (Minnie Riperton, Dick Rudolph & Bili Thedford)
03 - I'm A Woman (Minnie Riperton, Dick Rudolph & Bili Thedford)
04 - Light My Fire (The Doors)


Produced by Henry Lewy, Dick Rudolph & Minnie Riperton
Recorded at A&M Studios in Hollywood by Steve Katz & Henry Lewy
Mixed by The Manic Tentacles of Steve Katz, Henry Lewy & Dick Rudolph
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
Arrangements Conceived & Conducted by Jeremy Lubbock with Special Thanks to Concert Master Jerry Vinci
Rhythm Arrangement on "Dancin' & Actin' Crazy" by Randy Waldman


1

01 - Memory Lane

Drums : Harvey Mason
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Guitar : Phil Upchurch
Electric Piano : Jeremy Lubbock
Vibes : Victor Feldman
Background vocals : Minnie Riperton, Venetta Fields, Bili Thedford, Dani McCormick

02 - Lover And Friend

Drums, Synthesized Bass, Acoustic Piano, Clavinet, Celeste All Performed by 'El Toro Negro'
Plus
The Seawind Horns - Larry Williams, Kim Hutchcroft & Jerry Hey
Also
Bill Reichenbach on Trombone
All Vocals by Minnie Riperton

03 - Return To Forever

Piano : Victor Feldman
Acoustic Guitar : Oscar Castro Neves
Solo Violin : Jerry Vinci
Cymbals : Claudio Slon
Percussion : Steve Forman
Horn Section : Vincent DeRosa, David Duke, Richard Perrissi

04 - Dancin' & Actin' Crazy

Drums : Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler', Alex Acuña
Funky Guitar : Art Phillips
Synthesized Bass : Randy Waldman
Plus
The Seawind Horns - Larry Williams, Kim Hutchcroft & Jerry Hey
Also
Bill Reichenbach on Trombone
Background vocals : Minnie Riperton, Sidney Barnes, Sandra Riperton Brewer, Sali Shelby
Party Supplied by 'Hilts Avenue Parties, LTD'

2

01 - Love Hurts

Drums : Harvey Mason
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Mini Moog : Randy Waldman
Electric Guitar : Mitch Holder
Electric Piano : Randy Waldman, Jeremy Lubbock
Vibes : Victor Feldman
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Background vocals : Minnie Riperton, Venetta Fields, Bili Thedford, Dani McCormick

02 - Never Existed Before

Drums : Claudio Slon
Bass : David Hungate
Electric Guitar : Mitch Holder
Acoustic Guitar : Oscar Castro Neves
Electric Piano : Jeremy Lubbock
Flute Solo : Hubert Laws
Flute Section : Jerome Richardson, Buddy Collette, Bill Green, Sheridan Stokes
Percussion : Steve Forman
All Vocals by Minnie Riperton

03 - I'm A Woman

Drums : Harvey Mason
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Electric Guitar : Mitch Holder, Marlo Henderson
Electric Piano : Randy Waldman
Flute Section : Tom Scott, Jerome Richardson, Buddy Collette
Synthesizers : Randy Waldman, Jeremy Lubbock
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

04 - Light My Fire

Drums : Harvey Mason
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Electric Guitar : Mitch Holder, Marlo Henderson
Electric Piano : Randy Waldman
Acoustic Piano : Jeremy Lubbock
Vibes : Victor Feldman
Flute Solo : Hubert Laws
Flute Section : Tom Scott, Jerome Richardson, Buddy Collette
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa, Master Henry Gibson
Plus Special Appearance by Jose Feliciano