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Released | 6 November 2015 | |||
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Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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The Guardian | [2] |
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Pop Magazine | [4] |
7 is the ninth studio album by British soul and R&B singer-songwriter Seal. [5] The album was released on 6 November 2015 by Warner Bros. Records. Its title comes from being Seal's seventh album of original songs, his first since Seal 6: Commitment (2010).
The singles "Every Time I'm with You" and "Do You Ever" were released on 11 September 2015. Two promotional singles were released in advance of the album: "Life on the Dancefloor" on 2 October and "Padded Cell" on 16 October. The bonus track "Whatever You Need" is a reworked version of a Togetherland track called "Breathe", making it only the second officially released song from that unreleased album, following "This Could Be Heaven" from the Family Man soundtrack.
All tracks produced by Trevor Horn and Seal, except as noted. [6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producers | Length |
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1. | "Daylight Saving" | 4:50 | ||
2. | "Every Time I'm with You" |
| 4:31 | |
3. | "Life on the Dancefloor" |
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| 5:14 |
4. | "Padded Cell" |
| 4:08 | |
5. | "Do You Ever" |
| 4:36 | |
6. | "The Big Love Has Died" |
| 4:30 | |
7. | "Redzone Killer" |
| 4:22 | |
8. | "Monascow" |
| 4:10 | |
9. | "Half a Heart" |
| 3:54 | |
10. | "Let Yourself" | Seal | 4:26 | |
11. | "Love" |
| 4:35 | |
Total length: | 49:16 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "We Found Love" |
| 4:24 |
13. | "Whatever You Need" | Seal | 4:34 |
Total length: | 58:14 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France (SNEP) [25] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
Hungary (MAHASZ) [26] | Gold | 1,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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