Album: Seal IV
Artist: Seal
2003 Warner Bros.
CD: 9362-48541-2

Musicians:
Seal: vocals (all), bass (4, 9-11), guitars (9, 11), keys (2, 6, 11)
Earl Harvin: drums (1, 3, 4, 7-10)
Ian Thomas: drums (2, 5)
Charlie Russell: drum programming (6)
Alan Griffiths: drum programming (10), guitars (10)
Luis Jardim: percussion (1-8, 10, 11)
Mark Batson: bass (2, 3, 6-9), keys (1, 3, 7, 8), organ (6), piano (2), drum programming (3, 6, 7)
Trevor Horn: bass (5), extra bass (6), guitars (4-6), piano (4), extra keys (6)
Chris Bruce: bass (1), guitars (1-4, 6-8, 10)
Gus Isidore: guitars (1-3, 7, 10)
Tim Cansfield: guitars (1, 2, 5)
Tim Pierce: guitars (3, 4)
Heitor Pereira: guitars (11)
Steve McDonald: guitars (11)
Jamie Muhoberac: bass (3, 10), keys (1-11), piano (9, 10)
Pete Murray: keys (1), piano (2); piano based on original piano by Batson (5)
Carlos Rios: keys (11)
Tessa Niles: additional backing vocals (1)
strings (1-3, 5-11), choir (1-3) and horns (3) led by Gavin Wright
(12): no credits, presumably as (1)
 

Produced by Trevor Horn
Executive producers: Seal, Jill Sinclair
Co-produced by Mark Batson (1-3, 6-8)
Additional remix and production by J. Scott G. & Jason Blum (13)
A&R: Jeff Aldrich
Engineered and mixed by Robert Orton & Tim Weidner (1, 4, 5, 7), Tim Weidner & Robert Orton (2, 3, 6, 8-11)
Assistant engineers: Tim Lambert & Phil Tyreman; additional engineering by Lambert (1, 3, 4, 10), Dan Vickers (4)
Recorded and mixed at Sarm West & Sarm Hook End
Strings (1-3, 6-11), choir (1-3, 6), horns (3) and orchestra (5) recorded by Steve Price
Strings (1, 3, 5, 6, 8), horns (1, 3, 6, 8) and choir (6) recorded at Phoenix Studios; strings (2, 3, 6-11), horns (2, 3, 6, 8) and choir (2, 3, 6) recorded at Angel Studios
 

Tracks:
1. Get It Together [Seal/Batson] (3:58)
2. Love's Divine [Seal/Batson] (4:34)
3. Waiting for You [Seal/Batson] (3:38)
4. My Vision [Seal/Dave Lee/Rick Salmon/Thomas Newman] (4:48)
5. Don't Make Me Wait [Seal/Batson] (4:31)
6. Let Me Roll [Seal/Batson] (3:52)
7. Touch [Seal/Batson] (5:21)
8. Where There's Gold [Seal/Batson] (5:12)
9. Loneliest Star [Seal] (4:05)
10. Heavenly... (Good Feeling) [Seal/Griffiths] (5:02)
11. Tinsel Town [Seal] (5:54)
12. Get It Together (Reprise) (1:05)
13. Love's Divine (Deepsky Club Mix) (8:47)

strings (1, 2, 6, 7, 9-11), choir (1, 2) and orchestra (5) arranged by Nick Ingham; strings (3, 8), horns (3) and choir (3) arranged by Steve Sidwell
 

Notes: This album and t.A.T.u.'s 200km/h in the Wrong Lane have been credited by some with a revival in Trevor Horn's popularity in 2003. The usual Seal crew are here, including Earl Harvin, Chris Bruce, Jamie Muhoberac, Gus Isidore, Luis Jardim and Magnification producer Tim Weidner. (HP, 30 Nov 03)


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