7 (Seal album)
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7 is the ninth studio album by British soul and R&B singer-songwriter Seal.[1] The album was released on 6 November 2015 by Warner Bros. Records. Its title comes from being the 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.
Track listing
All tracks produced by Trevor Horn and Seal; additional production on "Life on the Dancefloor" by Jamie Odell.[2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | {{{extra_column}}} | Length |
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1. | "Daylight Saving" | Seal, Stephan Moccio, Trevor Horn | Seal/Trevor Horn | 4:50 |
2. | "Every Time I'm With You" | Seal, Simon Bloor, T. Horn | Seal/T Horn | 4:31 |
3. | "Life On the Dancefloor" | Seal, Jamie Odell | Seal/T Horn; additional production Odell | 5:14 |
4. | "Padded Cell" | Seal, Bloor, Aaron Horn, T. Horn, Louis Cole | Seal/T Horn | 4:08 |
5. | "Do You Ever" | Seal, Justin Parker, T. Horn | Seal/T Horn | 4:36 |
6. | "The Big Love Has Died" | Seal, Bloor, T. Horn | Seal/T Horn | 4:30 |
7. | "Redzone Killer" | Seal, Bloor, A. Horn, T. Horn | Seal/T Horn | 4:22 |
8. | "Monascow" | Seal, Joel Compass, T. Horn | Seal/T Horn | 4:10 |
9. | "Half a Heart" | Seal, Echosmith, Jeffery David, Philip Bentley | Seal/T Horn | 3:54 |
10. | "Let Yourself" | Seal | Seal/T Horn | 4:26 |
11. | "Love" | Seal, David | Seal/T Horn | 4:35 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "We Found Love" | Seal, David | 4:24 |
13. | "Whatever You Need" | Seal | 4:34 |
Personnel
- 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), keys (1), programming (1)
- Julian Hinton: keys (1), programming (6, 9)
- Jamie Odell: keys (3, 8), programming (3, 4, 7, 8)
- Cameron Gower Poole: programming (4, 5, 9, 10), percussion (7)
- Dave McCracken: programming (4)
- Justin Parker: keys (5), programming (5)
- Anne Dudley: piano (5)
- Tim Weidner: programming (5), sound FX (6)
- Trevor Horn: bass (2, 3, 5, 7-9), keys (all), guitar (1, 4, 5), backing vocals (9)
- Chris Bruce: bass (1, 2, 4, 6-8, 11), guitars (1, 4, 5, 7)
- Jamie Muhoberac: bass (9, 10), piano (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11), organ (2, 4, 9), keys (1, 2, 4, 5, 7-11), programming (1, 3-5, 7, 9-11)
- Paul Turner: bass (4)
- Simon Bloor: guitars (1-9), piano (4, 6, 10), keys (2, 7-10), programming (2, 3, 6, 10, 11)
- Phil Palmer: guitars (2, 4-6, 8, 9)
- Lol Crème: 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 Dudley (1, 2, 4, 6), Nick Ingman (5, 7, 10), Hinton (9)
- additional orchestration: Hinton (6), Bloor (9)
- brass arrangement: Sidwell (3, 8)
Charts
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 64 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] | 23 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] | 13 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[6] | 21 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 7 |
French Albums (SNEP)[8] | 18 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[9] | 2 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] | 69 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] | 45 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[12] | 25 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13] | 40 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 9 |
UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 13 |
US Billboard 200[16] | 45 |
References
- ^ http://www.people.com/article/seal-first-listen-every-time-im-with-you-new-album-7
- ^ "7". Qobuz.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (14 November 2015). "ARIA Albums: Elvis Presley Has the No 1 Album in Australia Again". Noise11. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Seal – 7" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Seal – 7" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Seal Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Seal – 7" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Seal – 7". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2015. 45. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 46, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Seal – 7". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Seal – 7". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Seal – 7". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Seal – 7". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Seal Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2015.