Simple Things

~ Recording by Minnie Riperton

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.9Simple Things3:44Minnie RipertonAdventures in Paradise (Quadraphonic 8-Track)Minnie RipertonAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EAQ 33454
1.9Simple Things3:41Minnie RipertonAdventures in ParadiseMinnie RipertonAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)ELPS 3725
1.16Simple Things3:41Minnie RipertonCapitol Gold: The Best of Minnie RipertonMinnie RipertonAlbum + Compilation
  • US1993-06-29
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)CDP 0777 7 80516 2 6
1.1Simple Things3:42Minnie RipertonFree Soul: The Classics of Minnie RipertonMinnie RipertonAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1999-10-27
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)TOCP-65298
1.18Simple Things3:42Minnie RipertonPetals: The Minnie Riperton CollectionMinnie RipertonAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-02-13
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), The Right Stuff (reissues; once EMI, now UMG)72435-29343-2-4
1.9Simple Things3:41Minnie RipertonAdventures in ParadiseMinnie RipertonAlbum
TOCP-3445
1.18Simple Things3:41Minnie RipertonPerfect Angel / Adventures in ParadiseMinnie RipertonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-02-23
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)07243 5 97197 2 6
1.18Simple Things3:41Minnie RipertonPerfect Angel / Adventures in ParadiseMinnie RipertonAlbum + Compilation
Stateside7243 5 97197 2 6
3.14Simple Things3:40Minnie RipertonUltimate Free Soul CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2014-04-23
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)UICZ 1525, UICZ 1526, UICZ 1527
1.9Simple Things3:41Minnie RipertonAdventures in ParadiseMinnie RipertonAlbum
  • XW2014-06-17
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)

Relationships

recording engineer:Gary Starr
engineer:Rik Pekkonen
producer:Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
Minnie Riperton
Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
bass:Eddie Brown (Bassist)
guitar:Larry Carlton
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
harp:Dorothy Ashby
horn and saxophone:Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
keyboard:Joe Sample
membranophone and percussion:Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
saxophone:Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
strings:Sid Sharp
lead vocals:Minnie Riperton
vocals:Minnie Riperton
conductor:Larry Carlton
arranger:Larry Carlton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1975)
sampled by:3 Day Week-End by Étienne de Crécy