Hits (Seal album)

Hits is a 2009 compilation album by Seal, released by Warner Bros. Records. It is Seal's second compilation album following 2004's Best 1991–2004. The album was released on two formats, a 1-disc standard edition which featured 19 tracks and a 2-disc deluxe edition which featured 34 tracks. Both versions of the album included two new songs "I Am Your Man", composed by Ashford & Simpson and previously recorded by Edwin Starr, Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers and The Four Tops, most notably on their "Live & In Concert" album, and "Thank You Fa Lettin' Me Be Myself", by Sly & The Family Stone.

Hits
Greatest hits album by
Seal
Released30 November 2009
Recorded1991–2009
Genre
Length79:10 (France)
LabelWarner
Seal chronology
Soul
(2008)		 Hits
(2009)		 Commitment
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Sputnikmusic5/5[2]

The cover also serves as the artwork for the 2008 single "It's a Man's Man's Man's World".

The single disc edition tends to include many of the single versions of the songs, whereas the deluxe edition replaces them with the album versions, or as in "The Beginning"'s case, a remix.

Track listing
Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Am Your Man"Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson4:03
2."Kiss from a Rose"Seal4:47
3."Killer" (radio remix)Guy Sigsworth, Seal4:17
4."Crazy"Seal4:29
5."Fly Like an Eagle"Steve Miller4:14
6."Love's Divine" 4:34
7."A Change Is Gonna Come" 3:54
8."Amazing" 3:02
9."Get It Together" 4:26
10."Future Love Paradise" 4:19
11."My Vision" (featuring Jakatta) 3:43
12."The Right Life" (single version) 5:16
13."Prayer for the Dying" (single edit) 4:14
14."I Can't Stand the Rain" 3:34
15."Waiting for You" 3:44
16."The Beginning" (single edit) 4:08
17."Don't Cry" (single version) 4:29
18."It's a Man's Man's Man's World" 3:52
19."Thank You" 3:42
Deluxe edition disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."I Am Your Man"4:03
2."Kiss from a Rose"4:47
3."Crazy" (extended version)5:56
4."Fly Like an Eagle"4:14
5."Love's Divine"4:36
6."A Change Is Gonna Come"3:54
7."Amazing"3:02
8."Get It Together"4:26
9."My Vision" (featuring Jakatta)3:45
10."Prayer for the Dying"5:30
11."I Can't Stand the Rain"3:33
12."Waiting for You"3:44
13."The Beginning" (US single remix)4:47
14."The Right Life" (radio remix edit)4:03
15."Don't Cry"6:19
16."Rolling"4:30
17."If You Don't Know Me By Now"3:49
18."Violet" (acoustic single version)4:11
Deluxe edition disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Killer"6:21
2."Future Love Paradise" (extended EP version)5:34
3."Human Beings"4:35
4."A Father's Way"4:39
5."I'm Alive" (radio remix version)4:16
6."Colour"5:20
7."Free"3:23
8."Latest Craze"4:27
9."System"3:48
10."Newborn Friend" (David Morales Radio Remix)3:54
11."Lips Like Sugar" (featuring Mikey Dread)5:01
12."This Could Be Heaven"4:43
13."Les Mots" (featuring Mylène Farmer)4:47
14."It's a Man's Man's Man's World"3:51
15."Here I Am (Come And Take Me)/ Get It Together / Knock on Wood (Medley)" (Live 2008)8:14
16."Thank You"3:47

French edition
  1. "I Am Your Man" (new song)
  2. "Kiss from a Rose" (album version)
  3. "Crazy" (single version)
  4. "Love's Divine" (album version)
  5. "Les Mots" – Mylène Farmer and Seal (single version)
  6. "A Change Is Gonna Come" (album version)
  7. "Amazing" (album version)
  8. "Killer" (single version)
  9. "Fly Like an Eagle" (album version)
  10. "Get It Together" (single version)
  11. "Future Love Paradise" (album version)
  12. "My Vision" – Jakatta and Seal (single version)
  13. "The Right Life" (single version)
  14. "Prayer for the Dying" (single version)
  15. "I Can't Stand the Rain" (album version)
  16. "Waiting for You" (album version)
  17. "Don't Cry" (single version)
  18. "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" (album version)
  19. "Thank You Fa Lettin' Me Be Mice Elf Again" (new song)

US limited edition
Disc one
  1. "I Am Your Man" (new song)
  2. "Kiss from a Rose" (album version)
  3. "Crazy" (album version)
  4. "Fly Like an Eagle" (album version)
  5. "Love's Divine" (album version)
  6. "A Change Is Gonna Come" (album version)
  7. "Amazing" (album version)
  8. "Killer" (single version)
  9. "Prayer for the Dying" (album version)
  10. "Get It Together" (album version)
  11. "The Right Life" (remix radio edit)
  12. "Future Love Paradise" (album version)
  13. "Waiting for You" (album version)
  14. "Free" (album version)
  15. "Rolling" (album version)
  16. "Don't Cry" (album version)
  17. "If You Don't Know Me by Now" (album version)
  18. "Thank You Fa Lettin' Me Be Mice Elf Again" (new song)
Disc two
  1. "A Change Is Gonna Come" (DVD)
  2. "I Can't Stand the Rain" (DVD)
  3. "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" (DVD)
  4. "Knock on Wood" (DVD)
  5. "If You Don't Know Me by Now" (DVD)
  6. "I've Been Loving You Too Long" (DVD)
  7. "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" (DVD)
  8. "People Get Ready" (DVD)
  9. "Stand by Me" (DVD)
  10. "Kiss from a Rose" (DVD)
  11. "Crazy" (DVD)
  12. "If You Don't Know Me by Now" (DVD)
  13. "A Change Is Gonna Come" (DVD)
  14. "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" (DVD)
  15. An Interview with David Foster (DVD)

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[17] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Gold 100,000^

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

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