1994 Dionne Farris – Wild Seed – Wild Flower
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. The album title was inspired in part by the Octavia E. Butler novel. The lead single, “I Know”, peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1995.
Tracks
1 I Know (Milton Davis; William DuVall) 03:44
2 Reality (Billy Fields; Skitch Lovett; Dionne Farris) 04:41
3 Stop To Think (Lenny Kravitz; Eugene McDaniels; Mckinley Morganfield; Mel London; Dionne Farris) 05:28
4 Passion (Billy Fields; Skitch Lovett; Dionne Farris) 04:16
5 Food For Thought (David Ryan Harris; Dionne Farris) 06:33
6 Now Or Later (Billy Fields; Skitch Lovett; Dionne Farris) 05:17
7 Don’t Ever Touch Me (Again) (David Ryan Harris; Dionne Farris) 04:01
8 11th Hour (David Frank; Dionne Farris) 04:45
9 W ater (Billy Fields; Dionne Farris) 04:05
10 Blackbird (John Lennon; Paul McCartney) 03:00
11 Old Ladies 00:27
12 Human (Dionne Farris) 03:04
13 Find Your Way (Dionne Farris; Randy Jackson; Tim Heintz) 05:40
14 The Audition 01:38
15 I Know (NY Reprise Mix) (Milton Davis; William DuVall) 03:49
Musicians
1 I Know
| Bass | Milton Davis |
| Drums | Parish Wintersmith |
| Drums (programming) | David Ryan Harris |
| Drums (programming) | John Jay Mitchell |
| Guitar | David Ryan Harris |
| Keyboards | Tim Heintz |
| Keyboards | David Kahne |
| Background Vocals | David Ryan Harris |
| Vocals | Dionne Farris |
2 Reality
| Bass | Milton Davis |
| Drums (programming) | John Jay Mitchell |
| Guitar | Skitch Lovett |
| Guitar | David Ryan Harris |
| Scratches | DJ Nabs |
| Percussion | Pete Escovedo |
| Vocals | Dionne Farris |
3 Stop To Think
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Drums | William House |
| Guitar | Torrell Ruffin |
| Programming | Ezra Greer |
| Turntables | DJ Nabs |
| Background Vocals | Terrance Shelton |
4 Passion
| Bass | Lonnie Marshall |
| Drums | Anthony Johnson |
| Guitar | Torrell Ruffin |
| Keyboards | Carl Young |
| Percussion | Jeff Haynes |
| Vocals | Dionne Farris |
5 Food For Thought
| Drums | David Ryan Harris |
| Drums (programming) | David Ryan Harris |
| Guitar | David Ryan Harris |
| Keyboards | David Ryan Harris |
| Organ | Steven Twyman |
| Cello | Suzie Katayama |
| Violin | Joel Derouin |
| Percussion | Pete Escovedo |
| Vocals | Dionne Farris |
6 Now Or Later
| Bass | Lonnie Marshall |
| Drums | William House |
| Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Guitar | Skitch Lovett |
| Keyboards | Tim Heintz |
| Piano | Tim Heintz |
| Percussion | Jeff Haynes |
| Vocals | Dionne Farris |
7 Don’t Ever Touch Me (Again)
| Bass | Milton Davis |
| Drums | William House |
| Guitar | David Ryan Harris |
| Cello | Suzie Katayama |
| Violin | Joel Derouin |
| Percussion | Jeff Haynes |
| Background Vocals | David Ryan Harris |
| Background Vocals | Leesa Richards |
| Vocals | Dionne Farris |
8 11th Hour
| Keyboards | David Frank |
| Synthesizer | David Frank |
| Vocals | Dionne Farris |
9 Water
| Bass | Lonnie Marshall |
| Drums | William House |
| Guitar | Torrell Ruffin |
| Keyboards | Billy Fields |
| Piano | Tim Heintz |
| Synthesizer | Tim Heintz |
| Sax | Carl Young |
| Trumpet | Russell Mullen |
| Percussion | Jeff Haynes |
| Vocals | Dionne Farris |
10 Blackbird
| Guitar | David Ryan Harris |
| Percussion | Jeff Haynes |
| Background Vocals | David Ryan Harris |
| Vocals | Dionne Farris |
12 Human
| All Instruments | Moe |
13 Find Your Way
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Drums | Parish Wintersmith |
| Drums (programming) | John Jay Mitchell |
| Guitar | Torrell Ruffin |
| Keyboards | Tim Heintz |
| Fender Rhodes | Tim Heintz |
| Synthesizer | Tim Heintz |
| Percussion | Jeff Haynes |
| Vocals | Dionne Farris |
15 I Know (NY Reprise Mix)
| Bass | Milton Davis |
| Drums | William House |
| Guitar | David Ryan Harris |
| Slide Guitar | Paul Barrere |
| Percussion | Jeff Haynes |
| Background Vocals | David Ryan Harris |
| Vocals | Dionne Farris |
Other Musicians
Voice – David Alan Grier, Melody, Moe (Tracks 11, 13)
Liner Notes
Producer – Dionne Farris
Producer – Randy Jackson (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 15)
Producer – David Ryan Harris, Milton Davis (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 15)
Producer (Executive) – Dionne Farris, Michael Simanga, Randy Jackson
Arranged By – David Ryan Harris (Track 10)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Dionne Farris
Arranged By (Strings) – Dionne Farris (Track 5)
Engineer – Allen Abrahamson, Danny Kopelson, Don McKinzie, Jess Sutcliffe
Engineer (Assistant) – Bruck Dawit, Chris Herles, Greg Mull, Jim Williamson, Mark Endert, Mike Fisher, Sheila Starks, Thom Cadley
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
Mixed By – Michael Brauer (Tracks 1, 15)
Mixed By – Allen Abrahamson (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14)
Mixed By – Jess Sutcliffe (Track 8)
Mixed By – Danny Kopelson (Track 10)
Art Direction – Mary Maurer
Photography – Sandra Hendricks, David Roth
Mastered At Precision Mastering
Mixed At Sony Music Studios, LA
Mixed At -Westlake Studios
Recorded At Sony Music Studios, NYC
Recorded At Sony Music Studios, LA
Recorded At Westlake Studios
Recorded At McMix Production Services
Recorded At Larrabee Sound Studios
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