One of the more promising commercial R&B debuts released during the first half of the 2010s, Sebastian Mikael's Speechless includes all four singles that preceded it.
"Last Night," a midtempo cut that samples and interpolates Al B.
Sure!'s "Night and Day," posed this Swedish-Ethiopian vocalist as a young mix of Usher, Trey Songz, and Chris Brown.
"Beautiful Life" and "Forever" added serious but lukewarm ballads to the mix.
"4 U," the last of the pre-album releases, flashes back to Jade's "Don't Walk Away" -- via the drums from Kool & the Gang's "Jungle Jazz" -- and placed him back in typical playboy mode, where the most flattering compliment he pays is that he'd consider monogamy due in part to his object of affection's behind.
The six additional songs tend to flit between the extremes of the singles, with the exception of a relaxed groove that recalls Donell Jones' "U Know What's Up" ("Thinkin' About You Girl") and a yearning duet with Teyana Taylor ("Made for Me").
While much of the material lacks distinction, it has charm to spare.
Mikael's potential is evident.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 UW. Roberts | Sebastian Mikael | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Made for MeSebastian Bereket, Irvin Whitlow | Sebastian Mikael | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | SpeechlessSebastian Bereket | Sebastian Mikael | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | Thinkin' About You GirlSebastian Bereket | Sebastian Mikael | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | Kiss MeChristopher Newland, Ravelle Smith | Sebastian Mikael | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 6 | Lose ItSebastian Bereket | Sebastian Mikael | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | CrashE. Barnard Anderson, Carlton Lynn, T. Reyes, A. Mario Stevenson | Sebastian Mikael | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | Beautiful LifeSebastian Bereket | Sebastian Mikael | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 28 mins | 64 MB | |||||
| 28 mins | 192 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Musa "Milk" Adeoye | A&R, Executive Producer |
| 2 | E. Barnard Anderson | Composer |
| 3 | Efrem Anderson | Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Derrick "Bigg D" Baker | Guitar, Producer |
| 5 | Sebastian Bereket | Composer |
| 6 | Leota Blacknor | Marketing |
| 7 | Julian "Ju-Boy" Boothe | A&R |
| 8 | "Cashous" Clay Bullard | Engineer |
| 9 | Matthew Burnett | Producer |
| 10 | Nicola Charles | Administration |
| 11 | Kim Smith Dockery | Production Manager |
| 12 | Drop | Engineer |
| 13 | Corey Evans | Keyboards |
| 14 | Otis Felton III | Composer |
| 15 | Michael Holmes | Producer |
| 16 | JG | Producer |
| 17 | Jozzy | Vocal Producer |
| 18 | Steven "the Kidd" Kubie | Engineer, Programming |
| 19 | Dave Kutch | Mastering |
| 20 | Lamb | Producer, Programming |
| 21 | Tami Latrell | Vocals |
| 22 | Bryan Lenett | Executive Producer |
| 23 | Ted "Touche" Lucas | Executive Producer |
| 24 | Carlton Lynn | Composer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 25 | Kimberly Mason | Marketing |
| 26 | Eddie "Moneybags" Matthew | Producer |
| 27 | Wendy Michel | Artwork |
| 28 | Sebastian Mikael | Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 29 | Christopher Newland | Composer |
| 30 | Novel | Drum Programming, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 31 | Donna Permell | Photography |
| 32 | Red Fly | Producer |
| 33 | Jon Redwine | Engineer, Instrumentation, Keyboards |
| 34 | T. Reyes | Composer |
| 35 | Tony Reyes | Bass, Guitar |
| 36 | W. Roberts | Composer |
| 37 | Rick Ross | Featured Artist |
| 38 | Jocke "Joker" Sandström | Producer, Programming |
| 39 | Ravelle Smith | Composer |
| 40 | A. Mario Stevenson | Composer |
| 41 | Teyana Taylor | Featured Artist |
| 42 | TJ | Producer |
| 43 | Wale | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 44 | Marley Waters | Producer, Programming |
| 45 | Sean Wertheim | A&R |
| 46 | Irvin Whitlow | Composer |
| 47 | Wizz Dumb | Producer |
| 48 | Alexander Wright | Design |
| 49 | Kawar "KJ" Yousef | Engineer, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |