Best 1991–2004

Best 1991–2004
Greatest hits album by Seal
Released	8 November 2004
Genre	Pop; soul;
Label	Warner Bros.
Seal chronology

Best 1991–2004 is a 2004 compilation album by Seal, released by Warner Bros. Records. Several different versions of this album were released: one as a single disc containing Seal's greatest hits; a second (titled The Ultimate Collection) with an additional disc of 13 acoustic versions of Seal's greatest hits; a third which included a DVD-Audio disc plus the two The Ultimate Collection discs; a fourth with surround sound mixes of both The Ultimate Collection discs and a collection of music videos as well as the DVD-Audio disc; a fifth, available only for France, containing the single disc of hits along with the track "Les Mots", a duet with French singer Mylène Farmer, as a bonus track.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]
Sputnikmusic	4.5/5[3]

Track listing

Standard edition (titled *Original Version Of The Hits* on Deluxe Edition)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Crazy" (from Seal)	Seal, Guy Sigsworth	Trevor Horn	5:56
2.	"Kiss from a Rose" (from Seal II)	Seal	Horn	4:48
3.	"Killer" (from Seal)	Adam Tinley, Seal	Horn	6:23
4.	"Prayer for the Dying" (from Seal II)	Seal, Gus Isidore	Horn	5:30
5.	"Waiting for You" (from Seal IV)	Seal, Mark Batson	Horn, Batson^[a]	3:43
6.	"Don't Cry" (from Seal II)	Seal	Horn	6:19
7.	"My Vision" (featuring Jakatta) (from Seal IV)	Seal, Dave Lee, Rick Salmon, Thomas Newman	Lee	3:44
8.	"Love's Divine" (from Seal IV)	Seal, Batson	Horn, Batson^[a]	4:38
9.	"Walk On By" (previously unreleased)	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	Horn, Soulshock & Karlin	3:18
10.	"Get It Together" (from Seal IV)	Seal, Batson	Horn, Batson^[a]	3:58
11.	"Fly Like an Eagle" (from Space Jam soundtrack)	Steve Miller	Seal, Rashad Smith^[b]	4:14
12.	"Lips Like Sugar" (featuring Mikey Dread) (from 50 First Dates soundtrack)	Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson, Will Sergeant, Pete de Freitas	Nick Hexum, Pablo Munguia^[c], Chad Sexton^[b]	5:02
13.	"Human Beings" (from Human Being)	Seal	Horn	4:35
14.	"Future Love Paradise" (from Seal)	Seal	Horn	4:19

bonus disc (titled *Acoustic Album*)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bring It On"	4:46
2.	"Killer"	5:39
3.	"Crazy"	4:04
4.	"Colour"	5:34
5.	"Kiss from a Rose"	5:25
6.	"Prayer for the Dying"	5:19
7.	"Love's Divine"	4:45
8.	"Get It Together"	4:38
9.	"Just Like You Said"	5:13
10.	"Touch"	6:03
11.	"Waiting for You"	3:51
12.	"Don't Cry"	6:27
13.	"Walk On By"	3:05

Notes

^a signifies a co-producer
^b signifies an additional producer
^c signifies a vocal producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004–05)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4]	21
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5]	4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6]	16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7]	4
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[8]	14
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9]	21
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10]	3
Irish Albums (IRMA)[11]	39
Italian Albums (FIMI)[12]	18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13]	7
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14]	3
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[15]	1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[16]	72
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17]	10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]	3
US Billboard 200[19]	47

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[20]	65
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21]	39
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22]	76
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23]	56

Chart (2005)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[24]	74
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[25]	69
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[26]	49
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27]	25

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[28]	Gold	15,000^*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[29]	Gold	50,000^*
France (SNEP)[30]	Platinum	300,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[31]	2× Platinum	400,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)[32]	Gold	7,500^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[33]	Platinum	40,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

Best: 1991-2004 - Seal | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic at AllMusic
"Seal: Best 1991 - 2004 : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Archived from the original on 30 December 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2007.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
"Seal: Best 1991–2004". Sputnikmusic. sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
"Australiancharts.com – Seal – Best 1991-2004". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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"Ultratop.be – Seal – Best 1991-2004" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
"Ultratop.be – Seal – Best 1991-2004" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
"Danishcharts.dk – Seal – Best 1991-2004". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Seal – Best 1991-2004" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Seal – Best 1991-2004" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
"Irish-charts.com – Discography Seal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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"Charts.nz – Seal – Best 1991-2004". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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"Rapports Annuels 2005". Ultratop. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2005". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
"Austrian album certifications – Seal – Best 1991–2004" (in German). IFPI Austria.
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"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Seal; 'Best 1991–2004')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Seal; 'Best 1991–2004')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

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[1] Best: 1991-2004 - Seal | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic at AllMusic

[2] "Seal: Best 1991 - 2004 : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Archived from the original on 30 December 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2007.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[3] "Seal: Best 1991–2004". Sputnikmusic. sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

[ac_Australia_Seal-4] "Australiancharts.com – Seal – Best 1991-2004". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[ac_Austria_Seal-5] "Austriancharts.at – Seal – Best 1991-2004" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[ac_Flanders_Seal-6] "Ultratop.be – Seal – Best 1991-2004" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[ac_Wallonia_Seal-7] "Ultratop.be – Seal – Best 1991-2004" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[ac_Denmark_Seal-8] "Danishcharts.dk – Seal – Best 1991-2004". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_Seal-9] "Dutchcharts.nl – Seal – Best 1991-2004" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[ac_Germany4_Seal-10] "Offiziellecharts.de – Seal – Best 1991-2004" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[ac_Ireland2_Seal-11] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Seal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[ac_Italy_Seal-12] "Italiancharts.com – Seal – Best 1991-2004". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[ac_New_Zealand_Seal-13] "Charts.nz – Seal – Best 1991-2004". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[ac_Norway_Seal-14] "Norwegiancharts.com – Seal – Best 1991-2004". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[ac_Portugal_Seal-15] "Portuguesecharts.com – Seal – Best 1991-2004". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[ac_Spain_Seal-16] "Spanishcharts.com – Seal – Best 1991-2004". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[ac_Sweden_Seal-17] "Swedishcharts.com – Seal – Best 1991-2004". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Seal-18] "Swisscharts.com – Seal – Best 1991-2004". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Seal-19] "Seal Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[20] "Jahreshitparade Alben 2004". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[21] "Rapports Annuels 2004". Ultratop. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[22] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[23] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2004". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[24] "Jahreshitparade Alben 2005". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[25] "Rapports Annuels 2005". Ultratop. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[26] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[27] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2005". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[AustriaSealBest_1991–2004albumCertRef-28] "Austrian album certifications – Seal – Best 1991–2004" (in German). IFPI Austria.

[BrazilSealBest_1991–2004albumCertRef-29] "Brazilian album certifications – Seal – Best 1991–2004" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.

[FranceSealBest_1991–2004albumCertRef-30] "French album certifications – Seal – Best 1991–2004" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.

[GermanySealBest_1991–2004albumCertRef-31] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Seal; 'Best 1991–2004')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[New_ZealandSealBest_1991–2004albumCertRef-32] "New Zealand album certifications – Seal – Best 1991–2004". Recorded Music NZ.

[SwitzerlandSealBest_1991–2004albumCertRef-33] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Seal; 'Best 1991–2004')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

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Seal
Discography
Studio albums	Seal (1991) Seal (1994) Human Being (1998) Seal IV (2003) System (2007) Soul (2008) Seal 6: Commitment (2010) Soul 2 (2011) 7 (2015) Standards (2017)
Live albums	Live in Paris (2005) One Night to Remember (2006)
Compilations	Best 1991–2004 (2004) Hits (2009)
Unreleased albums	Togetherland (2001)
Singles	"Killer" (1990) "Crazy" (1990) "Future Love Paradise" (1991) "The Beginning" (1991) "Killer (remix)" (1991) "Violet" (1992) "Prayer for the Dying" (1994) "Kiss from a Rose" (1994) "Newborn Friend" (1994) "I'm Alive" (1994) "Don't Cry" (1996) "Fly Like an Eagle" (1997) "Human Beings" (1998) "This Could Be Heaven" (2001) "Les Mots" (2001) "My Vision" (2002) "Love's Divine" (2003) "Walk on By" (2004) "Killer 2005" (2005) "Amazing" (2007) "The Right Life" (2008) "A Change Is Gonna Come" (2008) "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" (2008) "I Can't Stand the Rain" (2009) "If You Don't Know Me by Now" (2009) "Secret" (2010)
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