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Stronger Than Pride is the third studio album by English band Sade, released by Epic Records in the United Kingdom on 3 May 1988 and in the United States on 10 May 1988. [1] [2] In September 2018, Pitchfork placed the album at number 37 on its list of "The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s". [3] The album spawned five singles.
[7] In a retrospective review for Pitchfork, Naima Cochrane called Promise "lush and unhurried" and "the ideal second album, firmly establishing the Sade template without retreading the same material of the band's debut." Cochrane felt that "You can wrap yourself up in the music and Adu's soft-touch tone, recall or lament life and love through ...
Her solo performances of the song "Smooth Operator" attracted the attention of record companies, and in 1983, Adu and Matthewman split from Pride, along with bassist Paul Denman and drummer Paul Anthony Cook to form the band Sade. [6] [7] In May 1983, Sade performed for the first time in the United States, at Danceteria Club in New York. On 18 ...
Sade was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2002 for services to music, and stated her award was "a great gesture to me and all black women in England". [94] She was promoted to Commander of the same Order (CBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours , also for services to music.
Following a record deal, Sade's debut album Diamond Life (1984) was released. At the time of release in 1984, the album sold over four million copies globally, and currently stands at six million copies globally. Following the release of their debut album, Sade went on to release a string of multi-platinum-selling albums.
Sade's sixth studio album Soldier of Love was released worldwide on 8 February 2010, the band's first album of new material in ten years. [27] Following the release of the " Soldier of Love " single on 8 December 2009, the track debuted at number 11 on the Urban Hot AC chart, making it the highest debut of the decade and the third-highest all ...
Lovers Rock is the fifth studio album by English band Sade, released on 13 November 2000 by Epic Records.The album was titled after a style of reggae music known as lovers rock, noted for its romantic sound and content, which frontwoman Sade Adu listened to in her youth.
Love Deluxe peaked at number 10 on the UK Albums Chart, [17] and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 1 June 1993. [18] In the United States, the album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200, [19] and as of May 2003, it had sold 3.4 million copies. [20]