Sade – The sound of pure class
In 1984 London, Sade Adu and her band turned quiet groove, dry guitar, and a cool alto voice into Diamond Life, a debut that got its hits from a quiet arrangement.
Diamond Life – Six weeks at Power Plant, Smooth Operator
In July 1984 Epic released Diamond Life, Sade's debut album, tracked in six weeks at London's Power Plant with producer Robin Millar.
Sade – Smooth Operator
Smooth Operator, from Sade's Diamond Life (1984), sets Denman's bass and Matthewman's sax under Adu's character sketch.
Love Deluxe – Venice to London, No Ordinary Love
In October 1992 Sade released Love Deluxe on Epic, a fourth album cut between Venice, Surrey, London and Los Angeles with programmed parts and No Ordinary Love up front.
Stronger Than Pride – Dry rooms, voice upfront
Stronger Than Pride, Sade's third album, uses a drier mix and puts the voice up front.
What if Sade had released an album every two years in the 1990s?
After Love Deluxe, Sade keeps the band together for three quiet, exacting albums in 1994, 1996 and 1998.
Sade – Nothing Can Come Between Us
Released in 1988 as the third single from Stronger Than Pride, Nothing Can Come Between Us is Sade working at a measured pace with the core band.
Promise – Power Plant and Miraval, the quiet sequel
In November 1985 Sade released Promise on Epic, a second album cut at Power Plant and Miraval that topped both the UK chart and the Billboard 200.
Sade – Feel No Pain
On 16 November 1992 Epic released Feel No Pain, the second single from Love Deluxe, a funk shuffle about a family that cannot get work.
Sade – By Your Side
By Your Side reached US radio on 3 October 2000, the first Sade single in eight years, before Lovers Rock arrived in Britain.
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