Description
The Best Of Sade / Epic Audio CD / 500594 2
UPC 5099750059425
The Best of Sade is the first greatest hits album by English band Sade. It was released in the United Kingdom on 31 October 1994 and in the United States on 4 November 1994 by Epic Records. The Best of Sade chronicles Sade's first four albums, while also including non-single songs "Jezebel", "Like a Tattoo" and "Pearls", as well as "Please Send Me Someone to Love", which appeared in the soundtrack for the film Philadelphia. The album was digitally remastered in 2000.
The singles from Diamond Life, as well as Stronger Than Pride's "Paradise" and "Nothing Can Come Between Us", are presented in their 7″ edit forms; "Never as Good as the First Time" and "Cherish the Day" are remixes produced by Sade, also taken from their respective singles. None of this information is listed within the packaging.
AllMusic's Jason Elias wrote, "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... 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." Robert Christgau called the album "another loungecore alternative".
| Label: | Epic – 500594 2 |
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| Format: |
CD, Compilation
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| Country: | Europe |
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| Genre: | Electronic |
| Style: | Downtempo |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Your Love Is King | 3:41 | |
| 2 |
Hang On To Your Love | 4:32 | |
| 3 | Smooth Operator |
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4:21 |
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| 4 | Jezebel | 5:30 | |
| 5 | The Sweetest Taboo |
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4:38 |
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| 6 | Is It A Crime | 6:23 | |
| 7 | Never As Good As The First Time |
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3:59 |
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| 8 | Love Is Stronger Than Pride | 4:20 | |
| 9 | Paradise |
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3:39 |
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| 10 | Nothing Can Come Between Us | 3:56 | |
| 11 | No Ordinary Love | 7:22 | |
| 12 | Like A Tattoo | 3:41 | |
| 13 | Kiss Of Life |
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4:12 |
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| 14 | Please Send Me Someone To Love |
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3:43 |
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| 15 | Cherish The Day | 6:19 | |
| 16 | Pearls |
| 4:33 |
- Arranged By – Sade (tracks: 8 to 13, 15, 16)
- Bass – Paul S Denman
- Co-producer – Ben Rogan (tracks: 8 to 10), Mike Pela (tracks: 8 to 13, 15, 16)
- Design – Peter Brawne
- Drums – Martin Ditcham (tracks: 8 to 10, 13), Paul Cooke (tracks: 1 to 3)
- Drums, Percussion – Dave Early (tracks: 1 to 7)
- Engineer – Mike Pela (tracks: 1 to 13, 15, 16)
- Engineer [Assistant] – Adrian Moore (3) (tracks: 11 to 13, 15, 16), Alain Lubrano (tracks: 8 to 10), Frank Segarra (tracks: 8 to 10), Jean Christoph Vareille (tracks: 8 to 10), Marc Williams (3) (tracks: 11 to 13, 15, 16), Melanie West (tracks: 8 to 10), Olivier de Bosson (tracks: 8 to 10), Pete Brown (3) (tracks: 1 to 7), Phil Legg (tracks: 4 to 7), Sandro Franchin (tracks: 11 to 13, 15, 16), Simon Driscoll (tracks: 1 to 7), Vince McCartney (tracks: 8 to 10)
- Guitar, Saxophone – Stuart Matthewman
- Keyboards – Andrew Hale
- Leader [Orchestra] – Gavin Wright (tracks: 11 to 13, 15, 16)
- Management – St. John* (tracks: 3)
- Percussion – Martin Ditcham (tracks: 1 to 11, 13)
- Photography By [Andrew / Stuart / Paul] – Jo Strettel
- Photography By [Sade Adu] – Albert Watson
- Producer – Robin Millar (tracks: 1 to 7), Sade (tracks: 7 to 13, 15, 16)
- Remastered By – Tom Coyne
- Songwriter [Song Writer] – Hale (tracks: 6, 8 to 10, 12, 13, 15, 16), Denman (tracks: 9, 13), Adu (tracks: 1 to 13, 15, 16), Matthewman (tracks: 1 to 2, 4, 6 to 13, 15)
- Trombone – Pete Beachill (tracks: 4 to 7)
- Trumpet – Gordon Matthewman (tracks: 1 to 3), Terry Bailey (tracks: 1 to 7)
- Vocals – Leroy Osbourne (tracks: 7 to 13, 15, 16), Sade Adu
