7 (Seal album)

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7
Seal 7.png
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
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[1]
The Guardian2/5 stars[2]
The Irish Times3/5 stars[3]
Pop Magazine5/5 stars[4]
Sputnikmusic3.6/5[5]

7 is the ninth studio album by British soul and R&B singer-songwriter Seal.[6] 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 September 11, 2015. Two promotional singles were released in advance of the album; "Life on the Dancefloor" on October 2 and "Padded Cell" on October 16.

Track listing[]

All tracks produced by Trevor Horn and Seal; additional production on "Life on the Dancefloor" by Jamie Odell.[7]

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
1."Daylight Saving"Seal, Stephan Moccio, Trevor HornSeal/Trevor Horn4:50
2."Every Time I'm with You"Seal, Simon Bloor, T. HornSeal/T Horn4:31
3."Life on the Dancefloor"Seal, Jamie OdellSeal/T Horn; additional production Odell5:14
4."Padded Cell"Seal, Bloor, Aaron Horn, T. Horn, Louis ColeSeal/T Horn4:08
5."Do You Ever"Seal, Justin Parker, T. HornSeal/T Horn4:36
6."The Big Love Has Died"Seal, Bloor, T. HornSeal/T Horn4:30
7."Redzone Killer"Seal, Bloor, A. Horn, T. HornSeal/T Horn4:22
8."Monascow"Seal, Joel Compass, T. HornSeal/T Horn4:10
9."Half a Heart"Seal, Echosmith, Jeffery David, Philip BentleySeal/T Horn3:54
10."Let Yourself"SealSeal/T Horn4:26
11."Love"Seal, DavidSeal/T Horn4:35
Total length:49:16
7  – Target version (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."We Found Love"Seal, David4:24
13."Whatever You Need"Seal4:34
Total length:58:14

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), 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[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[26] Gold 50,000double-dagger
Hungary (MAHASZ)[27] Gold 1,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

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  3. ^ Murphy, Lauren (November 4, 2015). "Seal: 7 – Album Review". The Irish Times. irishtimes.com. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
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