Seal (1994 album)

"Seal II" redirects here. For the 1921 Supermarine aircraft, see Supermarine Seal II.
Seal
Studio album by
Seal
Released23 May 1994[1]
Recorded1993–1994
StudioSarm West (London)
Genre
Length50:29
Label
ProducerTrevor Horn
Seal chronology
Seal
(1991) 		Seal
(1994) 		Human Being
(1998)
Singles from Seal
  1. "Prayer for the Dying"
    Released: 9 May 1994[4]
  2. "Kiss from a Rose"
    Released: 18 July 1994
  3. "Newborn Friend"
    Released: 24 October 1994
  4. "I'm Alive"
    Released: 1995
  5. "Don't Cry"
    Released: 27 November 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(dud)[6]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]
Entertainment WeeklyA[3]
Knoxville News Sentinel[8]
Los Angeles Times[9]
NME4/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[12]
Smash Hits2/5[13]
"Kiss from a Rose"
Seal's "Kiss from a Rose" from Seal (aka Seal II) and Batman Forever: Music from the Motion Picture
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Seal (sometimes referred to as Seal II to avoid confusion with the 1991 album of the same name) is the second eponymous studio album by British singer Seal. The album was released in 1994 on ZTT and Sire Records and features the worldwide smash hit single "Kiss from a Rose".

The image on the cover has since become nearly synonymous with Seal, in that it has appeared on several singles covers and was reused for his greatest hits album.

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  2. ^ Himes, Geoffrey (28 October 1994). "Two Who Revive Progressive Soul". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b Bernard, James (3 June 1994). "Seal". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 7 May 1994. p. 25. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Seal [1994] – Seal". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "CG Book '90s: S". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan. ISBN 0312245602. Retrieved 30 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Seal". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  8. ^ Campbell, Chuck (17 June 1994). "McLachlan Explores Love At Its Darkest". Knoxville News Sentinel.
  9. ^ Hunt, Dennis (5 June 1994). "Seal; 'Seal' (Sire/Warner Bros.)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  10. ^ Sutherland, Mark (28 May 1994). "Long Play". NME. p. 33. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  11. ^ Wright, Christian (6 October 1994). "Seal: Seal (1994)". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  12. ^ Hunter, James (2004). "Seal". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 723. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  13. ^ Cochrane, Emma (25 May 1994). "New Albums". Smash Hits. p. 48. Retrieved 4 October 2024.