Love Deluxe

Love Deluxe
Studio album by Sade
Released 11 November 1992 (UK)
20 October 1992 (U.S.)
Recorded Studio Condulmer
(Venice, Venice, Italy)
Ridge Farm
(Surrey, England)
The Hit Factory
(London, England)
Image Recording
(Los Angeles, California, United States)
Genre Soul, R&B, downtempo, trip hop
Length 45:07
Label Epic
Producer Sade Adu, Mike Pela
Sade chronology
Stronger Than Pride
(1988)		 Love Deluxe
(1992)		 Lovers Rock
(2000)
Singles from Love Deluxe
  1. "No Ordinary Love"
    Released: 8 October 1992
  2. "Feel No Pain"
    Released: 28 November 1992
  3. "Kiss of Life"
    Released: 12 April 1993
  4. "Cherish the Day"
    Released: 31 July 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic link
Entertainment Weekly (B) link
Robert Christgau B−[1]
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Love Deluxe is the fourth studio album by the English group Sade. It was released in the United Kingdom on 11 November 1992 and in the United States on 20 October 1992 by Epic Records.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "No Ordinary Love" (Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman) – 7:20
  2. "Feel No Pain" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman) – 5:08
  3. "I Couldn't Love You More" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Paul S. Denman) – 3:49
  4. "Like a Tattoo" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman) – 3:38
  5. "Kiss of Life" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Denman) – 5:50
  6. "Cherish the Day" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman) – 5:34
  7. "Pearls" (Adu, Hale) – 4:34
  8. "Bullet Proof Soul" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman) – 5:26
  9. "Mermaid" (Hale, Matthewman, Denman) – 4:23

Personnel

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1992/1993) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[2] 13
Austrian Albums Chart[2] 11
Dutch Albums Chart[2] 47
German Albums Chart[3] 14
Hungarian Albums Chart[4] 38
Swedish Albums Chart[2] 7
Swiss Albums Chart[2] 6
UK Albums Chart[5] 10
U.S. Billboard 200[6] 3
U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[6] 2

Certifications

Country Certification
Canada Platinum[7]
France Platinum[8]
Germany Gold[9]
Netherlands Gold[10]
Sweden Gold[11]
Switzerland Gold[12]
United Kingdom Gold[13]
United States 4× platinum[14]

References

  1. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Sade". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=Sade. 
  2. ^ a b c d e "Sade – Love Deluxe". Hung Medien. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sade&titel=Love+Deluxe&cat=a. Retrieved 30 May 2008. 
  3. ^ "Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – Sade – Love Deluxe" (in German). Media Control. PhonoNet GmbH. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/SADE/Love+Deluxe/longplay. Retrieved 10 October 2008. 
  4. ^ "Top 40 album- és válogatáslemez-lista – 1993. 24. hét" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=1993&het=24&submit_=Keresés. Retrieved 30 May 2008. 
  5. ^ "Chart Stats – Sade – Love Deluxe". The Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=12202. Retrieved 10 October 2008. 
  6. ^ a b "Love Deluxe – Sade – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/love-deluxe-r59214/charts-awards/billboard-album. Retrieved 30 May 2008. 
  7. ^ "CRIA: Search Certification Database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. 18 March 1993. http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php. Retrieved 31 May 2008. 
  8. ^ "Les Certifications (Albums) du SNEP" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. InfoDisc. http://www.infodisc.fr/Certif_Album.php. Retrieved 7 February 2009.  Note: The reader must select "SADE".
  9. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Love+Deluxe')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Love%2BDeluxe&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 31 May 2008. 
  10. ^ "Goud/Platina" (in Dutch). NVPI. http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1236265&zoekform=60463&formposted=yes. Retrieved 31 May 2008. 
  11. ^ "IFPI Sweden – Guld & Platina – År 1987–1998" (in Swedish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 10 November 1993. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf. Retrieved 27 July 2009. 
  12. ^ "Swiss Certifications – Awards 1992". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Hung Medien. http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=1992. Retrieved 31 May 2008. 
  13. ^ "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. 1 June 1993. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx. Retrieved 26 June 2010. 
  14. ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. 9 November 1994. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Love%20Deluxe&artist=Sade&perPage=25. Retrieved 31 May 2008. 
Sade
Sade Adu · Stuart Matthewman · Paul Spencer Denman · Andrew Hale · Paul Anthony Cook
Studio albums
Other 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" · "Pearls" · "By Your Side" · "King of Sorrow" · "Lovers Rock" · "Somebody Already Broke My Heart" (Live) · "Soldier of Love" · "Babyfather" · "The Moon and the Sky" · "Still in Love with You"
Concert tours
1984 Tour (1984) · Promise Tour (1985-86) · Sade in Concert (1988-89) · Love Deluxe World Tour (1993) · Lovers Rock Tour (2001) · Sade Live (2011)
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