The Best of Sade

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The Best of Sade
The Best of Sade cover
Greatest hits by Sade
Released 12 November 1994 (UK)
26 November 1994 (U.S.)
Recorded 1984–1993 at
Compass Point Studios
(Nassau, Bahamas)
Power Plant Studios
(London, England)
Ridge Farm
(Surrey, England)
Studio Condulmer
(Venice, Venice, Italy)
Studio Marcadet
(Paris, France)
Studio Miraval
(Le Val, Var, France)
The Hit Factory
(London, England)
Genre Soul, R&B, jazz
Length 73:50
Label Epic
Producer Sade Adu, Robin Millar, Ben Rogan, Mike Pela, Hein Hoven
Professional reviews
Sade chronology
Love Deluxe
(1992)		 The Best of Sade
(1994)		 Lovers Rock
(2000)

The Best of Sade is the first greatest hits album (fifth overall) by the English group Sade, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music) on Epic Records.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Your Love Is King" 1 (Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman) – 3:41
  2. "Hang on to Your Love" 1 (Adu, Matthewman) – 4:29
  3. "Smooth Operator" 1 (Adu, Ray St. John) – 4:16
  4. "Jezebel" 2 (Adu, Matthewman) – 5:23
  5. "The Sweetest Taboo" 2 (Adu, Martin Ditcham) – 4:25
  6. "Is It a Crime" 2 (Adu, Matthewman, Andrew Hale) – 6:16
  7. "Never as Good as the First Time" 2 (Adu, Matthewman) – 3:58
  8. "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" 3 (Adu, Hale, Matthewman) – 4:17
  9. "Paradise" 3 (Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Paul S. Denman) – 3:36
  10. "Nothing Can Come Between Us" 3 (Adu, Matthewman, Hale) – 3:52
  11. "No Ordinary Love" 4 (Adu, Matthewman) – 7:19
  12. "Like a Tattoo" 4 (Adu, Hale, Matthewman) – 3:36
  13. "Kiss of Life" 4 (Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Denman) – 4:10
  14. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" 5 (Percy Mayfield) – 3:40
  15. "Cherish the Day" 4 (Adu, Hale, Matthewman) – 6:17
  16. "Pearls" 4 (Adu, Hale) – 4:35

1 From Diamond Life.
2 From Promise.
3 From Stronger Than Pride.
4 From Love Deluxe.
5 From the Philadelphia soundtrack.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Musicians

[edit] Sade

[edit] Additional musicians

[edit] Production

  • Sade Adu – producer
  • Robin Millar – producer
  • Ben Rogan – producer, engineer
  • Mike Pela – producer, engineer, production engineer
  • Hein Hoven – producer, mixing
  • Olivier de Bosson – assistant engineer
  • Pete Brown – assistant engineer
  • Jean-Christophe Vareille – assistant engineer
  • Simon Driscoll – assistant engineer
  • Sandro Franchin – assistant engineer
  • Phil Legg – assistant engineer
  • Alain Lubrano – assistant engineer
  • Vince McCartney – assistant engineer
  • Adrian Moore – assistant engineer
  • Frank Segarra – assistant engineer
  • Melanie West – assistant engineer
  • Marc Williams – assistant engineer
  • Ian Cooper – mastering
  • Tom Coyne – remastering
  • Nick Ingman – string arrangements
  • Roger Davies – management
  • Albert Watson – photography
  • Jo Strettel – photography
  • Peter Brawne – artwork

[edit] Charts

Chart (1994)[1][2] Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart 9
German Albums Chart[3] 15
Norwegian Albums Chart 12
Swedish Albums Chart 7
Swiss Albums Chart 11
UK Albums Chart[4] 6
U.S. Billboard 200 9
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 7
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Dutch Albums Chart 21
Hungarian Albums Chart[5] 12
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 5
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Wallonia) 38
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Spanish Albums Chart 65

[edit] Certifications

  • 4× platinum
Flag of the United States RIAA: 4,000,000[6]
  • 3× platinum
Flag of Argentina CAPIF: 120,000[7]
  • 2× platinum
Flag of Europe IFPI: 2,000,000[8]
  • 2× gold
Flag of France SNEP: 200,000[9]
  • Platinum
Flag of the Netherlands NVPI: 60,000[10]
Flag of Canada CRIA: 100,000[11]
Flag of the United Kingdom BPI: 300,000[12]
  • Gold
Flag of Austria IFPI: 10,000[13]
Flag of Finland IFPI: 15,000[14]
Flag of Germany IFPI: 100,000[15]

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Best of Sade > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  2. ^ Sade – The Best Of Sade – swisscharts.com. SwissCharts.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  3. ^ Charts-Surfer: Music. Charts-Surfer. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  4. ^ UK Top 40 Hit Database. everyHit.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  5. ^ Top 40 album – 1995. 2. hét (Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  6. ^ RIAA – Searchable Database. RIAA (1 April 1999). Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  7. ^ Discos de Oro y Platino (Spanish). CAPIF. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  8. ^ IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1996 Awards. IFPI. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  9. ^ Les certifications Albums – Année 1994 – Double Or (French). SNEP (21 December 1994). Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  10. ^ Goud/Platina (Dutch). NVPI. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  11. ^ CRIA: Search Certification Database. CRIA (31 January 1995). Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  12. ^ UK Certified Awards. BPI (1 December 1994). Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  13. ^ IFPI Austria – Gold & Platin Datenbank (German). IFPI (6 April 1998). Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  14. ^ IFPI Finland – Kultalevyhaku (Finnish). IFPI. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  15. ^ Gold/Platin-Datenbank (German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
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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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