7 (Seal album)

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 the seventh album of original songs, his first since Seal 6: Commitment (2010).

7
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
Allmusic[1]
The Guardian[2]
The Irish Times[3]
Pop Magazine[4]
Sputnikmusic3.6/5[5]

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.[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
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 64
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 13
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 21
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 7
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 18
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[14] 2
Irish Albums (IRMA)[15] 69
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16] 45
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[17] 25
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[18] 40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 9
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 13
US Billboard 200[21] 45

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[22] Gold 50,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)[23] Gold 1,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
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  2. Jonze, Tim (5 November 2017). "Seal: 7 review – back from the 90s with uncertain purpose". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  3. Murphy, Lauren (4 November 2015). "Seal: 7 - Album Review". The Irish Times. irishtimes.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. Perkins, Mai (November 10, 2015). "Review: Seal – 7". Pop Magazine. pop-mag.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  5. "Seal: 7". Sputnikmusic. sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  6. http://www.people.com/article/seal-first-listen-every-time-im-with-you-new-album-7
  7. "7". Qobuz.
  8. Ryan, Gavin (14 November 2015). "ARIA Albums: Elvis Presley Has the No 1 Album in Australia Again". Noise11. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
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  14. "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2015. 45. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  15. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 46, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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  17. "Portuguesecharts.com – Seal – 7". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  18. "Spanishcharts.com – Seal – 7". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  19. "Swisscharts.com – Seal – 7". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  20. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  21. "Seal Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  22. "French album certifications – Seal – 7" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  23. "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2015" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
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