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Born in London, ENGLAND, on February 19, 1963, to Brazilian and Nigerian parents, Sealhenry Samuel started playing music in the mid-'80s with some Soul-oriented bands, but he had the first big break in 1990.

That year, he contributed lyrics to "Killer", a #1 U.K. single, recorded in collaboration with the Techno-House DJ-producer Adamski.
In 1991, Seal released his self-titled debut album, with Trevor Horn producing, the record quickly grabbed critical and commercial success in U.K. and the rest of Europe; the single "Crazy" gave him enormous popularity, in the U.S. the now-staple song reached the #5 slot on The Modern Rock chart and #7 on The Billboard Hot 100; "The Beginning", another smash single, followed and eventually the album peaked at #24 on The Billboard 200 chart selling 3 and a half million copies worlwide.

In May 1994, the singer + songwriter issued his second album, also entitled "Seal", it reached the #15 position on The Billboard's Top 200 chart and included "Prayer For The Dying" which shot to #3 on The Modern Rock Tracks. The LP had been on shelves for more than a year, when "Kiss From A Rose" was used as the soundtrack theme for the film "Batman Forever" going at the top of The Billboard Hot 100, subsequently spent nearly a year on chart and helped pump album sales to multi-platinum in the States, reaching 5 million copies around the globe; another single, "Don't Cry", hit the top 5 of the American Adult Contemporary chart. "Kiss From A Rose", was a big winner at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards in 1996, the track was named Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

In late 1996 Seal contributed his version of Steve Miller Band's "Fly Like An Eagle" to the soundtrack of "Space Jam", this single was another Billboard's Hot 100 top 10 hit for the artist.

"Human Being" appeared two years later, his third effort peaked at #22 on the U.S. Top 200 Albums chart; although it was critically well-received, sales were disappointing; the title-track was the lone single off of the album, but it failed to chart.

Seal resurfaced after five full years with a new album, "Seal IV"; the first single "Get It Together" topped the Dance charts, "Love's Divine" became a top 3 on Adult Contemporary chart pushing the album to #3 on The Billboard Top 200 chart, his best chart-placing to date.
In November 2004 he released a retrospective collection entitled "Best 1991-2004" available in a single-disc version and as a double-disc set, the latter of which contained a CD of all acoustic version of Seal's best songs; the sets includes his rendition of the Bacharach/David classic "Walk On By".

In November 2007 Seal released a new album of original material, the dance-driven "System", which failed to match its predecessors' commercial success stalling at #37 in U.K. and at #35 in U.S. however, the lead single, "Amazing", peaked at #1 on the Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

"Soul" followed a year later; it is the artist's first album that features all cover songs; the 12-track set debuted at #12 on The Billboard 200 and at #11 on the Top Canadian Albums chart.

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Seal

(1991)

1. The Beginning
2. Deep Water
3. Crazy
4. Killer
5. Whirlpool
6. Future Love Paradise
7. Wild
8. Show Me
9. Violet

 

Seal

(1994)

1. Bring It On
2. Prayer For The Dying
3. Dreaming In Metaphors
4. Don't Cry
5. Fast Changes
6. Kiss From A Rose
7. People Asking Why
8. Newborn Friend
9. If I Could
10. I'm Alive
11. Bring It On [reprise]

 

Space Jam
[soundtrack]

(1996)

INCLUDES:

- Fly Like An Eagle

 

Human Being

(1998)

1. Human Beings
2. State Of Grace
3. Latest Craze
4. Just Like You Said
5. Princess
6. Lost My Faith
7. Excerpt From
8. When A Man Is Wrong
9. Colour
10. Still Love Remains
11. No Easy Way
12. Human Beings [reprise]

 

Seal IV

(2003)

1. Let Me Roll
2. Get It Together
3. Love's Divine
4. Waiting For You
5. My Vision
6. Don't Make Me Wait
7. Touch
8. Where There's Gold
9. Loneliest Star
10. Heavenly... (Good Feeling)
11. Tinsel Town

 

Best 1991-2004

(2004)

DISC #1:
1. Crazy
2. Kiss From A Rose
3. Killer
4. Prayer For The Dying
5. Waiting For You
6. Don't Cry
7. My Vision
8. Love's Divine
9. Walk On By [NEW TRACK]
10. Get It Together
11. Fly Like An Eagle
12. Lips Like Sugar [NEW TRACK]
13. Human Beings
14. Future Love Paradise

DISC #2:
1. Bring It On [acoustic]
2. Killer [acoustic]
3. Crazy [acoustic]
4. Colour [acoustic]
5. Kiss From A Rose [acoustic]
6. Prayer For The Dying [acoustic]
7. Love's Divine [acoustic]
8. Get It Together [acoustic]
9. Just Like You Said [acoustic]
10. Touch [acoustic]
11. Waiting For You [acoustic]
12. Don't Cry [acoustic]
13. Walk On By [acoustic]

 

System

(2007)

1. If It's In My Mind, It's On My Face
2. Amazing [Thin White Duke edit]
3. Just Like Before
4. Loaded
5. Wedding Day
6. System
7. Dumb
8. The Right Life
9. Rolling
10. Immaculate
11. Amazing

 

Soul

(2008)

1. A Change Is Gonna Come
2. I Can't Stand The Rain
3. It's A Man's Man's Man's World
4. Here I Am (Come And Take Me)
5. I've Been Loving You Too Long
6. It's Alright
7. If You Don't Know Me By Now
8. Knock On Wood
9. I'm Still In Love With You
10. Free
11. Stand By Me
12. People Get Ready

 

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