[7] Riperton's husband, Richard Rudolph, said that shortly after she was signed to Epic, Ellis asked them who they wanted to produce the album.

Perfect Angel was a musical romp through rock ("Reasons"), easy-going pop ("Seeing You This Way") with a message song that closed side one ("The Edge Of a Dream" – written in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.).

With hesitation, Riperton did mention a lullaby she sang to her daughter Maya to put her to sleep at night so that she and Rudolph could spend "grown-up time".

[7] With Rudolph's help, Riperton eventually created "Lovin' You" from that lullaby, and the song was quickly recorded with Wonder on electric piano and synthesizers.

While the album represented Riperton's eclectic musical directions, it posed a marketing dilemma with the label: is she a rock, soul or pop singer?

[7] Sales started slow, and Epic was ready to move on to the next project[7] However, a few MOR (Middle Of the Road) radio stations were playing "Lovin' You" as an album cut.

In December 2017, Capitol Records released a deluxe edition of Perfect Angel as a two CD set with outtakes and previously unreleased alternate versions of the original songs.