Seal IV | ||||
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Released | 9 September 2003 | |||
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Length | 50:57 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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Singles from Seal IV | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 56/100 [1] |
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AllMusic | [2] |
Blender | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | C [3] |
PopMatters | [1] [4] |
Q | [1] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5 [7] |
Uncut | [1] |
Seal IV is the fourth studio album by Seal. It follows the aborted sessions for Togetherland , which was scrapped because Seal thought it was not up to the standard of his previous work.
In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number four. [8] In the United States, it debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, making it his highest-charting album to date. [9]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Get It Together" | Seal, Mark Batson | Trevor Horn, Mark Batson [a] | 4:25 |
2. | "Love's Divine" | Seal, Mark Batson | Horn, Mark Batson [a] | 4:35 |
3. | "Waiting for You" | Seal, Mark Batson | Horn, Mark Batson [a] | 3:44 |
4. | "My Vision" | Seal, Dave Lee, Rick Salmon, Thomas Newman | Horn | 4:48 |
5. | "Don't Make Me Wait" | Seal, Mark Batson | Horn | 4:32 |
6. | "Let Me Roll" | Seal, Mark Batson | Horn, Mark Batson [a] | 3:53 |
7. | "Touch" | Seal, Mark Batson | Horn, Mark Batson [a] | 5:22 |
8. | "Where There's Gold" | Seal, Mark Batson | Horn, Mark Batson [a] | 5:12 |
9. | "Loneliest Star" | Seal | Horn | 4:06 |
10. | "Heavenly... (Good Feeling)" | Seal, Alan Griffiths | Horn | 5:02 |
11. | "Tinsel Town" | Seal | Horn | 5:52 |
12. | "Get It Together" (Reprise) | Seal, Mark Batson | Horn, Mark Batson [a] | 1:06 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Love's Divine" (Deepsky club mix) | Seal, Mark Batson | Horn, Mark Batson [a] , Jesse Scott [b] , Jason Blum [b] | 8:48 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Les Mots" (Duet with Mylène Farmer) | Mylène Farmer, Laurent Boutonnat | 4:47 |
Notes
Chart (2003–2004) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] | 65 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [11] | 7 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] | 37 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [13] | 7 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [14] | 17 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [15] | 7 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [16] | 23 |
French Albums (SNEP) [17] | 5 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [18] | 2 |
Italian Albums (FIMI) [19] | 24 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [20] | 21 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [21] | 23 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [22] | 4 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [23] | 2 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [24] | 1 |
UK Albums (OCC) [8] | 4 |
US Billboard 200 [9] | 3 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Austria (IFPI Austria) [25] | Platinum | 30,000* |
Canada (Music Canada) [26] | Gold | 50,000^ |
France (SNEP) [27] | Platinum | 300,000* |
Germany (BVMI) [28] | 2× Platinum | 400,000^ |
Portugal (AFP) [29] | Gold | 20,000^ |
Sweden (GLF) [30] | Gold | 30,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [31] | Platinum | 40,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [33] | Gold | 500,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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