{"product_id":"minnie-ripertons-come-to-my-garden-9781501379154","title":"Minnie Riperton's Come to My Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCome to My Garden\u003c\/i\u003e (1970) introduced the world to Minnie Riperton, the solo artist. Minnie captivated listeners with her earth-shattering voice's uncanny ability to evoke melancholy and exultance. Born out of Charles Stepney's masterful composition and Richard Rudolph's attentive songwriting, the album fused a plethora of music genres. A blip in the universe of fusion music that would come to dominate the 1970s, \u003ci\u003eCome to My Garden\u003c\/i\u003e also featured the work of young bandleaders like Ramsey Lewis and Maurice White, thus bridging the divide between jazz and R\u0026amp;B. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Despite fairly positive reviews of the album, even in its many re-releases, it never garnered critical attention. \u003ci\u003eMinnie Riperton's Come to My Garden\u003c\/i\u003e by Brittnay L. Proctor uses rare archival ephemera, the multiple re-issues of the album, interviews, cultural history, and personal narrative to outline how the revolutionary album came to be and its lasting impact on popular music of the post-soul era (the late 20th to the early 21st century).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501379154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.50h x 4.75w x 1.00d","brand":"Brittnay L. Proctor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42362445988021,"sku":"9781501379154","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_27579890-e0ab-454f-aefb-1c884b6c80b8.jpg?v=1662435582","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/minnie-ripertons-come-to-my-garden-9781501379154","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}