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By the time this was released in 1994, something unexpected happened. Sade's early work became classic and the later additions boasted even better vocals and songs that nicely improved on the theme. The timeless sound and class always exhibited makes Sade Adu and her band a no-brainer for an appealing compilation. Like Al Green's Greatest Hits, The Best of Sade doesn't detract from the original albums and is a marker of time, not the end of the act. The ice-princess demeanor and detached vocals worked perfectly for the mid-'80s singles and radio samples "Smooth Operator" and "Your Love Is King." The tracks from the make-or-break second album, Promise, seem less dolorous propped up and sequenced for a compilation. The sensual-to-a-fault "The Sweetest Taboo" and "Never As Good As the First Time" both retain their strength here. The songs from Stronger Than Pride -- "Love Is Stronger Than Pride," "Nothing Can Come Between Us," and the great "Paradise" -- all benefit from Ian Cooper's mastering job. This set also includes tracks from Sade's "comeback" CD, Love Deluxe, including "Kiss of Life" and "No Ordinary Love." As a bonus, The Best of Sade also includes a rare cover of "Please Send Me Someone to Love" from the Philadelphia soundtrack. Despite its riches, The Best of Sade doesn't include all of the best, since "Maureen" and or "Keep Looking" aren't here. It's a small complaint and The Best of Sade is a great overview.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
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Sade, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Helen Adu, Composer, Lyricist - Matthewman Stuart, Composer, Guitar, Saxophone - Dave Early, Drums, Percussion - Martin Ditchman, Percussion - Paul Cooke, Drums - Andrew Hale, Keyboards - Terry Bailey, Trumpet - G. Matthewman, Trumpet - Paul Denman, Bass - ROBIN MILLAR, Producer - Mike Pela, Engineer - Pete Brown, Assistant Engineer - Simon Driscoll, Assistant Engineer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Sade, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Helen Adu, Composer, Lyricist - Matthewman Stuart, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Saxophone - Dave Early, Drums, Percussion - Martin Ditchman, Percussion - Paul Cooke, Drums - Andrew Hale, Keyboards - Terry Bailey, Trumpet - G. Matthewman, Trumpet - Paul Denman, Bass - ROBIN MILLAR, Producer - Mike Pela, Engineer - Pete Brown, Assistant Engineer - Simon Driscoll, Assistant Engineer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Sade, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Helen Adu, Composer, Lyricist - Raymond St. John, Composer, Lyricist - Matthewman Stuart, Guitar, Saxophone - Dave Early, Drums, Percussion - Martin Ditchman, Percussion - Andrew Hale, Keyboards - Terry Bailey, Trumpet - G. Matthewman, Trumpet - Paul Denman, Bass - ROBIN MILLAR, Producer - Mike Pela, Engineer - Pete Brown, Assistant Engineer - Simon Driscoll, Assistant Engineer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Sade, Associated Performer, Main Artist - ROBIN MILLAR, Producer - Jake Jacas - Helen Adu, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Ben Rogan, Producer - Carlos Bonell, Guitar - Matthewman Stuart, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Saxophone - Mike Pela, Engineer, Producer - Martin Ditchman, Percussion - Dave Early, Drums, Percussion - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer - Paul Cooke, Drums - Andrew Hale, Keyboards - Terry Bailey, Trumpet - G. Matthewman, Trumpet - Pete Beachill, Trombone - Paul Denman, Bass
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Sade, Associated Performer, Main Artist - ROBIN MILLAR, Producer - Helen Adu, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Pela, Engineer - Matthewman Stuart, Guitar, Saxophone - Ditcham, Composer, Lyricist - Dave Early, Drums, Percussion - Pete Brown, Assistant Engineer - Martin Ditchman, Percussion - Simon Driscoll, Assistant Engineer - Phil Legg, Assistant Engineer - Paul Cooke, Drums - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer - Andrew Hale, Keyboards - Terry Bailey, Trumpet - G. Matthewman, Trumpet - Pete Beachill, Trombone - Paul Denman, Bass
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Sade, Associated Performer, Main Artist - ROBIN MILLAR, Producer - Jake Jacas - Helen Adu, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Ben Rogan, Producer - Carlos Bonell, Guitar - Matthewman Stuart, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Saxophone - Mike Pela, Engineer, Producer - Andrew Hale, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist - Dave Early, Drums, Percussion - Martin Ditchman, Percussion - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer - Paul Cooke, Drums - Terry Bailey, Trumpet - G. Matthewman, Trumpet - Pete Beachill, Trombone - Paul Denman, Bass
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Sade, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Helen Adu, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Matthewman Stuart, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Saxophone - Leroy Osbourne - Jake Jacas - Dave Early, Drums, Percussion - Martin Ditchman, Percussion - Paul Cooke, Drums - Andrew Hale, Keyboards - Terry Bailey, Trumpet - G. Matthewman, Trumpet - Pete Beachill, Trombone - Paul Denman, Bass - ROBIN MILLAR, Producer - Mike Pela, Engineer, Producer - Rogan, Producer - Pete Brown, Assistant Engineer - Simon Driscoll, Assistant Engineer - Phil Legg, Assistant Engineer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Sade, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer - Helen Adu, Composer, Lyricist - Matthewman Stuart, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Saxophone - Andrew Hale, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist - Dave Early, Drums, Percussion - Martin Ditchman, Percussion - Paul Cooke, Drums - Terry Bailey, Trumpet - G. Matthewman, Trumpet - Paul Denman, Bass - Mike Pela, Engineer - Pete Brown, Assistant Engineer - Simon Driscoll, Assistant Engineer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1988 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Sade, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer - Helen Adu, Composer, Lyricist - Matthewman Stuart, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Saxophone - Paul Denman, Bass, Composer, Lyricist - Andrew Hale, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist - Martin Ditchman, Percussion - Dave Early, Drums, Percussion - Paul Cooke, Drums - Terry Bailey, Trumpet - G. Matthewman, Trumpet - Mike Pela, Engineer - Pete Brown, Assistant Engineer - Simon Driscoll, Assistant Engineer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Sade, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer - Helen Adu, Composer, Lyricist - Matthewman Stuart, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Saxophone - Dave Early, Drums, Percussion - Andrew Hale, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist - Martin Ditchman, Percussion - Paul Cooke, Drums - Terry Bailey, Trumpet - G. Matthewman, Trumpet - Paul Denman, Bass - Mike Pela, Engineer - Pete Brown, Assistant Engineer - Simon Driscoll, Assistant Engineer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Sade, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer - Helen Adu, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Pela, Engineer - Leroy Osbourne - Matthewman Stuart, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Saxophone - Pete Brown, Assistant Engineer - Martin Ditchman, Drums, Percussion - Simon Driscoll, Assistant Engineer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - SANDRO FRANCHIN, Assistant Engineer - Dave Early, Drums, Percussion - Adrian Moore, Assistant Engineer - Marc Williams, Assistant Engineer - Paul Cooke, Drums - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer - Andrew Hale, Keyboards - Terry Bailey, Trumpet - G. Matthewman, Trumpet - Paul Denman, Bass - Tony Pleeth, Cello
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Sade, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer - Helen Adu, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Pela, Engineer - Leroy Osbourne - Andrew Hale, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer - Matthewman Stuart, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Saxophone - Martin Ditcham, Drums, Percussion - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Paul Denman, Bass
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Sade, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer - Helen Adu, Composer, Lyricist - Matthewman Stuart, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Saxophone - Paul Denman, Bass, Composer, Lyricist - Andrew Hale, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist - Leroy Osbourne - Dave Early, Drums, Percussion - Martin Ditchman, Drums, Percussion - Paul Cooke, Drums - Terry Bailey, Trumpet - G. Matthewman, Trumpet - Tony Pleeth, Cello - Mike Pela, Engineer - Pete Brown, Assistant Engineer - Simon Driscoll, Assistant Engineer - SANDRO FRANCHIN, Assistant Engineer - Adrian Moore, Assistant Engineer - Marc Williams, Assistant Engineer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Sade, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer - Helen Adu - Percy Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist - Hein Hoven, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Matthewman Stuart, Guitar, Saxophone - Mike Pela, Engineer - Gordon Hunte, Guitar - Pete Brown, Assistant Engineer - Martin Ditchman, Percussion - Simon Driscoll, Assistant Engineer - Dave Early, Drums, Percussion - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer - Paul Cooke, Drums - Trévor Murrell, Drums - Andrew Hale, Keyboards - Terry Bailey, Trumpet - G. Matthewman, Trumpet - Paul Denman, Bass
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Sade, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer - Helen Adu - Matthewman Stuart, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Saxophone - Mike Pela, Engineer - Andrew Hale, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist - Leroy Osbourne - Pete Brown, Assistant Engineer - Dave Early, Drums, Percussion - SANDRO FRANCHIN, Assistant Engineer - Simon Driscoll, Assistant Engineer - Martin Ditchman, Drums, Percussion - Adrian Moore, Assistant Engineer - Marc Williams, Assistant Engineer - Paul Cooke, Drums - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer - Terry Bailey, Trumpet - G. Matthewman, Trumpet - Paul Denman, Bass - Tony Pleeth, Cello
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Sade, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer - Helen Adu, Composer, Lyricist - Andrew Hale, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist - Leroy Osbourne - Matthewman Stuart, Guitar, Saxophone - Martin Ditcham, Drums, Percussion - Paul Denman, Bass - Mike Pela, Engineer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Album review
By the time this was released in 1994, something unexpected happened. Sade's early work became classic and the later additions boasted even better vocals and songs that nicely improved on the theme. The timeless sound and class always exhibited makes Sade Adu and her band a no-brainer for an appealing compilation. Like Al Green's Greatest Hits, The Best of Sade doesn't detract from the original albums and is a marker of time, not the end of the act. The ice-princess demeanor and detached vocals worked perfectly for the mid-'80s singles and radio samples "Smooth Operator" and "Your Love Is King." The tracks from the make-or-break second album, Promise, seem less dolorous propped up and sequenced for a compilation. The sensual-to-a-fault "The Sweetest Taboo" and "Never As Good As the First Time" both retain their strength here. The songs from Stronger Than Pride -- "Love Is Stronger Than Pride," "Nothing Can Come Between Us," and the great "Paradise" -- all benefit from Ian Cooper's mastering job. This set also includes tracks from Sade's "comeback" CD, Love Deluxe, including "Kiss of Life" and "No Ordinary Love." As a bonus, The Best of Sade also includes a rare cover of "Please Send Me Someone to Love" from the Philadelphia soundtrack. Despite its riches, The Best of Sade doesn't include all of the best, since "Maureen" and or "Keep Looking" aren't here. It's a small complaint and The Best of Sade is a great overview.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:19
- Main artists: Sade
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
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