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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...second. "I wanted to make a more raw record," he says. "Not as produced. I wanted to make sure that it was more open, more from the heart." Human Being, co-produced by Seal's longtime collaborator Trevor Horn, draws on soul, folk, rock and even a bit from drum 'n' bass to create a sound that's personal and purposeful. Says Seal: "I'm constantly searching for a sound that can become timeless...
Striving for timelessness can take time, and the recording process was a long, arduous one. Horn signed on to the project, was pushed off of it while Seal explored his options with two other producers, and then was invited back to finish the record. "[Seal] got a bit manic with the whole thing," says Horn. "He was going through a fair amount of turmoil as we started working. By the end of the record it was like having an old friend back. Taking people, calling them a star, it screws people's heads up. It did change him a little...
Wading through the 29 tracks of this double album is like watching one of those Airport films: the sheer tonnage of guest stars makes the proceedings feel a bit bloated. Here's sweet balladeer Celine Dion and nail-spitting rapper Foxy Brown. There's Jay-Z, Nas and Noriega. Even Puff Daddy drops in to co-produce a tune. What, O.J. was busy? Why does Kelly, a blue-chip producer-singer-songwriter, need to call in the cavalry? Because R. is less an album than a collection of gussied-up singles, like a meal made only of desserts. There...
...crew of the shuttle Discovery was apparently smart enough to come in out of a storm, returning safely to Earth last Saturday before the Leonid meteor shower could begin. The mission's glamour boy, however--veteran astronaut John Glenn--was a bit unsteady, both in orbit and on his return to terra firma...
...their special day? Paperweights. Oddly enough, NBC also gave the Friends paperweights, which led the Friends to think the whole thing was a joke. It wasn't. A Warner spokesman said the studio meant to acknowledge the Friends when the series went into reruns in September, but was a bit tardy. Late last week the studio gave them what the spokesman would characterize only as "a very, very generous gift." Still, next year's negotiations for a seventh season may make the NBA talks look like a church picnic...