System
System
Studio album by Seal
Released 12 November 2007
Studio Studio 99 (London, UK) Record Plant and Chalice Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California, USA) Length 47:22
Seal chronology
One Night to Remember System Soul
One Night to Remember System Soul
Singles from System
"Amazing " Released: 25 September 2007 "The Right Life " Released: 11 March 2008
Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic 64/100 Review scores Source Rating AllMusic Entertainment Weekly B− IM The Observer (favorable) Okayplayer PopMatters Q Rolling Stone Slant Uncut Sputnikmusic 3/5
System soul /R&B singer Seal , released on 12 November 2007. In his online blog, Seal described the album as a return to his dance roots and his best album since his debut. However, it is his lowest-selling album to date in the US, selling 155,000 copies in the first year of its release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Track listing All lyrics are written by Seal.
No. Title Music Length 1. "If It's in My Mind, It's on My Face" Seal, Eric Schermerhorn , Stuart Price 5:11 2. "Amazing" (Thin White Duke Edit) Seal 3:27 3. "Just Like Before" Seal, Schermerhorn, Price 4:42 4. "Loaded" Seal, Bill Bottrell , Price 5:20 5. "Wedding Day" (Duet with Heidi Klum ) Seal, Schermerhorn, Price 3:57 6. "System" Seal, Schermerhorn 3:48 7. "Dumb" Seal, Christopher Bruce, Schermerhorn 4:12 8. "The Right Life " Seal, Price 5:09 9. "Rolling" Seal, Schermerhorn 4:30 10. "Immaculate" Seal 4:04 11. "Amazing " Seal 3:02
UK iTunes Store bonus tracks / Japanese bonus tracks No. Title Length 12. "Amazing" (Kaskade Remix) 6:33 13. "Amazing" (Bill Hamel Vocal Mix) 9:07
US iTunes Store bonus tracks No. Title Length 12. "The Right Life" (Eddie Amador's Backroom Stripped Mix) 8:21 13. "Amazing" (Bill Hamel Vocal Edit) 5:02 14. "Amazing" (Kaskade Remix) 6:34 15. "Killer " (Live in Germany) 6:32 16. "Crazy " (Live in Germany) 5:25 17. "Get It Together " (Live in Germany) 5:20 18. "Amazing" (Bill Hamel Stripped Mix) 8:39 19. "Interview: The Making of System" (Pre-order bonus track) 5:00
Personnel Seal – vocals Bill Bottrell – Mellotron (3)Chris Bruce – additional acoustic guitar (7) Eric Schermerhorn – additional guitars (9)Heidi Klum – vocals (5)Production Jeff Aldrich – A&R Stuart Price – producer, recording, mixing (1–3, 5–11) Nate Hertweck – engineer, assistant engineer Ali Staton – engineer, mixing (8) Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (4)Jaycen Joshua – mixing (11) Dave Pensado – mixing (11) Mike Honeycutt – assistant engineer Jake Davis – mix assistant (4) Alan Mason – mix assistant (4) Brian Gardner – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California, USA)Frank Maddocks – package design Robin Rankin – photography Stephen Alvarez – outside inlay city lights photographyCharts and certifications Chart (2007) Peak position Weekly charts Chart (2007) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria ) 5 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 56 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 51 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI ) 6 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100 ) 42 French Albums (SNEP ) 33 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100 ) 13 Italian Albums (FIMI ) 44 Portuguese Albums (AFP ) 27 Scottish Albums (OCC ) 45 Spanish Albums (Promusicae ) 71 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan ) 37 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade ) 3 UK Albums (OCC ) 37 US Billboard 200 Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 50 Chart (2008) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 88 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria ) 5 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 56 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 51 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI ) 6 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100 ) 42 French Albums (SNEP ) 33 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100 ) 13 Italian Albums (FIMI ) 44 Portuguese Albums (AFP ) 27 Scottish Albums (OCC )45 Spanish Albums (Promusicae ) 71 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan ) 37 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade ) 3 UK Albums (OCC )37 US Billboard 200 35 Chart (2007) Position Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 50 Chart (2008) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 88
Certifications Region Certification Certified units /salesFrance (SNEP ) Gold 75,000* Germany (BVMI ) Gold 100,000^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) Gold 15,000^ * Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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