Soul (Seal album)

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Soul
File:Soul (album).png
Studio album by Seal
Released November 10, 2008
Recorded 2008 in United States
(Chartmaker Studios, Capitol Records and Record Plant)
Genre Soul, R&B
Label 143, Warner Bros.
Producer David Foster, Jochem van der Saag
Seal chronology
System
(2007)System2007		 Soul
(2008)		 Commitment
(2010)Commitment2010
Singles from Soul
  1. "A Change Is Gonna Come"
  2. "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
    Released: 10 November 2008 (UK)
  3. "It's Alright"
    Released: 16 March 2009 (UK)
  4. "I Can't Stand the Rain"
    Released: March 2009 (Brazil)[1]
  5. "If You Don't Know Me By Now"
    Released: March 2009 (U.S.)[2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 59/100[3]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[4]
Billboard positive[5]
Entertainment Weekly B−[7]
PopMatters 5/10 stars[8]
Robert Christgau (1-star Honorable Mention)[9]
Rolling Stone 2.5/5 stars[10]
The Toronto Star 3.5/4 stars[6]
Vibe 2.5/5 stars[11]
File:Seal A Change Is Gonna Come Single Cover.JPG
A Change Is Gonna Come – Single Cover
File:Sean - Man's World Single Cover.JPG
It's A Man's Man's Man's World – Single Cover
File:Seal It's Alright Single Cover.JPG
It's Alright – Single Cover

Soul is the sixth studio album by British singer Seal, which was released on 10 November 2008. The album was produced by David Foster, and co-produced, engineered and mixed by Jochem van der Saag.[12] It is made up of cover versions of eleven soul music classics.[13][14]

The album charted within the top 10 in twelve countries. In the United Kingdom, the album charted at number twelve. As of January 2012, the album had sold 419,841 copies in the UK.[15] The album peaked at number thirteen in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100. It has since sold 547,000 copies in the US.[16]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "A Change Is Gonna Come"   Sam Cooke 3:55
2. "I Can't Stand the Rain"   Ann Peebles, Don Bryant, Bernard Miller 3:35
3. "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"   James Brown, Betty Jean Newsome 3:53
4. "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)"   Al Green, Mabon Hodges 4:10
5. "I've Been Loving You Too Long"   Otis Redding, Jerry Butler 3:08
6. "It's Alright"   Curtis Mayfield 3:47
7. "If You Don't Know Me by Now"   Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff 3:50
8. "Knock on Wood"   Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper 3:22
9. "I'm Still in Love with You"   Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Al Jackson Jr. 4:37
10. "Free"   Henry Redd, Susaye Green, Nathan Watts, Deniece Williams 3:27
11. "Stand by Me"   Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller 4:06
12. "People Get Ready"   Curtis Mayfield 3:35

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Argentina Albums Chart[17] 12
Australian Albums Chart[18] 16
Austrian Albums Chart 8
Greek Albums Chart 7
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 2
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) 1
Canadian Albums Chart 11
Dutch Albums Chart 7
European Albums Chart 3
French Albums Chart 1
German Albums Chart 15
Italian Albums Chart 5
Netherlands Albums Chart 6
Spanish Albums Chart[19] 10
Swedish Albums Chart 6
Swiss Albums Chart 4
UK Albums Chart 12
U.S. Billboard 200 13
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 4

End-of-year charts

Year Country Chart Ranking
2008 France SNEP End Of Year Singles #2[20]
2009 France SNEP End Of Year Singles #2[21]

Year-end charts

Chart (2009) Position
Swiss Albums Chart[22] 14

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[23] Gold 35,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[24] Gold 10,000
Belgium (BEA)[25] 2× Platinum 60,000
Canada (Music Canada)[26] Platinum 80,000
France (SNEP)[27] Diamond 750,000
Germany (BVMI)[28] Gold 100,000
Italy (FIMI)[29] Gold 35,000
Sweden (GLF)[30] Gold 20,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[31] Platinum 30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Platinum 300,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[33] Platinum 1,000,000

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

References

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External links

  1. ↑ [1] Archived 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ [2][dead link]
  3. ↑ Metacritic score
  4. ↑ Allmusic review
  5. ↑ Billboard review at the Wayback Machine (archived November 15, 2008)
  6. ↑ The Toronto Star review
  7. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  8. ↑ PopMatters review
  9. ↑ Robert Christgau review
  10. ↑ Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived November 29, 2008)
  11. ↑ Vibe review at the Wayback Machine (archived December 21, 2008)
  12. ↑ http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr09/articles/it_0409.htm Article by Paul Tingen on van der Saag's work on Soul, in Sound on Sound magazine
  13. ↑ Cohen, Jonathan (1 October 2008). http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043914/seal-sings-from-his-soul-on-new-album Seal Sings from His 'Soul' on New Album. Billboard. Retrieved on 4 October 2008.
  14. ↑ Seal's Soul. Auspop (4 October 2008). Retrieved on 4 October 2008.
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  18. ↑ Top 50 Albums Chart – Australian Recording Industry Association. ARIA. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
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  20. ↑ [3] Archived 2 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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