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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]
Following the release of their debut album, Sade went on to release a string of multi-platinum-selling albums. Their follow-up, Promise , was released in 1985 and peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and the UK Albums Chart , and went two times platinum in the US at the time of its release, and now stands at four times platinum.
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 ...
"Young Lion," which was released in October, is the singer's first new music in six years
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 ...
The album's title comes from a letter from Sade Adu's father where he refers to the "promise of hope" to recover from cancer. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200, becoming the band's first album to top both charts. It also reached number one in Finland, the Netherlands ...
Like Al Green's Greatest Hits, The Best of Sade doesn't detract from the original albums and is a marker of time, not the end of the act... Despite its riches, The Best of Sade doesn't include all of the best, since 'Maureen' and or 'Keep Looking' aren't here. It's a small complaint and The Best of Sade is a great overview."
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]