Seal just released yet another new music video! This time, he’s applying his signature style to Ann Peebles’ classic standard, “I Can’t Stand the Rain”. Check it out!
Check out Seal’s latest single, “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long”, originated by soul legend Otis Redding! The track can found on his upcoming seventh studio album, ‘Soul’, which features unique covers of eleven classic R&B songs. The album will be available everywhere on November 11th!
In anticipation of the November 4th elections, Seal brings change in this exclusive video originated by ThinkTank, in honor of presidential candidate Barack Obama.
‘Seal & Obama Bring Change’ Music Video:
“Someone once said ‘…the album will sound like the time you had making it’…. Never before has it been as true as in the process of recording this record,” Seal said. “Although David and I had been acquaintances before, we’d never quite managed to work together. Upon doing so, I was quick to realize that I was in the presence of true greatness. I’ve worked with a lot of producers before, but never have I come across anyone as naturally gifted and knowledgeable as David. If you are fortunate enough to have that combination, then you find that the album-making process tends to go very swiftly, making this the smoothest and most enjoyable album I have ever made. And if you are exceptionally fortunate, you find yourself also having made a great friend. I cannot thank him enough.”
“I’ve made a lot of records in my time, but I’ve never enjoyed the recording experience more than I have with Seal. I think he’s the only singer on the planet that could do this album, bringing something new and fresh to these classics, paying tremendous respect to their heritage, but, at the same time, owning them and making them uniquely ‘Seal.’ He was born to sing these songs and all we’ve got to do is hang on for what is going to be a ‘killer’ ride,” David Foster said.
The London-born singer first emerged from Britain’s house music scene in the early ’90s providing vocals and lyrics for techno artist Adamski’s 1990 hit “Killer.” The Top Ten debut single, “Crazy,” followed and Seal would go on to earn critical acclaim and worldwide commercial success over four albums. Seal’s prodigious vocal gifts — his soaring, husky baritone that has become a signature on such hits as “Prayer for the Dying,” “Kiss From a Rose,” and “Don’t Cry” — amplify the emotion he brings to a song.
Listen to the evocative first single, ‘A Change is Gonna Come’:
‘Soul’ Tracklisting:
1. A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
2. I Can’t Stand The Rain - Ann Peebles
3. It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World - James Brown
4. Here I Am (Come and Take Me) - Al Green
5. I’ve Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Redding
6. It’s Alright - The Impressions
7. If You Don’t Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
8. Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
9. I’m Still In Love With You - Al Green
10. Free - Deniece Williams
11. Stand By Me - Ben E. King
12. People Get Ready - Curtis Mayfield
‘Soul’ - Available November 11th
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/seal
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In the early 90s, before he became an internationally acclaimed, three-time Grammy-winning pop vocalist & songwriter, Seal was the hot property of Britain’s house music and rave scene working with producer Trevor Horn and scoring hits like “Killer” and “Crazy.” Seal’s amalgam of a genre-defying fusion of soul, pop, rock, R&B, and propulsive grooves is once again present on his new album in stores November 13th.
With its shimmering melodies, glistening layers of synths and acoustic guitar, and up-tempo electronic beats, System “is a return to my roots,” Seal says. This time Seal turned to British musician and songwriter Stuart Price a.k.a. Jacques Lu Cont a.k.a Les Rythmes Digitales, who co-wrote and produced Madonna’s Confessions on a Dancefloor, and has a current remix of Justice’s red-hot single “D.A.N.C.E.” Seal’s one-of-a-kind soaring, husky baritone, combined with his desire to reconnect with the style of music he made early on his career, is what drew Price to working with Seal. The first single “Amazing” is a lush song layered with multi-tracked vocals and washes of synths. While the original could rock a dance-floor on its own right, remixes by the likes of Kaskade, Bill Hamel and Thin White Duke infuse the original with pure club energy. So, watever the style of his music may be, ultimately, the songs on System live up to the name of the lead single.
Stream Links for “Amazing”
Quicktime
http://streamos.wbr.com/qtime/wbr/seal/audio/seal_amazing_128.mov
http://streamos.wbr.com/qtime/wbr/seal/audio/seal_amazing_56.mov
Real Player
http://streamos.wbr.com/real/wbr/seal/audio/seal_amazing_128.smi
http://streamos.wbr.com/real/wbr/seal/audio/seal_amazing_56.smi
Windows Media
http://streamos.wbr.com/wmedia/wbr/seal/audio/seal_amazing_128.wax
http://streamos.wbr.com/wmedia/wbr/seal/audio/seal_amazing_56.wax
Website: www.seal.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/seal
Teaser Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdt2Lhynfwk
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