7 (Seal album)

7
Studio album by
Seal
Released6 November 2015 (2015-11-06)
Genre
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
Seal chronology
Soul 2
(2011) 		7
(2015) 		Standards
(2017)
Singles from Seal 7
  1. "Every Time I'm with You"
    Released: 11 September 2015
  2. "Do You Ever"
    Released: 11 September 2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[2]
The Irish Times[3]
Pop Magazine[4]

7 is the ninth studio album by British soul and R&B singer-songwriter Seal.[5] The album was released on 6 November 2015 by Warner Bros. Records. Its title comes from being Seal's seventh album of original songs, his first since Seal 6: Commitment (2010).

The singles "Every Time I'm with You" and "Do You Ever" were released on 11 September 2015. Two promotional singles were released in advance of the album: "Life on the Dancefloor" on 2 October and "Padded Cell" on 16 October. The bonus track "Whatever You Need" is a reworked version of a Togetherland track called "Breathe", making it only the second officially released song from that unreleased album, following "This Could Be Heaven" from the Family Man soundtrack.

Track listing

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All tracks produced by Trevor Horn and Seal, except as noted.[6]

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
1."Daylight Saving"
 4:50
2."Every Time I'm with You"
  • Seal
  • Simon Bloor
  • T. Horn
 4:31
3."Life on the Dancefloor"
  • Seal
  • T. Horn
  • Odell (additional)[6]
5:14
4."Padded Cell"
 4:08
5."Do You Ever"
 4:36
6."The Big Love Has Died"
  • Seal
  • Bloor
  • T. Horn
 4:30
7."Redzone Killer"
  • Seal
  • Bloor
  • A. Horn
  • T. Horn
 4:22
8."Monascow"
 4:10
9."Half a Heart"
 3:54
10."Let Yourself"Seal 4:26
11."Love"
  • Seal
  • David
 4:35
Total length:49:16
Target edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."We Found Love"
  • Seal
  • David
4:24
13."Whatever You Need"Seal4:34
Total length:58:14

Personnel

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  • Seal – vocals (all), programming (4, 7, 10)
  • Joel Peters – drums (1, 4, 5, 7), programming (4, 5, 9), percussion (7, 10)
  • Earl Harvin – drums (1, 2, 4), cymbals (4)
  • Ash Soan – drums (4, 5, 7, 9)
  • Abe Rounds – drums (8)
  • Aaron Horn – programming (1, 4, 7)
  • Stephan Moccio – piano (1), keyboards (1), programming (1)
  • Julian Hinton – keyboards (1), programming (6, 9)
  • Jamie Odell – keyboards (3, 8), programming (3, 4, 7, 8)
  • Cameron Gower Poole – programming (4, 5, 9, 10), percussion (7)
  • Dave McCracken – programming (4)
  • Justin Parker – keyboards (5), programming (5)
  • Anne Dudley – piano (5)
  • Tim Weidner – programming (5), sound FX (6)
  • Trevor Horn – bass guitar (2, 3, 5, 7–9), keyboards (all), guitar (1, 4, 5), backing vocals (9)
  • Chris Bruce – bass guitar (1, 2, 4, 6–8, 11), guitar (1, 4, 5, 7)
  • Jamie Muhoberac – bass guitar (9, 10), piano (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11), Hammond organ (2, 4, 9), keyboards (1, 2, 4, 5, 7–11), programming (1, 3–5, 7, 9–11)
  • Paul Turner – bass guitar (4)
  • Simon Bloor – guitar (1–9), piano (4, 6, 10), keyboards (2, 7–10), programming (2, 3, 6, 10, 11)
  • Phil Palmer – guitar (2, 4–6, 8, 9)
  • Lol Creme – guitar (4, 7–9), percussion (9), backing vocals (9)
  • Josh Campbell – guitar (7)
  • Luís Jardim – percussion (1, 2, 5–7, 9, 10)
  • Paul Spong – trumpet (3, 8)
  • Steve Sidwell – trumpet (3, 8)
  • Andy Wood – trombone (3, 8)
  • Dave Bishop – saxophone (3, 8)
  • Minnetonka – backing vocals (4)
  • Mr Probz – backing vocals (4)
  • orchestral arrangement/orchestra conducted by Anne Dudley (1, 2, 4, 6), Nick Ingman (5, 7, 10), Hinton (9)
  • additional orchestration – Hinton (6), Bloor (9)
  • brass arrangement – Steve Sidwell (3, 8)

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[25] Gold 50,000‡
Hungary (MAHASZ)[26] Gold 1,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ Jonze, Tim (November 5, 2017). "Seal: 7 review – back from the 90s with uncertain purpose". The Guardian. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. ^ Murphy, Lauren (November 4, 2015). "Seal: 7 – Album Review". The Irish Times. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  4. ^ Perkins, Mai (November 10, 2015). "Review: Seal – 7". Pop-mag.com. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Jeff Nelson. "Seal Releases New Single 'Every Time I'm with You," Announces '7' Album". People.com. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
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  13. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2015. 45. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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  19. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  20. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Seal Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  22. ^ "Rapports Annuels 2015". Ultratop. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  23. ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2015" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  24. ^ "Rapports Annuels 2016". Ultratop. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  25. ^ "French album certifications – Seal – 7" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  26. ^ "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2015" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
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