Wild Seed (album)

Wild Seed
Studio album by Morten Harket
Released	1995
Recorded	1994-95
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	49:56
Label	Warner Bros.
Morten Harket chronology
Poetenes Evangelium (1993) Wild Seed (1995) Vogts Villa (1996)

Wild Seed is a 1995 album by Norwegian singer Morten Harket. It is his first solo album to be sung in English.

It was produced by Chris Neil (a-ha, Mike + The Mechanics, Céline Dion).

Track listing

1. "A Kind of Christmas Card" (Words: H. Rem, Music: M. Harket) - 4:06
2. "Spanish Steps" (Words: M. Harket/H. Rem/T. Flakne, Music: T. Flakne) - 4:07
3. "Half in Love, Half in Hate" (Words: O.S. Olsen, Music: M. Harket) - 4:45
4. "Brodsky Tune" (Words: J. Brodsky, Music: M. Harket) - 4:23
5. "Wild Seed" (Words and Music: M. Harket) - 4:48
6. "Los Angeles" (Words: H. Rem, Music: M. Harket) - 4:26
7. "East Timor" (Words: H.K. Dahl/H. Rem/M. Harket, Music: G. Kolbu) - 4:12
8. "Lay Me Down Tonight" (Words: H. Rem/M. Harket, Music: M. Harket) - 2:17
9. "Tell Me What You See" (Words: H. Rem/M. Harket, Music: M. Harket) - 4:50
10. "Stay" (Words: H. Rem/M. Harket, Music: M. Harket) - 3:29
11. "Lord" (Words: H. Rem, Music: M. Harket) - 3:46
12. "Ready to Go Home" (Words: A. Gold/G. Gouldman, Music: A. Gold/G. Gouldman) - 4:33

Miscellanea

• When Canadian singer Céline Dion heard this album, she decided to use the same recording studio in Oslo where this record was made.
• This is the biggest-selling a-ha solo release to date.
• A Kind Of Christmas Card was released as a promo single in Brazil to moderate success.
• Some "A Kind of Christmas Card" chart placings: #1 Norway, #18 Mexico, #53 UK
• The Japanese edition has a cover of "A Change is Gonna Come" as a bonus track.
• The song was covered by Marcos Marin by Projeto Set Band in 2005.