How big was Seal back in the day?

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Bagged Heidi Klum

 

[Cat piss martini]

I said this years ago.
James earl jones is how i imagine God talking.
Seal is how i imagine God singing.
Seal's music is a mind trip.
Him,Trevor horn,Wendy and Lisa
made magic.
I have all of his albums.
I fire up my A1 trees and zone out.

 

[DaKidFromNoWhere]

Only song I know is Fly Like an Eagal from Space Jam and it was actually a remake I found out later.
I always looked at him as the safe negro singer CACS want around.
Compared to all the black singers back then besides BabyFace thats probably who they felt more comfortable listening to and attending a show.

 

[DaKidFromNoWhere]

Fun fact if none knows
His brother directed and co-produced this.

 

[SupaDupaFresh]

What kinda gets lost in the shuffle is that dude was a regular in the UK/Euro house scene in the very early 90's

To OP: The UK/Euro Dance-pop and R&B music scene was HOT world wide for a minute in the early-to-mid 90s. It was almost like a new-age "British Invasion." Folks in the states just couldn't get enough of this explosion of British pop groups and singers.

And when Warner Bros put their weight behind this dude to be the voice behind that Batman Forever single, it blew up. Besides the massive marketing behind the film and the soundtrack, it was a genuinely good song. It got play on "adult contemporary" stations all around the clock. shyt was "I believe I can fly" status. I can sure tell you my older sister loved the song so much she bought that Seal II album.

But for the longest he was just "the guy that wrote kiss from a rose" until he got with Heidi Klum. That's when I remember him becoming this celebrity household name, even though a few hit UK chart songs was all he was known for on his own. Dude was like the ambassador of PAWGing in the early 2000s.

But nonetheless, he was essentially a one hit wonder who really peaked for his time.

 

[Mensch Fontana]

Had one song, made songs for cacs

 

[TEH]

Had one song, made songs for cacs

Getcho ignorant ass out this thread

 

[mc_brew]

so glad to see seal getting some love.... tracy champman and indie arie also got honorable mentions too...

maybe someday living colour will get some love around these parts too....

wouldn't that be crazy....?

 

[Piff Perkins]

He was big in the UK before Kiss From A Rose, and decently popular in the US. But that song took him to another level here in the US. It's on his second album right?

Kind a throw back to a time that is basically gone now. There used to be a lot of British artists and bands that would grind overseas before breaking through in America and becoming massive. Sure there's Adele and some others but when is the last time there was a big rock band from overseas that became THE band?

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

Kiss from a Rose is a bonafide classic. Still get hit with a wave of nostalgia when I hear it

Only if Batman Forever was as good as that song

 

[RageKage]

Didn't review all the posts but this is actually one of my favs sung by Seal

Don't like the video so much but song is tight

 

[karim]

That’s what Heidi literally said.

Racist and sexist, aren't they supposed to be progressive?

 

[Carl Tethers]

He was 6 foot 4

 

[Tribal Outkast]

In a world full of people...

Only some want to fly. .

Isn't that crazy

Love that song man.

Seal is great man. I plan to go see him when his concert comes to Charlotte. He had some epic joints.

 

[NatiboyB]

He was very popular amongst white folks none of my folks or elders listened to him like that. And in hindsight I see why.