Black Seeds (album)

Black Seeds
Studio album by
The Main Ingredient
Released1971
Recorded1971
StudioRCA's Studio C, New York City, New York
GenreSoul
LabelRCA
ProducerTony Silvester, Luther Simmons, Donald McPherson
The Main Ingredient chronology
Tasteful Soul
(1970) 		Black Seeds
(1971) 		Bitter Sweet
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Black Seeds is the third studio album by The Main Ingredient. Released in 1971 this is the last album to feature original lead singer Donald McPherson who had suddenly taken ill with leukaemia, and died unexpectedly not long before the album's release. It was then dedicated to him.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Black Seeds Keep on Growing"Donald McPherson3:31
2."I'm Leaving This Time"Joe Hill3:16
3."Movin' On"Tony Silvester, Luther Simmons, Donald McPherson2:55
4."Baby Don't Change Your Mind"Donald McPherson3:23
5."Another Day Has Come"Luther Simmons, Donald McPherson3:25
6."You Ain't Got It No Way"Joe Hill3:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."I've Fallen for You"Luther Simmons, Donald McPherson3:35
8."Don't Wonder Why"Leonard Caston Jr.4:58
9."Just Say It Again"Joe Hill3:29
10."It's So Sweet (Loving You)"William Salter, Richard Alderson3:55
11."Why Can't We All Unite"Donald McPherson3:25

Personnel

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  • Bert De Coteaux - arranger, conductor
  • Grover Helsley, Jim Crotty - engineer

Charts

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Chart (1971) Peak
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Billboard Pop Albums 175
Billboard Top Soul Albums 35
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[2] 		US
R&B
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1971 "Black Seeds Keep on Growing" 97 15

References

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  1. ^ Hamilton, Andrew. The Main Ingredient: Black Seeds > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c The Main Ingredient > US Charts at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
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