Human Being is the third album by Seal. It was released in 1998 as a tribute to the murdered rappers Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. Human Being received mixed reviews ranging from being panned for its overtly dark and moody[3] feel to being described in terms such as "pop perfection."[4] The album failed to sell in the same way as his previous multi-Platinum album, Seal (1994). The album features Seal naked on the cover and in the Japanese import cover features him with clothes on. A remix of "Lost My Faith" was featured over the closing credits of the 1999 film Entrapment, and the song's single release was accompanied by a music video in which Seal is integrated into scenes from the film alongside Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
[edit] Track listing
- "Human Beings" (Seal) – 4:36
- "State of Grace" (Seal, Chris Bruce) – 5:00
- "Latest Craze" (Seal, Earl Harvin) – 4:28
- "Just Like You Said" (Seal, Chris Bruce) – 4:14
- "Princess" (Seal) – 1:58
- "Lost My Faith" (Seal, Reggie Hamilton) – 4:35
- "Excerpt From" (Seal) – 3:04
- "When a Man Is Wrong" (Seal) – 4:18
- "Colour" (Seal) – 5:22
- "Still Love Remains" (Seal) – 5:54
- "No Easy Way" (Seal) – 4:48
- "Human Beings Reprise" (Seal) – 3:21
[edit] Personnel
- Seal – vocals, guitars, bass
- Earl Harvin – drums, bass, guitars
- Chris Bruce – guitars, bass
- Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards, bass
- Additional keyboards – Dave Palmer, Grant Mitchell, David Sancious, Mike Garson, George De Angelis, Lisa Coleman
- Additional guitars – Gregg Arreguin, Chester Kayman, Gus Isadore, Wendy Melvoin, Ramon Stagnaro, Danny Saber
- Percussion – Alex Acuña, Andy Duncan
- Programming – Grant Mitchell, Jamie Muhoberac, Andy Richards, Dave McCracken, Danny Saber, William Orbit
- String Arrangements – Anne Dudley, Wil Malone, Aaron Zigman, Nick Ingman
[edit] References
Reference for Track listing and Musicians sections are from album liner notes.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/101808/human_being Review at RollingStone.com Retrieved 15 July 2007
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r378918 AllMusic Guide Review, Greg Prato Retrieved 3 July 2007
