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Product Summary
Format: CD
Manufacturer: Epic Records
Buy.com Sku: 220903836
UPC: 886979045422
UPC 14: 00886979045422
Release Date: 5/3/2011
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. Your Love Is King ~ Sade
2. Smooth Operator ~ Sade
3. Hang On to Your Love ~ Sade
4. Sweetest Taboo, The ~ Sade
5. Is It a Crime ~ Sade
6. Never as Good as the First Time ~ Sade
7. Jezebel ~ Sade
8. Love Is Stronger Than Pride ~ Sade
9. Paradise ~ Sade
10. Nothing Can Come Between Us ~ Sade
11. No Ordinary Love ~ Sade
12. Kiss of Life ~ Sade
13. Feel No Pain ~ Sade
14. Bullet Proof Soul ~ Sade
Disc 2
Song Title
Sample
1. Cherish the Day ~ Sade
2. Pearls ~ Sade
3. By Your Side ~ Sade
4. Immigrant ~ Sade
5. Flow ~ Sade
6. King of Sorrow ~ Sade
7. Sweetest Gift, The ~ Sade
8. Soldier of Love ~ Sade
9. Moon and the Sky, The ~ Sade
10. Babyfather ~ Sade
11. Still in Love with You ~ Sade
12. Love Is Found ~ Sade
13. I Would Never Have Guessed ~ Sade
14. Moon and the Sky, The - (remix, featuring Jay-Z) ~ Sade
15. By Your Side [Neptunes Remix] - (remix) ~ Sade
Album Notes and Credits
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Personnel: Sade Adu (vocals, programming); Stuart Matthewman (guitar, saxophone, programming); Andrew Hale (keyboards, programming). |
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Recording information: Angel Studios (09/1999-08/2000); Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas (09/1999-08/2000); Deliverance Studios (09/1999-08/2000); El Cortijo, Spain (09/1999-08/2000); Metalworks Studios, Toronto, Canada (09/1999-08/2000); Modern World Studios, UK (09/1999-08/2000); Real World Studios, UK (09/1999-08/2000); Ridge Farm, Surrey (09/1999-08/2000); Roc The Mic Studios, New York, NY (09/1999-08/2000); Sarm Hook End, UK (09/1999-08/2000); Studio Condulmer, Venice (09/1999-08/2000); Studio Marcadet, Paris, France (09/1999-08/2000); Studio Miraval, France (09/1999-08/2000); The Hit Factory, London (09/1999-08/2000); The Power Plant, London (09/1999-08/2000); Angel Studios (1984); Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas (1984); Deliverance Studios (1984); El Cortijo, Spain (1984); Metalworks Studios, Toronto, Canada (1984); Modern World Studios, UK (1984); Real World Studios, UK (1984); Ridge Farm, Surrey (1984); Roc The Mic Studios, New York, NY (1984); Sarm Hook End, UK (1984); Studio Condulmer, Venice (1984); Studio Marcadet, Paris, France (1984); Studio Miraval, France (1984); The Hit Factory, London (1984); The Power Plant, London (1984); Angel Studios (1985); Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas (1985); Deliverance Studios (1985); El Cortijo, Spain (1985); Metalworks Studios, Toronto, Canada (1985); Modern World Studios, UK (1985); Real World Studios, UK (1985); Ridge Farm, Surrey (1985); Roc The Mic Studios, New York, NY (1985); Sarm Hook End, UK (1985); Studio Condulmer, Venice (1985); Studio Marcadet, Paris, France (1985); Studio Miraval, France (1985); The Hit Factory, London (1985); The Power Plant, London (1985); Angel Studios (1987); Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas (1987); Deliverance Studios (1987); El Cortijo, Spain (1987); Metalworks Studios, Toronto, Canada (1987); Modern World Studios, UK (1987); Real World Studios, UK (1987); Ridge Farm, Surrey (1987); Roc The Mic Studios, New York, NY (1987); Sarm Hook End, UK (1987); Studio Condulmer, Venice (1987); Studio Marcadet, Paris, France (1987); Studio Miraval, France (1987); The Hit Factory, London (1987); The Power Plant, London (1987); Angel Studios (1992); Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas (1992); Deliverance Studios (1992); El Cortijo, Spain (1992); Metalworks Studios, Toronto, Canada (1992); Modern World Studios, UK (1992); Real World Studios, UK (1992); Ridge Farm, Surrey (1992); Roc The Mic Studios, New York, NY (1992); Sarm Hook End, UK (1992); Studio Condulmer, Venice (1992); Studio Marcadet, Paris, France (1992); Studio Miraval, France (1992); The Hit Factory, London (1992); The Power Plant, London (1992). |
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Photographer: Sophie Muller. |
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An update of the 1994 compilation The Best of Sade, The Ultimate Collection contains all but two of the Sade singles -- "When Am I Going to Make a Living" and, unfortunately, "Turn My Back on You" -- released through the first six studio albums. There are six well-chosen album cuts, highlighted by the exceptionally spacious Love Deluxe ballads "Bullet Proof Soul" and "Pearls." For some Sade followers, the one rarity (a restrained Neptunes mix of "By Your Side") and four new songs will be enough to justify re-acquiring the old material. The best of the new songs is a cover of Thin Lizzy's anguished ballad "Still in Love with You," a surprising but strikingly appropriate choice that is granted a hint of sweetness. On the opposite end, a remix of Soldier of Love's "The Moon and the Sky," featuring Jay-Z, marks Sade's first and hopefully last collaboration with an MC. The greater part of this two-hour anthology condenses a rich catalog of impeccably sophisticated and subtly stimulating pop, from 1984's seductive "Your Love Is King" to 2009's chilling "Soldier of Love." ~ Andy Kellman |
Musical Guests | |
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Jay-Z |
Compilation Appearances
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2011 Grammy Nominees |
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Songs For Japan |
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Fresh Blood Live:new Life |
Associated Artists and Works
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Chancellor, Walter, Jr. |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 05/03/2011 |
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Original Release Date : 2011 |
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Catalog ID : 904542 |
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Label : Epic (USA) |
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Number of Discs : 2 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00886979045422 |
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.67)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's all state-of-the-art slow-jams all the time, driven by Sade Adu's touch-me now contralto....Like bar lighting, Sade's glow makes everyone look their best."
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's all state-of-the-art slow-jams all the time, driven by Sade Adu's touch-me now contralto....Like bar lighting, Sade's glow makes everyone look their best."
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