Seal IV

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Seal IV
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Studio album by
Seal
Released9 September 2003
Genre
Length50:57
Label Warner Bros.
Producer
Seal chronology
Togetherland
(Unreleased)		Seal IV
(2003)		 Best 1991–2004
(2004)
Singles from Seal IV
  1. "Get It Together"
    Released: 16 December 2002
  2. "Love's Divine"
    Released: 8 May 2003
  3. "Waiting for You"
    Released: 5 November 2003
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 56/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly C [3]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1] [4]
Q Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5 [7]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Seal IV is the fourth studio album by Seal. It follows the aborted sessions for Togetherland , which was scrapped because Seal thought it was not up to the standard of his previous work.

Contents

In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number four. [8] In the United States, it debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, making it his highest-charting album to date. [9]

Track listing

Standard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Get It Together"Seal, Mark Batson Trevor Horn, Mark Batson [a] 4:25
2."Love's Divine"Seal, Mark Batson Horn, Mark Batson [a] 4:35
3."Waiting for You"Seal, Mark Batson Horn, Mark Batson [a] 3:44
4."My Vision"Seal, Dave Lee, Rick Salmon, Thomas Newman Horn4:48
5."Don't Make Me Wait"Seal, Mark Batson Horn4:32
6."Let Me Roll"Seal, Mark Batson Horn, Mark Batson [a] 3:53
7."Touch"Seal, Mark Batson Horn, Mark Batson [a] 5:22
8."Where There's Gold"Seal, Mark Batson Horn, Mark Batson [a] 5:12
9."Loneliest Star"SealHorn4:06
10."Heavenly... (Good Feeling)"Seal, Alan Griffiths Horn5:02
11."Tinsel Town"SealHorn5:52
12."Get It Together" (Reprise)Seal, Mark Batson Horn, Mark Batson [a] 1:06
Australian version bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Love's Divine" (Deepsky club mix)Seal, Mark Batson Horn, Mark Batson [a] , Jesse Scott [b] , Jason Blum [b] 8:48
French version bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Les Mots" (Duet with Mylène Farmer)Mylène Farmer, Laurent Boutonnat 4:47

Notes

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2003–2004)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 65
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [11] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] 37
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [13] 7
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [14] 17
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [15] 7
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [16] 23
French Albums (SNEP) [17] 5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [18] 2
Italian Albums (FIMI) [19] 24
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [20] 21
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [21] 23
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [22] 4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [23] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [24] 1
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 4
US Billboard 200 [9] 3

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [25] Platinum30,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [26] Gold50,000^
France (SNEP) [27] Platinum300,000*
Germany (BVMI) [28] 2× Platinum400,000^
Portugal (AFP) [29] Gold20,000^
Sweden (GLF) [30] Gold30,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [31] Platinum40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [33] Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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