Album: Seal
Artist: Seal
1991 Warner Bros.
CD: 7599 26627 4
1991 ZTT Record Ltd.
CD: 9031-74557-2
 

Seal: vocals

Musicians: Curt Bisquera, Paulinho Da Costa, Richard Cottle, Andy Duncan, Denny Fongheiser, Robin Hancock, Trevor Horn, Guy Isidore, Randall Jacobs, Luis Jardim, Chester Kamen, Mars Lasar, Keith Le Blanc, Mark Mancina, Gary Maughn, Ian Morrow, Jamie Muhoberac, Steve Pearce, Trevor Rabin, John Robinson, Chrissie Schefts, Guy Sigsworth, Kenji Suzuki, Maria Vidale, Doug Wimbish, Bruce Woolley, Gota Yashiki

Uncredited:
Wendy Melvoin: guitar (5), backing vocals (5)
Lisa Coleman: backing vocals (5)
Susannah Melvoin: backing vocals (5)

Produced by Trevor Horn
Engineers: Robin Hancock, Gregg Jackman, Steve MacMillan, Tony Phillips, Ren Swan, Tim Weidner
Mixers: Robin Hancock, Brian Malouf, Steve MacMillan, Tony Phillips, Tim Weidner
 

Tracks:
1. The Beginning [Seal/Sigsworth]
2. Deep Water [Seal]
3. Crazy [Seal]
4. Killer [Tinley/Seal]
5. Whirlpool [Seal]
6. Future Love Paradise [Seal]
7. Wild [Seal/Sigsworth]
8. Show Me [Seal]
9. Violet [Seal/Sigsworth]

string arrangements: Anne Dudley
 

Notes: Not to be confused with Seal's follow-up album, released in 1994 and also called Seal. Note Tim Weidner, Magnification producer, as one of the engineers and performers including Mark Mancina (who is on Union) and Bruce Woolley, who co-wrote "Video Killed the Radio Star". In an Oct 2019 interview, Horn described spending three months on "Crazy" and two months on the rest of the album.

"Crazy" and "Killer" with its memorable bass line were both big hits in the UK. (Don J. Thorpe/HP, 6 Apr 03; updated HP, 19 Oct 2019)