Soul (Seal album)



Soul is the sixth studio album by British singer Seal, which was released on 10 November 2008. The album was produced by David Foster, and co-produced, engineered and mixed by Jochem van der Saag. It is made up of cover versions of eleven soul music classics.

The album charted within the top 10 in twelve countries. In the United Kingdom, the album charted at number twelve. As of January 2012, the album had sold 419,841 copies in the UK. The album peaked at number thirteen in the United States on the Billboard 200 albums chart. It has since sold 547,000 copies in the US.

Personnel

 * Seal – vocals, backing vocals (1-3, 6, 7, 9, 10)
 * David Foster – keyboards, bass, arrangements, horn arrangements (1-6, 8, 9, 11, 12), string arrangements (1-3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12), acoustic piano (3, 5, 7)
 * Jochem van der Saag – synthesizers, drum programming, sound design, organ (6-8, 12), BGV arrangements (6), arrangements (10)
 * Michael Thompson – guitars (2, 4, 6-8, 12)
 * Dean Parks – guitars (5, 10, 11)
 * Marcus Brown – bass (2, 4, 9)
 * Nathan East – bass (6-8)
 * Teddy Campbell – drums (8)
 * John Robinson – drums (11)
 * Jerry Hey – horn arrangements (1, 2, 4-6, 11, 12), string arrangements (1, 2, 5, 6, 11, 12)
 * Don Sebesky – string and horn arrangements (3, 8)
 * Brad Dechter – string and horn arrangements (9)
 * Toyia Barnes – backing vocals (4, 5)
 * Angie Fisher – backing vocals (4, 5)
 * O'Nita Hutton – backing vocals (4, 5)

Choir on "People Get Ready"
 * Keith Allen, Koko Barnes, Toyia Barnes, Sharon Bryant, David Daughtry, Lawrence Dotson, Angie Fisher, O'Nita Hutton, Demeka Jackson, Jason Moralis, Tony Wilkins and Brandon Winbush

Production

 * Jeff Aldrich – A&R
 * David Foster – producer
 * Jochem van der Saag – co-producer, engineer, mixing
 * David Reitzas – recording (live drums, horn, string and choir)
 * Chris Owen – assistant engineer
 * Jorge Vivo – additional engineer, digital editing
 * Brian Gardner – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
 * Louis Price – vocal consultant
 * Courtney Blooding – production coordinator
 * Ellen Wakayama – art direction
 * Donny Phillips – design
 * Nabil Elderkin – photography
 * Ric Salmon – management