Promise (album)

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Promise
Promise cover
Studio album by Sade
Released 16 November 1985 (UK)
21 December 1985 (U.S.)
Recorded Power Plant Studios
(London, England)
Studio Miraval
(Le Val, Var, France)
Genre Soul, R&B, jazz
Length 54:15
Label Epic (UK)
Portrait (U.S.)
Producer Sade Adu, Robin Millar, Ben Rogan, Mike Pela
Professional reviews
Sade chronology
Diamond Life
(1984)		 Promise
(1985)		 Stronger Than Pride
(1988)

Promise is the second studio album by the English group Sade, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music) on Epic Records.

The major hits from this album were "The Sweetest Taboo" and "Never as Good as the First Time," which reached number five and number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. Also, "Is It a Crime" was released as a single. Whilst not as initially successful as their debut album Diamond Life, Promise became the band's first album to top the albums chart in both the United Kingdom and the United States, undoubtedly helped by an appearance at Live Aid and a cameo in the film Absolute Beginners.

The title Promise comes from a letter from Sade Adu's father where he refers to the "promise of hope" to recover from cancer.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD

  1. "Is It a Crime" (Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale) – 6:20
  2. "The Sweetest Taboo" (Adu, Martin Ditcham) – 4:36
  3. "War of the Hearts" (Adu, Matthewman) – 6:47
  4. "You're Not the Man" (Adu, Matthewman) – 5:09
  5. "Jezebel" (Adu, Matthewman) – 5:27
  6. "Mr Wrong" (Adu, Matthewman, Hale, Paul S. Denman) – 2:49
  7. "Punch Drunk" (Hale) – 5:21
  8. "Never as Good as the First Time" (Adu, Matthewman) – 4:59
  9. "Fear" (Adu, Matthewman) – 4:09
  10. "Tar Baby" (Adu, Matthewman) – 3:57
  11. "Maureen" (Adu, Hale, Denman) – 4:20

[edit] LP

  1. "Is It a Crime" – 6:18
  2. "The Sweetest Taboo" – 4:35
  3. "War of the Hearts" – 6:47
  4. "Jezebel" – 5:30
  5. "Mr Wrong" – 2:50
  6. "Never as Good as the First Time" – 5:01
  7. "Fear" – 4:05
  8. "Tar Baby" – 3:58
  9. "Maureen" – 4:22

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Musicians

[edit] Sade

[edit] Additional musicians

[edit] Production

[edit] Charts

Chart (1985)[1][2] Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart 6
German Albums Chart[3] 2
Norwegian Albums Chart 6
Swedish Albums Chart 4
Swiss Albums Chart 1
UK Albums Chart[4] 1
Chart (1986) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 1
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top Jazz Albums 4

[edit] Certifications

  • 4× platinum
Flag of the United States RIAA: 4,000,000[5]
  • 2× platinum
Flag of Canada CRIA: 200,000[6]
Flag of the United Kingdom BPI: 600,000[7]
  • Platinum
Flag of Finland IFPI: 30,000[8]
Flag of Germany IFPI: 200,000[9]
Flag of France SNEP: 300,000[10]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Promise > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  2. ^ Sade – Promise – swisscharts.com. SwissCharts.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  3. ^ Charts-Surfer: Music. Charts-Surfer. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  4. ^ Number 1 albums of the 1980s. everyHit.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  5. ^ RIAA – Searchable Database. RIAA (23 July 1997). Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  6. ^ CRIA: Search Certification Database. CRIA (27 June 1986). Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  7. ^ UK Certified Awards. BPI (17 January 1986). Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  8. ^ IFPI Finland – Kultalevyhaku (Finnish). IFPI. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  9. ^ Gold/Platin-Datenbank (German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  10. ^ Les certifications Albums – Année 1995 – Platine (French). SNEP (20 April 1995). Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
Preceded by
The Love Songs by George Benson		 UK Albums Chart number-one album
16 November 1985 – 23 November 1985		 Succeeded by
The Greatest Hits of 1985 by various artists
Preceded by
Let's Talk About Love by Modern Talking		 Swiss Albums Chart number-one album
1 December 1985 – 15 December 1985		 Succeeded by
Casanova by Rondò Veneziano
Preceded by
The Broadway Album by Barbra Streisand		 U.S. Billboard 200 number-one album
15 February 1986 – 22 February 1986		 Succeeded by
Welcome to the Real World by Mr. Mister
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Sade
Sade Adu · Stuart Matthewman · Paul Spencer Denman · Andrew Hale · Paul Anthony Cook
Albums
Singles
"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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