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Artist: SealEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-09-09
Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Let Me Roll
- Get It Together
- Love's Divine
- Waiting For You
- My Vision
- Don't Make Me Wait
- Touch
- Where There's Gold
- Loneliest Star
- Heavenly...(Good Feeling)
- Tinsel Town
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Free Music Review: A shining, hip, well-crafted return
Hit: 4 Stars
Seal took his time in releasing his fourth album. Reportedly, after the release of HUMAN BEING in 1998, Seal set to work on his fourth album; he had a whole album's worth of material, but he was unhappy with it and so he scrapped it. Instead, he began work on the second version of his fourth album, the version that was finally released: SEAL IV. It's a shining, hip, and well-crafted return for Seal. His longtime producer and friend Trevor Horn steers Seal in a different direction on this album, away from the ethereal techno-rock on Seal's previous albums and toward a more R&B sound influenced by the motown music of the 1960s. Fans needn't fret, though, because this is still unmistakably Seal. Horn does something else, too: he puts the focus on Seal's voice, which as anyone who's ever heard his music knows is a wise move.
Some of Seal's finest and most enjoyable songs are on this album. In typical Seal fashion, he opens the album with a song - in this case, the bouncy, upbeat "Get It Together" - and closes it with a reprise of that song. One of my favorite parts of the album is the arrangement of the songs, which is really great. We go from the light, soaring "Love's Divine" (which received a lot of airplay when it was released) to the heavy, thumping "Waiting For You" (another track highlight). "Let Me Roll" finds Seal strongly declaring "I'm not too proud to beg"; on the subsequent track, he sings about how much he misses the touch of his lover. Who but Seal could fluctuate from strong, pounding songs to dreamy, moving serenades with such ease? Seal takes a shot at reggae with "Where There's Gold", and "Heavenly ... (Good Feeling)" is one of Seal's most dazzling ballads. It's the following track that's my favorite, though: "Tinsel Town", an utterly gorgeous song, a composition eclipsed in beauty only by Seal's own "Kiss from a Rose".
Seal's songwriting isn't as superb as it was on his first two albums, but he gives each and every song 110% (it was his lack of effort that was the fatal flaw on his previous album). His voice is just as amazing as ever. The only thing that may turn some people away from SEAL IV is that it's easily his most tranquil album, though it definitely has its share of forceful tunes. It's also one of his most charming and sweet, however, and few are more charming or sweet than Seal. SEAL IV is a great album, and though it may not be Seal's finest achievement, it's more than enough incentive to eagerly anticipate his next album.
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After five years and one do-over later, Seal presents a fourth album that finds the singer growing with his audience. The disc's opener, "Get It Together," melds a quiet "live" moment into a horn-and-string disco number, setting the stage for the rest of the disc, which is largely a nod to Detroit- and Philly-R&B. The British-born musician pulls it off. His rasp and emotive, positive vocals are well suited for the retro stylings he attempts. "Waiting for You" will flood the dance floor, and he's unafraid to dig deep for the ballads--Marvin Gaye would approve. The funk is real, but saddled with a pop safety net, and the upbeat tracks need a helping hand from a good remixer before they are as compelling as his seminal singles "Killer" and "Crazy." Seal never goes all out in any direction and this coolness, combined with Trevor Horn's perfectionist production, plants the album inescapably in the realm of adult contemporary (although this is as good as adult contemporary gets). On "Let Me Roll" Seal salutes the album's influences by proclaiming he's "not too proud to beg." If that were actually true, the songs would have been that much better for it. --Beth MassaSeal's first album since 1998, and the third of his career to be self-titled, is the singer-songwriter's most sophisticated masterpiece to date. 12 tracks packaged in digipak format. Produced by Trevor Horn. Warner. 2003.
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