Fruits of Nature

Fruits of Nature
Studio album by The UMC's
Released	October 15, 1991
Recorded	1990-1991
Genre	Rap
Length	51:52
Label	Wild Pitch
Producer	RNS
The UMC's chronology
Fruits of Nature (1991) Unleashed (1994)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Source	[1]

Fruits of Nature is the debut album by the American rap group The UMC's.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"One to Grow On"	Evans, Sharpton	3:34
2.	"Kraftworks"	Evans, Sharpton	3:34
3.	"Morals"	Evans, Sharpton	3:33
4.	"Blue Cheese"	Evans, Sharpton	3:31
5.	"Swing It to the Area"	Evans, Sharpton	3:17
6.	"Never Never Land"	Evans, Sharpton	4:14
7.	"You Got My Back"	Evans, Sharpton	4:03
8.	"Jive Talk"	Evans, Sharpton	3:33
9.	"Feelings"	Evans, Sharpton	4:04
10.	"Any Way the Wind Blows"	Evans, Sharpton	3:27
11.	"Pass It On"	Evans, Sharpton	4:26
12.	"Woman Be Out"	Evans, Sharpton	3:31
13.	"Hey Here We Go"	Evans, Sharpton	3:26
14.	"It's Gonna Last"	Evans, Sharpton	3:55

Samples

• "One to Grow On"
  • "Good Humour Man" by Blue Mitchell
  • "Ursalena" by Bill Cosby
  • "Funky President" by James Brown
• "Kraftworks"
  • "The Sidewinder" by Lee Morgan
  • "Hook and Sling Pt. 1" by Eddie Bo
• "Morals"
  • "Moanin' and Groanin'" by Bill Withers
• "Blue Cheese"
  • "Oh Honey" by Delegation
  • "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Solomon Burke
• "Swing It To The Area"
  • "Mr. Pitiful" by Otis Redding
  • "Cleo's Back" by Tower of Power
  • "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers
• "Never Never Land"
  • "(Think) About It" by Lyn Collins
  • "Got To Be There" by Michael Jackson
• "Jive Talk"
  • "Tired of Waiting" by The Flock
  • "Talkin' Loud & Sayin' Nothin' by James Brown
• "Any Way the Wind Blows"
  • "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" by Al Green
  • "Any Way the Wind Blows" by Syl Johnson
• "Pass It On"
  • "Yes We Can Can" by The Pointer Sisters
• "Feelings"
  • "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning" by Thelma Houston
• "It's Gonna Last"
  • "Julia" by Ramsey Lewis
  • "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
• "Woman Be Out"
  • "Get Me Back on Time, Engine #9" by Wilson Pickett

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
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Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Billboard R&B & Hip-hop	32[3]
US Billboard Heatseekers chart	36[4]

References

1. Matty C. "Review: Fruits Uv Nature". The Source Magazine: 58. December 1991.
2. "Allmusic credits". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
3. "Billboard rap and R&B chart". Billboard Charts. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
4. "Allmusic info". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 2011-06-03.