SEAL TO RELEASE SECOND SET OF SOUL CLASSICS ON SOUL 2

SEAL RETURNS WITH SECOND SET OF SOUL CLASSICS. SOUL 2 WILL BE RELEASED INTERNATIONALLY FROM NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Seal will release his eighth studio album, Soul 2 internationally from November 7, 2011. The collection finds Seal joining forces once again with legendary producer Trevor Horn (Seal, Seal II, Human Being) who shares production duties on the album with Soul producer David Foster (Soul, Commitment). This time Seal brings his silky, inimitable voice to a lush collection of romantic soul classics primarily from the ’70s, including those by Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Al Green, and Teddy Pendergrass, among others.

Seal and Horn teamed up in both London and Los Angeles to record

“Lean on Me” (Bill Withers), “Love Here Don’t Live Here Anymore” (Rose Royce), “Love T.K.O” (Teddy Pendergrass), “Oh Girl,” (The Chi-Lites), “Ooo Baby Baby” (The Miracles), “What’s Goin’ On” (Marvin Gaye), “Wishing On A Star” (Rose Royce), and “Ain’t Nothing But A House Party” (The Showstoppers). Seal enlisted Foster and Jochem van der Saag to produce “Backstabbers” (The O’Jays), “I’ll Be Around” (The Spinners), “Let’s Stay Together” (Al Green), and “Love Won’t Let Me Wait” (The Delfonics), all of which were recorded in Los Angeles.

“In my twenty years on a journey in the music industry, two things remain constants, the voice and more importantly, the song. I continue to make music because of the chance that this day could indeed be the day I write another great song or have the opportunity to sing one.  The songs on Soul 2 are a natural evolution in the arc of soul music from the songs on the first Soul album — and they are all-time classics,” said Seal. “One more very important reason why I still make music is the ‘gift of collaboration’. I’ve been fortunate to work with two such industry greats as Trevor Horn and David Foster on this album and they continue to inspire me each and every day.”

Horn says “Working with Seal is like making music again….even I’d buy this record!”

“While still reeling from the success of Soul, it was even more exciting to have the opportunity to record more of some of the greatest songs ever written,” Foster says. “I am positive fans will not be disappointed in our selection and again, Seal’s unique, raw, and, yes, sexy approach to these great classics. I am delighted to share production duties, along with Jochem van der Saag, with one of my all-time favorite record producers, Trevor Horn. His musical history with Seal is rich and runs very deep. Together I believe they made some of the greatest records ever, by anyone. They led, they didn’t follow.”

Released in November 2008, Soul was a hit around the world, earning gold certifications in Australia, Italy, and Sweden, platinum certifications in Canada, Switzerland, and the U.K., and double-platinum awards in Belgium and on the European Album chart. Soul was a Diamond-seller in France where it peaked at No. 1 on the album chart and remained there for 13 consecutive weeks.

The track-listing for Soul 2 is as follows:

“Wishing On A Star”
“Love TKO”
“Ooh Baby Baby”
“Let’s Stay Together”
“What’s Goin’ On”
“Love Don’t Live Here Anymore”
“Backstabbers”
“I’ll Be Around”
“Love Won’t Let Me Wait”
“Lean On Me”
“Oh Girl”

More information at: www.seal.com/soul2

Paris, France

Rotterdam, Holland

Pula, Croatia

Budapest, Hungary

Vienna, Austria

Brussels, Belgium

Vilnius, Lithuania

Parnu, Estonia

We are very pleased to announce Seal will be on the road in Europe again this summer. Following the success of the South American tour last month, the Commitment tour continues!

See the tour page for dates and ticket links. We can’t wait to see you all again soon!

Zermatt, Switzerland

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico (2)

Recife, Brazil

Sao Paulo, Brazil (2)

Brasilia, Brazil

Rio & Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Santiago, Chile

Buenos Aires, Argentina

You can see the performance in full and many more videos including behind the scenes at http://www.pbs.org/whitehouse/

David Foster & Seal are currently the featured podcast on iTunes ‘Celebrity Playlist Podcast‘.
Head on over to iTunes to download the free podcast! Not to mention you can get Seal’s latest album ‘6:Commitment‘ on SALE price for one week only!

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Today we launched a new microsite for Seal’s new album Commitment. Here you can stream all the tracks from the album, watch making-of videos and see photos from the cover shoot and live performances.

Take a look and let us know what you think in the comments below.

http://www.seal.com/commitment