Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 30 November 2009 | |||
Recorded | 1991–2009 | |||
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Length | 79:10 | |||
Label | Warner | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Hits is a 2009 compilation album by Seal, released by Warner Bros. Records. It is Seal's second compilation album following 2004's Best 1991–2004. The album was released on two formats, a one-disc standard edition featuring 19 tracks and a two-disc deluxe edition with 34 tracks. Both versions of the album included two new songs, "I Am Your Man", composed by Ashford & Simpson and previously recorded by Edwin Starr, Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers and The Four Tops, and "Thank You Fa Lettin' Me Be Myself" by Sly & The Family Stone.
The single disc edition includes many of the single versions of the songs, whereas the deluxe edition replaces them with the album versions, or as in the case of "The Beginning", a remix. The cover also served as the artwork for the 2008 single "It's a Man's Man's Man's World".
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally from | Length |
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1. | "I Am Your Man" | Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson | Hits (2009) | 4:03 |
2. | "Kiss from a Rose" | Seal | Seal (1994) and Batman Forever (soundtrack) (1995) | 4:47 |
3. | "Killer" (radio remix) | Seal, Guy Sigsworth | Seal (1991) | 4:17 |
4. | "Crazy" | Seal | Seal (1991) | 4:29 |
5. | "Fly Like an Eagle" | Steve Miller | Space Jam (soundtrack) (1996) | 4:14 |
6. | "Love's Divine" | Seal, Mark Batson | Seal IV (2003) | 4:34 |
7. | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | Sam Cooke | Soul (2008) | 3:54 |
8. | "Amazing" | Seal | System (2007) | 3:02 |
9. | "Get It Together" | Seal. Mark Batson | Seal IV (2003) | 4:26 |
10. | "Future Love Paradise" | Seal | Seal (1991) | 4:19 |
11. | "My Vision" (featuring Jakatta) | Seal, Dave Lee, Rick Salmon, Thomas Newman | Seal IV (2003) | 3:43 |
12. | "The Right Life" (single version) | Seal, Stuart Price | System (2007) | 5:16 |
13. | "Prayer for the Dying" (single edit) | Seal, Augustus Isidore | Seal (1994) | 4:14 |
14. | "I Can't Stand the Rain" | Ann Peebles, Don Bryant, Bernard Miller | Soul (2008) | 3:34 |
15. | "Waiting for You" | Seal, Mark Batson | Seal IV (2003) | 3:44 |
16. | "The Beginning" (single edit) | Seal, Guy Sigsworth | Seal (1991) | 4:08 |
17. | "Don't Cry" (single version) | Seal | Seal (1994) | 4:29 |
18. | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | James Brown, Betty Jean Newsome | Soul (2008) | 3:52 |
19. | "Thank You" | Sly Stone | Hits (2009) | 3:42 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Am Your Man" | 4:03 |
2. | "Kiss from a Rose" | 4:47 |
3. | "Crazy" (extended version) | 5:56 |
4. | "Fly Like an Eagle" | 4:14 |
5. | "Love's Divine" | 4:36 |
6. | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | 3:54 |
7. | "Amazing" | 3:02 |
8. | "Get It Together" | 4:26 |
9. | "My Vision" (featuring Jakatta) | 3:45 |
10. | "Prayer for the Dying" | 5:30 |
11. | "I Can't Stand the Rain" | 3:33 |
12. | "Waiting for You" | 3:44 |
13. | "The Beginning" (US single remix) | 4:47 |
14. | "The Right Life" (radio remix edit) | 4:03 |
15. | "Don't Cry" | 6:19 |
16. | "Rolling" | 4:30 |
17. | "If You Don't Know Me By Now" | 3:49 |
18. | "Violet" (acoustic single version) | 4:11 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Killer" | 6:21 |
2. | "Future Love Paradise" (extended EP version) | 5:34 |
3. | "Human Beings" | 4:35 |
4. | "A Father's Way" | 4:39 |
5. | "I'm Alive" (radio remix version) | 4:16 |
6. | "Colour" | 5:20 |
7. | "Free" | 3:23 |
8. | "Latest Craze" | 4:27 |
9. | "System" | 3:48 |
10. | "Newborn Friend" (David Morales Radio Remix) | 3:54 |
11. | "Lips Like Sugar" (featuring Mikey Dread) | 5:01 |
12. | "This Could Be Heaven" | 4:43 |
13. | "Les Mots" (featuring Mylène Farmer) | 4:47 |
14. | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | 3:51 |
15. | "Here I Am (Come and Take Me) / Get It Together / Knock on Wood (Medley)" (Live 2008) | 8:14 |
16. | "Thank You" | 3:47 |
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[15] | Gold | 35,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |