Seal IV by Seal - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

Besides taking his usual multi-year hiatus before releasing Seal IV, the artist scrapped a whole album's worth of material, feeling he couldn't stand behind the strength of the songs (should this be Seal IV.I?). It's disappointing, then, that the songs on Seal IV lack any of the Grammy-grabbing flair of his earlier releases. What saves it is a conviction that is high enough to overcome, a voice that is more driven than usual, and some genuine moments of songwriting inspiration. "Let Me Roll" has a cool swagger and fun wordplay, and the yearning ballad "Loneliest Star" is only a few steps away from "Kiss from a Rose." Opener "Get It Together" offers an Up With People understanding of the state of the world with its "everyone is beautiful" sentimentality, but it's the funky backbeat and gritty vocals that make it more Al Green than Lee Greenwood. A re-recording of Seal's collaboration with Jakatta, "My Vision" is given new life through more restrained than usual production from Trevor Horn. The absence of Horn's usual bombast throughout the album allows Seal's voice (in every sense of the word) to be the focus. It's a good move, and if the totally solid Jakatta-sourced track is any indication, a break from Horn might be beneficial next time. Despite being heavy with unexceptional tunes, Seal IV has enough going for it to warrant the next four years of anticipation.
© David Jeffries /TiVo

1. Get It Together

Primary Artist: Seal; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Tessa Niles; Performer
Bass Guitar: Chris Bruce; Performer
Drums: Earl Harvin; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Batson
Pete Murray
Jamie Muhoberac; Performer
Lead Vocals: Seal; Performer
Choir Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Conductor: Gavyn Wright; Conductor
Assistant Engineer: Tim Lambert
Phil Tyreman; Production
Audio Engineer: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Executive Producer: Seal
Jill Sinclair; Production
Additional Guitar: Chris Bruce; Other
Guitar: Tim Cansfield
Gus Isidore; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Additional Engineer: Tim Lambert; Other
Percussion: Luis Jardim; Performer
Composer: Seal
Mark Batson; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Producer: Trevor Horn
Mark Batson; Production
Recording: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Production
Bass Guitar: Chris Bruce; Performer
Audio Recording Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Other
String Recording Engineer: Steve Price; Other
Vocal Recording Engineer: Steve Price; Other

2. Love's Divine

Bass Guitar: Mark Batson; Performer
Drum Programming: Mark Batson; Performer
Choir Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Conductor: Gavyn Wright; Conductor
Assistant Engineer: Tim Lambert
Phil Tyreman; Production
Audio Engineer: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Drums: Ian Thomas; Performer
Executive Producer: Seal
Jill Sinclair; Production
Guitar: Tim Cansfield
Gus Isidore; Performer
Keyboard: Seal
Jamie Muhoberac; Performer
Lead Vocals: Seal; Performer
Percussion: Luis Jardim; Performer
Piano: Pete Murray
Mark Batson; Performer
Composer: Mark Batson
Seal; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Trevor Horn; Production
Additional Guitar: Chris Bruce; Other
Recording: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Production
Primary Artist: Seal; Main Performer
String Recording Engineer: Steve Price; Other
Bass Guitar: Mark Batson; Performer
Audio Recording Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Other
Vocal Recording Engineer: Steve Price; Other

3. Waiting for You

Bass Guitar: Mark Batson
Jamie Muhoberac; Performer
Drum Programming: Mark Batson; Performer
Guitar: Gus Isidore
Tim Pierce; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Batson
Jamie Muhoberac; Performer
Lead Vocals: Seal; Performer
Choir Arrangement: Steve Sidwell; Composer
Horn Arrangement: Steve Sidwell; Composer
Conductor: Gavyn Wright; Conductor
Assistant Engineer: Tim Lambert
Phil Tyreman; Production
Drums: Earl Harvin; Performer
Percussion: Luis Jardim; Performer
Strings Arrangement: Steve Sidwell; Composer
Audio Engineer: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Executive Producer: Jill Sinclair
Seal; Production
Mixing Engineer: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Trevor Horn
Mark Batson; Production
Additional Engineer: Tim Lambert; Other
Additional Guitar: Chris Bruce; Other
Primary Artist: Seal; Main Performer
Recording: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Bass Guitar: Mark Batson
Jamie Muhoberac; Performer
Composer: Mark Batson
Seal; Composer
Audio Recording Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Other
String Recording Engineer: Steve Price; Other

4. My Vision

Bass Guitar: Seal; Performer
Drums: Earl Harvin; Performer
Guitar: Tim Pierce; Performer
Keyboard: Jamie Muhoberac; Performer
Lead Vocals: Seal; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Phil Tyreman
Tim Lambert; Production
Percussion: Luis Jardim; Performer
Composer: Seal
Thomas Newman
Rick Salmon
Dave Lee; Composer
Audio Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Production
Executive Producer: Jill Sinclair
Seal; Production
Mixing Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Production
Producer: Trevor Horn; Production
Additional Engineer: Dan Vickers
Tim Lambert; Other
Additional Guitar: Chris Bruce
Trevor Horn; Other
Primary Artist: Seal; Main Performer
Recording: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Bass Guitar: Seal; Performer
Audio Recording Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Other

5. Don't Make Me Wait

Bass Guitar: Trevor Horn; Performer
Drums: Ian Thomas; Performer
Conductor: Gavin Wright; Conductor
Assistant Engineer: Tim Lambert
Phil Tyreman; Production
Guitar: Tim Cansfield; Performer
Keyboard: Jamie Muhoberac; Performer
Lead Vocals: Seal; Performer
Percussion: Luis Jardim; Performer
Piano: Pete Murray; Performer
Composer: Mark Batson
Seal; Composer
Orchestral Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Audio Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Production
Executive Producer: Jill Sinclair
Seal; Production
Mixing Engineer: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Trevor Horn; Production
Primary Artist: Seal; Main Performer
Additional Guitar: Trevor Horn; Other
Recording: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Bass Guitar: Trevor Horn; Performer
Audio Recording Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Other
Orchestral Recording Engineer: Steve Price; Other

6. Let Me Roll

Assistant Engineer: Phil Tyreman
Tim Lambert; Production
Audio Engineer: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Additional Guitar: Trevor Horn
Chris Bruce; Other
Executive Producer: Seal
Jill Sinclair; Production
Bass Guitar: Mark Batson
Trevor Horn; Performer
Bass Guitar: Trevor Horn
Mark Batson; Performer
Drum Programming: Mark Batson
Charlie Russell; Performer
Drums: Earl Harvin; Performer
Conductor: Gavin Wright; Conductor
Keyboard: Trevor Horn
Jamie Muhoberac
Seal; Performer
Additional Engineer: Tim Lambert; Other
Lead Vocals: Seal; Performer
Organ: Mark Batson; Performer
Percussion: Luis Jardim; Performer
Composer: Mark Batson
Seal; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Production
Producer: Trevor Horn
Mark Batson; Production
Recording: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Production
Primary Artist: Seal; Main Performer
Audio Recording Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Other
String Recording Engineer: Steve Price; Other
Vocal Recording Engineer: Steve Price; Other

7. Touch

Bass Guitar: Mark Batson; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mark Batson; Performer
Drum Programming: Mark Batson; Performer
Drums: Earl Harvin; Performer
Keyboard: Jamie Muhoberac
Mark Batson; Performer
Lead Vocals: Seal; Performer
Conductor: Gavyn Wright; Conductor
Assistant Engineer: Tim Lambert
Phil Tyreman; Production
Audio Engineer: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Executive Producer: Jill Sinclair
Seal; Production
Guitar: Gus Isidore; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Production
Percussion: Luis Jardim; Performer
Composer: Mark Batson
Seal; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Producer: Trevor Horn
Mark Batson; Production
Recording: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Additional Guitar: Chris Bruce; Other
Primary Artist: Seal; Main Performer
Audio Recording Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Other
String Recording Engineer: Steve Price; Other

8. Where There's Gold

Bass Guitar: Mark Batson; Performer
Drums: Earl Harvin; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Batson
Jamie Muhoberac; Performer
Conductor: Gavyn Wright; Conductor
Assistant Engineer: Tim Lambert
Phil Tyreman; Production
Audio Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Production
Executive Producer: Jill Sinclair
Seal; Production
Lead Vocals: Seal; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Production
Primary Artist: Seal; Main Performer
Additional Guitar: Chris Bruce; Other
Bass Guitar: Mark Batson; Performer
Percussion: Luis Jardim; Performer
Composer: Seal
Mark Batson; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Steve Sidwell; Composer
Producer: Trevor Horn
Mark Batson; Production
Recording: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Other
String Recording Engineer: Steve Price; Other

9. Loneliest Star

Assistant Engineer: Tim Lambert
Phil Tyreman; Production
Bass Guitar: Mark Batson
Seal; Performer
Bass Guitar: Seal
Mark Batson; Performer
Drums: Earl Harvin; Performer
Keyboard: Jamie Muhoberac; Performer
Lead Vocals: Seal; Performer
Piano: Jamie Muhoberac; Performer
Composer: Seal; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Conductor: Gavyn Wright; Conductor
Audio Engineer: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Executive Producer: Seal
Jill Sinclair; Production
Mixing Engineer: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Trevor Horn; Production
Recording: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Additional Guitar: Seal; Other
Primary Artist: Seal; Main Performer
Audio Recording Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Other
String Recording Engineer: Steve Price; Other

10. Heavenly... (Good Feeling)

Bass Guitar: Jamie Muhoberac
Seal; Performer
Drum Programming: Alan Griffiths; Performer
Conductor: Gavyn Wright; Conductor
Assistant Engineer: Tim Lambert
Phil Tyreman; Production
Audio Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Production
Drums: Earl Harvin; Performer
Guitar: Gus Isidore
Alan Griffiths; Performer
Executive Producer: Jill Sinclair
Seal; Production
Keyboard: Jamie Muhoberac; Performer
Lead Vocals: Seal; Performer
Percussion: Luis Jardim; Performer
Piano: Jamie Muhoberac; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Strings Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Producer: Trevor Horn; Production
Additional Engineer: Tim Lambert; Other
Additional Guitar: Chris Bruce; Other
Primary Artist: Seal; Main Performer
Recording: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Bass Guitar: Jamie Muhoberac
Seal; Performer
Composer: Alan Griffiths
Seal; Composer
Audio Recording Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Other
String Recording Engineer: Steve Price; Other

11. Tinsel Town

Bass Guitar: Seal; Performer
Guitar: Steve Mcdonald
Heitor Pereira; Performer
Keyboard: Jamie Muhoberac
Seal
Carlos Rios; Performer
Lead Vocals: Seal; Performer
Percussion: Luis Jardim; Performer
Strings Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Conductor: Gavin Wright; Conductor
Assistant Engineer: Tim Lambert
Phil Tyreman; Production
Composer: Seal; Composer
Audio Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Production
Executive Producer: Seal
Jill Sinclair; Production
Mixing Engineer: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Trevor Horn; Production
Primary Artist: Seal; Main Performer
Recording: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Additional Guitar: Seal; Other
Bass Guitar: Seal; Performer
Audio Recording Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Other
String Recording Engineer: Steve Price; Other

12. Get It Together

Primary Artist: Seal; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Tessa Niles; Performer
Bass Guitar: Chris Bruce; Performer
Drums: Earl Harvin; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Batson
Pete Murray
Jamie Muhoberac; Performer
Lead Vocals: Seal; Performer
Choir Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Conductor: Gavyn Wright; Conductor
Assistant Engineer: Tim Lambert
Phil Tyreman; Production
Audio Engineer: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Executive Producer: Seal
Jill Sinclair; Production
Additional Guitar: Chris Bruce; Other
Guitar: Tim Cansfield
Gus Isidore; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Additional Engineer: Tim Lambert; Other
Percussion: Luis Jardim; Performer
Composer: Seal
Mark Batson; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Producer: Trevor Horn
Mark Batson; Production
Recording: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Production
Bass Guitar: Chris Bruce; Performer
Audio Recording Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Other
String Recording Engineer: Steve Price; Other
Vocal Recording Engineer: Steve Price; Other

13. Love's Divine

Bass Guitar: Trevor Horn
Seal; Performer
Bass Guitar: Seal
Trevor Horn; Performer
Drums: Ian Thomas; Performer
Guitar: Tim Cansfield
Gus Isidore
Chris Bruce; Performer
Keyboard: Seal
Jamie Muhoberac; Performer
Lead Vocals: Seal; Performer
Primary Artist: Seal; Main Performer
Composer: Mark Batson
Seal; Composer
Conductor: Gavin Wright; Conductor
Additional Production: Deepsky; Production
Percussion: Luis Jardim; Performer
Piano: Pete Murray
Mark Batson; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Tim Lambert
Phil Tyreman; Production
Audio Engineer: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Executive Producer: Seal
Jill Sinclair; Production
Mixing Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Production
Producer: Trevor Horn; Production
Recording: Tim Weidner
Robert Orton; Production
Remixing: Deepsky; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: Robert Orton
Tim Weidner; Other
String Recording Engineer: Steve Price; Other
Vocal Recording Engineer: Steve Price; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 0 minutes and 52 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

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Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

11/13 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Dance, Adult Contemporary, Adult Alternative, Contemporary R&B

Label

Warner Records

Music Distribution Service

WMG Mora

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Sep 8, 2003

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

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UPC

93624854166