<P> In 1973, a college intern for Epic Records found Riperton in semi-retirement . She had become a homemaker and a mother of two in Gainesville, Florida . After he heard a demo of the song "Seeing You This Way", the rep took the tape to Don Ellis, VP of A&R for Epic . Riperton signed with Epic Records, and the family moved to Los Angeles, California . The subsequent record, Perfect Angel, turned out to be one of Riperton's best - selling albums . Included were the rock - soul anthem "Reasons"; the second single, "Take a Little Trip" (written by Stevie Wonder, who also coproduced the album); and the third single, "Seeing You This Way". Sales of the album started out slow . Epic was ready to move on to the next record, but Rudolph convinced them to release another single . With the fourth single, "Lovin' You", the album caught on, and in April 1975, the song went to the top of the charts in the U.S. and 24 other countries . The song reached no . 2 in the UK Singles Chart, and number three on the U.S. R&B charts . It sold more than one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA in April 1975 . Perfect Angel went gold and Riperton was finally revered as the "lady with the high voice and flowers in her hair ." The album also featured the song "Every Time He Comes Around", with Deniece Williams singing the background vocals . Riperton's daughter, Saturday Night Live actress Maya Rudolph, was a child when "Lovin' You" was recorded . According to the liner notes from Riperton's Petals compilation CD, the melody to "Lovin' You" was created as a distraction for Maya when she was a baby, so Riperton and Richard Rudolph could spend time together . Near the end of the unedited "Lovin' You", Riperton sings "Maya, Maya, Maya"; in concert, near her death, she changed this to "Maya, Maya, Ringo, Maya ." Ringo was her nickname for her son, Marc . </P> <P> After Perfect Angel, Riperton and Richard Rudolph started on Riperton's third album, Adventures in Paradise (1975). Joe Sample of The Crusaders cowrote the title song, "Adventures in Paradise", and Crusaders producer Stewart Levine co-produced the album . While shooting a promotional clip for the album, she was attacked by a lion, but was not seriously injured . During an appearance on The Sammy Davis, Jr . Show, she played the footage of the incident for Sammy and her fellow guests, including Richard Pryor . The album was a modest success . Despite the R&B hit "Inside My Love" (a no . 5 U.S. R&B hit, later covered by Trina Broussard, Chanté Moore, and Delilah (musician)), the album did not match the success of Perfect Angel . Some radio stations refused to play "Inside My Love" due to the lyrics: "Will you come inside me?" </P> <P> Her fourth album for Epic Records, titled Stay in Love, featured another collaboration with Stevie Wonder in the funky disco tune "Stick Together". She also sang backup on Wonder's songs "Creepin"' from 1974's Fullfillingness' First Finale and "Ordinary Pain" from 1976's Songs in the Key of Life and was mentioned prominently in his song "Positivity" on A Time to Love . In 1977, Riperton lent her vocal abilities to a track named, "Yesterday and Karma", on Osamu Kitajima's album, "Osamu". In 1978, Riperton's attorney Mike Rosenfeld and her husband, Richard Rudolph, orchestrated a move to Capitol Records for Riperton and her CBS Records catalog . In April 1979, Riperton released her fifth and final album, Minnie . During the recording of the album, her cancer progressed to the point that she was in a great deal of pain . "Memory Lane" was a hit from the album . Riperton incorporated the sadness of the ending of a relationship while suddenly shifting to cries of "I don't want to go," "save me," "now I'm slippin' fast," "thought it was over; here I go again," and "travelin' down, faster than the speed of sound ." It is thought that "Memory Lane" was her farewell to her family and to the world . Her last televised performance was on an episode of The Merv Griffin Show (aired July 6, 1979), during which she performed Memory Lane and Lover and Friend . </P> <P> Riperton was married to songwriter and music producer Richard Rudolph from August 1970 until her death in July 1979 . Together, Riperton and Rudolph had two children; music engineer Marc Rudolph (b . 1968) and actress / comedian Maya Rudolph (b . 1972). </P>

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