Human Being (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Human Being
Type = studio
Longtype =
Artist = Seal

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Released = November 17, 1998
Recorded = 1995-1998
Genre = Pop, Soul
Length = 51:35
Label = Warner Bros. Records
Producer = Trevor Horn
Reviews = *"Rolling Stone" Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/seal/albums/album/101808/review/5945096/human_being link]
*"Allmusic" Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:abfqxqujldte link]
Last album = "Seal"
(1994)
This album = "Human Being"
(1998)
Next album = "Seal"
(2003)

"Human Being" is the third album by Seal. It was released in 1998 as a tribute to the murdered rappers Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls."Human Being" received mixed reviews ranging from being panned for its overtly dark and moody [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/101808/human_being Review at RollingStone.com Retrieved July 15 2007] feel to being described in terms such as "pop perfection." [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:abfqxqujldte AllMusic Guide Review, Greg Prato Retrieved July 3 2007] The album failed to sell in the same way as his previous multi-Platinum album, "Seal (1994)".

A remix of "Lost My Faith" was featured over the closing credits of the 1999 film "Entrapment", and the song's single release was accompanied by a music video in which Seal is integrated into scenes from the film alongside Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Track listing

#"Human Beings" (Seal) – 4:36
#"State of Grace" (Seal, Chris Bruce) – 5:00
#"Latest Craze" (Seal, Earl Harvin) – 4:28
#"Just Like You Said" (Seal, Chris Bruce) – 4:14
#"Princess" (Seal) – 1:58
#"Lost My Faith" (Seal, Reggie Hamilton) – 4:35
#"Excerpt From" (Seal) – 3:04
#"When a Man Is Wrong" (Seal) – 4:18
#"Colour" (Seal) – 5:22
#"Still Love Remains" (Seal) – 5:54
#"No Easy Way" (Seal) – 4:48
#"Human Beings Reprise" (Seal) – 3:21

Musicians

* Seal - vocals, guitars, bass
* Earl Harvin - drums, bass, guitars
* Chris Bruce - guitars, bass
* Jamie Muhoberac - keyboards, bass
* Additional keyboards - Dave Palmer, Grant Mitchell, David Sancious, Mike Garson, George De Angelis, Lisa Coleman
* Additional guitars - Gregg Arreguin, Chester Kayman, Gus Isadore, Wendy Melvoin, Ramon Stagnaro, Danny Saber
* Percussion - Alex Acuna, Andy Duncan
* Programming - Grant Mitchell, Jamie Muhoberac, Andy Richards, Dave McCracken, Danny Saber, William Orbit
* String Arrangements - Anne Dudley, Wil Malone, Aaron Zigman, Nick Ingman

References

Reference for Track listing and Musicians sections are from album liner notes.