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Best 1991–2004

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.

Best 1991–2004
Greatest hits album by
Seal
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]

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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