7 (Seal album)

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7
Seal 7.png
Studio album by
Seal
Released6 November 2015 (2015-11-06)
Genre
Label Warner Bros.
Producer
Seal chronology
Soul 2
(2011)		7
(2015)		 Standards
(2017)
Singles from Seal 7
  1. "Every Time I'm with You"
    Released: 11 September 2015
  2. "Do You Ever"
    Released: 11 September 2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pop MagazineStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
Sputnikmusic3.6/5 [5]

7 is the ninth studio album by British soul and R&B singer-songwriter Seal. [6] 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).

Contents

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.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Trevor Horn and Seal, except as noted. [7]

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
1."Daylight Saving"
 4:50
2."Every Time I'm with You"
  • Seal
  • Simon Bloor
  • T. Horn
 4:31
3."Life on the Dancefloor"
  • Seal
  • T. Horn
  • Odell (additional) [7]
5:14
4."Padded Cell"
 4:08
5."Do You Ever"
 4:36
6."The Big Love Has Died"
  • Seal
  • Bloor
  • T. Horn
 4:30
7."Redzone Killer"
  • Seal
  • Bloor
  • A. Horn
  • T. Horn
 4:22
8."Monascow"
 4:10
9."Half a Heart"
 3:54
10."Let Yourself"Seal 4:26
11."Love"
  • Seal
  • David
 4:35
Total length:49:16
Target edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."We Found Love"
  • Seal
  • David
4:24
13."Whatever You Need"Seal4:34
Total length:58:14

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [26] Gold50,000‡
Hungary (MAHASZ) [27] Gold1,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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