In an interview with Reuters Seal attributed the title of the album to his wife Heidi Klum, saying, "I think that commitment is the recurring theme that kept popping up.

"[3] Angus Batey of The Guardian stated in his interview with Seal that: Commitment is as much about looking back to who he was as celebrating the contentment he feels today.

Seal came to the sessions with 41 songs at least partly written – unprecedented for an artist who would struggle to come up with a dozen strong ideas every three or four years.

[5][6] Dave Simpson of The Guardian gave Seal 6: Commitment a mixed review, rating the album two stars, expressing: At times, the only edge comes from the 47-year-old singer's voice, now raspier than ever.

However, hairs are invited to stand up on necks during Silence, which begins as the sort of exquisitely assembled song about loneliness that David McAlmont, say, would kill for, before somehow turning into a scarf-waving anthem.

The other standout is Weight of My Mistakes, which mixes contemplative lyrics with an upbeat tune so catchy it requires surgical removal.

However, elsewhere, there's too much polished, overwrought, formulaic slop, with You Get Me's line about a "beautiful song you've heard a million times" containing more than a hint of irony.