Seal IV

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Field	Value
name	Seal IV
type	studio
artist	Seal
cover	SealIV_2003.jpg
released	9 September 2003
length	50:57
label	Warner Bros.
prev_title	Togetherland
prev_year	Unreleased
next_title	Best 1991–2004
next_year	2004
misc	{{Singles
name	Seal IV
type	studio
single1	Get It Together
single1date	16 December 2002
single2	Love's Divine
single2date	8 May 2003
single3	Waiting for You
single3date	5 November 2003
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Sarm West Studios, Sarm Hook End, Angel Recording Studios and Phoenix Studios (London, UK) | genre =
Soul
pop | length = 50:57 | label = Warner Bros. | producer =
Trevor Horn
Mark Batson
Seal (exec.)
Jill Sinclair (exec.) | prev_title = Togetherland | prev_year = Unreleased | next_title = Best 1991–2004 | next_year = 2004 | misc = {{Singles | name = Seal IV | type = studio | single1 = Get It Together | single1date = 16 December 2002 | single2 = Love's Divine | single2date = 8 May 2003 | single3 = Waiting for You | single3date = 5 November 2003 | MC = 56/100 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = Blender | rev2score = | rev3 = E! | rev3score = C | rev4 = Entertainment Weekly | rev4score = C | rev5 = Now | rev5score = | rev6 = Q | rev6score = | rev7 = Rolling Stone | rev7score = | rev8 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | rev8score = | rev9 = Slant Magazine | rev9score = | rev10 = Uncut | rev10score = 4/10 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.

In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number four. In the United States, it debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, making it his highest-charting album to date.

Track listing

| headline = Standard version | extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Get It Together | writer1 = | extra1 = | length1 = 4:25

| title2 = Love's Divine | writer2 = | extra2 = | length2 = 4:35

| title3 = Waiting for You | writer3 = | extra3 = | length3 = 3:44

| title4 = My Vision | writer4 = | extra4 = Horn | length4 = 4:48

| title5 = Don't Make Me Wait | writer5 = | extra5 = Horn | length5 = 4:32

| title6 = Let Me Roll | writer6 = | extra6 = | length6 = 3:53

| title7 = Touch | writer7 = | extra7 = | length7 = 5:22

| title8 = Where There's Gold | writer8 = | extra8 = | length8 = 5:12

| title9 = Loneliest Star | writer9 = Seal | extra9 = Horn | length9 = 4:06

| title10 = Heavenly... (Good Feeling) | writer10 = | extra10 = Horn | length10 = 5:02

| title11 = Tinsel Town | writer11 = Seal | extra11 = Horn | length11 = 5:52

Notes

signifies a co-producer
signifies additional production and remix

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

::data[format=table] | Chart (2003–2004) | Peak position | Australian Albums (ARIA) | |---|---|---| | 65 | | | ::

Certifications

References

[http://www.metacritic.com/music/seal-iv/seal/critic-reviews Critic reviews from Metacritic]
[{{AllMusic
Seal remains one of the best half-dozen male pop singers drawing breath. [Sep 2003, p.129]
(September 12, 2003). "Seal - Seal IV".
"Seal (Music - Seal 2003)".
Flanagan, Nick. (September 18, 2003). "SEAL".
Most of it already sounds a decade old. [Dec 2003, p.137]
"Rolling Stone review".
Cross, Charles R.. (2004). "[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide". [[Simon & Schuster]].
Cinquemani, Sal. (September 12, 2003). "Review: Seal, Seal IV".
Even the proficient production of Trevor Horn can do nothing to perk things up. [Nov 2003, p.114]
Ryan, Gavin. (2011). "Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010". Moonlight Publishing.
"Top 30 Artistas – Semana 20 de 2004". [[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa]].

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