Fruits of Nature
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Fruits of Nature is the debut album by the American rap group The U.M.C.'s
The U.M.C.'s
The UMC's was an American hip-hop duo from the borough of Staten Island in New York City.The group was composed of Haas G and Kool Kim, who released the critically acclaimed, full-length album Fruits of Nature in 1991, which garnered chart success with the duo's #1 Billboard Hot Rap Single "Blue...

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Track listing

Samples

  • "One to Grow On"
    • "Good Humour Man" by Blue Mitchell
      Blue Mitchell
      Richard Allen Mitchell was an American jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock, and funk trumpeter, known for many albums recorded as leader and sideman for Riverside, Blue Note and then Mainstream Records.-Biography:...

    • "Ursalena" by Bill Cosby
      Bill Cosby
      William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show, I Spy. He later starred in his own series, the...

    • "Funky President" by James Brown
      James Brown
      James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...

  • "Kraftworks"
    • "The Sidewinder" by Lee Morgan
      Lee Morgan
      Edward Lee Morgan was an American hard bop trumpeter.-Biography:...

    • "Hook and Sling Pt. 1" by Eddie Bo
      Eddie Bo
      Edwin Joseph Bocage was an American singer and New Orleans-style pianist. Schooled in jazz, he was known for his blues, soul and funk recordings, compositions, productions and arrangements...

  • "Morals"
    • "Moanin' and Groanin'" by Bill Withers
      Bill Withers
      William Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. Some of his best-known songs are "Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Use Me", "Just the Two of Us", "Lovely Day", and "Grandma's Hands"...

  • "Blue Cheese"
    • "Oh Honey" by Delegation
      Delegation
      Delegation is the assignment of authority and responsibility to another person to carry out specific activities. However the person who delegated the work remains accountable for the outcome of the delegated work. Delegation empowers a subordinate to make decisions, i.e...

    • "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Solomon Burke
      Solomon Burke
      Solomon Burke was an American singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, mortician, and an archbishop of the United House of Prayer For All People. Burke was known as "King Solomon", the "King of Rock 'n' Soul", and as the "Bishop of Soul", and described as "the Muhammad Ali of soul", and as "the most...

  • "Swing It To The Area"
    • "Mr. Pitiful" by Otis Redding
      Otis Redding
      Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an American soul singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and talent scout. He is considered one of the major figures in soul and R&B...

    • "Cleo's Back" by Tower of Power
      Tower of Power
      Tower of Power is an American R&B-based horn section and band, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing for over 43 years. They are best known for their funky soul sound highlighted by a powerful horn section...

    • "Impeach the Presient" by The Honeydrippers
      The Honeydrippers
      The Honeydrippers was a rock band of the 1980s. Former Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant formed the group in 1981 to satisfy his long-time goal in having a rock band with a heavy R&B basis. Formed originally in Worcestershire, the band went on to record an EP in the US...

  • "Never Never Land"
    • "(Think) About It" by Lyn Collins
      Lyn Collins
      Lyn Collins was an African American soul singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s. Contrary to some reports, she is not related to Bootsy Collins, nor Catfish Collins....

    • "Got To Be There" by Michael Jackson
      Michael Jackson
      Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...

  • "Jive Talk"
    • "Tired of Waiting" by The Flock
    • "Talkin' Loud & Sayin' Nothin' by James Brown
      James Brown
      James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...

  • "Any Way the Wind Blows"
    • "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" by Al Green
      Al Green
      Albert Greene , better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and soul music singer. He reached the peak of his popularity in the 1970s, with hit singles such as "You Oughta Be With Me", "I'm Still In Love With You", "Love and Happiness", and "Let's Stay Together"...

    • "Any Way the Wind Blows" by Syl Johnson
      Syl Johnson
      Syl Johnson is an American blues and soul singer and record producer.-Biography:Born Sylvester Thompson in Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States, Johnson sang and played with blues artists Magic Sam, Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Wells and Howlin' Wolf in the 1950s, before recording with Jimmy Reed...

  • "Pass It On"
    • "Yes We Can Can" by The Pointer Sisters
  • "Feelings"
    • "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning" by Thelma Houston
      Thelma Houston
      Thelma Houston is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She scored a number-one hit in 1976 with her cover version of the song "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.-Early life & career:Houston is the daughter of a cotton picking mother...

  • "It's Gonna Last"
    • "Julia" by Ramsey Lewis
      Ramsey Lewis
      Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis, Jr. is an American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality. Ramsey Lewis has recorded over 80 albums and has received seven gold records and three Grammy Awards so far in his career.-Biography:...

    • "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh
      Doug E. Fresh
      Douglas E. Davis , better known by the stage name Doug E. Fresh, is an American rapper, record producer, and beat boxer, also known as the Human Beat Box...

       and Slick Rick
      Slick Rick
      Richard Walters , better known by his stage name Slick Rick is a Grammy-nominated English-American rapper...

  • "Woman Be Out"
    • "Get Me Back on Time, Engine #9" by Wilson Pickett
      Wilson Pickett
      Wilson Pickett was an American R&B/Soul singer and songwriter.A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the US Billboard Hot 100...


Credits

Vocals - Berkeley Carroll Summer Choir, Alton Sharpton, Tonya Wilcox

Audio Engineer, Audio Production - Haas G, RNS

Audio Engineer - Shlomo Sonnenfeld

Mixing, Production - Hass G

Cello - Richard Locker

DJ - Kid Magic


Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
US Billboard R&B & Hip-hop
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...

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US Billboard Heatseekers chart
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...

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