Stronger Than Pride

Infobox Album
Name = Stronger Than Pride
Type = studio
Artist = Sade


Released = 14 May 1988 (UK)
4 June 1988 (U.S.)
Recorded = Compass Point Studios
(Nassau, Bahamas)
Studio Marcadet
(Paris, France)
Studio Miraval
(Le Val, Var, France)
Genre = Soul, R&B, jazz
Length = 47:07
Label = Epic
Producer = Sade Adu, Ben Rogan, Mike Pela
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:lwa9qj6bojja link]
*Review-Christgau|B-|name=Sade
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|2|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/sade/albums/album/224542/review/5944236/stronger_than_pride link]
Last album = "Promise"
(1985)
This album = "Stronger Than Pride"
(1988)
Next album = "Love Deluxe"
(1992)

"Stronger Than Pride" is the third studio album by the English group Sade, released in 1988 on Epic Records.

Track listing

#"Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman) – 4:20
#"Paradise" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Paul S. Denman) – 4:05
#"Nothing Can Come Between Us" (Adu, Matthewman, Hale) – 4:25
#"Haunt Me" (Adu, Matthewman) – 5:53
#"Turn My Back on You" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman) – 6:09
#"Keep Looking" (Adu, Hale) – 5:24
#"Clean Heart" (Adu, Matthewman, Hale) – 4:04
#"Give It Up" (Adu, Matthewman, Hale) – 3:52
#"I Never Thought I'd See the Day" (Adu, Leroy Osbourne) – 4:16
#"Siempre Hay Esperanza" (Matthewman, Adu, Osbourne) – 5:15

Personnel

Musicians

ade

*Sade Adu – vocals
*Andrew Hale – keyboards
*Stuart Matthewman – guitar, saxophone
*Paul S. Denman – bass

Additional musicians

*Martin Ditcham – drums, percussion
*Gordon Hunte – guitar
*Jake Jacas – trombone
*James McMillan – trumpet
*Leroy Osbourne – vocals
*Gavyn Wright – violin, soloist

Production

*Sade Adu – producer, arranger
*Ben Rogan – producer, engineer
*Mike Pela – producer, engineer
*Olivier de Bosson – assistant engineer
*Jean-Christophe Vareille – assistant engineer
*Alain Lubrano – assistant engineer
*Vince McCartney – assistant engineer
*Frank Segarra – assistant engineer
*Melanie West – assistant engineer
*Herb Powers – mastering
*Tom Coyne – remastering
*Nick Ingman – string arrangements
*Levon Parian – photography, cover photo
*Graham Smith – artwork, design
*Toshi Yajima – photography, inlay photography

Charts

Certifications

*3× platinum::flagicon|USA RIAA: 3,000,000 [cite web |url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |title=RIAA – Searchable Database |accessdate=2008-05-31 |date=9 November 1994 |work=RIAA]

*2× platinum::flagicon|France SNEP: 600,000 [cite web |url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/certifications/album.asp?suite=2&forme_certif=13&annee=10 |title=Les certifications Albums – Année 1995 – Double Platine |accessdate=2008-06-06 |date=20 April 1995 |work=SNEP |language=French]

*Gold::flagicon|Germany IFPI: 100,000 [cite web |url=http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank.html |title=Gold/Platin-Datenbank |accessdate=2008-05-31 |work=Bundesverband Musikindustrie |language=German]
*Platinum::flagicon|Switzerland IFPI: 50,000 [cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=1989 |title=Swiss Certifications – Awards 1989 |accessdate=2008-05-31 |work=SwissCharts.com] ::flagicon|Netherlands NVPI: 60,000 [cite web |url=http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1236268&zoekform=60463&formposted=yes |title=Goud/Platina |accessdate=2008-05-31 |work=NVPI |language=Dutch] ::flagicon|Canada CRIA: 100,000 [cite web |url=http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php |title=CRIA: Search Certification Database |accessdate=2008-05-31 |date=29 August 1988 |work=CRIA] ::flagicon|UK BPI: 300,000 [cite web |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=24783 |title=UK Certified Awards |accessdate=2008-05-31 |date=6 July 1988 |work=BPI]

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