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"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}}</ref> He won in three categories: Best British Male, Best British Video ("Killer"), and Best British Album (
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>
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