Seal

Artist:  Seal
Birth Name:  Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel
Born:  February 19, 1963.  Paddington, London, England
Genre:  Soul, R&B, Adult Contemporary, Electronica, Club, Dance, Contemporary Pop, Standards
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards

Seal is an English Singer and Songwriter.  He has sold more than 20 million records worldwide and is known for his international hits, including "Kiss From A Rose", which appeared on the soundtrack Batman Forever in 1995.  He has won multiple awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards, he won Best British Male in 1992 and four Grammy Awards and MTV Video Music Award.

Title:  Standards  (2017)
Genre:  Soul, R&B, Adult Contemporary, Electronica, Club, Dance, Contemporary Pop, Standards
Label:  Decca
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Luck Be A Lady  (4:36)
 2.  Autumn Leaves  (2:56)
 3.  I Put A Spell On You  (2:56)
 4.  They Can't Take That Away From Me  (3:16)
 5.  Anyone Who Knows What Love Is  (4:32)
 6.  Love For Sale  (3:46)
 7.  My Funny Valentine  (4:33)
 8.  I've Got You Under My Skin  (3:14)
 9.  Smile  (4:31)
10. I'm Beginning To See The Light  (3:06)
11. It Was A Very Good Year  (4:43)
12. The Nearness Of You  (3:53)
13. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow  (2:39)
14. Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)  (3:38)

Personnel:

Seal:  Vocals

Orchestra Contractor by Peter Rotter

Dean Parks:  Principal Guitar
Kevin Axl:  Principal Double Bass, Bass Guitar

Except Track 10:

Andrew Synowiec:  Principal Guitar 
John Parricelli:  Principal Guitar 
Chuck Berghofer:  Principal Double Bass, Bass Guitar 
Michael Valerio:  Principal Double Bass 
Nico Abondolo:  Double Bass
Bruce Dukov:  Principal Violin
Charlie Bisharat, Belinda Broughton, Tamara Halwan, Luanne Homzy, Ana Landauer, Songa Lee, Natalie Leggett, Phillip Levy, Maya Magub, Carol Pool, Katia Popov, Mary Sloan, tereza Stanislav, Josefina Vergara, Roger Wilkie, Yelena Yegoryan:  Violins
Brian Dembow:  Principal Viola
Robert A. Brophy, John Zach Dellinger, Alma Fernandez, Matthew Funes, Shawn Mann:  Violas
Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Andrew T. Shulman:  Principal Cellos
Xiaodan Altenbach, Jacob Braun, Paula Hochhalter, Dennis Karmazyn, Timothy Loo:  Cellos
Gayle Levant:  Principal Harp

Tracks:  1, 4, 6, 8:

Robert Schaer:  Principal Trumpet
Christopher Gray, Kevin richardson, Michael Stever:   Trumpets
Andrew Martin:  Principal Trombone
Alexander Iles, Bob McChesney, William Reichenbach:  Trombone

Tracks:  1-4, 6, 11, 13, 14:

Andrew Bain: Principal French Horn
Laura Brenes, Dylan Hart, Teag Reaves:  French Horns

Tracks:  2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13, 14:

Alexandr H. Budman, Jeff Driskill:  Principal Saxoophones
Brandon Fields, David Higgins, m Robert Lockart, Thomas Peterson:  Saxophones
Heather Clark:  Principal Flute
Jennifer Olson:  Flute
Stuart Clark:  Principal Clarinet
Rose Corrigan:  Principal Bassoon
Jessica Pearlman:  Principal Oboe

Randy Waldman:  Piano Except Tracks:  2, 7, 9, 11
Shelton Berg:  Piano on Tracks:  2, 7, 9, 11
Gregg Field:  Drums Except Tracks:  2, 3, 11
Miles Bould:  Percussion on Tracks:  1, 6

Standards is the tenth studio album by Seal, was released on November 10, 2017 by Decca Records, combining his unique voice with some of the greatest Jazz Standards and Swing Classics, paying tribute to Legends including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Nina Simone.  Great Tracks, Great Voice and Superb Great Album1.  Highly Recommended!.