Togetherland
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Togetherland was originally intended to be Seal
's fourth album and was to be released back in 2001. Contrary to various reports, Warner Bros. Records
turned down the album because they weren't too happy with its end result. Seal recorded and released Seal IV in its place. Seal decided to put Togetherland into a "vault", where the album has remained ever since.
Over the years, fans have been able to listen to 30 second clips as well as streamed, full versions of some of the album's songs, to which many of those songs received high praise. On July 1, 2007, a book titled The Greatest Music Never Sold was released and makes mention of Togetherland as well as other popular artists whose music has been kept hidden away.
So far, the only song from Togetherland that has been released commercially is the song "This Could Be Heaven
" (originally entitled simply "Heaven"), which was on the soundtrack to the motion picture The Family Man
. The recording of the track, however, is different from the version that was recorded for Togetherland.
Seal (musician)
Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel , known simply as Seal, is a British soul and R&B singer-songwriter, of Nigerian and Brazilian background. Seal has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1992, four Grammy Awards, and an...
's fourth album and was to be released back in 2001. Contrary to various reports, Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
turned down the album because they weren't too happy with its end result. Seal recorded and released Seal IV in its place. Seal decided to put Togetherland into a "vault", where the album has remained ever since.
Over the years, fans have been able to listen to 30 second clips as well as streamed, full versions of some of the album's songs, to which many of those songs received high praise. On July 1, 2007, a book titled The Greatest Music Never Sold was released and makes mention of Togetherland as well as other popular artists whose music has been kept hidden away.
So far, the only song from Togetherland that has been released commercially is the song "This Could Be Heaven
This Could Be Heaven (Seal song)
"This Could Be Heaven" is a song Seal recorded in the year 2000 for his fourth album Togetherland. However, the album was scrapped after it was rejected by his record company as they believed the album would not be commercially successful...
" (originally entitled simply "Heaven"), which was on the soundtrack to the motion picture The Family Man
The Family Man
The Family Man is a 2000 drama film directed by Brett Ratner and starring Nicolas Cage and Téa Leoni. Cage's production company, Saturn Films, helped produce the film....
. The recording of the track, however, is different from the version that was recorded for Togetherland.
Track listing
- "(Just a) Step Away"
- "Keep On" (Original title "Champagne")
- "Love Is Better"
- "Elise"
- "Under the Sun"
- "HeavenThis Could Be Heaven (Seal song)"This Could Be Heaven" is a song Seal recorded in the year 2000 for his fourth album Togetherland. However, the album was scrapped after it was rejected by his record company as they believed the album would not be commercially successful...
" - "English Lover" (Duet with Emiliana TorriniEmilíana TorriniEmilíana Torrini Davíðsdóttir is an Icelandic singer, best known for her 2009 single Jungle Drum, 1999 album Love in the Time of Science and for performing "Gollum's Song" for Peter Jackson's film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.-Early life:Torrini grew up in Kópavogur, where, at the age of...
) - "Breathe"
- "All I Wanted to Say"
- "Let It Ride"
- "Togetherland"