David Ryan Harris
Singer/songwriter David Ryan Harris, whose eponymously titled solo debut album was released in 1997, has been challenging mainstream notions of black performers since fronting the Atlanta-based rock group Follow for Now in the late '80s. Once tabbed as the next Living Colour, the band actually drew from an even wider stylistic palette -- everything from Stevie Wonder-style soul to Bad Brains thrash to bluebeat bounce -- but didn't enjoy similar success and broke up after releasing one self-titled album on Chrysalis in 1991. Harris then played a huge role in the success of another black artist bucking pigeonholes: ex-Arrested Development vocalist Dionne Farris, whose 1995 debut, Wild Seed - Wild Flower, featured Harris' production and guitar work.
Harris also served as musical director of Farris' live band before starting his own solo career, signing to producer Brendan O'Brien's 57 imprint (O'Brien was an old friend who'd produced some Follow for Now demos in his pre-Pearl Jam and Rage Against the Machine days) at Columbia Records and releasing 1997's David Ryan Harris. The album, which featured contributions from O'Brien and Harris on a variety of instruments, was as hard to classify as Harris' previous work and proved as difficult a sell, despite much critical praise. But rather than make a solo follow-up, Harris instead joined forces with former Black Crowes bassist Johnny Colt and drummer Kenny Cresswell to form the Brand New Immortals, a power trio that generated substantial buzz with a six-song EP, once again produced by O'Brien, before signing with Elektra. The group released its full-length debut, Tragic Show, in 2001, but once again, commercial success proved elusive. The band believed Elektra hadn't properly promoted the album, and in early 2002 Harris announced Brand New Immortals had broken up and that he was returning to solo work.
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20 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Pockets Presents: David Ryan Harris!
David Ryan Harris, Scary Pockets
Soul - Released by Pockets, Inc. on 1 Sep 2023
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Kerosene
Scary Pockets, David Ryan Harris
Soul - Released by Pockets, Inc. on 16 Mar 2022
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Pretty Girl
David Ryan Harris, Scary Pockets
Soul - Released by Pockets, Inc. on 25 Apr 2022
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So Is Mine
David Ryan Harris, Scary Pockets
Soul - Released by Pockets, Inc. on 26 May 2022
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Which Way Home (Original Mix)
International Pop - Released by David Ryan Harris on 16 Sep 2014
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Songs for Other People
Pop - Released by Peace Pourage Records on 23 Jun 2017
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The Bittersweet
Alternative & Indie - Released by peace pourage music on 25 Sep 2007
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Easy on the Eyes
Alternative & Indie - Released by Peace Pourage Records on 4 May 2018
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Junkie
David Ryan Harris, Scary Pockets
Soul - Released by Pockets, Inc. on 16 May 2022
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I Believe in Us
Pop - Released by peace pourage music on 17 Dec 2013
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Easy on the Eyes
David Ryan Harris, Scary Pockets
Soul - Released by Pockets, Inc. on 11 Sep 2023
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David Ryan Harris
Rock - Released by Columbia - Legacy on 1 Jan 1997
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Fascinating
Pop - Released by Peace Pourage Records on 5 May 2017
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One Thought Away
Pop - Released by Peace Pourage Records on 3 Aug 2018
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Easy on the Eyes (Acoustic) (Live)
Alternative & Indie - Released by ONErpmStudios on 5 Apr 2019
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Average Joe: ONErpm Studios Sessions (Acoustic)
Alternative & Indie - Released by ONErpmStudios on 19 Apr 2019
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo