Seal IV

Seal IV
Studio album by
Seal
Released9 September 2003
Studio
Genre
Length50:57
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
Seal chronology
Togetherland
(Unreleased) 		Seal IV
(2003) 		Best 1991–2004
(2004)
Singles from Seal IV
  1. "Get It Together"
    Released: 16 December 2002
  2. "Love's Divine"
    Released: 8 May 2003
  3. "Waiting for You"
    Released: 5 November 2003
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic56/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[2]
BlenderStarStarStarStar[3]
E!C[4]
Entertainment WeeklyC[5]
NowStar[6]
QStarHalf star[7]
Rolling StoneStarStarStar[8]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStarHalf star[9]
Slant MagazineStarStarStar[10]
Uncut4/10[11]

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.[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

Standard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Get It Together"
4:25
2."Love's Divine"
  • Seal
  • Batson
4:35
3."Waiting for You"
  • Seal
  • Batson
3:44
4."My Vision"
Horn4:48
5."Don't Make Me Wait"
  • Seal
  • Batson
Horn4:32
6."Let Me Roll"
  • Seal
  • Batson
3:53
7."Touch"
  • Seal
  • Batson
5:22
8."Where There's Gold"
  • Seal
  • Batson
5:12
9."Loneliest Star"SealHorn4:06
10."Heavenly... (Good Feeling)"
  • Seal
  • Alan Griffiths
Horn5:02
11."Tinsel Town"SealHorn5:52
12."Get It Together" (Reprise)
  • Seal
  • Batson
1:06
Australian version bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Love's Divine" (Deepsky club mix)
  • Seal
  • Batson
8:48
French version bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Les Mots" (duet with Mylène Farmer)
Boutonnat4:47

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] 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

Chart (2003–2004) Peak
position
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
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^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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