1991 Seal – Seal
Seal is the debut studio album by Seal, released in 1991. It contains the singles “Crazy”, “Future Love Paradise”, “The Beginning”, “Killer” and “Violet”. The album debuted at number one in the UK and went on to win Best British Album at the 1992 Brit Awards. Seal’s following album, released in 1994, was also named Seal. It is usually referred to as Seal II.
There are two versions of the album, with minor and major differences in three songs. The shorter version of “Wild” is more rock-based and heavy than the original. The shorter version of “Violet” contains no dialogue within the singing. Track lengths of both versions are given for each song affected. “Killer” is a re-recorded version of the UK number one single by Adamski, which also features Seal on vocals.
Musicians
| Bass | Doug Wimbish |
| Bass | Steve Pearce |
| Bass | Trevor Horn |
| Bass | Gota Yashiki |
| Drums | Curt Bisquera |
| Drums | Denny Fongheiser |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Drums | Keith Leblanc |
| Drums | Gota Yashiki |
| Guitar | Bruce Woolley |
| Guitar | Chester Kamen |
| Guitar | Gus Isidore |
| Guitar | Kenji Suzuki |
| Guitar | Randy Jacobs |
| Guitar | Trevor Rabin |
| Guitar | Chrissie Schefts |
| Keyboards | Guy Sigsworth |
| Keyboards | Jamie Muhoberac |
| Keyboards | Mark Mancina |
| Keyboards | Mars Lasar |
| Keyboards | Richard Cottle |
| Keyboards | Ian Morrow |
| Synthesizer | Gary Maughan |
| Programming | Ian Morrow |
| Programming | Robin Hancock |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Percussion | Andy Duncan |
| Percussion | Luis Jardim |
| Percussion | Gota Yashiki |
| Background Vocals | Maria Vidal |
| Vocals | Seal |
Liner Notes
Producer – Trevor Horn
Arranged By (Strings) – Anne Dudley
Engineer – Gregg Jackman, Ren Swan, Robin Hancock, Steve MacMillan, Tim Weidner, Tony Phillips
Engineer (Assistant) – Richard Lowe, Steve Fitzmaurice
Mixed By – Brian Malouf, Robin Hancock, Steve MacMillan, Tim Weidner, Tony Phillips
Design – Michael Nash
Photography – Philippe McClelland, Richard Croft
Recorded At Sarm West Studios
Recorded At Beethoven St. Studios
Recorded At Can-Am Recorders
Recorded At Cherokee Studios
Recorded At The Complex
Recorded At CTS Studios
Recorded At Lion Share Recording Studios
Recorded At The Manor
Recorded At Ridge Farm Studios
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