The Vinyl Countdown # 589

Minnie Riperton, Reasons (1974)

A five-octave vocal range, the mother of Maya Rudolph, punchline of an early South Park episode (thanks to Lovin’ You – included on this album), Minnie Riperton is trivia-gold. Sad story too, dead at 31. Breast cancer. She was a real talent too, freakishly good and this album would be worth it for her efforts alone, but ad…