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AMG Review of Soul
John Bush
All Music GuideAlthough he worked in funk and blues bands early in his career, Seal is by no means a classic soul singer. He's been virtually everything else, starting with house music in his native London, and later turning to various flavors of adult contemporary and pop music. But the power and sincerity of his voice is indisputably great, which makes him a natural to sing soul music -- where passion and conviction are prerequisites. Soul, his tribute album to the great soul songs of all time, is a sincere, well-considered affair, which comes as a small surprise considering the usual type of tribute album (with an easy-to-market concept and an easy-to-digest list of songs). It's the height of ambition not only to cover "A Change Is Gonna Come," Sam Cooke's landmark of hopeful triumphalism, but to place it as the opening song. Seal's version isn't exactly innovative, but he carries it over well. His other choices fall into either of two slots: the inspirational ballad or the sensual love song. Examples of the former come with Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready" (another civil rights anthem to place alongside "A Change Is Gonna Come"), James Brown's turgid "It's a Man's Man's Man's World," and Ben E. King's "Stand by Me." (The last is the only unwise song selection; it's practically impossible to wring anything new out of that standard.) The other category, the sensual love song, includes Otis Redding's "I've Been Loving You Too Long," two of Al Green's hits, and one from the Philly soul canon ("If You Don't Know Me by Now"). What makes Soul an overall success isn't just Seal's caressing vocals and obvious knowledge of how to interpret these songs faithfully without drifting away; it's the subtle yet effective production work of 15-time Grammy-winning producer David Foster. Although his work of the 2000s for Michael Bublé and Josh Groban wasn't going to instill hope in the hearts of listeners, he does plenty of good work here, with earthy, organic arrangements and funky beats that are slightly clipped for a contemporary feel. Wisely, he fills in just a few of the portions of each song, relying on most listeners' familiarity with these classics to fill in the gaps.
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Seal - Soul CD Album
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Track:A Change is Gonna Come, I Can’t Stand The Rain, It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World, Here I Am (Come And Take Me), I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
Soul is a great album from Seal. As we know Seal have a great voice. This album is the sixth album, produced by David Foster. Aproximately 15 years ago, a song Kiss From A Rose make a good sale in the world. Now, Seal make a Soul CD album with the album's lead single was "A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke. Soul CD album content 12 track include A Change is Gonna Come, It's a Man's Man's Man's...
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The new Seal cd makes me sad
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Seal's first cd is still one of my favorites ever. I know that ever since Seal's second cd had a hit with "Kiss From a Rose", he has largely been known as a mellow love-song dentist office music kind of guy, but he has always been much more than that, in my opinion. In fact, "Kiss From a Rose" is an incredibly well written and unique song, even though it is likely seen as an old bland "standa...
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Seal | Soul | Album Review
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It's time to expand your musical appreciation East Of La readers. Good music defies all genres and trends and this GOOD music. Seal goes back into time with his new album, his sixth in fact, entitled "Soul". He covers classic soul tunes and he does it incredibly well on this new release. I wasn't really a [...] Related posts:Royce Da 5′ 9″ | The Album |Album Review Black Milk | Tronic | Albu
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The new Seal cd makes me sad
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Seal's first cd is still one of my favorites ever. I know that ever since Seal's second cd had a hit with "Kiss From a Rose", he has largely been known as a mellow love-song dentist office music kind of guy, but he has always been much more than that, in my opinion. In fact, "Kiss From a Rose" is an incredibly well written and unique song, even though it is likely seen as an old bland "standa...
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Sorry Ive been gone so long . Hubby coming home from the sand box , has taken all of my time. Now that things are getting back to normal . I hope t o be on here a bit more .
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I love this song . Oldie but goodie. I like his rendition best .
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Watch Seal's exclusive acoustic performance featuring David Foster as he performs songs from his upcoming album "Soul". Watch here
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Seal | Soul | Album Review
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It's time to expand your musical appreciation East Of La readers. Good music defies all genres and trends and this GOOD music. Seal goes back into time with his new album, his sixth in fact, entitled "Soul". He covers classic soul tunes and he does it incredibly well on this new release. I wasn't really a [...] Related posts:Royce Da 5′ 9″ | The Album |Album Review Black Milk | Tronic | Albu
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Seal - A Change is Gonna Come (2008)
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Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" is covered by R&B artist Seal, like many Sam Cooke covers from...
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Track:A Change is Gonna Come, I Can’t Stand The Rain, It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World, Here I Am (Come And Take Me), I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
Soul is a great album from Seal. As we know Seal have a great voice. This album is the sixth album, produced by David Foster. Aproximately 15 years ago, a song Kiss From A Rose make a good sale in the world. Now, Seal make a Soul CD album with the album's lead single was "A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke. Soul CD album content 12 track include A Change is Gonna Come, It's a Man's Man's Man's...
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