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TIMELINE

  • SealSeal was born Seal Henry Samuel in England on February 19, 1963 to Nigerian and Brazilian parents. Before beginning a singing career, Seal studied architecture and worked in electrical engineering. Although he had won Grammys and had success in the US, and internationally, questions about his facial scares still persist. The scars were caused by a disease called lupus which Seal suffered from when he was a child. The particular strain of lupus Seal deals with causes blistering especially around the facial area, which when ruptured cause deep scarring. When questioned about his scares, Seal had often eluded to mystical or spiritual causes. In the late 80's, Seal began singing with various bands and on his own - eventually meeting producer, Adamski.

1990....

  • Seal - "Killer" (Single)May 12: Seal and Adamski collaborated on the track "Killer" which shot to #1 in the UK for 1 week.
  • Seal - 'Seal'June: The success of "Killer" lead to a record contract for Seal.
  • June 11: Seal's debut LP, Seal, was released and gave him his first Top 10 hit, "Crazy." The dance track "Killer" was also released in the U.S. and made some waves on the dance scene.

1992....

  • May 31: Seal's second LP was also entitled, Seal, and was released (he stated "(because he) could not think of a better title at the time"). The LP was later referred to as Seal II.

1997....

Seal - "Amazing" (Single) Seal - "The Right Life" (Single) Seal - "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Single)

1998....

  • November 14: Seal hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Human Beings."
  • November 17: A new LP by Seal called Human Being hit stores. Trevor Horn (the producer of Seal's first 2 LPs) was an influence on the LP once again after the 2 worked out their differences for the new LP.
  • Seal - 'Human Being'Seal told CNN about Human Being: "The album is more like a celebration of human beings and all the wonderful things we human beings do when we're living in our natural state, which I believe to be love. (The first single "Human Beings") ...was initially inspired by the death of and the loss of the 2 rappers, Notorious B.I.G. and (particularly) 2Pac. I think there was a situation where there was a perfect example of a lack of love of the self. So it was initially inspired by those 2." At the end of November, Seal talked with MTV more about his working relationship with producer, Trevor Horn: "Well, we fell out to put it bluntly... but then I think that's the thing about any working relationship or creative working relationship, if they tend to be successful, they also tend to be tempestuous. I think that's largely because you have two creative minds, personalities, working together and it's not as if Trevor is just a producer. He's also an artist. The fact that he produces records, you know, it's coincidental. But he is a bass player by trade, and also he's a singer and he has fronted a band before, a couple of bands actually. So you really, if you put the two of us together in a room, yes we have, I hope, great creative moments, but there can also be tempestuous times. Particularly when you are striving for something new and you don't want to repeat yourself. I guess it would be similar to that of a band situation, so we fell out, and we kissed and made up and we finished the record. That's basically what happened."

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2002....

2003....

  • Seal - 'Seal IV'September 9: Seal released Seal IV, with the first single "Waiting For You." The LP evolved after 2 years of working on a new LP and scrapping work meant to be titled Togetherland after Seal felt wasn't good enough, telling VH1: "There is an emotional quality in my music that resonates with people. If there’s no emotion or belief in the song or the delivery, then there is nothing. It was not the easiest reality to come to terms with, but it was one that I had to accept."
  • September 27: Seal topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart for 2 weeks with "Get It Together."

2004....

2005....

  • May 10: Seal married supermodel Heidi Klum.

2006....

2007....

  • January 15: Seal was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song for "A Father's Way" from the film The Pursuit Of Happyness.
  • December 29: Seal topped the Billboard Dance Airplay chart for 2 weeks with "Amazing."

2008...

2009...

2010...

2011...

2012...

  • February 11: Seal topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hops Albums chart for 1 week with Soul 2.

2015...

2016...

  • January 2: Seal topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart with "This Christmas."

2017...

2019...


LP DISCOGRAPHY

Seal - 'Seal'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
vinyl

Seal

Released: June 11, 1991
US: Platinum
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 27
Rolling Stone: 4 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "Beginning" - "Deep Water" - "Crazy" - "Killer" - "Whirlpool" - "Future Love Paradise" - "Wild" - "Show Me" - "Violet"

Seal - 'Seal II'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3

Seal II

Released: May 31, 1994
US: 4x Platinum
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 15
Grammy Nominee: Album of the Year, Best Pop Album
Tracks: "Bring It On" - "Prayer For The Dying" - "Dreaming In Metaphors" - "Don't Cry" - "Fast Changes" - "Kiss From A Rose" - "People Asking Why" - "Newborn Friend" - "If I Could" - "I'm Alive" - "Bring It On (Reprise)"

Seal - 'Human Being'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3

Human Being

Released: November 17, 1998
US: Gold
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 22
Rolling Stone: 2 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "Human Beings" - "State Of Grace" - "Latest Craze" - "Just Like You Said" - "Princess" - "Lost My Faith" - "Excert From" - "When A Man Is Wrong" - "Colour" - "Still Love Remains" - "No Easy Way" - "Human Beings (Reprise)"

Seal - 'Seal IV'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3

Seal IV

Released: September 9, 2003
US: Gold
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 3
Rolling Stone: 3 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "Let Me Roll" - "Get It Together" - "Love's Divine" - "Waiting For You" - "My Vision" - "Don't Make Me Wait" - "Touch" - "Where There's Gold" - "Loneliest Star" - "Heavenly... (Good Feeling)" - "Tinsel Town"

Seal - 'Best: 1991-2004'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3

Best: 1991-2004

Released: November 9, 2004
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 47
Rolling Stone: 3 and 1/2 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "Crazy" - "Kiss From A Rose" - "Killer" - "Prayer For The Dying" - "Waiting For You" - "Don't Cry" - "My Vision" - "Love's Divine" - "Walk On By" - "Get It Together" - "Fly Like An Eagle" - "Human Beings" - "Future Love Paradise"

Seal - 'Live In Paris' (CD/DVD)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3

Live In Paris (CD/DVD)

Released: June 7, 2005
Live CD Tracks: "Crazy" - "Get It Together" - "Killer" - "Just Like You Said" - "Dreaming In Metaphors" - "Prayer For The Dying" - "Love's Divine" - "My Vision" - "Waiting For You" - "Kiss From A Rose" - "Heavenly... (Good Feeling)" - "Don't Cry" - "Bring It On" - "Future Love Paradise"

Seal - 'System'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
vinyl

System

Released: November 13, 2007
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 35
Rolling Stone: 3 and 1/2 stars from Rolling Stone - Entertainment Weekly: B-
Tracks: "If It's In My Mind, It's On My Face" - "Amazing" (Thin White Duke Edit) - "Just Like Before" - "Loaded" - "Wedding Day" - "System" - "Dumb" - "The Right Life" - "Rolling" - "Immaculate" - "Amazing"

Seal - 'Soul'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3

Soul

Released: November 11, 2008
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 13
Rolling Stone: 2 and 1/2 stars from Rolling StoneEntertainment Weekly: B-
Tracks: "A Change Is Gonna Come" - "I Can't Stand The Rain" - "It's A Man's Man's Man's World" - "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)" - "I've Been Loving You Too Long" - "It's Alright" - "If You Don't Know Me By Now" - "Knock On Wood" - "I'm Still In Love With You" - "Free" - "Stand By Me" - "People Get Ready"

Seal - 'Hits'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3

Hits

Released: December 8, 2009
Tracks: "I Am Your Man" - "Kiss From A Rose" - "Crazy" - "Fly Like An Eagle" - "Love's Divine" - "A Change Is Gonna Come" - "Amazing" - "Killer" - "Prayer For The Dying" - "Get It Together" - "The Right Life" - "Future Love Paradise" - "Waiting For You" - "Free" - "Rolling" - "Don't Cry" - "If You Don't Know Me By Now" - "Thank You"

Seal - '6: Commitment'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3

6: Commitment

Released: September 28, 2010
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 31
Tracks: "If I'm Any Closer" - "Weight Of My Mistakes" - "Silence" - "Best Of Me" - "All For Love" - "I Know What You Did" - "The Way I Lie" - "Secret" - "You Get Me" - "Letting Go" - "Big Time"

Seal - 'Soul 2'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3

Soul 2

Released: January 24, 2012
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 8
Billboard #1: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Tracks: "Wishing On A Star" - "Love T.K.O." - "Ooh Baby Baby" - "Let's Stay Together" - "What's Going On" - "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" - "Back Stabbers" - "I'll Be Around" - "Love Won't Let Me Wait" - "Lean On Me" - "Oh Girl"

Seal - '7'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
vinyl

7

Released: November 6, 2015
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 45
Tracks: "Daylight Saving" - "Every Time I'm With You" - "Life On The Dancefloor" - "Padded Cell" - "Do You Ever" - "The Big Love Has Died" - "Redzone Killer" - "Monascow" - "Half A Heart" - "Let Yourself" - "Love"

Seals - 'Standards'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3

Standards

Released: November 10, 2017
Grammy Nominee: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tracks: "Luck Be A Lady" - "Autumn Leaves" - "I Put A Spell On You" - "They Can't Take That Away From Me" - "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is" - "Love For Sale" - "My Funny Valentine" - "I've Got You Under My Skin" - "Smile" - "I'm Beginning To See The Light" - "It Was A Very Good Year" - "The Nearness Of You" - "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" - "Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)"


POP SINGLES DISCOGRAPHY
[based on RockOnTheNet's The ARC Weekly Top 40

 
1 "Kiss From A Rose"

from the LP
Seal II and the Batman Forever soundtrack
ARC chart run: 36 - 28 - 20 - 10 - 6 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 8 - 8 - 9 - 15 - 22 - 28 - 40 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 3
RIAA Certification: Gold
Billboard # 1: Hot 100, Hot 100 Airplay, Top 40 Mainstream, Adult Contemporary, Adult Pop Songs
Grammy Winner: Record of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Song of the Year
MTV VMA Winner: Best Video from a Film
1(4) 20 1995 Seal - "Kiss From A Rose" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
2 Fly Like An Eagle

from the
Space Jam soundtrack
ARC chart run: 37 - 27 - 19 - 14 - 11 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 10 - 14 - 24 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 43
Grammy Nominee: Best Male Vocal Performance
3 14 1997 Seal - "Fly Like An Eagle" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
3 Prayer For The Dying

from the LP
Seal II
ARC chart run: 36 - 27 - 21 - 17 - 14 - 13 - 11 - 8 - 7 - 15 - 18 - 20 - 32 - 32 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 56
Grammy Nominee: Best Male Vocal Performance
7 15 1994 Seal - "Prayer For The Dying" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
4 Don't Cry

from the LP
Seal II
ARC chart run: 33 - 29 - 20 - 16 - 12 - 10 - 8 - 8 - 14 - 18 - 22 - 25 - 40 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 56
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Male Video
8 13 1996 Seal - "Don't Cry" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
5 Crazy

from the LP
Seal
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 22 - 17 - 14 - 12 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 18 - 31 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 72
Grammy Nominee: Best Male Vocal Performance
MTV VMA Nominee: Best New Artist, Best Special Effects, Best Editing, Breakthrough Video
5 12 1991 Seal - "Crazy" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
6 Human Beings

from the LP
Human Being
ARC chart run: 36 - 24 - 21 - 20 - 19 - 25 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 131
19 6 1998 Seal - "Human Beings" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
7 Waiting For You

from the LP
Seal IV
ARC chart run: 37 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 174
Billboard # 1: Dance Club Songs
34 2 2003 Seal - "Waiting For You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
8 Love's Divine

from the LP
Seal IV
ARC chart run: 40 - 36 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 176
Billboard # 1: Dance Club Songs
Grammy Nominee: Best Male Vocal Performance
36 2 2004 Seal - "Love's Divine" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
 
  Killer

from the LP
Seal
Billboard # 1: Dance Club Songs
** ** 1991
2005
Seal - "Killer" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
  Future Love Paradise

from the LP
Seal
** ** 1991 Seal - "Future Love Paradise" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
  The Beginning

from the LP
Seal
** ** 1991 Seal - "The Beginning" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
  Newborn Friend

from the LP
Seal II
** ** 1994 Seal - "Newborn Friend" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
  Get It Together

from the LP
Seal IV
Billboard # 1: Dance Club Songs
** ** 2003 Seal - "Get It Together" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
  Walk On By

from the LP
Best: 1991-2004
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male
** ** 2004 Seal - "Walk On By" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
  Amazing

from the LP
System
Billboard # 1: Dance Club Songs, Dance Airplay
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male
** ** 2007 Seal - "Amazing" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
  The Right Life

from the LP
System
** ** 2008 Seal - "The Right Life" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
  A Change Is Gonna Come

from the LP
Soul
** ** 2008 Seal - "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
  If You Don't Know Me By Now

from the LP
Soul
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male
** ** 2009
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
 
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