Sade
Sade are an English band, formed in London in 1982 and named after their le… Read Full Bio ↴Sade are an English band, formed in London in 1982 and named after their lead singer, Sade Adu. Three of their members were originally from Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Their music features elements of soul, quiet storm, smooth jazz and sophisti-pop. All of their albums, including compilations and a live album, have charted in the US Top Ten.
Sade was formed in 1982, when members of Latin soul band Pride — Sade Adu, (real name Helen Folasade Adu - born 16 January 1959 in Ibadan, Nigeria) Stuart Matthewman and Paul Spencer Denman — together with Paul Cook formed a splinter group and began to write their own material. Sade made their debut in December 1982 at Ronnie Scott's Club in London, England, in support of Pride. Later, in 1983, Andrew Hale joined Sade. In 1984 Paul Cook left the band.
Sade Adu, the band's singer, is the daughter of a Nigerian father and an English mother. After her mother returned to England, Sade grew up on the North End of London. Developing a good singing voice in her teens, Sade worked part-time jobs in and outside of the music business. She listened to Ray Charles, Nina Simone, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, and Billie Holliday. Sade studied fashion design at St. Martin’s School of Art in London while also doing some modeling on the side.
Around 1980, Adu started singing harmony with a Latin funk group called Arriva. One of the more popular numbers that the group would perform was a Sade original co-written with bandmember Ray St. John, “Smooth Operator,” that would later become Sade’s first stateside hit. The following year Adu joined the eight-piece funk band Pride as a background singer. The band included future Sade band members guitarist/saxophonist Stuart Matthewman (a key player in ’90s urban soul singer Maxwell’s success) and bassist Paul Denman. The concept of the group was that there could shoot-offs. In essence, a few members within the main group Pride formed mini-groups that would be the opening act. Pride did a lot of shows around London, stirring up record company interest. Initially, the labels wanted to only sign Adu, while the group members wanted a deal for the whole band. After a year, the other band members told Adu, Matthewman, and Denman to go ahead and sign a deal. Adding keyboardist Andrew Hale, the group signed to the U.K. division of Epic Records.
In May 1983, Sade performed at Danceteria Club in New York, NY, United States. It was the first US Sade show. They received more attention from the media and record companies and separated finally. On 18 October 1983 Sade Adu signed with Epic Records. The rest of the band signed in 1984. All Sade albums were released through this label.
Their debut album, Diamond Life (with overall production by Robin Millar), went Top Ten in the U.K. in late 1984. January 1985 saw the album released on CBS’ Portrait label and by spring it went platinum off the strength of the Top Ten singles “Smooth Operator” and “Hang on to Your Love.” The second album, Promise (November 1985), featured “Never As Good As the First Time” and arguably her signature song, “The Sweetest Taboo,” which stayed on the U.S. pop charts for six months. Sade was so popular that some radio stations reinstated the ’70s practice of playing album tracks, adding “Is It a Crime” and “Tar Baby” to their play lists. In 1986, Sade won a Grammy for Best New Artist.
Sade’s third album was 1988’s Stronger Than Pride and featured their first number one soul single “Paradise,” “Nothing Can Come Between Us,” and “Keep Looking.” A new Sade album didn’t appear for four years. 1992’s Love Deluxe continued the unbroken streak of multi-platinum Sade albums, spinning off the hits “No Ordinary Love,” “Feel No Pain,” and “Pearls.” While the album’s producer Mike Pela, Matthewman, Denman, and Hale have gone on to other projects, the new millennium did spark a new scene for Sade. She issued Lovers Rock in fall 2000 and incoporated more mainstream elements than ever before. Debut single “By Your Side” was also a hit among radio and adult-contemporary listerners. The following summer, Sade embarked on their first tour in more than a decade, selling out countless dates across America. In early 2002, Sade celebrated their success of the tour by releasing their first ever live album and DVD, Lovers Live.
Sade made a great contribution to development of modern music. They dismantled many of the old music business ways and quite promptly became a fully functioning autonomous unit with a firm grip on every aspect of the recording process.
Sade is first and foremost a live act. Sade Adu said in one of her interviews: "When we play I know that the people love the music. I can feel it." Throughout their history, Sade have always attracted a diverse, multi-racial audience who are drawn by the band's open-minded approach to music. "And that's the best thing we've achieved."
Soldier of Love, Sade's first official studio album since the multi-platinum release of Lovers Rock in 2000, was released on 8th February, 2010.
Discography:
Studioalbums:
1984 - Diamond Life
1985 - Promise
1988 - Stronger Than Pride
1992 - Love Deluxe
2000 - Lovers Rock
2010 - Soldier of Love
Livealbums:
2002 - Lovers Live
2012 - Bring Me Home - Live 2011
Compilations:
1994 - The Best Of Sade
2011 - The Ultimate Collection
Sade was formed in 1982, when members of Latin soul band Pride — Sade Adu, (real name Helen Folasade Adu - born 16 January 1959 in Ibadan, Nigeria) Stuart Matthewman and Paul Spencer Denman — together with Paul Cook formed a splinter group and began to write their own material. Sade made their debut in December 1982 at Ronnie Scott's Club in London, England, in support of Pride. Later, in 1983, Andrew Hale joined Sade. In 1984 Paul Cook left the band.
Sade Adu, the band's singer, is the daughter of a Nigerian father and an English mother. After her mother returned to England, Sade grew up on the North End of London. Developing a good singing voice in her teens, Sade worked part-time jobs in and outside of the music business. She listened to Ray Charles, Nina Simone, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, and Billie Holliday. Sade studied fashion design at St. Martin’s School of Art in London while also doing some modeling on the side.
Around 1980, Adu started singing harmony with a Latin funk group called Arriva. One of the more popular numbers that the group would perform was a Sade original co-written with bandmember Ray St. John, “Smooth Operator,” that would later become Sade’s first stateside hit. The following year Adu joined the eight-piece funk band Pride as a background singer. The band included future Sade band members guitarist/saxophonist Stuart Matthewman (a key player in ’90s urban soul singer Maxwell’s success) and bassist Paul Denman. The concept of the group was that there could shoot-offs. In essence, a few members within the main group Pride formed mini-groups that would be the opening act. Pride did a lot of shows around London, stirring up record company interest. Initially, the labels wanted to only sign Adu, while the group members wanted a deal for the whole band. After a year, the other band members told Adu, Matthewman, and Denman to go ahead and sign a deal. Adding keyboardist Andrew Hale, the group signed to the U.K. division of Epic Records.
In May 1983, Sade performed at Danceteria Club in New York, NY, United States. It was the first US Sade show. They received more attention from the media and record companies and separated finally. On 18 October 1983 Sade Adu signed with Epic Records. The rest of the band signed in 1984. All Sade albums were released through this label.
Their debut album, Diamond Life (with overall production by Robin Millar), went Top Ten in the U.K. in late 1984. January 1985 saw the album released on CBS’ Portrait label and by spring it went platinum off the strength of the Top Ten singles “Smooth Operator” and “Hang on to Your Love.” The second album, Promise (November 1985), featured “Never As Good As the First Time” and arguably her signature song, “The Sweetest Taboo,” which stayed on the U.S. pop charts for six months. Sade was so popular that some radio stations reinstated the ’70s practice of playing album tracks, adding “Is It a Crime” and “Tar Baby” to their play lists. In 1986, Sade won a Grammy for Best New Artist.
Sade’s third album was 1988’s Stronger Than Pride and featured their first number one soul single “Paradise,” “Nothing Can Come Between Us,” and “Keep Looking.” A new Sade album didn’t appear for four years. 1992’s Love Deluxe continued the unbroken streak of multi-platinum Sade albums, spinning off the hits “No Ordinary Love,” “Feel No Pain,” and “Pearls.” While the album’s producer Mike Pela, Matthewman, Denman, and Hale have gone on to other projects, the new millennium did spark a new scene for Sade. She issued Lovers Rock in fall 2000 and incoporated more mainstream elements than ever before. Debut single “By Your Side” was also a hit among radio and adult-contemporary listerners. The following summer, Sade embarked on their first tour in more than a decade, selling out countless dates across America. In early 2002, Sade celebrated their success of the tour by releasing their first ever live album and DVD, Lovers Live.
Sade made a great contribution to development of modern music. They dismantled many of the old music business ways and quite promptly became a fully functioning autonomous unit with a firm grip on every aspect of the recording process.
Sade is first and foremost a live act. Sade Adu said in one of her interviews: "When we play I know that the people love the music. I can feel it." Throughout their history, Sade have always attracted a diverse, multi-racial audience who are drawn by the band's open-minded approach to music. "And that's the best thing we've achieved."
Soldier of Love, Sade's first official studio album since the multi-platinum release of Lovers Rock in 2000, was released on 8th February, 2010.
Discography:
Studioalbums:
1984 - Diamond Life
1985 - Promise
1988 - Stronger Than Pride
1992 - Love Deluxe
2000 - Lovers Rock
2010 - Soldier of Love
Livealbums:
2002 - Lovers Live
2012 - Bring Me Home - Live 2011
Compilations:
1994 - The Best Of Sade
2011 - The Ultimate Collection
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Sade Lyrics
06 the sweetest taboo If I tell you If I tell you now Will you keep…
08. Give It Up Tell me the secrets of your soul Give it up and…
13 somebody already broke my heart You came along When I needed a savior Someone to pull…
All About Our Love It's all about our love So shall it be forever Never ending …
And I Miss You Step off the train, walking down your street again Passed…
Babyfather We were waiting for the bus No-one much around but us Then…
Be That Easy You baby were like the sky You held me up to…
Best Of-Please Send Me Someone To Love Heaven please send to all mankind, Understanding and peace …
Bring Me Home The ground is full of broken stones The last leaf…
Bullet Proof Soul I was so in love with you You rarely see a…
Bulletproof Soul I was so in love with you You rarely see a…
By Your Side You think I'd leave your side, baby? You know me better…
By Your Side (Ben Watt Lazy Dog Remix) You think I'd leave your side baby? You know me better…
By Your Side ) You think I'd leave your side, baby? You know me better…
Cherish the Day You're ruling the way that I move And I breathe your…
Cherry Pie Got to find out what I meant to you You're the…
Clean Heart Clean heart Clean and sharp Clean dream Bad start He loved …
Couldn't Love You More I couldn't love you more If time was running out I couldn't…
Easy You baby were like the sky You held me up to…
Every Word (Love is what the word was) I saw a picture How could…
Fear Blue is the color of the red sky Will he, will…
Feel No Pain Mama been laid off Papa been laid off My brother's been laid…
first time Good times, they come and they go Never going to know What…
Flow Ooh, baby, mmm, when you hold me, mmm Mmm, mmm, when…
Flow. Ooh baby, mm When you hold me Oh oh, when you hold…
Flower of the Universe Oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh…
Frankie's First Affair Frankie, didn't I tell you You got the world in the…
Give it Up Tell me the secrets of your soul Give it up and…
Greatest Love of All It's all about our love So shall it be forever Never ending …
Hang On to Your Love In Heaven's name why are you walking away? Hang on to…
Haunt Me Haunt me in my dreams If you please Your breath…
I Couldn I couldn't love you more If time was running out I couldn't…
I Never Thought I You shed a shadow on my life Shed a shadow on…
I Never Thought Id See the Day You shed a shadow on my life Shed a shadow on…
I Will Be Your Friend I know that lately Things haven't been so good I always said…
i will be your friend 2000 I know that lately, Things haven't been so good. I've alwa…
I Will Be Your Friend. You'll be surprised girl, Soon they will mean nothing to you…
I Would Never Have Guessed I know that the damage is already done, There's no going…
I%20Will%20Be%20Your%20Friend I know that lately Things haven't been so good I always sa…
I'm still in love with you Think I'll fall to pieces If I don't find something else…
Immigrant Coming from where he did He was turned away from Every door…
In Another Time You'll be surprised girl Soon they will mean nothing to you …
In Another Time www.pinboardblog.com You'll be surprised girl, Soon they will mean nothing to you…
Is It a Crime This may come This may come as some surprise But I miss…
It is a crime This may come, this may come as some surprise But I…
It's Only Love That Gets You T Girl you are rich even with nothing And you know tenderness…
It's Only Love That Gets You Through Girl you are rich even with nothing And you know tenderness…
Jezebel Jezebel wasn't born with a silver spoon in her mouth She…
Keep Looking Some will tell you that you're wrong You do it all…
Keep looking Live Some will tell you that you're wrong You do it all…
Killer Blow Pretty little thing... She held all the magic That's so hard…
King of Sorrow I'm crying everyone's tears And there inside our private war…
Kiss Of Life There must have been an angel by my side Something heavenly…
kiss of live There must have been an angel by my side Something heavenly…
Like A Tattoo He told me sweet lies of sweet loves Heavy with the…
Long Hard Road There's a long hard road ahead But a voice inside me…
Love Is Found I know my eyes already like you Baby you, I know…
Love Is Stronger Than Pride I won't pretend that I intend to stop living I won't…
Love Plus One I couldn't love you more If time was running out I couldn't…
Lover's Rock I am in the wilderness You are in the music In the…
Lovers Rock I am in the wilderness You are in the music In the…
Lovers Rock (album version) (clean version) i am in the wilderness you are in the music in…
LoversRock I am in the wilderness You are in the music In the…
Maureen Maureen It's hard to explain I'm never gonna see you again A…
Morning Bird How could you? You are the river Pour out of this life How…
Mr Wrong He don't care Where he's been playing He doesn't hear A word…
Never As Good As the first Tim Good times they come and they go Never going to know What…
Never As Good As the First Time Good times, they come and they go Never going to know What…
Never as good as the... Good times they come and they go Never going to know What…
No Ordinary Love I gave you all the love I got I gave you…
Nothing Can Come Between Us I always hope that you remember We'll never really learn…
Only Love Gets Through Girl you are rich even with nothing And you know tenderness…
Our Love It's all about our love So shall it be forever Never ending …
Paradise I'd wash the sand off the shore Give you the world…
Paradise / Nothing Can Come Between Us I always hope that you remember We'll never really learn…
Pearls There is a woman in Somalia Scraping for pearls on the…
Please Send Me Heaven please send to all mankind, Understanding and peace o…
Punch Drunk Music: Hale Instrumental…
Sade When I found out this loves undone I was like a…
Sade Never as good as the first time Good times, they come and they go Never going to know What…
Sally Sally, you opened out your arms to all those young…
Should I Love You I couldn't love you more If time was running out I couldn't…
Skin When I found out this love's undone I was like a…
Slave Song I see them gathered, see them on the shore I turned…
Smb. Already Broke my Heart You came along When I needed a savior Someone to pull…
Smooth Operator Diamond life, lover boy He move in space with minimum waste…
Smooth Operator He's laughing with another girl And playing with another hea…
Soldier of Love I've lost the use of my heart But I'm still alive Still…
Somebody Already Broke My You came along When I needed a savior Someone to pull…
Somebody Already Broke My... You came along when I Needed a savior Someone to…
Still In Love With You Think I'll fall to pieces If I don't find something else…
Surrender Your Love Your love is king, crown you in my heart Your love…
Sweetest Gift Quietly, while you were asleep The moon and I were talking I…
Sweetest Taboo If I tell you If I tell you now Will you keep…
Tar Baby Grandma came to see Something she could not believe How coul…
The Big Unknown Only love could bring us Bring us to this bitter plane And…
The Moon and the Sky I was the one I who could pull in all the…
The Safest Place In my heart Your love has found The safest hiding place Insi…
The Sweetest Gift Quietly, while you were asleep The moon and I were talking I…
The Sweetest Taboo If I tell you If I tell you now Will you keep…
Time After Time I am searching for a while Hoping with denial Getting lost i…
Turn My Back On You To turn my back on you Now would I turn my…
War Of The Hearts I could aim But I could not fire Got a bullet to…
Whay can't we live together Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why, mmh Why…
When Am I Going To Make A Living Ooh, ha-ha Aha, mmh When am I gonna make a living? Ooh It's…
Why Can Tell me why tell me why tell me why Umm…
Why Can't We Live Together Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why, mmh Why…
Why Cant We Live Together Tell me why tell me why tell me why Umm…
Why Can’t We Live together? Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why, mmh Why…
You Love Is King Your love is king, crown you in my heart Your love…
You're Not The Man You're not the man who gave me everything I've ever…
Your Love Is King Your love is king, crown you in my heart Your love…
and
on Tar Baby
The lyrics to Sade's song Tar Baby are full of emotional depth and metaphorical meaning. The song seems to tell the story of a woman who is loved by her grandmother but is perceived as naive and has made a mistake that the grandmother cannot believe. The title "Tar Baby" is derived from an African-American folk tale about a doll made of tar, which represents a trap. The grandmother seems to think that her granddaughter has fallen into a trap and is going down the wrong path. However, the woman has found love, represented by the "tar baby" who has shared a secret with her.
Sade's lyrics seem to convey the power of love to overcome obstacles and healing pain. The song refers to how the woman's love is like a sharp blade that cut through two decades of pain like hot coal on ice. The lyrics also suggest that the woman's love has transformed her life, leading to a golden thread inside the web that she was caught in. The words are full of gratitude and wonder for this love, represented by the magical ability to charm the birds out of the skies with the Tar Baby's magic.
Overall, Sade's song is a testament to the power of love to transform our lives and help heal our pain. The metaphors and allusions used in the lyrics give the song a rich depth of meaning.