The Ultimate Collection (Sade album)

The Ultimate Collection
Compilation album by Sade
Released 3 May 2011 (2011-05-03)
(see release history)
Recorded 1984–2011
Genre Soul, jazz, quiet storm, R&B
Label RCA, Epic (US)
Producer Sade
Sade chronology
The Best of Sade
(1994)		 The Ultimate Collection
(2011)
Singles from The Ultimate Collection
  1. "Still in Love with You"
    Released: 5 April 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]

The Ultimate Collection is the second compilation album (and tenth overall album) released by English R&B/soul band Sade. It was released on 3 May 2011. The album includes many singles from the band's long career including the hit singles "Your Love Is King", "Smooth Operator", "By Your Side", "No Ordinary Love" and "Soldier of Love". The album also includes four new tracks, a cover of Thin Lizzy's 1974 song "Still in Love with You", a remix of "The Moon and the Sky" featuring Jay-Z and album track from Soldier of Love and two newly written tracks entitled "I Would Have Never Guessed" and "Love is Found". The band promoted the album with their first concert tour in ten years, Sade Live.[3]

Contents

Track listing

Disc one
No. Title Writer(s) Album Length
1. "Your Love Is King"   Adu, Matthewman Diamond Life 3:41
2. "Smooth Operator"   Adu, St. John Diamond Life 4:16
3. "Hang on to Your Love"   Adu, Matthewman Diamond Life 4:29
4. "The Sweetest Taboo"   Adu, Ditcham Promise 4:25
5. "Is It a Crime"   Adu, Matthewman, Hale Promise 6:16
6. "Never as Good as the First Time"   Adu, Matthewman, Denman, Hale Promise 3:58
7. "Jezebel"   Adu, Matthewman Promise 5:27
8. "Love Is Stronger Than Pride"   Adu, Hale, Matthewman Stronger Than Pride 4:17
9. "Paradise"   Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Denman Stronger Than Pride 3:36
10. "Nothing Can Come Between Us"   Adu, Matthewman, Hale Stronger Than Pride 3:52
11. "No Ordinary Love"   Adu, Matthewman Love Deluxe 7:19
12. "Kiss of Life"   Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Denman Love Deluxe 4:10
13. "Feel No Pain"   Adu, Hale, Matthewman Love Deluxe 5:08
14. "Bullet Proof Soul"   Adu, Hale, Matthewman Love Deluxe 5:26
Disc two
No. Title Writer(s) Album Length
1. "Cherish the Day"   Adu, Hale, Matthewman Love Deluxe 6:17
2. "Pearls"   Adu, Hale Love Deluxe 4:35
3. "By Your Side"   Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Denman Lovers Rock 4:34
4. "Immigrant"   Adu, Podrazik Lovers Rock 3:48
5. "Flow"   Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Denman Lovers Rock 4:34
6. "King of Sorrow"   Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Denman Lovers Rock 4:53
7. "The Sweetest Gift"   Adu, Matthewman Lovers Rock 2:18
8. "Soldier of Love"   Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Denman Soldier of Love 5:59
9. "The Moon and the Sky"   Adu, Hale, Matthewman Soldier of Love 4:28
10. "Babyfather"   Adu, Matthewman, Janes, Nichols Soldier of Love 4:40
11. "Still in Love with You"   Lynott previously unreleased 4:24
12. "Love is Found"   Adu, Matthewman, Hale, Denman previously unreleased 4:08
13. "I Would Never Have Guessed"   Adu, Momrelle, Hale previously unreleased 2:56
14. "The Moon and the Sky (Remix)" (featuring Jay-Z) Adu, Matthewman, Hale, Shebib previously unreleased 4:26
15. "By Your Side (Neptunes remix)"   Adu, Matthewman, Hale, Denman "By Your Side" CD single 3:57
Total length:
 TBR

Commerical performance

"The Ultimate Collection" made its first appearance on the Hungarian Albums Chart where it debuted at number 6. It then debuted at number 7 on the U.S. Billboard 200 on the 12 May 2011 (two positions higher than the peak of Sade's previous greatest hits album). The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 8.

Chart positions

Chart Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[4] 35
Austrian Albums Chart[5] 22
Belgian Albums Chart[6] 8
Dutch Albums Chart[7] 12
Greek Albums Chart[8] 16
German Albums Chart[9] 18
New Zealand Albums Chart[10] 21
Hungarian Albums Chart[11] 4
Irish Albums Chart[12] 10
Italy Albums Chart[13] 15
Polish Albums Chart[14] 3
Swedish Albums Chart[15] 6
Swiss Albums Chart[16] 11
UK Albums Chart[17] 8
US Billboard 200[18] 7

Release history

Country Date Label Format
United States[19] 3 May 2011 (2011-05-03) Epic Records CD, digital download,vinyl
United Kingdom 9 May 2011 (2011-05-09) RCA Label Group

References

  1. ^ Andy Kellman. The Ultimate Collection. Allmusic.
  2. ^ Will Hermes. The Ultimate Collection. Rolling Stone. 3 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Sade Embarks on First Global Tour in Ten Years Kicking Off North American Leg on June 16th, 2011 in Baltimore, MD" (Press release). PR Newswire. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5z6kVuaRh. Retrieved 31 May 2011. 
  4. ^ "Top 50 Albums Chart - Australian Recording Industry Association". ARIA. http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_album.asp?chart=1G50. Retrieved 2011-05-15. 
  5. ^ Steffen Hung. "Austria Top 40 - Alben Top 75 26.08.2011". austriancharts.at. http://www.austriancharts.at/weekchart.asp?cat=a. Retrieved 2011-08-27. 
  6. ^ "Ultratop Belgian Charts". ultratop.be. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/weekchart.asp?cat=a. Retrieved 2011-08-27. 
  7. ^ Steffen Hung. "Dutch charts portal". dutchcharts.nl. http://www.dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=a. Retrieved 2011-08-27. 
  8. ^ Steffen Hung. "Greek charts portal". greekcharts.com. http://greekcharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=a. Retrieved 2011-08-27. 
  9. ^ "Germany Music Charts - Top Albums". Allcharts.org. http://allcharts.org/music/germany/albums.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-27. 
  10. ^ "RIANZ". RIANZ. http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp. Retrieved 2011-08-27. 
  11. ^ "MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". mahasz.hu. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=2011&het=47&submit_=Keres%E9s. Retrieved 1 December 2011. 
  12. ^ ">> IRMA << Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >>". Irma.ie. http://irma.ie/aucharts.asp#albums. Retrieved 2011-08-27. 
  13. ^ "FIMI". fimi.it. http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_artisti.php?anno=%202011&mese=04&id=370. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
  14. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży – 30 May 2011". OLiS. http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=674&lang=en. Retrieved 30 May 2011. 
  15. ^ Steffen Hung. "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts - Albums Top 60 2011-08-26". Swedish Charts. http://swedishcharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=a. Retrieved 2011-08-27. 
  16. ^ Steffen Hung. "Swiss Charts - Albums Top 100 28.08.2011". swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=a. Retrieved 2011-08-27. 
  17. ^ "Radio 1 - Chart - The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart". BBC. 21 August 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/albums. Retrieved 2011-08-27. 
  18. ^ "Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts" (in (Czech)). Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200#/charts/billboard-200. Retrieved 2011-08-27. 
  19. ^ "The Ultimate Collection: Sade: Music". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Collection-Sade/dp/B004TB8GS4/. Retrieved 2011-08-27. 
Sade
Sade Adu · Stuart Matthewman · Paul Spencer Denman · Andrew Hale · Paul Anthony Cook
Studio albums
Other albums
Remix Deluxe · The Best of Sade · Lovers Live · The Ultimate Collection
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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