Seal IV
2003 studio album by Seal
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Seal IV is the fourth studio album by Seal. It follows the aborted sessions for Togetherland, which was scrapped because Seal thought it was not up to the standard of his previous work.
Released9 September 2003
Studio
- Sarm West Studios, Sarm Hook End, Angel Recording Studios and Phoenix Studios (London, UK)
Length50:57
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| Released | 9 September 2003 | |||
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| Length | 50:57 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 56/100[1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Blender | [3] |
| E! | C[4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[5] |
| Now | [6] |
| Q |  [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
| Slant Magazine | [10] |
| Uncut | 4/10[11] |
In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number four.[12] In the United States, it debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, making it his highest-charting album to date.[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Get It Together" |
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| 4:25 |
| 2. | "Love's Divine" |
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| 4:35 |
| 3. | "Waiting for You" |
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| 3:44 |
| 4. | "My Vision" |
| Horn | 4:48 |
| 5. | "Don't Make Me Wait" |
| Horn | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Let Me Roll" |
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| 3:53 |
| 7. | "Touch" |
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| 5:22 |
| 8. | "Where There's Gold" |
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| 5:12 |
| 9. | "Loneliest Star" | Seal | Horn | 4:06 |
| 10. | "Heavenly... (Good Feeling)" |
| Horn | 5:02 |
| 11. | "Tinsel Town" | Seal | Horn | 5:52 |
| 12. | "Get It Together" (Reprise) |
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| 1:06 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Les Mots" (duet with Mylène Farmer) |
| Boutonnat | 4:47 |
Notes
Personnel
- Seal – vocals, keyboards (2, 6, 9), bass (4, 9–11), guitars (9, 11)
- Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards (1–12), bass (3, 10), acoustic piano (9, 10)
- Mark Batson – keyboards (1–3, 7–9, 12), acoustic piano (2, 5), bass (2, 3, 6–9), drum programming (3, 6, 7), organ (6)
- Pete Murray – keyboards (1, 5, 12), acoustic piano (2, 5)
- Trevor Horn – acoustic piano (4), guitars (4–6), keyboards (6), bass (5), extra bass (6)
- Carlos Rios – keyboards (11)
- Chris Bruce – guitars (1–4, 6–8, 10, 12), bass (1, 12)
- Tim Cansfield – guitars (1, 2, 5, 12)
- Gus Isidore – guitars (1–3, 7, 10, 12)
- Tim Pierce – guitars (3, 4)
- Alan Griffiths – guitars (10), drum programming (10)
- Steven Shane McDonald – guitars (11)
- Heitor Pereira – guitars (11)
- Earl Harvin – drums (1, 3, 4, 7–10, 12)
- Ian Thomas – drums (2, 5)
- Charlie Russell – drum programming (6)
- Luís Jardim – percussion (1–12)
- Nick Ingman – string arrangements (1, 2, 6, 7, 9–12), choir arrangements (1, 2, 12), orchestral arrangements (5)
- Steve Sidwell – horn and choir arrangements (3), string arrangements (3, 8)
- Gavyn Wright – string leader (1–3, 5–12)
- Tessa Niles – additional backing vocals (1, 12)
Production
- Jeff Aldrich – A&R
- Seal – executive producer, liner notes
- Jill Sinclair – executive producer
- Robert Orton – engineer (1–12), mixing (1–12)
- Tim Weidner – engineer (1–12), mixing (1–12)
- Steve Price – string recording (1–12), choir recording (1–3), horn recording (3), orchestra recording (5)
- Tim Lambert – assistant engineer (1–12), additional engineer (1, 3, 4, 10)
- Phil Tyreman – assistant engineer (1–12)
- Dan Vickers – additional engineer (4)
- Deepsky – remixing (13)
- Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – creative director
- Jeri Heiden – art direction
- Glen Nakasako – design
- Robert Maxwell – cover photography
- Sacha Waldman – inside photography
- Irving Azoff, John Baruck, Tom Consolo and Susan Markheim – management
Charts
| Chart (2003–2004) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] | 65 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] | 7 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 37 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] | 7 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[18] | 17 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] | 7 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] | 23 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[21] | 5 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] | 2 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[23] | 24 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[24] | 21 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[25] | 23 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[26] | 4 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[27] | 2 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] | 1 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 4 |
| US Billboard 200[13] | 3 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Austria (IFPI Austria)[29] | Platinum | 30,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada)[30] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[31] | Platinum | 300,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[32] | 2× Platinum | 400,000^ |
| Portugal (AFP)[33] | Gold | 20,000^ |
| Sweden (GLF)[34] | Gold | 30,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[35] | Platinum | 40,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[36] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[37] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
