Seal - Seal CD

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Track List 1 Bring It On 2 Prayer For The Dying 3 Dreaming In Metaphors 4 Don’t Cry 5 Fast Changes 6 Kiss From A Rose 7 People Asking Why 8 Newborn Friend 9 If I Could 10 I’m Alive 11 Bring It On (Reprise) British native Sealhenry Samuel is a tall strikingly handsome son of Nigerian Brazilian lineage with a richly evocative voice that at times suggests the milieu of great song stylists such as Marvin Gaye Peter Gabriel & Milton Nascimento SEAL is decidedly sexy yet never descends into the ooh-baby smarminess so prevalent on top of the R&B charts; it is boldly eclectic yet never loses its tight poppy stylistic focus; & it exudes real spiritual warmth without becoming sappy or preachy Together with producer Trevor Horn (Art Of Noise Rod Stewart Yes) Seal has created a spacious sonic canvas that is as big & exotic as the singer himself a colourful mixture of moods with a classic touch On " Prayer For The Dying" Seal celebrates the ongoing dance between the living & the dead from both points of view seeing it all as part of the natural order of things--not strictly tragic On " Dreaming In Metaphors" he enunciates another personal journey of faith & wonders aloud why we " Try to hold onto something we couldn&t understand" On " Fast Changes" he mixes & matches folk jazz & Indian sensibilities in an acoustic guitar flavoured love song that recalls the Joni Mitchell of HEJIRA Joni returns the favour by harmonising with Seal on the hymn-like changes of " If I Could" the langour of the arrangement standing in stark contrast to the pleas of lovers drifting apart All in all SEAL is a vibrant original vision of pop that should propel Seal to international superstardom