Best of Sade

Rating

Album: Best of Sade
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Your Love Is King	More Info...	0:03
2)	Hang On to Your Love	More Info...	0:04
3)	Smooth Operator	More Info...	0:04
4)	Jezebel	More Info...	0:05
5)	The Sweetest Taboo	More Info...	0:04
6)	Is It a Crime	More Info...	0:06
7)	Never As Good As the First Time	More Info...	0:04
8)	Love Is Stronger Than Pride	More Info...	0:04
9)	Paradise	More Info...	0:03
10)	Nothing Can Come Between Us	More Info...	0:04
11)	No Ordinary Love	More Info...	0:07
12)	Like a Tattoo	More Info...	0:03
13)	Kiss of Life	More Info...	0:04
14)	Please Send Me Someone to Love	More Info...	0:03
15)	Cherish the Day	More Info...	0:06
16)	Pearls	More Info...	0:04

Album: Best of Sade
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Your Love Is King	More Info...	0:03
2)	Hang On to Your Love	More Info...	0:04
3)	Smooth Operator	More Info...	0:04
4)	Jezebel	More Info...	0:05
5)	The Sweetest Taboo	More Info...	0:04
6)	Is It a Crime	More Info...	0:06
7)	Never As Good As the First Time	More Info...	0:04
8)	Love Is Stronger Than Pride	More Info...	0:04
9)	Paradise	More Info...	0:03
10)	Nothing Can Come Between Us	More Info...	0:04
11)	No Ordinary Love	More Info...	0:07
12)	Like a Tattoo	More Info...	0:03
13)	Kiss of Life	More Info...	0:04
14)	Please Send Me Someone to Love	More Info...	0:03
15)	Cherish the Day	More Info...	0:06
16)	Pearls	More Info...	0:04

Tracks

1. Your Love Is King

2. Hang On To Your Love

3. Smooth Operator

4. Jezebel

5. The Sweetest Taboo

6. Is It A Crime

7. Never As Good As The First Time

8. Love Is Stronger Than Pride

9. Paradise

10. Nothing Can Come Between Us

11. No Ordinary Love

12. Like A Tattoo

13. Kiss Of Life

14. Please Send Me Someone To Love

15. Cherish The Day

16. Pearls

Performer Notes

Sade: Sade Adu (vocals); Stuart Matthewman (guitar, saxophone); Andrew Hale (keyboards); Paul S. Denman (bass).
Additional personnel includes: Leroy Osbourne, Jake Jacas (vocals); Gordon Hunte (guitar); Tony Pleeth (cello); Terry Bailey, Gordon Matthewman (trumpet); Pete Beachill (trombone); Dave Early, Martin Ditcham (drums, percussion); Paul Cooke, Trevor Murrell (drums); Karl Vanden Bossche (percussion).
Producers: Robin Millar, Ben Rogan, Mike Pela, Sade, Hein Hoven.
Engineers: Mike Pela, Ben Rogan.
Digitally remastered by Tom Coyne (Sterling Sound, New York, New York).
Nigerian vocalist Sade Adu has carved out a cosmopolitan niche for herself over the past decade, gathering together elements of cool jazz, samba, reggae, funk, and pop all under the pastoral umbrella of her suede-and-velvet voice. A pop stylist with a musical universe all her own, Sade has endured and matured over the past decade, seemingly unaffected by changes in taste and fashion; a movement unto herself. As her most recent single (Percy Mayfield's "Please Send Me Someone to Love" from the Philadelphia soundtrack) illustrates, Sade's coy, caressing voice speaks more of commitment and trust, of relationships in flux ("Nothing Can Come Between Us") than of the heat of the moment: from the the coy duplicity of "Smooth Operator" to the positive reinforcement of "The Sweetest Taboo" and the sweet ambiguities of "Love Is Stronger Than Pride." Outside of Sade's mentholated vocals, it is the serene, understated quality of her arrangements that lend The Best of Sade its classic touch of elegance. Delicate washes of percussion and acoustic guitar, the coiled intensity of Stuart Matthewman's tenor saxophone counterpoint, Andrew Hale's suave, elusive keyboard colorations, and Paul S. Denman's discretely dancing bass provide a maximum of smoke, but precious little fire. The simmering aftermath of Sade's music is as deceptively powerful as a mixed drink: smooth and sweet going down, but with a surprisingly potent kick.

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (11/18/94, p.108) - "...Among these soulful, moody treasures...from her four platinum discs, there is one particular jewel:...Percy Mayfield's "Please Send Me Someone To Love"....a grand reminder of why the silky-voiced chanteuse's love is king...." - Rating: A

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