Wild Seed – Wild Flower

Wild Seed – Wild Flower
Wild Seed – Wild Flower
Studio album by Dionne Farris
Released	October 25, 1994
Recorded	1993–1994
Studio	Sony Studios (New York, Los Angeles); Westlake Studios (Los Angeles); McMix Production Services (Atlanta); Larrabee Sound Studios (Los Angeles);
Genre	Alternative hip hop; funk; pop rock; folk rock;
Length	62:47
Label	Columbia
Producer	Dionne Farris; David Harris; Milton Davis; Randy Jackson; David Frank;
Dionne Farris chronology

Wild Seed – Wild Flower is the debut full-length album by American singer Dionne Farris. Having found success for her performance on the song "Tennessee" by the alternative hip hop group Arrested Development, Farris, rather than continue with Arrested Development, made a solo record with members of the band Follow for Now, David Ryan Harris and Billy Fields.^[1] The album title was inspired in part by the Octavia E. Butler novel.^[2] The lead single, "I Know", peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1995.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Chicago Tribune	^[3]
Robert Christgau	^[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[5]
The Guardian	^[6]
Los Angeles Times	^[7]
Rolling Stone	^[8]

"I Know" was the only hit from the album, but Tom Demalon of AllMusic wrote that the album's "charms run much deeper" than the "percolating and infectious" 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."^[9]

Track listing

*Wild Seed – Wild Flower* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Know"	Milton Davis William DuVall	Davis Dionne Farris David Harris Randy Jackson	3:49
2.	"Reality"	Farris Billy Fields Skitch Lovett	Davis Farris Harris Jackson	4:42
3.	"Stop to Think"	Farris Lenny Kravitz	Jackson	5:29
4.	"Passion"	Farris Fields Lovett	Jackson	5:44
5.	"Food for Thought"	Farris Harris	Davis Farris Harris Jackson	6:35
6.	"Now or Later"	Farris Fields Lovett	Jackson	5:19
7.	"Don't Ever Touch Me (Again)"	Farris Harris	Davis Farris Harris Jackson	4:27
8.	"11th Hour"	Farris David Frank	Frank	4:46
9.	"Water"	Farris Fields	Farris Jackson	4:06
10.	"Blackbird"	John Lennon Paul McCartney	Davis Farris Harris	3:08
11.	"Old Ladies" (discussion of "Blackbird")		Farris	0:27
12.	"Human"	Farris	Farris	3:04
13.	"Find Your Way"	Farris Tim Heintz Jackson	Farris Jackson	5:44
14.	"The Audition" (skit)		Farris	1:38
15.	"I Know" (NY Reprise Mix)	Davis DuVall	Davis Farris Harris Jackson	3:49

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of Wild Seed – Wild Flower.^[10]

Dionne Farris – vocals, vocal and string arrangements
Paul Barrere (slide), Bruce Gaitsch, Skitch Lovett, Tony Ruffin – guitars
David Ryan Harris – guitars, keyboards, drums, percussion, drum programming, backing vocals
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 – backing vocals

Charts

*Wild Seed – Wild Flower* chart performance
Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[11]	42
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[12]	85

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Demalon, Tom. "Wild Seed – Wild Flower – Dionne Farris". AllMusic. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
^ McCollum, M. J. (Oct 21, 1994). "Singer exhibits diversity". The Philadelphia Tribune. p. 4E.
^ May, Mitchell (December 22, 1994). "Dionne Farris: Wild Seed–Wild Flower (Columbia)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
^ "Dionne Farris". Robert Christgau.
^ Larkin, Colin (2009). "Farris, Dionne". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-199-72636-3. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
^ Sullivan, Caroline (March 10, 1995). "Dionne Farris: Wild Seed – Wild Flower (Columbia)". The Guardian.
^ Hunt, Dennis (November 27, 1994). "Do You Hear What We Hear?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
^ Coker, Cheo H. (January 26, 1995). "Dionne Farris: Wild Seed – Wild Flower". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 14, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
^ Mann, Brent (2003). 99 Red Balloons: And 100 All-time One-Hit Wonders. Citadel Press. p. 80. ISBN 9780806525167. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
^ Wild Seed – Wild Flower (liner notes). Dionne Farris. Columbia. 1994. CK 57359.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Australiancharts.com – Dionne Farris – Wild Seed - Wild Flower". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Dionne Farris – Wild Seed - Wild Flower" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

[Allmusic-1] Demalon, Tom. "Wild Seed – Wild Flower – Dionne Farris". AllMusic. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

[2] McCollum, M. J. (Oct 21, 1994). "Singer exhibits diversity". The Philadelphia Tribune. p. 4E.

[3] May, Mitchell (December 22, 1994). "Dionne Farris: Wild Seed–Wild Flower (Columbia)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 11, 2017.

[4] "Dionne Farris". Robert Christgau.

[5] Larkin, Colin (2009). "Farris, Dionne". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-199-72636-3. Retrieved May 11, 2017.

[6] Sullivan, Caroline (March 10, 1995). "Dionne Farris: Wild Seed – Wild Flower (Columbia)". The Guardian.

[7] Hunt, Dennis (November 27, 1994). "Do You Hear What We Hear?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 11, 2017.

[8] Coker, Cheo H. (January 26, 1995). "Dionne Farris: Wild Seed – Wild Flower". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 14, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2017.

[9] Mann, Brent (2003). 99 Red Balloons: And 100 All-time One-Hit Wonders. Citadel Press. p. 80. ISBN 9780806525167. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

[10] Wild Seed – Wild Flower (liner notes). Dionne Farris. Columbia. 1994. CK 57359.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ac_Australia_Dionne_Farris-11] "Australiancharts.com – Dionne Farris – Wild Seed - Wild Flower". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

[ac_Germany4_Dionne_Farris-12] "Offiziellecharts.de – Dionne Farris – Wild Seed - Wild Flower" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

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