Inside My Love

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"Inside My Love"
Single by Minnie Riperton
from the album Adventures in Paradise
B-side "Don't Let Anyone Bring You Down"
Released1975
Recorded1975
Genre Soul
Length4:45 (album version)
3:50 (single version)
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Minnie Riperton, Leon Ware and Richard Rudolph
Producer(s) Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph, Stewart Levine
Minnie Riperton singles chronology
"Lovin' You"
(1975)
"Inside My Love"
(1975)
"Simple Things"
(1975)

"Inside My Love" is a 1975 single by Minnie Riperton from her album Adventures in Paradise . It was co-written by Riperton, Leon Ware and Richard Rudolph.

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Critical reception

BBC Music wrote "Of Ware’s tracks, the standout is Inside My Love, where ambiguous yet explicit sexual imagery is tempered by the innocence of Riperton’s vocal." [1]

In a positive review Andy Kellman wrote "Each of the Riperton/Rudolph/Ware songs ooze playful sensuality, desire, and lust -- especially "Inside My Love" (a Top 30 R&B single), a swooning slow jam filled with double entendres." [2]

Delilah version

"Inside My Love"
InsideMyLove.jpg
Single by Delilah
from the album From the Roots Up
Released13 July 2012
Recorded2011
Genre
Length4:41
Label Warner Music
Songwriter(s) Minnie Riperton, Leon Ware and Richard Rudolph
Producer(s)
  • Delilah
  • Mikey J
  • Natalie Llaina
Delilah singles chronology
"Breathe"
(2012)
"Inside My Love"
(2012)
"Shades of Grey"
(2012)

British musician Delilah released a cover version of "Inside My Love" on July 13, 2012, as a digital download in the United Kingdom as the fourth single from her debut album, From the Roots Up . The song peaked at number 60 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Inside My Love" was first released onto YouTube on June 19, 2012 at a total length of four minutes and twenty-three seconds. [3]

Track listing

UK Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Inside My Love"4:41
2."Inside My Love" (Redlight Remix)4:25
3."Inside My Love" (Live from Maida Vale)4:40
4."Inside My Love" (Radio Edit)3:24
5."Inside My Love" (Whateverman Remix)4:20

Chart performance

Chart (2012)Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [4] 60

Release history

CountryRelease dateFormatLabel
United KingdomJuly 13, 2012 [5] Digital download Warner Music

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References

  1. Easla, Daryl. "There is sultry ambience on Minnie's Lament" . Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  2. Kellman, Andy. "Inside My Love reviews". AllMusic . Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  3. Delilah - Inside My Love [Official Video] on YouTube
  4. Official Charts - Delilah - Inside My Love
  5. iTunes - Music - Inside My Love - EP by Delilah