The extra DVD in this set includes the videos for “Future Love Paradise,” “Crazy” and “Killer.” Seal is no actor, so these various video directors just put the performer into moody, atmospheric settings. More revealing, however, are the audio extra remixes included here by William Orbit and Nellee Hooper. Original album producer Trevor Horn also has another go at the single “Crazy,” which is retitled “Krazy.” This take is stripped down, more bass-heavy and far more club-ready. The combination of this strong original album, plus all of its added auditory treats, makes Seal’s debut a work well worth revisiting.

Sound
Producer Trevor Horn has always had his finger on the pulse of great pop sonics, and these skills are abundantly revealed throughout Seal’s disc. Although one track, “Killer,” is exceptionally rocky, with a noticeably chunky electric guitar part, Horn mainly swirls many of these instrumental textures together, so when you’re listening you can’t always distinguish between various instruments, such as keyboards and guitars. But the mix he gets is nevertheless a winning one. Rather than going for grooves, Horn primarily shoots for moods, and usually hits his targets.

The extra DVD-Audio remixes are winners. “Future Love Paradise,” redone by Nellee Hooper, is relatively unchanged, except for a little more acoustic drums and piano. But William Orbit’s remix of “Crazy” is more bass and percussion-heavy than the original, with added bleepy, computery stuff at the end. His other remix, of “Killer,” includes rubber band-like percussion. The Round About mix of “The Beginning” makes it sound a little closer to a Soul II Soul creation. It’s a real dance floor stomper, and has an almost Latin feel in a few places. It’s easily the greatest remix departure of them all.