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Seal is the debut studio album by Seal, released in 1991. It contains the singles "Crazy", "Future Love Paradise", "The Beginning", "Killer" and "Violet". The album debuted at number one in the UK and went on to win Best British Album at the 1992 Brit Awards. Seal's following album, released in 1994, was also named Seal. It is usually referred to as Seal II.

Seal

Studio album by

Seal

Released

24 May 1991

Recorded

November 1990 – April 1991

Genre

Soul
R&B

Length

52:17

Label

ZTT
Warner Music UK
Sire

Producer

Trevor Horn

Seal chronology

Seal
(1991)

Seal
(1994)

Singles from Seal

"Crazy"
Released: 26 November 1990 (UK) [1]
"Future Love Paradise"
Released: 22 April 1991 [2]
"The Beginning"
Released: 8 July 1991 (UK)
"Killer"
Released: 4 November 1991 (UK) [3]
"Violet"
Released: 17 February 1992 (UK)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Chicago Tribune	[5]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[6]
Entertainment Weekly	A[7]
Los Angeles Times	[8]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[9]
Q	[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[11]
Select	2/5[12]
Vox	8/10[13]

There are two versions of the album, with minor and major differences in three songs.[14] The shorter version of "Wild" is more rock-based and heavy than the original. The shorter version of "Violet" contains no dialogue within the singing. Track lengths of both versions are given for each song affected. The only way to tell the difference is the CD Matrix; the Pre-Mix matrix is 903174557-2; the Remixed CD has the same Matrix but with .2 at the end (903174557-2.2). "Killer" is a re-recorded version of the UK number one single by Adamski, which also features Seal on vocals.

Many of the songs (including various ZTT mixes) were featured in the Greg Stump 1991 film Groove Requiem in the Key of Ski.^{[citation needed]} Later Seal tracks appeared in other Stump films as well. The track "Killer" was also featured on the American crime series Homicide: Life on the Street and was included on the 2-disc soundtrack album.

Track listing

All lyrics and music written by Seal, except where noted.

"The Beginning" (Seal, Guy Sigsworth) – 5:40
"Deep Water" – 5:56
"Crazy" (Seal, Sigsworth) – 4:47 or 5:57
"Killer" (Adam Tinley, Seal) – 6:22
"Whirlpool" – 3:56 or 3:51
"Future Love Paradise" – 4:20
"Wild" (Seal, Sigsworth) – 5:19 or 5:28
"Show Me" – 5:59
"Violet" (Seal, Sigsworth) – 8:06 or 8:31

Personnel

Seal – vocals
Richard Cottle, Mars Lasar, Mark Mancina, Jamie Muhoberac, Guy Sigsworth – keyboards/sampling
Gus Isidore, Randall Jacobs, Chester Kamen, Trevor Rabin, Kenji Suzuki, Bruce Woolley – guitars
Chrissy Shefts – all guitars ("Crazy")[15]
Trevor Horn, Steve Pearce, Doug Wimbish – bass guitar
Curt Bisquera, Denny Fongheiser, John Robinson, Keith LeBlanc – drums
Paulinho da Costa, Andy Duncan, Luís Jardim – percussion
Gary Maughan – Fairlight CMI
Gota Yashiki – drums, percussion, bass guitar
Ian Morrow – keyboard and drum programming
Maria Vidal – backing vocals
Robin Hancock – programming
Anne Dudley – string arrangements
Richard Croft – cover photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Seal*
Chart (1991–92)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16]	22
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17]	2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18]	4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19]	7
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20]	6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[21]	10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[22]	5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23]	2
UK Albums (OCC)[24]	1
US Billboard 200[25]	27

Year-end charts

1991 year-end chart performance for *Seal*
Chart (1991)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[26]	21
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[27]	93
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[28]	11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[29]	45
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[30]	23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[31]	21
UK Albums (OCC)[32]	11

1992 year-end chart performance for *Seal*
Chart (1992)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)[33]	49

Certifications

Certifications and sales for *Seal*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[34]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)[35]	Gold	25,000^*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[36]	Gold	100,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[37]	3× Platinum	300,000^{^}
France (SNEP)[38]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[39]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Netherlands (NVPI)[40]	Gold	50,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)[41]	Gold	7,500^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[42]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[43]	2× Platinum	600,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[44]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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Linden, Amy (16 August 1991). "Seal". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
Hochman, Steve (14 July 1991). "Seal, 'Seal,' Sire". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
Sherburne, Philip (17 October 2021). "Seal: Seal". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
Snow, Mat (July 1991). "Seal: Seal". Q. No. 58.
Hunter, James (2004). "Seal". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 723. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
Harrison, Andrew (July 1991). "Seal: Seal". Select. No. 13. p. 73.
Appio, Isabel (July 1991). "Seal Clubbin'". Vox. No. 10. p. 79.
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About Chrissy Shefts
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Discography
Studio albums	Seal (1991) Seal (1994) Human Being (1998) Seal IV (2003) System (2007) Soul (2008) Seal 6: Commitment (2010) Soul 2 (2011) 7 (2015) Standards (2017)
Live albums	Live in Paris (2005)
Compilations	Best 1991–2004 (2004) Hits (2009)
Unreleased albums	Togetherland (2001)
Singles	"Crazy" (1990) "Future Love Paradise" (1991) "The Beginning" (1991) "Killer" (1991) "Violet" (1992) "Prayer for the Dying" (1994) "Kiss from a Rose" (1994) "Newborn Friend" (1994) "I'm Alive" (1994) "Don't Cry" (1996) "Fly Like an Eagle" (1997) "Human Beings" (1998) "This Could Be Heaven" (2001) "Les Mots" (2001) "My Vision" (2002) "Get It Together" (2002) "Love's Divine" (2003) "Waiting for You" (2003) "Walk on By" (2004) "Killer 2005" (2005) "Amazing" (2007) "The Right Life" (2008) "A Change Is Gonna Come" (2008) "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" (2008) "I Can't Stand the Rain" (2009) "If You Don't Know Me by Now" (2009) "Secret" (2010)
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Seal es el álbum debut homónimo de 1991 de Seal y contenía los sencillos del Reino Unido: "Killer" (originalmente interpretado con Adamski), "Crazy", "Future Love Paradise", "The Beginning" y "Violet". El álbum debutó en el número uno en el Reino Unido.

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