ONCE UPON A TIME.....Perfect Angel

 

MINNIE RIPERTON  Perfect Angel  (Epic,1974) - Soul


     Perfect Angel owes more to a Van Morrison album of the early 70s than to any out-and-out soul record. It's bucolic, laid back, freewheeling and a pleasure from start to finish. Its mix of sultriness and innocence reminds us if just how great a loss Riperton – who died tragically young of cancer in 1979 – was to the world.

TRACKLIST: Reasons
                     It's So Nice (To See Old Friends)
                     Take A Little Trip
                     Seeing You This Way
                     The Edge Of A Dream
                     Perfect Angel
                     Every Time He Comes Around
                     Lovin' You
                     Our Lives

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