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Saturday afternoon) and several in-person concert appearances. The album went Gold on the strength of "Lovin' You" and remains the only Gold Album in Riperton's career. Minnie Riperton was finally revered as the "lady with the high voice and flowers in her hair". The album also
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37:Studio album
1535:1974 albums
1198:Kent, David
757:Australia (
625:(A1-B2, B4)
379:Los Angeles
362:Pop Singles
325:(Favorable)
73:Los Angeles
1529:Categories
1485:Lovin' You
1248:.Billboard
1232:2015-06-11
1174:2019-04-07
1117:2016-12-05
1015:089919026X
953:References
774:Pop Albums
725:, producer
668:Production
561:Lovin' You
472:Soul Train
404:Production
368:Background
358:Lovin' You
232:Lovin' You
150:chronology
1467:Hey, Love
1058:Pitchfork
1021:March 12,
785:Billboard
771:Billboard
752:position
687:mastering
595:harmonica
591:bass drum
571:Personnel
398:pseudonym
332:Pitchfork
60:1973–1974
1286:June 11,
1261:(2004).
1200:(1993).
1147:June 22,
994:(1981).
941:See also
896:500,000
723:arranger
717:producer
694:– cover
675:engineer
645:(A5, B4)
563:" – 3:44
544:Side Two
514:Side One
271:Allmusic
131:Producer
57:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
1477:Singles
1439:Aladdin
1038:DĹľuboks
881:/sales
872:Region
825:R&B
799:Singles
702:artwork
587:cymbals
484:Reissue
375:A&R
320:DĹľuboks
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165:(1970)
93:R&B
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696:author
643:congas
593:(A4),
553:– 3:41
533:– 4:11
394:Motown
337:9.0/10
265:Rating
262:Source
102:Length
65:Studio
1453:Songs
1446:Peace
893:Gold
839:1975
833:Adult
806:Year
633:drums
199:from
119:Label
80:Genre
1288:2015
1206:ISBN
1149:2013
1023:2019
1010:ISBN
888:RIAA
750:Peak
623:bass
597:(B4)
469:and
434:Maya
412:and
124:Epic
88:Soul
1137:Mix
816:Pop
783:US
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