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Best 1991–2004
Greatest hits album by
Released8 November 2004
Genre
LabelWarner Bros.
Seal chronology
Seal IV
(2003)
Best 1991–2004
(2004)
Live in Paris
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
Sputnikmusic4.5/5[3]

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.

Track listing

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Standard edition / Deluxe edition CD1: Original Version of the Hits
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Crazy" (from Seal)Seal, Guy SigsworthTrevor Horn5:56
2."Kiss from a Rose" (from Seal II)SealHorn4:48
3."Killer" (from Seal)Adam Tinley, SealHorn6:23
4."Prayer for the Dying" (from Seal II)Seal, Gus IsidoreHorn5:30
5."Waiting for You" (from Seal IV)Seal, Mark BatsonHorn, Batson[a]3:43
6."Don't Cry" (from Seal II)SealHorn6:19
7."My Vision" (Jakatta featuring Seal, from Vision)Seal, Dave Lee, Rick Salmon, Thomas NewmanLee3:44
8."Love's Divine" (from Seal IV)Seal, BatsonHorn, Batson[a]4:38
9."Walk On By" (previously unreleased)Burt Bacharach, Hal DavidHorn, Soulshock & Karlin3:18
10."Get It Together" (from Seal IV)Seal, BatsonHorn, Batson[a]3:58
11."Fly Like an Eagle" (from Space Jam soundtrack)Steve MillerSeal, 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 FreitasNick Hexum, Pablo Munguia[c], Chad Sexton[b]5:02
13."Human Beings" (from Human Being)SealHorn4:35
14."Future Love Paradise" (from Seal)SealHorn4:19
Deluxe edition CD2: Acoustic Album
No.TitleLength
1."Bring It On"4:46
2."Killer"5:39
3."Crazy"4:04
4."Colour" (original version from Human Being)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" (original version from Human Being)5:13
10."Touch" (original version from Seal IV)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

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[31] Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[32] Gold 15,000*
Belgium (BEA)[33] Gold 25,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[34] Gold 50,000*
France (SNEP)[35] Platinum 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[36] 2× Platinum 400,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[37] Gold 7,500^
Portugal (AFP)[38] 4× Platinum 160,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[39] Platinum 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] Gold 100,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[41] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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