Best: 1991-2004

Performer: Seal
Engineer: John O'Donnell; Robert Orton; Tim Weidner; John O'Donnell
Producer: Trevor Horn; Mark Batson; Soulshock; Seal; Nicholas Hexum; Rashad Smith; Chad Sexton; Trevor Horn; Mark Batson; Dave Lee; Seal
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Personnel: Seal (vocals); Seal; Jakatta, Mikey Dread (vocals); Karlin, Soulshock (various instruments); The Onion (guitar); Michele Chiavarini (keyboards). Audio Mixers: Soulshock; Chad Sexton. Audio Remixer: Soulshock. Recording information: Sarm West Studios, London, England; Soulpower Studios, Los Angeles, CA; The Village, Los Angeles, CA. Photographers: Philippe McClelland; Nick Knight; Jean Baptiste Mondino. Coming out of the UK dance scene via the early-1990s Adamski hit "Killer," Seal Henri Samuel spent the next decade-plus repeatedly appearing on the pop charts, with a sound drawing from the worlds of R&B, rock, and club music. BEST 1991-2004 does a stellar job of displaying the wide-ranging talents that enabled Seal to go from smash ballads ("Kiss from a Rose" and "Prayer for the Dying") to grittier soul ("Waiting for You" and "Get It Together"). The London native is equally at home handling his own songs or other artists' material. Seal's take on Echo & the Bunnymen's "Lips Like Sugar" crackles with the help of reggae star Mikey Dread, while his rendition of the Bacharach/David classic "Walk On By" shines, aided by a slight drum-loop infusion. BEST 1991-2004 is available in a single-disc version (with a silver cover) and as a double-disc set (with a gold cover). Those adventurous enough to go with the latter edition will be rewarded with an all-acoustic album featuring 13 of Seal's best-known cuts performed in an intriguingly spare style.

Seal helped put heart and soul back in pop music during the 1990s. His music is often full of electronics yet always organic (thanks in no small part to super-producer Trevor Horn). The UK singer/songwriter started out trolling around the British acid house scene and collaborating with Adamski, but before long he'd emerged as a full-blown pop artist, turning out highly accessible tunes with a grand, orchestral production aesthetic. His 1995 "Kiss from a Rose" was a massive international hit, and made him a multiple Grammy winner.

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