The Best of Sade

Infobox Album
Name = The Best of Sade
Type = greatest hits
Artist = 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
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:nx5ibkk9jakv link]
Last album = "Love Deluxe"
(1992)
This album = "The Best of Sade"
(1994)
Next album = "Lovers Rock"
(2000)

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

Track listing

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

Personnel

Musicians

ade

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

Additional musicians

*Terry Bailey – trumpet
*Pete Beachill – trombone
*Paul Cooke – drums
*Martin Ditcham – drums, percussion
*Dave Early – drums, percussion
*Gordon Hunte – guitar
*Jake Jacas – vocals
*Leroy Osbourne – vocals
*Gordon Matthewman – trumpet
*Trevor Murrell – drums
*Anthony Pleeth – cello
*Karl Vanden Bossche – percussion
*Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader

Production

*Sade Adu – producer, arranger
*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

Charts

Certifications

*4× platinum::flagicon|USA RIAA: 4,000,000 [cite web |url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |title=RIAA – Searchable Database |accessdate=2008-05-31 |date=1 April 1999 |work=RIAA]

*3× platinum::flagicon|Argentina CAPIF: 120,000 [cite web |url=http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=Sade&album=&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP |title=Discos de Oro y Platino |accessdate=2008-05-31 |work=CAPIF |language=Spanish]

*2× platinum::flagicon|Europe IFPI: 2,000,000 [cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat1996.html |title=IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1996 Awards |accessdate=2008-05-31 |work=IFPI]

*2× gold::flagicon|France SNEP: 200,000 [cite web |url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/certifications/album.asp?suite=4&forme_certif=11&annee=9 |title=Les certifications Albums – Année 1994 – Double Or |accessdate=2008-06-06 |date=21 December 1994 |work=SNEP |language=French]
*Platinum::flagicon|Netherlands NVPI: 60,000 [cite web |url=http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1237695&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=31 January 1995 |work=CRIA] ::flagicon|UK BPI: 300,000 [cite web |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=4444 |title=UK Certified Awards |accessdate=2008-05-31 |date=1 December 1994 |work=BPI]

*Gold::flagicon|Austria IFPI: 10,000 [cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin |title=IFPI Austria – Gold & Platin Datenbank |accessdate=2008-05-31 |date=6 April 1998 |work=IFPI |language=German] ::flagicon|Finland IFPI: 15,000 [cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/kplista.html?action=vapaa&tyyppi=ulko&haku=artisti&julkaisuntyyppi=albumi&teksti=Sade |title=IFPI Finland – Kultalevyhaku |accessdate=2008-06-06 |work=IFPI |language=Finnish] ::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]

References