Editing Seal (musician) (section)

===Initial success: 1990s===
"Killer" eventually reached number one in the UK.<ref name="UKChart"/> Seal subsequently signed to [[ZTT Records]] and released his [[Seal (1991 album)|self-titled début album]] (produced by [[Trevor Horn]]) in 1991. Two versions of the album are known to be in circulation: the original "premix" version and a second, more common version with an updated mix. This is attributed to the demand for a produced single rushing the final album edit and, as Seal puts it, producer Horn's "inability to let go".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://futureloveparadise.co.uk/index.html?s=anthology&d=disc-album&p=seal1edit |title=10 Years on and Still the Web's Best Source of Seal Info |publisher=Future Love Paradise |access-date=26 April 2011}}</ref>

''Seal'' was positively received by critics. The singles "[[Crazy (Seal song)|Crazy]]", "Future Love Paradise" and his own rendition of "Killer" performed well on the charts. In particular, "Crazy" became an international hit in 1991, reaching number two in the [[UK Singles Chart]] and number seven on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in the US.<ref name="UKChart"/><ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=seal|chart=all}} |title=Seal: Single Chart History |magazine=Billboard |access-date=26 April 2011}}</ref> Seal stole the show at the [[List of Brit Awards ceremonies#1992|1992]] [[Brit Awards]] held at the [[Hammersmith Odeon]], London, with the first hat-trick of wins in the history of the event.<ref name="Brits">{{cite web |url=http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1992 |title=History |publisher=Brit Awards |date=16 October 2015 |access-date=15 January 2016 |archive-date=14 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114193144/http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1992 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He won in three categories: Best British Male, Best British Video ("Killer") and Best British Album (''Seal'').<ref name="Brits"/>

In 1992, Seal appeared on the [[Red Hot Organization]]'s compilation CD ''[[Red Hot + Dance]]'', contributing an exclusive track "Crazy (If I Was Trev Mix)". The album, featuring [[George Michael]] and [[Madonna]] among others, raised money and awareness in support of the AIDS epidemic by donating all proceeds to AIDS charities.<ref>{{cite news |title=Red Hot + Dance |url=https://redhot.org/project/red-hot-dance/ |access-date=19 April 2022 |agency=Redhot.org}}</ref>

[[Jeff Beck]] and Seal performed a cover of "[[Manic Depression (song)|Manic Depression]]" for the 1993 album ''[[Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix]]''. Seal also contributed vocals to a cover of [[John Lennon]]'s "[[Imagine (John Lennon song)|Imagine]]" for the 2010 [[Herbie Hancock]] album, ''[[The Imagine Project]]'' along with [[Pink (singer)|P!nk]], [[India.Arie]], [[Jeff Beck]], [[Konono Nº1]], [[Oumou Sangaré]] and others.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=36827 |title=The Imagine Project |magazine=All About Jazz |date=21 June 2010 |access-date=29 November 2010}}</ref>

After Seal regrouped with Trevor Horn, his second album, also [[Seal (1994 album)|self-titled]], was released in 1994. A success, the album featured the singles "[[Prayer for the Dying]]" and "[[Newborn Friend]]", and later received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. "Prayer for the Dying" became a minor pop hit in the US, peaking at number 21 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. A third single, "[[Kiss from a Rose]]", performed modestly when released, but was later featured to much wider popularity when it was remixed for the soundtrack to ''[[Batman Forever]]''. "Kiss from a Rose" won a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Record of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year]] in 1996, becoming Seal's best-performing single on the US market (it topped the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in late August 1995) and hit number four in the UK.<ref name="UKChart">Roberts, David (2006). [[British Hit Singles & Albums]]. London: Guinness World Records Limited</ref><ref name="Billboard"/>

In 1998, Seal released ''[[Human Being (album)|Human Being]]''. The album was the product of a turbulent time in his life, including a split and later reconciliation with producer Horn, as well as Seal's parting with ZTT Records and his signing with [[Warner Bros. Records]] in 1997. The record was panned upon its release. It received gold record certification by the [[RIAA]] just two months after its release date.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/ |title=Home |publisher=RIAA |date=3 November 2015 |access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref> The album provided two singles – "[[Human Beings (song)|Human Beings]]" and "Lost My Faith".