Sade was formed in 1982, when members of Latin soul band Pride β Sade Adu, (real name Helen Folasade Adu - born 16 January 1959 in Ibadan, Nigeria) Stuart Matthewman and Paul Spencer Denman β 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. Martinβs 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, βSmooth Operator,β that would later become Sadeβs 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 β90s urban soul singer Maxwellβs 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 CBSβ Portrait label and by spring it went platinum off the strength of the Top Ten singles βSmooth Operatorβ and βHang on to Your Love.β The second album, Promise (November 1985), featured βNever As Good As the First Timeβ and arguably her signature song, βThe Sweetest Taboo,β which stayed on the U.S. pop charts for six months. Sade was so popular that some radio stations reinstated the β70s practice of playing album tracks, adding βIs It a Crimeβ and βTar Babyβ to their play lists. In 1986, Sade won a Grammy for Best New Artist.
Sadeβs third album was 1988βs Stronger Than Pride and featured their first number one soul single βParadise,β βNothing Can Come Between Us,β and βKeep Looking.β A new Sade album didnβt appear for four years. 1992βs Love Deluxe continued the unbroken streak of multi-platinum Sade albums, spinning off the hits βNo Ordinary Love,β βFeel No Pain,β and βPearls.β While the albumβs 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 βBy Your Sideβ 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
Give it Up
Sade Lyrics
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Give it up and let go
Give it up
Give it all
Give it up
Give it all
Give it up
Give it up
Give it all
I give you it all (give it up)
Couldn't give you more if I tried (give it all)
I give you my love (give it up)
I give you everything I feel inside (give it all)
I give you my life (give it up)
It isn't a lie (give it all)
I tell only the truth
I give you my love (give it up)
I think I'd even die for you (give it all)
Surrender your love (give it up, give it all)
Surrender your love to me (give it up, give it all)
Surrender your love (give it up, give it all)
Surrender your love to me (give it up, give it all)
Tell me the secrets of your soul
Give it up and let go
I give you it all (give it up)
Couldn't give you more if I tried (give it all)
I give you my love (give it up)
I give you everything I feel inside (give it all)
I give you my life (give it up)
It isn't a lie (give it all)
I tell only the truth
I give you my love (give it up)
I think I'd even die for you (give it all)
Surrender your love (give it up, give it all)
Surrender your love to me (give it up, give it all)
Surrender your love (give it up, give it all)
Surrender your love to me (give it up, give it all)
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Give it all
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The song "Give it Up" by Sade is a love ballad that speaks to the passionate and selfless love that the singer feels for their beloved. The lyrics are an appeal to the other person to reveal their deepest desires and open themselves up to the singer's love. The repeated refrain "Give it up, give it all" expresses a willingness to give everything to this person, including the singer's life, which they state they would even be willing to sacrifice for them.
The verse "Tell me the secrets of your soul, Give it up and let go" is an invitation for the other person to show their vulnerability and share their innermost thoughts and feelings with the singer. The use of the word "surrender" in the chorus serves as a metaphor for giving in to the power of the singer's love and allowing themselves to be swept away by it.
Overall, the song is a passionate declaration of love and devotion, with the singer promising to give all of themselves to the other person if they will only open up to them and surrender to their love.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell me the secrets of your soul
Share with me the deepest parts of you
Give it up and let go
Release your inhibitions and fears
Give it up
Let go of your defenses and open up
Give it all
Share everything you have to offer
I give you it all (give it up)
I hold nothing back in expressing my feelings
Couldn't give you more if I tried (give it all)
I give my all and cannot give beyond that
I give you my love (give it up)
I offer you my heart and affection
I give you everything I feel inside (give it all)
I share every emotion and thought with you
I give you my life (give it up)
I dedicate my existence to you
It isn't a lie (give it all)
My feelings for you are genuine
I tell only the truth
I am honest with you at all times
I think I'd even die for you (give it all)
I am willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for you
Surrender your love (give it up, give it all)
Let go and allow yourself to love freely
Surrender your love to me (give it up, give it all)
Let me be the recipient of your love
Give it up
Relinquish control and open up
Give it all
Share everything you have to offer
Lyrics Β© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network
Written by: Andrew Hale, Helen Adu, Stuart Matthewman
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Give it up, give it all
Give it up, give it all
Give it up, give it all
Give it up, give it all
I give you it all
I couldn't give you more if I tried
I give you my love
I give you everything I feel inside
I give you my life
It isn't a lie
I tell only the truth
I give you my life
I think I'd even die for you
Surrender your love
Surrender your love to me
Surrender your love
Surrender your love to me
Tell me the secrets of your soul
Give it up and let go
I give you my love
I couldn't give you more if I tried
I give you it all
I give you everything I feel inside
I give you my life
It isn't a lie
I tell only the truth
I give you my life
I think I'd even die for you
Surrender your love
Surrender your love to me
Surrender your love
Surrender your love to me
Give it up, give it all
Give it up, give it all
Give it up, give it all
Give it up, give it al
@RoninAli1
One of my favorite from the SadΓ© catalogue. It reminds you that she doesnβt just sing slow songs.
@0g.gizm0
This woman comforts my soul with the waves of her voice....when no one is around you give me peace of mind and are with me in my sadness and sorrow...thank you for being there Queen. I won't give up because there is no option...I keep hanging on. ππ
@phantomflankmaster5000
Great song. This song takes you on a journey. Soaring rythem. Love Sade.
@THIZzSCO415
With all my heart β€οΈ
@SmartRobot-wc2fb
Absolutely one of my favorites from Sade...pure bliss and oxygen...just listen to it under a soft Summer evening wind breeze, near the beach, while enjoying a lovely dinner...
@familzawilltaylor9326
Facts
@brandonmiller8698
ahh yes . u get it
@OhRaez
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL TRACK, OH MY.
@bf4389
song from the best album of Sade
@sheveblaze8477
A living legend π€