Seal 'Soul' album

His emotional, romantic love songs, such as "Prayer For the Dying," the Grammy Award-winning "Kiss From A Rose," and "Don't Cry" (all from 1994's Seal II), and "Love's Divine" (from 2003's Seal IV), delighted fans and earned him critical acclaim. But Seal has also seen great success in the dance/pop music world beginning with his roots in Britain's house music/rave scene. Early in his career he scored two hits with legendary producer Trevor Horn, 1990's "Killer" (with techno artist Adamski) and 1991's U.S. Top Ten single "Crazy," from his eponymous debut album — a genre-defying fusion of soul, pop, rock, R&B, and propulsive grooves that announced the arrival of an innovative new talent. His fifth studio album in 2007, System was a nod to those roots with shimmering melodies, glistening layers of synths and acoustic guitar, and up-tempo electronic beats.

Now the London-born Seal is preparing to release his sixth studio album, what many consider the tour-de-force of his career. Produced by renowned music maestro David Foster, SOUL, due in November from Warner Bros. Records is a stunning compilation of the best classic soul songs ever created, with Seal's unique, signature touch. The songs each evoke an era when soul music vividly captured emotion, drama and romance. Seal has said, "What I care about now is the same thing I cared about in the beginning of my career, which is songs."

The song selection for the album was carefully chosen by Seal and Foster and is a collection of songs that both artists were instinctively drawn to. Over the course of three weeks, the Los Angeles-based Seal and Foster began working in Foster's home recording studio. The first track they finished was the first single, the Sam Cooke ballad "A Change Is Gonna Come," which came together within 24 hours.

"I've made a lot of records in my time, but I've never enjoyed the recording experience more than I have with Seal. I think he's the only singer on the planet that could do this album, bringing something new and fresh to these classics, paying tremendous respect to their heritage, but, at the same time, owning them and making them uniquely "Seal". He was born to sing these songs and all we got to do is hang on for what is going to be a "killer" ride," said David Foster.

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A great voice singing great songs recorded by a great producer. That is Soul, the sixth studio album from multiplatinum selling, Grammy®- winning, critically acclaimed Seal. Each song is a stone-cold soul classic, from Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come,” Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me” and Ann Pebbles’ “I Can’t Stand The Rain” to Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes’ “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” and Otis Redding’s “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long.” Produced by David Foster, Soul is the perfect coming together of man, material and moment.

SOUL is comprised of eleven classic soul songs that each evokes their own drama, emotion and romance. The album was created in partnership with legendary producer David Foster.

"Someone once said '...the album will sound like the time you had making it'... Never before has it been as true as the process of recording this record.

Although David and I had been acquaintances before, we'd never quite managed to work together. Upon doing so, I was quick to realize that I was in the presence of true greatness. I've worked with a lot of producers before, but never have I come across anyone as naturally gifted and knowledgeable as David. If you are fortunate enough to have that combination, then you find that the album making process tends to go very swiftly, making this the smoothest and most enjoyable album I have ever made. And if you are exceptionally fortunate, you find yourself also having made a great friend. I cannot thank him enough."

FROM David Foster: “I’ve made a lot of records in my time, but I’ve never enjoyed the recording experience more than I have with Seal. I think he’s the only singer on the planet who could do this album, bringing something new and fresh to these classics, paying tremendous respect to their heritage, but, at the same time, owning them and making them uniquely “Seal!” He was born to sing these songs and all we got to do is hang on for what is going to be a ‘killer’ ride.”

history
Seal’s eponymous 1991 debut went Top 25 and platinum thanks to the Top 10 “Crazy.” 1994’s quadruple-platinum Seal featured the Top40s “Prayer For The Dying” and “Don’t Cry” before “Kiss From A Rose” appeared on the Batman Forever soundtrack, went gold, #1 Pop/AC and won Grammys for Record, Song and Best Male Pop Vocal. In 1996, “Fly Like An Eagle” from the Space Jam soundtrack soared to #10. 1998’s Human Being reached #22 and gold; 2003’s SealIV #3 Pop and gold, with the Grammy-nominated “Love’s Divine” (#3 AC/#1 Dance), “Waiting For You” (#1 Dance/Top 20 Adult Top 40/Top 20 AC) and “Get It Together” (#1 Dance). In 2005, a remix of “Killer” reached #1 Dance and the Live In Paris CD+DVD was issued. The following year, the CD+DVD One Night To Remember was released.

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Seal - Soul