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"Sade" is a folk-pop ballad that incorporates elements of highlife and pop, reflecting Adekunle Gold’s focus on emotional storytelling. The track features a minimalist arrangement with piano riffs and subtle melodies, aligning with the introspective sound that was becoming prominent in Nigerian music during its release period.
The video was directed by Julien Temple, who would later cast Sade in his 1986 film musical Absolute Beginners. This song is noted for Adu's spoken recitation in the song's introduction. Some radio edits have omitted the spoken introduction and proceeded with the opening sung line of the title of the album, "Diamond Life".
Helen Folasade Adu was born on 16 January 1959 in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. [15] Her middle name, Folasade, means "crowned with wealth" in Yoruba. [16] Her parents are Adebisi Adu, a Nigerian lecturer in economics of Yoruba background, from Ikere-Ekiti and Anne Hayes, an English district nurse; they met in London, married in 1955, and moved to Nigeria. [15]
Stephen Holden of The New York Times described "Haunt Me" as "a tender, almost abject confession of devotion that seems to waft up from a pillow at high siesta. Sung against a glowing arrangement for classical guitar, piano and strings, Sade offers unconditional love: 'And if you want to sleep/ I'll be quiet/ Like an angel/ As quiet as your soul could be/ If you only knew/ You had a friend ...
The music video for "Smooth Operator", directed by Julien Temple, was nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards in 1985, Best Female Video and Best New Artist. [38] Diamond Life was voted the 14th best album of the year in the 1985 Pazz & Jop , an annual poll of American critics, published by The Village Voice ; "Smooth Operator" was voted 25th ...
The Ultimate Collection debuted at number eight on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 15,184 copies, becoming Sade's seventh top-10 album in the United Kingdom. [8] In the United States, the album entered the Billboard 200 at number seven with 38,000 copies sold in its first week, earning the band their ninth consecutive top-10 album ...
"Hang On to Your Love" is a song by English band Sade from their debut studio album, Diamond Life (1984). It was written by Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman , and produced by Robin Millar . It was released in September 1984 as the album's first North American single and fourth single overall.
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