Lovers Rock (Sade album)

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Lovers Rock
Lovers Rock cover
Studio album by Sade
Released 14 November 2000 (UK, U.S.)
Recorded September 1999 – August 2000 at
Deliverance Studios
(London, England)
El Cortijo
(Spain)
Sarm Hook End
(London, England)
Genre Soul, R&B, jazz, acoustic
Length 44:13
Label Epic
Producer Sade Adu, Mike Pela
Professional reviews
Sade chronology
The Best of Sade
(1994)		 Lovers Rock
(2000)		 Lovers Live
(2002)
Singles from Lovers Rock
  1. "By Your Side"
    Released: 13 October 2000
  2. "King of Sorrow"
    Released: 12 March 2001

Lovers Rock is the fifth studio album (sixth overall) by the English group Sade, released in 2000 (see 2000 in music) on Epic Records.

Lovers Rock reached number eighteen on the UK Albums Chart and number three on the U.S. Billboard 200—it has since been certified three times platinum by the RIAA.[1] On 27 February 2002, the album earned Sade the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album.

According to the booklet, the track "The Sweetest Gift" is dedicated to the Rainbow Trust Children's Charity caring for children who have a life-threatening or terminal illness and their families, both in their own homes and at the Trust's two UK family respite centres.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "By Your Side" (Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman, Paul S. Denman) – 4:34
  2. "Flow" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Denman) – 4:34
  3. "King of Sorrow" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Denman) – 4:53
  4. "Somebody Already Broke My Heart" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Denman) – 5:01
  5. "All About Our Love" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Denman) – 2:40
  6. "Slave Song" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Denman) – 4:12
  7. "The Sweetest Gift" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Denman) – 2:18
  8. "Every Word" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Denman) – 4:04
  9. "Immigrant" (Adu, Janusz Podrazik) – 3:48
  10. "Lovers Rock" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Denman) – 4:13
  11. "It's Only Love That Gets You Through" (Adu, Podrazik) – 3:53

[edit] Personnel

  • Produced, performed and arranged by: Sade
  • Co-Produced and recorded by: Mike Pela
  • Assistant engineer: Andy "Nipper" Daviles
  • Mastered by: Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound, NY.
  • Cover photography: Albert Watson and Sophie Muller
  • Sade inside photography: Melissa Caplan
  • All other photographs: Albert Watson
  • Design: Intro, London.

[edit] Musicians

  • Sade Adu: Vocals
  • Andrew Hale: Keyboards, programming
  • Stuart Matthewman: Guitars, woodwinds, programming
  • Paul Denman: Bass
  • Leroy Osbourne: Vocals
  • Karl Vanden Bossche: Percussion
  • Janusz Podrazik: Keyboards on "Immigrant" and "It's Only Love That Gets You Through"
  • Andy Nice: Cello on "Every Word"
  • Nick Ingman: String arrangement on "King of Sorrow"

[edit] Charts

Chart (2000)[2][3] Peak
position
Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Flanders) 16
Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Wallonia) 10
Finnish Albums Chart 9
French Albums Chart 4
German Albums Chart[4] 4
Italian Albums Chart 4
Norwegian Albums Chart 5
Swedish Albums Chart 2
Swiss Albums Chart 6
UK Albums Chart[5] 18
U.S. Billboard 200 3
Chart (2000) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 2
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 2
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 28
Austrian Albums Chart 5
Canadian Albums Chart 13
Danish Albums Chart 11
Dutch Albums Chart 20
Hungarian Albums Chart[6] 8
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 26

[edit] Certifications

  • 3× platinum
Flag of the United States RIAA: 3,000,000[7]
  • 2× platinum
Flag of Canada CRIA: 200,000[8]
  • Platinum
Flag of Sweden IFPI: 40,000[9]
Flag of Germany IFPI: 200,000[10]
Flag of Europe IFPI: 1,000,000[11]
  • Gold
Flag of Austria IFPI: 10,000[12]
Flag of Norway IFPI: 15,000[13]
Flag of Switzerland IFPI: 20,000[14]
Flag of the Netherlands NVPI: 30,000[15]
Flag of Australia ARIA: 35,000[16]
Flag of the United Kingdom BPI: 100,000[17]

[edit] References

  1. ^ RIAA Database
  2. ^ Lovers Rock > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  3. ^ Sade – Lovers Rock – swisscharts.com. SwissCharts.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  4. ^ Charts-Surfer: Music. Charts-Surfer. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  5. ^ UK Top 40 Hit Database. everyHit.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  6. ^ Top 40 album – 2001. 1. hét (Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  7. ^ RIAA – Searchable Database. RIAA (18 July 2001). Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  8. ^ CRIA: Gold & Platinum – November 2001. CRIA (11 November 2001). Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  9. ^ IFPI Sweden – Guld & Platina (see "År 2001") (Swedish). IFPI. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  10. ^ Gold/Platin-Datenbank (German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  11. ^ IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2000 Awards. IFPI. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  12. ^ IFPI Austria – Gold & Platin Datenbank (German). IFPI (21 December 2000). Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  13. ^ IFPI Norway – Searchable Database (Norwegian). IFPI. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  14. ^ Swiss Certifications – Awards 2001. SwissCharts.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  15. ^ Goud/Platina (Dutch). NVPI. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  16. ^ ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums. ARIA. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  17. ^ UK Certified Awards. BPI (24 November 2000). Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
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"Your Love Is King" · "When Am I Going to Make a Living" · "Hang on to Your Love" · "Smooth Operator" · "The Sweetest Taboo" · "Never as Good as the First Time" · "Is It a Crime" · "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" · "Paradise" · "Nothing Can Come Between Us" · "Turn My Back on You" · "No Ordinary Love" · "Feel No Pain" · "Kiss of Life" · "Cherish the Day" · "By Your Side" · "King of Sorrow" · "Lovers Rock" · "Somebody Already Broke My Heart" (Live)
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