Seal - Human Being (1998)
Artist: Seal
Title Of Album: Human Being
Year Of Release: November 17, 1998
Label: Sire
Genre: Pop, Soul
Quality: MP3 / Joint Stereo
Bitrate: 256 kbit/s / 44.1 Khz
Total Time: 51:35 Min
Total Size: 94,8 Mb (+Covers)
Human Being is the third album by Seal. It was released in 1998 as a tribute to the murdered rappers Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. Human Being received mixed reviews ranging from being panned for its overtly dark and moody[1] feel to being described in terms such as "pop perfection."[2] The album failed to sell in the same way as his previous multi-Platinum album, Seal (1994).
A remix of "Lost My Faith" was featured over the closing credits of the 1999 film Entrapment, and the song's single release was accompanied by a music video in which Seal is integrated into scenes from the film alongside Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
TrackList
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01. Human Beings (4:34)
02. State Of Grace (4:59)
03. Latest Craze (4:27)
04. Just Like You Said (4:14)
05. Princess (1:57)
06. Lost My Faith (4:34)
07. Excerpt From (3:03)
08. When A Man Is Wrong (4:16)
09. Colour (5:21)
10. Still Love Remains (5:50)
11. No Easy Way (4:47)
12. Human Beings (Reprise) (3:20)
Musicians
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Seal - vocals, guitars, bass
Earl Harvin - drums, bass, guitars
Chris Bruce - guitars, bass
Jamie Muhoberac - keyboards, bass
Additional keyboards - Dave Palmer, Grant Mitchell, David Sancious, Mike Garson, George De Angelis, Lisa Coleman
Additional guitars - Gregg Arreguin, Chester Kayman, Gus Isadore, Wendy Melvoin, Ramon Stagnaro, Danny Saber
Percussion - Alex Acuna, Andy Duncan
Programming - Grant Mitchell, Jamie Muhoberac, Andy Richards, Dave McCracken, Danny Saber, William Orbit
String Arrangements - Anne Dudley, Wil Malone, Aaron Zigman, Nick Ingman
Review by Greg Prato
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U.K. pop sensation Seal has become notorious for taking extended breaks between albums (usually up to four years). On his third album, Human Being, producer Trevor Horn again joins Seal, and as on his past releases, life's trials and tribulations are used as the basis for the song's subject matter and lyrics (broken relationships, death, etc.). Horn again helps Seal achieve an unbelievably sonically rich album -- with each listen, you hear something you didn't before. The moderately paced, grooving opening track, "Human Beings," merges Seal's trademark soothing and crooned vocals with lyrics that deal with the highly publicized deaths of gangsta rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. Directly after, three instant Seal classics follow -- the gentle "State of Grace" and "Just Like You," plus the dance-rocker "Latest Craze." Other highlights include the ethereal beauty of "Still Love Remains," the gradually building "Excerpt From," and the moving "Colour." Although Seal fans might grow impatient with such long breaks between albums, the pop perfection of Human Being turns out to be well worth the wait.
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U.K. pop sensation Seal has become notorious for taking extended breaks between albums (usually up to four years). On his third album, Human Being, producer Trevor Horn again joins Seal, and as on his past releases, life's trials and tribulations are used as the basis for the song's subject matter and lyrics (broken relationships, death, etc.). Horn again helps Seal achieve an unbelievably sonically rich album -- with each listen, you hear something you didn't before. The moderately paced, grooving opening track, "Human Beings," merges Seal's trademark soothing and crooned vocals with lyrics that deal with the highly publicized deaths of gangsta rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. Directly after, three instant Seal classics follow -- the gentle "State of Grace" and "Just Like You," plus the dance-rocker "Latest Craze." Other highlights include the ethereal beauty of "Still Love Remains," the gradually building "Excerpt From," and the moving "Colour." Although Seal fans might grow impatient with such long breaks between albums, the pop perfection of Human Being turns out to be well worth the wait.
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