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Soul | 
| Artist: Seal
Label: Warner Bros.
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Seller: MovieMars
Sales Rank: 1808
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 4 3 00498246
UPC: 093624982463
EAN: 0093624982463
ASIN: B001F290E4
Release Date: November 11, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | A Change Is Gonna Come | | • | I Can't Stand The Rain | | • | It's A Man's Man's Man's World | | • | Here I Am (Come And Take Me) | | • | I've Been Loving You Too Long | | • | It's Alright | | • | If You Don't Know Me By Now | | • | Knock On Wood | | • | I'm Still In Love With You | | • | Free | | • | Stand By Me | | • | People Get Ready |
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Product Description
A great voice singing great songs recorded by a great producer. That is 'Soul', the sixth studio album from multiplatinum selling, Grammy-winning, critically acclaimed Seal. Each song is a stone-cold soul classic, from Sam Cooke's 'A Change Is Gonna Come', Ben E. King's 'Stand By Me', and Ann Pebbles' 'I Can't Stand The Rain' to Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes' 'If You Don't Know Me By Now' and Otis Redding's 'I've Been Loving You Too Long'. Produced by David Foster, 'Soul' is the perfect coming together of man, material and moment.
Amazon.com
(Amazon.co.uk Review) Soul is a confusing beast. We know Seal has a great voice and can easily imagine him being covering golden oldies with aplomb. Yet this collection of soul favourites is frustratingly patchy. Opener "A Change Is Gonna Come" is impassioned and beautifully arranged (the album is helmed by David Foster of Celebrity Duets fame, who has made sure it sounds fresh and compelling), and even though it could never compare to Sam Cooke's original, it's ultimately a successful reworking. Seal applies his sandpapery tones to James Brown's "It's a Man's Man's Man's World", Al Green's “Here I Am" and “I'm Still in Love With You", and Ben E King's “Stand By Me"--all of them with decent results. Decent, yet hardly overwhelming. And here's where the confusion kicks in: Why cover a bunch of songs that have already been done to death? Christmas being right around the corner is perhaps one good reason in commercial terms. But when you listen to the singer transform less well-trodden territory like Deniece Williams' “Free" or Ann Peeble's “I Can't Stand the Rain", it's hard not to feel this play-it-safe option--while undoubtedly a wonderful Xmas gift--is also a lost creative opportunity. --Danny McKenna
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