Clay's Seal Page

1. Crazy
2. Kiss From A Rose
3. Killer
4. Prayer For The Dying
5. Waiting For You
6. Don't Cry
7. My Vision feat. Jakatta
8. Love's Divine
9. Walk On By
10. Get It Together
11. Fly Like An Eagle
12. Lips Like Sugar feat. Mikey Dread
13. Human Beings
14. Future Love Paradise

1. Bring It On
2. Killer
3. Crazy
4. Colour
5. Kiss From A Rose
6. Prayer For The Dying
7. Love's Divine
8. Get It Together
9. Just Like You Said
10. Touch
11. Waiting For You
12. Don't Cry
13. Walk On By

Warner Bros. Records Inc.
3300 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91505
Phone number: 1-818-846-9090

Make sure to address your concerns to Warner Bros. UK. When writing, put ATTN: Warner Bros. Records UK on the mailing address.

Good luck, Seal and keep on brother!

Also be out on the look later this year when Seal's rendition of old Nat King Cole's "Mona Lisa" will be released for the soundtrack to the Julia Roberts movie of the same title.

• INTERESTING FACT #1: Seal considers his music to be Soul music; music that comes from the soul.

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  HEIGHT: Seal is 6 feet 4 inches tall.

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  INTERESTING FACT #2: Seal is left handed.

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  MUSICAL RELEASES: Seal has released 3 albums: Seal (Debut Album), Seal (Second Album), and Human Being. His fourth self-titled album will be released sometime in the summer of 2003. Togetherland, his previous fourth album will not be released.

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  AGE: Seal is 40 years old, born on Feb. 19, 1963.

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  FULL NAME: Seal's full name has been reported to be Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel. Seal's name has also been spelled Sealhenry Samuel and Sealhenri Samuel.

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  MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Some of Seal's musical influences include: Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Crosby Stills and Nash, Joni Mitchell, Johnny Nash, Bob Marley, David Bowie, Steve Miller, Sly Stone, Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach, Led Zeppelin and Yes.

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  INTERESTING FACT #3: Seal would like to be remembered for "somebody who contributed to the happiness of others," according to a chat transcript.

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  INTERESTING FACT #4: Seal is listed as the 2nd most outstanding Nigerian according to THE SOURCE magazine.

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  FAMILY: Seal is the second eldest of six brothers. One of his brothers, Jeymes Samuel, is an aspiring musician who you can find more about at Jeymes Samuel artist info at GiantStep. His mother, Adebsi Samuel, is Brazilian and his father, Francis Samuel, is of Nigerian descent.

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  ETHNICITY: Seal's ancestry includes Nigerian, Brazilian, and Afro-Caribbean.

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  NON-MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Some of Seal's influences outside of music include: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., his father, very close friends of Seal and the woman he spends his life with (possibly his girlfriend or wife).

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  HOBBIES: Seal enjoys playing tennis, snowboarding, and surfing the internet in his free time or when he's not making music.

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  INTERESTING FACT #5: Seal is listed as #1 on the Top 10 Male Hardbodies in the Music Industry of 1999 list according to Flex Magazine.

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  INTERESTING FACT #6: Seal was briefly mentioned in a Parade magazine article February 13, 2000. Tyra Banks was interviewed in a Q & A by the magazine and she was asked which man did she say broke her heart? She was talking of her ex-boyfriend Seal. The couple dated in 1996, but broke up after a short while. Tyra said Seal wrote about their break-up in the song "When A Man Is Wrong" on Seal's 1998 album Human Being.

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  SUGGESTED CONTACT INFORMATION: If you would like to get in contact with Seal I would advise you to contact Seal's WB representation, Luke Burland. You can contact her at Warner Bros. Records in Burbank, California by phone at 1-818-846-9090, just ask for Seal's representation. Or you can contact her through postal mail:
  
  Luke Burland, Warner Bros. Records Inc., 3300 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA. 91505
  I have no way of knowing if any of these methods will insure that your message is delivered directly to Seal, but it is worth a try.

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  The Life and Times of Seal         Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Samuel was born on February 19, 1963 in a small town called Kilburn near Paddington, England to a Nigerian mother and Brazilian father. Shortly after Seal was born, his parents sent him to live with a white foster family in Essex, not very far from London. His mother and father were students and held part-time jobs so the foster parents were temporary caretakers for their child. When he was four years old, his natural mother, Adebisi Samuel who was a wig maker, reclaimed Seal after his parents marriage dissolved and he lived with her in London for two years. When Seal was six years old, his mother fell ill and returned to Nigeria so Seal was sent to live with his father, Francis Samuel,  who abused his son, despite Seal's admiration for him. Francis wanted him to become a lawyer or a doctor, so when Seal showed a desire to become a singer, Francis beat him even more. While some neighbors and close friends of the family have claimed Seal's father was a decent, fair and giving man, Seal still stands by his claims that he was abused. However Seal also states that experiencing a rough childhood plays a major factor into who he is today.       When Seal was just 11 years old, he performed for the first time in front of an audience at his school's parent-teacher association night. Seal decided to sing Johnny Nash's "Bright Sunshiny Day". It was very a cappella, very unplugged as Seal recalls it. Due to his father's abuse and other problems Seal was going through, he ran away from his home at the age of 15 and dropped out of high school as well. When he did return back home later in his teens, it was to transport his father's ashes to Nigeria for burial. Seal also had Lupus when he was young, which left him with scars evident on his face.       Before Seal's musical career, Seal graduated from college with an architectural degree and took up different jobs around the London area which included working at McDonald's, designing leather clothing and electrical engineering. Then after a while Seal began singing in local bars and clubs and joined Push, an English funk band, in the mid-'80s and toured with the band in Japan. While he was in Asia he joined a blues band from Thailand for a while. After some time with that band, he traveled throughout India on his own. In 1990, Seal contributed lyrics and vocals to Adamski's "Killer" which was a big dance hit in 1990 in the UK. This really spun the wheels in motion for his musical career and from there Seal started working on his debut album which would be self-titled "Seal". Seal released the album in 1991 with former musician, Trevor Horn, as his producer. Seal released five singles from the debut album. They include "Crazy", one of his most popular songs from that album, "Future Love Paradise", "The Beginning", "Killer" and "Violet". His first album sold 1 million copies in the United Kingdom and 3.5 million worldwide. Seal also produced a compilation video for his debut album which was released in 1992 which included the music videos that were made for his singles as well as some acoustic, stuido performances of some songs from his debut album. Seal also went on a european tour to promote his album. In 1993, Seal teamed up with guitar legend, Jeff Beck, to perform a cover version of Jimi Hendrix's "Manic Depression" on the Stone Free: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix album. Seal and Jeff Beck also released the song as a single.       After his success with the first album, Seal began work on his second album which would also be self- titled "Seal". He released the album in 1994 with a new look. Seal decided to get rid of his dreadlocks and sported a new, bald-headed look. Seal also came back with a new outlook on life and increased spirituality after his experiences over the previous three years. The album is his most successful album yet selling 700,000 copies in the UK and over 5 million worldwide. Seal also released five singles from this album which include "Prayer For The Dying", "Don't Cry", "Newborn Friend", "I'm Alive" and "Kiss From A Rose" which is probably one of his most popular songs of his career. Seal performed "Kiss From A Rose" on the Batman Forever Soundtrack, which helped promote his second album and won him three Grammy awards in 1996. The Grammy awards include Best Male Pop Vocal,  Best Song Of The Year, and Best Record Of The Year. The song remained at the No. 1 position on the U.S. Billboard chart for 12 weeks. Seal wrote "Kiss From A Rose" in 1988 in London. Seal does not remember the inspiration for the song, but he was broke at the time and most likely brokenhearted.  Seal bathed in the success of his second album and went on tour with Soul/R&B artist, Des'ree as the opening act.  In 1996, Seal performed "Fly Like An Eagle", originally performed by Steve Miller, on the Space Jam Soundtrack. Seal has also performed on other compilations and in 1994 performed on Joni Mitchell's album, Turbulent Indigo. She also performed on his 1994 album on the song "If I Could".       Seal began working on his third album sometime after the sucess of his tour and second album. The album would take longer to make than his previous work because of personal life troubles, problems with his record company, and conflicts with his producer Trevor Horn. After about 3 or 4 years of hard work, Seal released his third album "Human Being" in 1998. Seal released the song "Human Beings" as his first single from that album. The inspiration for the song came from the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. as well as Seal's own thoughts on death, self-esteem and fame. In 1999, Seal released the song "Lost My Faith" as a single from his album Human Being. He released the single with a remix of the song which was featured in the ending credits of the film "Entrapment". He produced a video for the song with actress Catherine Zeta-Jones. Sometime around February of 1999, Seal began rehearsing for his next tour with Rock/Pop artist, Joan Jones as the opening act. The tour began in March of that same year. In July of 1999 Seal cancelled his tour due to bad promotion, financial problems and other issues.        Seal's soulful, insightful and often deep lyrics has contributed to fresh, innovative and creative music throughout his career. Seal has captured several different musical styles and blended them into his own unique style of musical art which has pleased listeners throughout many years. Seal's music will continue to grace music listeners for generations to come and place him among the most talented musicians of all-time.