Best 1991–2004

2004 greatest hits album by Seal
Best 1991–2004
Greatest hits album by
Seal
Released8 November 2004
Genre
  • Pop
  • soul
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]

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.

Track listing

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

Weekly charts

Chart (2004–2005) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 21
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 4
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[8] 14
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 21
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 3
Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] 39
Italian Albums (FIMI)[12] 18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] 7
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 3
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[15] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[16] 72
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 53
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 27
US Billboard 200[21] 47

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[22] 65
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] 39
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] 76
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 56
UK Albums (OCC)[26] 183
Chart (2005) Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[27] 74
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[28] 69
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[29] 49
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 25

Certifications

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] 2× Platinum 80,000^
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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  41. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2005". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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Seal
Studio albums
  • Seal (1991)
  • Seal (1994)
  • Human Being (1998)
  • Seal IV (2003)
  • System (2007)
  • Soul (2008)
  • Seal 6: Commitment (2010)
  • Soul 2 (2011)
  • 7 (2015)
  • Standards (2017)
Live albums
  • Live in Paris (2005)
Compilations
  • Best 1991–2004 (2004)
  • Hits (2009)
Unreleased albums
Singles
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