System (album)

System
Studio album by Seal
Released 12 November 2007
Genre Electronica, pop
Length 47:22 (Standard Edition) 1:33:05 (iTunes Bonus Track Version)
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Stuart Price
Seal chronology
One Night to Remember
(2006)		 System
(2007)		 Soul
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
IM [2]
The Observer [3]
Okayplayer [4]
Rolling Stone [5]

System is the fifth album by British musician 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.[6] However, it is his lowest-selling album to date in the U.S., selling 155,000 copies in the first year of its release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[7]

Co-producer Stuart Price previously worked on Madonna's Confessions on a Dance Floor.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "If It's in My Mind, It's on My Face" – 5:11
  2. "Amazing" (Thin White Duke Edit) – 3:27
  3. "Just Like Before" – 4:42
  4. "Loaded" – 5:20
  5. "Wedding Day" (Duet with Heidi Klum) – 3:57
  6. "System" – 3:48
  7. "Dumb" – 4:12
  8. "The Right Life" – 5:09
  9. "Rolling" – 4:30
  10. "Immaculate" – 4:14
  11. "Amazing" – 3:02

Bonus tracks

  1. "The Right Life" (Eddie Amador's Backroom Stripped Mix) [iTunes Bonus Track] – 8:21
  2. "Amazing" (Bill Hamel Vocal Edit) [iTunes Bonus Track] – 5:02
  3. "Amazing" (Kaskade Remix) [iTunes Bonus Track] – 6:34
  4. "Killer" (Live in Germany) [iTunes Bonus Track] – 6:32
  5. "Crazy" (Live in Germany) [iTunes Bonus Track] – 5:25
  6. "Get It Together" (Live in Germany) [iTunes Bonus Track] – 5:20
  7. "Amazing" (Bill Hamel Stripped Mix) [iTunes Bonus Track] – 8:39
  8. Interview: The Making of System (iTunes Pre-order Bonus Track) – 5:00

Charts and sales

Country Peak position Certification/sales
UK Album Chart[8] 37 -
Swiss Top 100 Albums[9] 3 Gold (15,000+)
Austrian Top 75 Albums[10] 5 -
Czech. Rep. Top 50 Albums[11] 6 -
German Top 100 Albums 13 Gold (100,000+)
Portugal Top 30 Albums[12] 27 -
French Top 200 Albums[13] 33 -
US Billboard Top 200 Albums[14] 35 155,000+
Swedish Top 60 Albums[15] 37 -
Dutch Mega Top 100 Albums[16] 42 -
Italy Top 100 Albums[17] 44 -

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ IM review
  3. ^ The Observer review
  4. ^ Okayplayer review
  5. ^ Rolling Stone review
  6. ^ "Blog Archive » SEAL-REPORT". Seal. 5 June 2007. http://www.seal.com/index.php/2007/06/05/seal-report-8/. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
  7. ^ Up for Discussion Jump to Forums. "Seal Sings From His "Soul" On New Album". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003857279&inp=true. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
  8. ^ "UK Chart Stats". Chartstats.com. 24 November 2007. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=6795. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
  9. ^ Steffen Hung. "Swiss Top 100 Albums". Swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Seal&titel=System&cat=a. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
  10. ^ Steffen Hung. "Austrian Top 75 Albums". Austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Seal&titel=System&cat=a. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
  11. ^ all: Economia, a.s.. "Czech Rep. Top 50 Albums". Mam.ihned.cz. http://mam.ihned.cz/c4-10024040-22618390-102000_d-oficialni-ceska-hitparada-ifpi-cr-50-tyden-2007. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
  12. ^ Steffen Hung. "Top Portuguese Position". Portuguesecharts.com. http://portuguesecharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Seal&titel=System&cat=a. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
  13. ^ Steffen Hung. "French Top 200 Albums". Lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Seal&titel=System&cat=a. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
  14. ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Keys Storms Chart With Mega-Selling 'As I Am'", Billboard.com, 21 November 2007.
  15. ^ Steffen Hung. "Swedish Chart Position". Swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Seal&titel=System&cat=a. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
  16. ^ Steffen Hung. "Dutch Mega Top 100 Albums". Dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Seal&titel=System&cat=a. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
  17. ^ Italy Top 100 Albums
Seal
Studio albums
Seal (1991) · Seal II (1994) · Human Being (1998) · Seal IV (2003) · System (2007) · Soul (2008) · Commitment (2010) · Soul 2 (2011)
Live albums
Compilations
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"Killer" (1990) · "Crazy" (1990) · "Future Love Paradise" (1991) · "The Beginning" (1991) · "Killer (remix)" (1991) · "Violet" (1992) · "Prayer for the Dying" (1994) · "Kiss from a Rose" (1994) · "Newborn Friend" (1994) · "Don't Cry" (1996) · "Fly Like an Eagle" (1997) · "Human Being" (1998) · "This Could Be Heaven" (2001) · "Les Mots" (2001) · "Love's Divine" (2003) · "Walk on By" (2004) · "Killer 2005" (2005) · "A Father's Way" (2006) · "Amazing" (2007) · "The Right Life" (2008) · "A Change Is Gonna Come" (2008) · "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" (2008) · It's Alright (2009) · "I Can't Stand the Rain" (2009) · "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (2009) · "Secret" (2010) · "Weight of My Mistakes" (2010)  · "Let's Stay Together" (2011) · "Wishing on a Star" (2011)
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