Hits (deluxe edition)

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Annotation

Clear 2CD jewel case. Hinged on right side.
12 page booklet. Silver sticker on front.

2CD deluxe editions have different recordings to many of the tracks when compared with the standard single CD edition.

Matrix (CD1): [Warner Logo] 936249699-3/1 V01 RCM
Mastering SID (CD1): IFPI L017
Mould SID (CD1): IFPI 05M9
DiscID (CD1): UAbDwhPnXX9.jlSl4ne3Woy7JYY-

Matrix (CD2): [Warner Logo] 936249699-3/2 V01 EHE
Mastering SID (CD2): IFPI L017
Mould SID (CD2): IFPI 05M3
DiscID (CD2): q50mP0Yl4zvp9BjdvEYJ5k.jriw-

Annotation last modified on 2022-10-19 18:04 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Am Your Man
drum machine programming and co-producer:
Jochem van der Saag
engineer and mixer:
Jochem van der Saag
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
keyboard:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
organ:
Jochem van der Saag
lead vocals:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Earforce Studio in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (horn [horns])
cover recording of:
I Am Your Man
composer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
Seal24:02
2Kiss From a Rose
assistant producer:
Richard Lowe (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Trevor Horn
assistant mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
mixer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
lead vocals:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1994), Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009)
produced for:
Horn Productions
recorded at and mixed at:
Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 308)
recording of:
Kiss From a Rose
lyricist and composer:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter) (in 1987)
publisher:
Beethoven Street Music, DTCM Blvd., Perfect Songs (UK publisher, affiliated with BMI) and SPZ Music Incorporated (BMI affiliated)
Seal3.854:48
3Crazy
producer:
Trevor Horn
guitar:
Chrissie Schefts
guitar [wah-wah pedal guitar]:
Kenji Suzuki (Simply Red)
lead vocals:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1990, in 1991), Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Crazy (Seal song)
writer:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter) and Guy Sigsworth
publisher:
Beethoven Street Music Ltd and Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Seal4.15:57
4Fly Like an Eagle
additional producer:
Craig Kallman, Rashad Smith (US hip-hop & R&B record producer) and Dominique Trenier
executive producer:
Ken Ross
producer:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1996), Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Fly Like an Eagle by Steve Miller Band (American rock band)
cover recording of:
Fly Like an Eagle
lyricist and composer:
Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
publisher:
P and P Songs Limited and Sailor Music
Seal34:15
5Love’s Divine
recording engineer:
Steve Price (UK recording engineer/producer/orchestrator/arranger)
assistant engineer:
Tim Lambert and Phil Tyreman
engineer and mixer:
Robert Orton and Tim Weidner (engineer)
co-producer:
Mark Batson (American producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and musician)
executive producer:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter) and Jill Sinclair (British record company director, co-founded Sarm Studios and ZTT Records)
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar [bass] and piano:
Mark Batson (American producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and musician)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ian Thomas (drummer)
guitar:
Chris Bruce, Tim Cansfield and Gus Isidore
keyboard [keyboards]:
Jamie Muhoberac and Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
percussion:
Luís Jardim
piano:
Pete Murray (pianist and keyboardist)
lead vocals:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
conductor:
Gavin Wright (UK violinist, conductor)
strings arranger and choir vocals [choir] arranger:
Nick Ingman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2003), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2003, in 2009) and Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009)
recorded at:
Angel Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Sarm Hook End (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Sarm West in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Sarm Hook End (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Sarm West in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Love’s Divine
writer:
Mark Batson (American producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and musician) and Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Bat Future Music (BMI) and Perfect Songs (UK publisher, affiliated with BMI)
Seal4.54:36
6A Change Is Gonna Come
recording engineer:
David Reitzas (choir vocals, brass [horns], strings, drums (drum set))
drum machine programming and co-producer:
Jochem van der Saag
additional engineer:
Jorge Vivo (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Jochem van der Saag
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
editor:
Jorge Vivo (engineer)
bass and keyboard:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
synthesizer:
Jochem van der Saag
background vocals and lead vocals:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Jerry Hey
arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009)
cover recording of:
A Change Is Gonna Come (in 2008)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
Seal3.53:55
7Amazing
recording engineer and producer:
Stuart Price
engineer:
Nate Hertweck and Ali Staton
mixer:
Jaycen Joshua, Dave Pensado (mixer) and Stuart Price
lead vocals:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Studio 99 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Amazing
lyricist and composer:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
Seal3.53:02
8Get It Together
co-producer:
Mark Batson (American producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and musician)
producer:
Trevor Horn
lead vocals:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009)
recording of:
Get It Together
writer:
Mark Batson (American producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and musician) and Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
Seal34:27
9My Vision
engineer:
Richard Chycki and John O'Donnell (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Dave Lee (UK DJ & producer fka Joey Negro)
keyboard:
Michele Chiavarini
vocals:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ministry of Sound Recordings Ltd. (copyrights use only, for its imprint use "Ministry of Sound") (in 2002), Rulin Records (in 2002), Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009)
samples:
Brooks Was Here by Thomas Newman (American score composer)
recording of:
My Vision
writer:
Dave Lee (UK DJ & producer fka Joey Negro), Thomas Newman (American score composer), Ric Salmon and Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
Seal feat. Jakatta3.653:45
10Prayer for the Dying
assistant engineer:
Richard Lowe (UK producer/engineer)
engineer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer), Steve MacMillan, Carmen Rizzo and Tim Weidner (engineer)
producer:
Trevor Horn
assistant mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
mixer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
lead vocals:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1994), Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009)
produced for:
Horn Productions
recorded at:
Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Sarm Hook End (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Prayer for the Dying
writer:
Gus Isidore and Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
Seal45:30
11I Can’t Stand the Rain
recording engineer:
David Reitzas (choir vocals, brass [horns], strings, drums (drum set))
drum machine programming and co-producer:
Jochem van der Saag
additional engineer:
Jorge Vivo (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Jochem van der Saag
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
editor:
Jorge Vivo (engineer)
bass:
Marcus Brown (U.S. blues/soul instrumentalist) and David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
guitar:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
keyboard:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
synthesizer:
Jochem van der Saag
background vocals and lead vocals:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Jerry Hey
arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009)
cover recording of:
I Can’t Stand the Rain (in 2008)
writer:
Don Bryant (R&B singer/songwriter), Bernard Miller (US 1970s songwriter) and Ann Peebles
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and JEC Publishing (in 1977)
Seal2.53:34
12Waiting for You
recording engineer:
Steve Price (UK recording engineer/producer/orchestrator/arranger) (choir vocals [choir], brass [horns], strings)
drum machine [drum] programming and co-producer:
Mark Batson (American producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and musician)
additional engineer:
Tim Lambert
assistant engineer:
Tim Lambert and Phil Tyreman
engineer and mixer:
Robert Orton and Tim Weidner (engineer)
executive producer:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter) and Jill Sinclair (British record company director, co-founded Sarm Studios and ZTT Records)
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar [bass] and keyboard [keyboards]:
Mark Batson (American producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and musician) and Jamie Muhoberac
bass, keyboard, organ and piano:
Mark Batson (American producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and musician)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Harvin
guitar:
Chris Bruce, Gus Isidore and Tim Pierce (US session guitarist)
percussion:
Luís Jardim
lead vocals:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
brass [horns] arranger, strings arranger and choir vocals [choir] arranger:
Steve Sidwell (English composer & wind instrumentalist)
concertmaster:
Gavin Wright (UK violinist, conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2003), Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Angel Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals [choir], brass [brass], strings), Phoenix Studios (Wembley) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals [choir], brass [brass], strings), Sarm Hook End (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Sarm West in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Sarm Hook End (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Sarm West in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Waiting for You
writer:
Mark Batson (American producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and musician) and Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
Seal43:44
13The Beginning (US single remix)
lead vocals:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009)
remix of:
The Beginning (album version) by Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
recording of:
The Beginning
writer:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter) and Guy Sigsworth
publisher:
Beethoven Street Music Ltd and Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Seal4:47
14The Right Life (remix radio edit)
producer:
Stuart Price
lead vocals:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009)
recording of:
The Right Life
writer:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter) and Stuart Price
Seal44:03
15Don’t Cry
engineer:
Tim Weidner (engineer)
producer:
Trevor Horn
assistant mixer:
Richard Lowe (UK producer/engineer)
mixer:
Steve MacMillan
lead vocals:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1994), Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009)
produced for:
Horn Productions
recorded at:
Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Don’t Cry
lyricist and composer:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
Seal46:20
16Rolling
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Stuart Price
engineer:
Nate Hertweck and Ali Staton
additional guitar:
Eric Schermerhorn and Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Studio 99 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Rolling
writer:
Eric Schermerhorn and Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
Seal44:30
17If You Don’t Know Me by Now
recording engineer:
David Reitzas (choir vocals, brass [horns], strings, drums (drum set))
drum machine programming and co-producer:
Jochem van der Saag
additional engineer:
Jorge Vivo (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Jochem van der Saag
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
editor:
Jorge Vivo (engineer)
bass:
Nathan East and David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
guitar:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
keyboard and piano:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
organ and synthesizer:
Jochem van der Saag
background vocals and lead vocals:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009)
cover recording of:
If You Don’t Know Me by Now (in 2008)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Island Music Ltd., Mighty Three Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Seal23:49
18Violet (7″ acoustic version)
lead vocals:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009)
edit of:
Violet by Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
live recording of:
Violet (on 1991-10-14)
writer:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter) and Guy Sigsworth
publisher:
Beethoven Street Music Ltd and Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Seal34:12
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Release

manufactured in:EU (Europe)
art direction and design:Peacock (art direction, design)
photography:Rankin (photographer)
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
GEMA (German rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2009)
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2068351 [info]
ASIN:UK: B002T5UR1G [info]