{"id":4717,"date":"2023-03-22T10:32:50","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T17:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/?p=4717"},"modified":"2024-08-05T10:41:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T17:41:17","slug":"seal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/seal","title":{"rendered":"Episode 250: Seal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"subhead\">&#8220;Kiss from a Rose&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SongExploder250-Seal-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SongExploder250-Seal-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SongExploder250-Seal-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SongExploder250-Seal-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SongExploder250-Seal.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED CODE --><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"monetization\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" width=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeed.songexploder.net%2FSongExploder&#038;ge=prx_93_a535f4db-ce6d-444a-860e-706ee08d6dd3\"><\/iframe><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED CODE ENDS --><br \/>\n<!-- LISTEN LINKS --><\/p>\n<div class=\"download-links\">LISTEN: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/seal-kiss-from-a-rose\/id788236947?i=1000605428239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">APPLE<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/3q19fxdzsLg3PJ5y6RHTj4?si=Gz-5-6BCT3W43GFOGjlZxw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SPOTIFY<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/58a85de5-7ebb-464c-a13e-9d3008deb3bb\/episodes\/3cf8f2fe-4325-4b58-a0ee-207006998d85\/song-exploder-seal---kiss-from-a-rose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMAZON<\/a>\u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/songexploder\/episode\/083dcb07b0c9ce23539c4751ef84e14d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OTHER APPS<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- LISTEN LINKS END HERE --><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sealofficial.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seal<\/a> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammy.com\/artists\/seal\/6331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multi-Grammy-winning<\/a> singer and songwriter from England. His song <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/30475379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Kiss from a Rose&#8221;<\/a>  was first released in 1994, on his <a href=\"https:\/\/album.link\/us\/i\/302788213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">second album<\/a>. It was a huge hit, thanks in part to being <a href=\"https:\/\/album.link\/us\/i\/320264838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">featured in the movie Batman Forever<\/a>. It landed on the top ten charts in multiple countries, and eventually went quadruple platinum in the US. At the 1996 Grammys, it won Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cKiss from a Rose\u201d becoming a hit was not a foregone conclusion, though.  Seal almost didn\u2019t record it. And when it was first released, it didn\u2019t make much of a splash. But for this episode, Seal and his longtime collaborator, producer <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trevor_Horn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trevor Horn<\/a>, told me the story of what it took to bring &#8220;Kiss from a Rose&#8221; to life.<\/p>\n<p>You can buy or stream &#8220;Kiss from a Rose&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/30475379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yivLt9cTaio\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Illustration by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lerms.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Lerma<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For a transcript of this episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Song-Exploder-Seal-Transcript.pdf\">click here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"header\">footnotes:<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vtENRzTV__8&#038;ab_channel=moonfloated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Killer&#8221;<\/a> &#8211; song by Adamski featuring vocals from Seal<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ZTT_Records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ZTT Records<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Propaganda_(band)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Propaganda<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankie_Goes_to_Hollywood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frankie Goes to Hollywood<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slave_to_the_Rhythm_(Grace_Jones_song)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Slave to the Rhythm&#8221;<\/a> &#8211; Grace Jones song<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sarm_Studios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarm Studios<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/190428-Chris-Bruce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Bruce<\/a> &#8211; guitarist<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jamie_Muhoberac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jamie Muhoberac<\/a> &#8211; keyboardist<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ampfiddler.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amp Fiddler<\/a> &#8211; keyboardist<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harveymason.net\/harvey-mason.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvey Mason<\/a> &#8211; drummer<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charley_Drayton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charley Drayton<\/a> &#8211; bassist<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Betsy_Cook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Betsy Cook<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bob_Cavallo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bob Cavallo<\/a> &#8211; Seal&#8217;s manager at the time<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joel_Schumacher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joel Schumacher<\/a> &#8211; film director\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Kiss from a Rose&#8221; LISTEN: APPLE \u00b7 SPOTIFY \u00b7 AMAZON\u00b7 OTHER APPS Seal is a multi-Grammy-winning singer and songwriter from England. 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