System (album)
2007 studio album by Seal
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System is the fifth studio album by British soul/R&B singer Seal, released on 12 November 2007. In his online blog, Seal described the album as a return to his dance roots and his best album since his debut.[11] However, it is his lowest-selling album to date in the US, selling 155,000 copies in the first year of its release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[12]
Released12 November 2007
Studio
- Studio 99 (London, UK)
- Record Plant and Chalice Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Length47:22
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| Released | 12 November 2007 | |||
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| Length | 47:22 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Stuart Price | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 64/100[1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[3] |
| IM | [4] |
| The Observer | (favorable)[5] |
| Okayplayer | [6] |
| PopMatters | [7] |
| Q | [1] |
| Rolling Stone |  [8] |
| Slant | [9] |
| Uncut | [1] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3/5[10] |
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Seal.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "If It's in My Mind, It's on My Face" | Seal, Eric Schermerhorn, Stuart Price | 5:11 |
| 2. | "Amazing" (Thin White Duke Edit) | Seal | 3:27 |
| 3. | "Just Like Before" | Seal, Schermerhorn, Price | 4:42 |
| 4. | "Loaded" | Seal, Bill Bottrell, Price | 5:20 |
| 5. | "Wedding Day" (Duet with Heidi Klum) | Seal, Schermerhorn, Price | 3:57 |
| 6. | "System" | Seal, Schermerhorn | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Dumb" | Seal, Christopher Bruce, Schermerhorn | 4:12 |
| 8. | "The Right Life" | Seal, Price | 5:09 |
| 9. | "Rolling" | Seal, Schermerhorn | 4:30 |
| 10. | "Immaculate" | Seal | 4:04 |
| 11. | "Amazing" | Seal | 3:02 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 12. | "Amazing" (Kaskade Remix) | 6:33 |
| 13. | "Amazing" (Bill Hamel Vocal Mix) | 9:07 |
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| 12. | "The Right Life" (Eddie Amador's Backroom Stripped Mix) | 8:21 |
| 13. | "Amazing" (Bill Hamel Vocal Edit) | 5:02 |
| 14. | "Amazing" (Kaskade Remix) | 6:34 |
| 15. | "Killer" (Live in Germany) | 6:32 |
| 16. | "Crazy" (Live in Germany) | 5:25 |
| 17. | "Get It Together" (Live in Germany) | 5:20 |
| 18. | "Amazing" (Bill Hamel Stripped Mix) | 8:39 |
| 19. | "Interview: The Making of System" (Pre-order bonus track) | 5:00 |
Personnel
- Seal – vocals
- Bill Bottrell – Mellotron (3)
- Chris Bruce – additional acoustic guitar (7)
- Eric Schermerhorn – additional guitars (9)
- Heidi Klum – vocals (5)
Production
- Jeff Aldrich – A&R
- Stuart Price – producer, recording, mixing (1–3, 5–11)
- Nate Hertweck – engineer, assistant engineer
- Ali Staton – engineer, mixing (8)
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (4)
- Jaycen Joshua – mixing (11)
- Dave Pensado – mixing (11)
- Mike Honeycutt – assistant engineer
- Jake Davis – mix assistant (4)
- Alan Mason – mix assistant (4)
- Brian Gardner – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California, USA)
- Frank Maddocks – package design
- Robin Rankin – photography
- Stephen Alvarez – outside inlay city lights photography
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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