The lyrics "Lovin' you is easy cause you're beautiful" are from the song 'Lovin' You' by Minnie Riperton. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, being the 400th song to do so, and number two in the UK chart. The song was a big seller and particularly noteworthy because of the incredibly high pitched notes Minnie Riperton reaches and the chirping songbirds heard in the background created with the whistle register. 'Lovin' You' was the fourth single from the album Perfect Angel that was released in 1974 and was initially believed to be the first song to reach number one without any percussion instruments. In fact, The Beatles were with 'Yesterday'.
The album 'Perfect Angel' was her best selling record and included a song written by Stevie Wonder, 'Take a Little Trip'. Ripleton states in the liner notes in her compilation CD 'Petals' that the melody for 'Lovin' You' was created to distract her baby Maya. When recording the single, Maya was in the studio and in the unedited album version you can hear Riperton calling out her daughter's name. This ending was cut short for the radio as disc jockeys felt it was a bit overdone and misunderstood.
Minnie Riperton had a vocal range of five and a half octaves and was awarded with a gold status for her album Perfect Angel. The singer was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer in 1976 but still continued to record and tour throughout her illness. She did not tell her fans and the media that her cancer was terminal and she became the spokesperson of the American Cancer Society. Just before she died, Minnie Riperton was given with the American Cancer Society's Courage Award. Riperton received the award from President Jimmy Carter at the White House.
The album 'Perfect Angel' was her best selling record and included a song written by Stevie Wonder, 'Take a Little Trip'. Ripleton states in the liner notes in her compilation CD 'Petals' that the melody for 'Lovin' You' was created to distract her baby Maya. When recording the single, Maya was in the studio and in the unedited album version you can hear Riperton calling out her daughter's name. This ending was cut short for the radio as disc jockeys felt it was a bit overdone and misunderstood.
Minnie Riperton had a vocal range of five and a half octaves and was awarded with a gold status for her album Perfect Angel. The singer was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer in 1976 but still continued to record and tour throughout her illness. She did not tell her fans and the media that her cancer was terminal and she became the spokesperson of the American Cancer Society. Just before she died, Minnie Riperton was given with the American Cancer Society's Courage Award. Riperton received the award from President Jimmy Carter at the White House.
