Friday, March 19, 2021

Minnie Riperton - "Inside My Love"

"Minnie Riperton wrote 'Inside My Love' with Leon Ware and her husband Richard Rudolph. The soul-deep intimacy that Riperton was singing about was always interpreted as lust because of her earthy delivery. But in the liner notes from the posthumous Petals: The Minnie Riperton Collection Rudolph explains the emotional intentions of the song and Ware describes how hearing a preacher talk about 'coming inside the Lord' influenced the lyrics. Some radio programmers would not play 'Inside My Love' because of the carnal interpretation." -- Kickmag