Black Seeds (album)

Black Seeds
Studio album by The Main Ingredient
Released	1971
Recorded	1971
Studio	RCA's Studio C, New York City, New York
Genre	Soul
Label	RCA
Producer	Tony Silvester, Luther Simmons, Donald McPherson
The Main Ingredient chronology
Tasteful Soul (1970) Black Seeds (1971) Bitter Sweet (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Black Seeds Keep on Growing"	Donald McPherson	3:31
2.	"I'm Leaving This Time"	Joe Hill	3:16
3.	"Movin' On"	Tony Silvester, Luther Simmons, Donald McPherson	2:55
4.	"Baby Don't Change Your Mind"	Donald McPherson	3:23
5.	"Another Day Has Come"	Luther Simmons, Donald McPherson	3:25
6.	"You Ain't Got It No Way"	Joe Hill	3:37

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"I've Fallen for You"	Luther Simmons, Donald McPherson	3:35
8.	"Don't Wonder Why"	Leonard Caston Jr.	4:58
9.	"Just Say It Again"	Joe Hill	3:29
10.	"It's So Sweet (Loving You)"	William Salter, Richard Alderson	3:55
11.	"Why Can't We All Unite"	Donald McPherson	3:25

Personnel

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

Charts

Chart (1971)	Peak [2]
Billboard Pop Albums	175
Billboard Top Soul Albums	35

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US [2]	US R&B [2]
1971	"Black Seeds Keep on Growing"	97	15

References

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

External links

• Black Seeds at Discogs (list of releases)