Seal / Soul 2 (album)
UK Reprise Records 9362-49547-1 (Nov.2011)
JPN Warner Music Japan WPCR-14372 (Feb.2012)
イギリスのR&Bシンガーのシールがソウルの名曲をカバーする企画アルバム第2弾。邦題は「ソウル２」。2008年にリリースされた第1弾「ソウル」はフランスでの1位を始め世界中で大ヒットを記録している。今回はマーヴィン・ゲイ、ビル・ウィザース、アル・グリーン、テディ・ペンダーグラスらの楽曲をカバー。プロデューサーは、2010年発表の「コミットメント」に引き続いてフォスターと、2004年以来久々のトレヴァー・ホーンが担当。全11曲で、7曲がホーン単独、4曲がフォスターとホーンの共同となっている。おそらくこの4曲は前作「ソウル」のアウトテイクか、途中までフォスターで制作が進められていたのが降板となり、ホーンが引き継いだと思われる。全英チャート17位、全米8位。
新作用の作曲が捗らず悩んでいたシールに、ホーンが「君はまず第一に素晴らしい声の持ち主なんだから、ただ歌えば良いじゃないか」とアドバイスしたことから、再びカバーアルバムに取り組むことになったそうだ。
ロル・クレームが「ラヴ・T.K.O.」、「ウー・ベイビー・ベイビー」、「オー・ガール」の3曲でエレクトリック・ギターを弾いている。
track list
ウィッシング・オン・ア・スター Wishing On A Star (Calvin)
ラヴ・T.K.O. Love T.K.O. (Noble/Womack/Womack)
ウー・ベイビー・ベイビー Ooh Baby Baby (Moore/Robinson)
レッツ・ステイ・トゥゲザー Let's Stay Together (Green/Jackson Jr/Mitchell)
ホワッツ・ゴーイング・オン What's Goin' On (Benson/Cleveland/Gaye)
ラヴ・ドント・リヴ・ヒア・エニモア Love Don't Live Here Anymore (Gregory)
裏切り者のテーマ Back Stabbers (Huff/McFadden/Whitehead)
いつもあなたと I'll Be Around (Bell/Hurtt)
ラヴ・ウォント・レット・ミー・ウェイト Love Won't Let Me Wait (Barrett/Eli)
リーン・オン・ミー Lean On Me (Withers)
オー・ガール Oh Girl (Record)
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"Wishing On A Star"
Produced by Trevor Horn
Enginnered and Mixed by Tim Weidner
Seal: Vocals
Ash Soan: Drums/Percussion
Chris Bruce: Bass/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar
Leo Abrahams: Electric Guitar
Pete Murray: Piano/Keyboards/Orchestral & Brass Arrangement/Conductor
Frank Ricotti: Orchestral Percussion/Percussion/Vibraphone
Jamie Muhoberac: Keyboards/Synths
Jo Buckley for Isobel Griffiths Ltd.: Orchestra Contractor
Graham Archer: Engineer
Mat Bartram: String Engineer
Gary Langan: Brass Engineer
Simon Bloor, Andy Hughes, Chris Parker, John Cranfield: Assistant Engineers
"Love T.K.O."
Produced by Trevor Horn
Enginnered and Mixed by Tim Weidner
Seal: Vocals
Ash Soan: Drums
Trevor Horn: Bass/Backing Vocals
Phil Palmer: Electric Guitar
Lol Creme: Electric Guitar
Pete Murray: Keyboards/Synth Bass/Orchestral & Brass Arrangement/Conductor
Jamie Muhoberac: Keyboards/Synths
Frank Ricotti: Orchestral Percussion/Percussion
Alex Acuna: Percussion
Jo Buckley for Isobel Griffiths Ltd.: Orchestra Contractor
Graham Archer: Engineer
Mat Bartram: String Engineer
Gary Langan: Brass Engineer
Simon Bloor, Andy Hughes, Chris Parker, John Cranfield: Assistant Engineers
"Ooh Baby Baby"
Produced by Trevor Horn
Enginnered and Mixed by Tim Weidner
Seal: Vocals
Ash Soan: Drums
Chris Bruce: Bass
Trevor Horn: Bass/Backing Vocals
Phil Palmer: Electric Guitar
Leo Abrahams: Electric Guitar
Lol Creme: Electric Guitar
Pete Murray: Piano/Keyboards/Orchestral Arrangement
Frank Ricotti: Vibraphone
Jamie Muhoberac: Synths
Steve Sidwell: Conductor
Jo Buckley for Isobel Griffiths Ltd.: Orchestra Contractor
Graham Archer: Engineer
Mat Bartram: String Engineer
Gary Langan: Brass Engineer
Simon Bloor, Andy Hughes, John Cranfield: Assistant Engineers
"Let's Stay Together"
Produced by David Foster and Trevor Horn
Co-Produced by Jochem van der Saag
Mixed and Additional Engineering by Tim Weidner
Seal: Vocals
Victor Indrizzo: Drums
Chris Bruce: Bass/Guitars
David Foster: Keyboards/Orchestral & Brass Arrangement
Jamie Muhoberac: Keyboards/Synths
Jerry Hey: Orchestral & Brass Arrangement
Jochem van der Saag: Synths/Programming/Sound Design
Alex Acuna: Percussion
Jochem van der Saag, Jorge Vivo, Don Murray, Francois La Londe: Engineers
Graham Archer: Additional Engineering
Chris Owens: Additional Engineering
Steve Genewick, Andy Hughes, John Cranfield: Assistant Engineers
"What's Goin' On"
Produced by Trevor Horn
Enginnered and Mixed by Tim Weidner
Seal: Vocals
Ash Soan: Drums
Victor Indrizzo: Drums
Trevor Horn: Bass/Backing Vocals
Phil Palmer: Acoustic Guitar
Leo Abrahams: Electric Guitar
Pete Murray: Piano/Keyboards
Frank Ricotti: Orchestral Arrangement
Alex Acuna: Percussion
Julian Hinton: Keyboards/Piano/Programming/Orchestral & Brass Arrangement/Conductor
Jamie Muhoberac: Synth Bass
Tim Weidner: Drum Programming
Jimmie Wood: Background Voices
Jo Buckley for Isobel Griffiths Ltd.: Orchestra Contractor
Graham Archer: Engineer
Mat Bartram: String Engineer
Gary Langan: Brass Engineer
Simon Bloor, Andy Hughes, John Cranfield: Assistant Engineers
"Love Don't Live Here Anymore"
Produced by Trevor Horn
Enginnered and Mixed by Tim Weidner
Seal: Vocals
Ash Soan: Drums
Victor Indrizzo: Drums
Chris Bruce: Bass
Phil Palmer: Electric Guitar
Pete Murray: Piano/Keyboards
Julian Hinton: Keyboards/Programming
Jamie Muhoberac: Keyboards/Synths/Synth Bass
Frank Ricotti: Orchestral Percussion/Vibraphone/Percussion
Aaron Horn: Additional Drum Programming
Julian Hinton: Orchestral Arrangement/Conductor
Jo Buckley for Isobel Griffiths Ltd.: Orchestra Contractor
Graham Archer: Engineer
Mat Bartram: String Engineer
Simon Bloor, Andy Hughes, Chris Parker, John Cranfield: Assistant Engineers
"Back Stabbers"
Produced by David Foster and Trevor Horn
Co-Produced by Jochem van der Saag
Mixed and Additional Engineering by Tim Weidner
Seal: Vocals
Victor Indrizzo: Drums
Chris Bruce: Bass/Guitars
David Foster: Keyboards/Orchestral & Brass Arrangement
Jerry Hey: Orchestral & Brass Arrangement
Jamie Muhoberac: Keyboards/Synths
Jochem van der Saag: Synths/Programming/Sound Design
Alex Acuna: Percussion
Jochem van der Saag, Jorge Vivo, Don Murray, Francois La Londe: Engineers
Graham Archer: Additional Engineering
Steve Genewick, Andy Hughes, John Cranfield: Assistant Engineers
"I'll Be Around"
Produced by David Foster and Trevor Horn
Co-Produced by Jochem van der Saag
Mixed and Additional Engineering by Tim Weidner
Seal: Vocals
Victor Indrizzo: Drums
Chris Bruce: Bass/Guitars
David Foster: Keyboards/Orchestral & Brass Arrangement
Jamie Muhoberac: Keyboards/Synths
Jerry Hey: Orchestral & Brass Arrangement
Alex Acuna: Percussion
Jochem van der Saag: Synths/Programming/Sound Design
Jochem van der Saag, Jorge Vivo, Don Murray, Francois La Londe: Engineers
Graham Archer: Additional Engineering
Steve Genewick, Andy Hughes, John Cranfield: Assistant Engineers
"Love Won't Let Me Wait"
Produced by David Foster and Trevor Horn
Co-Produced by Jochem van der Saag
Mixed and Additional Engineering by Tim Weidner
Seal: Vocals
Victor Indrizzo: Drums
Chris Bruce: Bass/Guitars
David Foster: Keyboards/Orchestral & Brass Arrangement
Jamie Muhoberac: Keyboards/Synths
Dan Higgins: Sax Solo
Jerry Hey: Orchestral & Brass Arrangement
Alex Acuna: Percussion
Jochem van der Saag: Synths/Programming/Sound Design
Jochem van der Saag, Jorge Vivo, Don Murray, Francois La Londe: Engineers
Graham Archer: Additional Engineering
Steve Genewick, Andy Hughes, John Cranfield: Assistant Engineers
"Lean On Me"
Produced by Trevor Horn
Enginnered and Mixed by Tim Weidner
Seal: Vocals
Victor Indrizzo: Drums
Chris Bruce: Bass/Electric Guitar
Leo Abrahams: Electric Guitar
Jamie Muhoberac: Piano/Keyboards/Synths/Synth Bass/Percussion Programming
Alex Acuna: Percussion
Graham Archer: Percussion
Julian Hinton: Orchestral Arrangement/Conductor
Trevor Horn: Acoustic Guitar
Jo Buckley for Isobel Griffiths Ltd.: Orchestra Contractor
Graham Archer: Engineer
Gary Langan: String Engineer
Simon Bloor, Andy Hughes, Chris Parker, John Cranfield: Assistant Engineers
"Oh Girl"
Produced by Trevor Horn
Enginnered and Mixed by Tim Weidner
Seal: Vocals
Ash Soan: Drums
Chris Bruce: Bass Guitar/Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar
Leo Abrahams: Electric Guitar
Lol Creme: Electric Guitar
Pete Murray: Piano/Organ
Jamie Muhoberac: Keyboards/Melodica
Trevor Horn: Melodica
Julian Hinton: Orchestral Arrangement/Conductor
Jo Buckley for Isobel Griffiths Ltd.: Orchestra Contractor
Graham Archer: Engineer
Gary Langan: String Engineer
Simon Bloor, Andy Hughes, John Cranfield: Assistant Engineers
Tracks 1 thru 3, 5, 6, 10, 11:
Orchestra Leader: Everton Nelson
Chef: Nora Shields
Recorded at Sarm West, London; Sarm West Coast, Los Angeles; Angel Studios, London
Mixed at The Village, West Los Angeles
Tracks 4, 7 thru 9:
Recorded at Capital Records Studios, Hollywood; Henson Studios, Hollywood; The Village, West Los Angeles; Chartmaler Studios, Los Angeles; Sarm West Coast
Mixed at Sarm West Coast
Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman
Mastering, Hollywood