''Wild Seed – Wild Flower'' is the debut full-length album by American singer

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. Having found success for her performance on the song "

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, Farris, rather than continue with Arrested Development, made a solo record with members of the band Follow for Now,

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and Billy Fields. The lead single, " I Know", peaked at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1995.

Reception

"I Know" was the only hit from the album, but Tom Demalon of

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wrote that the album's "charms run much deeper" than the "percolating and infectious" hit single. 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."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of ''Wild Seed – Wild Flower''. *Dionne Farris – vocals, vocal and string arrangements *

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, Skitch Lovett, Tony Ruffin – guitars *

– guitars, keyboards, drums, percussion, drum programming, backing vocals *Billy Fields, David Frank, Tim Heintz,

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, 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 *

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, Jeff Haynes – percussion *Joel Derouin –

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*Suzie Katayama –

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*Russell Mullen – trumpet *Leesa Richards, Terry Shelton – backing vocals

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wild Seed - Wild Flower 1994 debut albums Dionne Farris albums Columbia Records albums Albums produced by Randy Jackson Albums recorded at Westlake Recording Studios