Wild Seed (album)

Wild Seed is the second studio album and first English-language album by Norwegian pop singer Morten Harket. The album was released on 4 September 1995 through Warner Bros. Records. After a-ha went on a hiatus in 1994, Harket began recording Wild Seed with British record producer Christopher Neil, who previously worked with the band on their fourth studio album, East of the Sun, West of the Moon (1990). Wild Seed charted at number one in Norway and at number 89 in the United Kingdom. It has since sold 160.000 copies in Norway.[1]

Wild Seed
Studio album by
Morten Harket
Released4 September 1995
Recorded1994–95 in Trondheim and Oslo, Norway; and Oxfordshire and London, England
GenrePop rock, alternative rock
Length49:56
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerChristopher Neil
Morten Harket chronology
Poetenes Evangelium
(1993)		 Wild Seed
(1995)		 Vogts Villa
(1996)
Singles from Wild Seed
  1. "A Kind of Christmas Card"
    Released: 1995
  2. "Spanish Steps"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Los Angeles"
    Released: 1996

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Guardian[3]

Upon its release, Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian commented: "The A-ha frontman's solo debut reveals that, all this time, a poet's soul dwelt beneath that camera-pleasing exterior. Harket's brooding balladry calls to mind John Martyn and his sultry like, with a touch of Leonard Cohen in his low voice on "Brodsky Tune". If he's not as gifted a lyricist, he's got a lovely grasp of the rhythm of language."[3]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."A Kind of Christmas Card"Håvard RemMorten Harket4:06
2."Spanish Steps"Rem, Harket, Torstein FlakneFlakne4:07
3."Half in Love Half in Hate"Ole Sverre OlsenHarket4:45
4."Brodsky Tune"Joseph Brodsky, HarketHarket4:23
5."Wild Seed"HarketHarket4:48
6."Los Angeles"RemHarket4:26
7."East Timor"Henning Kramer Dahl, Rem, HarketGeir Kolbu4:12
8."Lay Me Down Tonight"Rem, HarketHarket2:17
9."Tell Me What You See"Rem, HarketHarket4:50
10."Stay"Rem, HarketHarket3:29
11."Lord"RemHarket3:46
12."Ready to Go Home"Andrew Gold, Graham GouldmanGold, Gouldman4:33
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."A Change Is Gonna Come"Sam Cooke5:56
South Korean bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Can't Take My Eyes Off You"Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio3:46
  • "Brodsky Tune" lyrics from the poem "Bosnia Tune" by Joseph Brodsky, chorus by Morten Harket.
  • "Lay Me Down Tonight", "Tell Me What You See" and "Stay" are based on a Norwegian poem by Håvard Rem.
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References
  1. "Siste.no har flyttet til frifagbevegelse.no". Ba.no. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  2. "Wild Seed - Morten Harket | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  3. Sullivan, Caroline (8 September 1995). "Your essential guide to the week's CD releases". The Guardian.
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