Light My Fire

Recorded in 1978 at A&M Studios in Hollywood for Minnie Riperton’s Capitol album Minnie. The track was cut as a duet with José Feliciano and produced by Henry Lewy, Minnie Riperton, and Richard Rudolph. It was a highlight of Minnie, Riperton’s first Capitol album and final studio album, and it drew attention as an unusual, playful reinterpretation of the Doors classic with Feliciano. Contemporary coverage of the album singled it out as a featured track on a record Capitol was actively promoting. The duet remained one of the best-known late-period Riperton recordings and has been noted in later compilations and song listings as a notable Minnie Riperton/José Feliciano collaboration. Its enduring appeal comes from pairing Riperton’s voice with Feliciano’s earlier signature song.