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Early Days of "Kiss From a Rose"
- Seal wrote "Kiss from a Rose" in the late 80s while living in a squat, experimenting with a 4-track recorder.
- Initially, he wasn't proud of the song and set it aside.
Meeting Trevor Horn and ZTT Records
- Seal was drawn to ZTT Records after recognizing Trevor Horn's production work on several albums he admired.
- Despite encouragement from a friend, Seal initially downplayed "Kiss from a Rose" to Horn.
Recording "Kiss from a Rose"
- Trevor Horn was intrigued when Seal finally played him "Kiss from a Rose", particularly the song's unusual time signature.
- They decided to record the song for Seal's second album, keeping the arrangement straightforward.