Though the actual album photo session was calm, things spiraled out of control on a promotional photo shoot with a different lion. The animal lunged at Minnie without any provocation. Fortunately, the animal’s tamer was on the set and the lion was quickly subdued. It was around this time that Riperton discovered she had cancer. In 1976, she told Flip Wilson on "The Tonight Show" that she was suffering from breast cancer and had undergone a mastectomy. "All tracks written by Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph, unless otherwise noted." Singles