Wild Seed – Wild Flower
| Wild Seed – Wild Flower |
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| Studio album by Dionne Farris |
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| Released |
October 25, 1994 |
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| Recorded |
1993-1994 |
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| Genre |
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| Length |
62:47 |
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| Label |
Columbia |
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| Producer |
Dionne Farris, David Harris & Milton Davis (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 10 & 15), Randy Jackson (tracks 1-7, 13 & 15), David Frank (track 8) |
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| Dionne Farris chronology |
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Wild Seed, Wild Flower
(1994) |
For Truth If Not Love
(2007) |
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| Source | Rating |
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Wild Seed – Wild Flower is the debut full-length album by Dionne Farris, which she recorded after singing the song "Tennessee" by the alternative hip hop group Arrested Development. Rather than continue with Arrested Development, she made a solo record with members of the band Follow for Now, David Ryan Harris and Billy Fields.[1] The lead single, "I Know" (which allmusic's Tom Demalon called "percolating and infectious"[1]), peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1995.
Track listing
- "I Know" (Milton Davis, William DuVall) 3:49
- "Reality" (Farris, Billy Fields, Skitch Lovett) 4:42
- "Stop to Think" (Farris, Lenny Kravitz) 5:29
- "Passion" (Farris, Fields, Lovett) 5:44
- "Food for Thought" (Farris, David Harris) 6:35
- "Now Or Later" (Farris, Fields, Lovett) 5:19
- "Don't Ever Touch Me (Again)" (Farris, Harris) 4:27
- "11th Hour" (Farris, David Frank) 4:46
- "Water" (Dionne Farris, Billy Fields) 4:06
- "Blackbird" (Lennon, McCartney) 3:08
- "Old Ladies" (discussion of "Blackbird") 0:27
- "Human" (Farris) 3:04
- "Find Your Way" (Farris, Tim Heintz, Randy Jackson) 5:44
- "The Audition" (skit) 1:38
- "I Know" (NY Reprise Mix) (Davis, DuVall) 3:49
Personnel
- Dionne Farris: Main Vocals, Vocal Arrangements
- Paul Barrere (slide), Bruce Gaitsch, Skitch Lovette, Tony Ruffin: Guitars
- David Ryan Harris: Guitars, Keyboards, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, Vocal Backing
- Billy Fields, David Frank, Tim Heintz, David Kahne, Carl Young: Keyboards
- Steve Twyman: Organ
- Milton Davis, Randy Jackson, Lonnie Marshall: Bass
- Anthony Johnson, Ju Ju House: Drums
- John Mitchell: Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming
- Pete Escovedo, Jeff Haynes: Percussion
- Joel Derouin: Violin
- Suzie Katayama: Cello
- Russell Mullen: Trumpet
- Leesa Richards, Terry Shelton: Vocal Backing
- String Arranged By Dionne Farris
Reception
"I Know" was the only hit from the album, but Tom Demalon wrote that the album's "charms run much deeper" than the hit single.[1] However, critic Brent Mann expressed the opposite view, stating that the other songs "lacked energy and direction" and in one case turned "plodding and ponderous."[2]
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