Helen Folasade Adu CBE (Yoruba: Fọláṣadé Adú [fɔ̄láʃādé ādú]; born 16 January 1959), known professionally as Sade Adu or simply Sade (/ˈʃɑːdeɪ/ SHAH-day...
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Sade (/ˈʃɑːdeɪ/ SHAH-day or /ʃɑːˈdeɪ/ shah-DAY) are an English band, formed in London in 1982 and named after their lead singer, Sade Adu. The band consists...
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Mike Pela and Ben Rogan. 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...
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lovers rock, noted for its romantic sound and content, which frontwoman Sade Adu listened to in her youth. Lovers Rock was seen as a departure from the...
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modelling, Sade Adu began singing back up for a band named Pride. Later, she and some members left Pride and formed the band Sade in 1982. The name Sade represents...
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always exhibited makes Sade Adu and her band a no-brainer for an appealing compilation. Like Al Green's Greatest Hits, The Best of Sade doesn't detract from...
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Diamond Life (redirect from Diamond Life (Sade album))
fashion design, and later modelling, Sade Adu began backup-singing with British band Pride. During this time Adu and three of the original members of...
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Life" is a song by English band Sade from their fourth studio album, Love Deluxe (1992). It was written by Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale and...
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Your Side" is a song by English band Sade from their fifth studio album, Lovers Rock (2000). Written by Sade Adu, and produced by her and Mike Pela, it...
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Love Deluxe (redirect from Love Deluxe (Sade album))
arrangements", and "the soul of subtlety." In Rolling Stone, Mark Coleman deemed Sade Adu an "exacting" lyricist and Love Deluxe an "artfully arranged and tastefully...
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Paul Denman (category Sade (band) members)
guitarist. With Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, and Stuart Matthewman, Denman gained worldwide fame as the bass guitarist of the English band Sade. He is also a...
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Smooth Operator (redirect from Smooth Operator (Sade single))
"Smooth Operator" with Sade Adu, was previously a member of Adu's former band Pride, although he was not a member of the band Sade. The pair co-wrote the...
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Your Love Is King (redirect from Your Love Is King (Sade single))
King" is a song by English band Sade from their debut studio album, Diamond Life (1984). The song was written by Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman, and produced...
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Sweetback (band) (category Sade (band))
is an English band composed of members from the band Sade, not including the frontwoman Sade Adu. They are a jazz/funk band with R&B overtones. Stuart...
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Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, Michael Aris. The song was written by Sade Adu along with the other band members and recorded by the end of the summer...
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Hang On to Your Love (redirect from Hang on to Your Love (Sade single))
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...
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Stronger Than Pride (redirect from Stronger Than Pride (Sade album))
Sade Adu, except "Siempre Hay Esperanza" Credits adapted from the liner notes of Stronger Than Pride. Stuart Matthewman – guitars, saxophone Sade Adu...
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the word sadism Sade (singer) (born 1959, Helen Folasade Adu), British Nigerian musician and lead singer of the eponymous band Sade Baderinwa (born 1969)...
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of Love, it's all state-of-the-art slow-jams all the time, driven by Sade Adu's touch-me-now contralto." Lloyd Bradley of BBC Music commented, "The best...
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Is It a Crime? (category Sade (band) songs)
Crime?" is a song by English band Sade from their second studio album, Promise (1985). It was written by Sade Adu, Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman...
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Richard Adu-Bobie (born 1985), Canadian sprinter Sade Adu (born 1959), British musician Skelley Adu Tutu (born 1979), Ghanaian footballer Taner Adu (born...
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band Sade from their third studio album, Stronger Than Pride (1988). It was released in May 1988 by Epic as the album's second single. It is Sade's most...
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Flower of the Universe (category Songs written by Sade (singer))
recorded by the British singer Sade Adu for the soundtrack to the 2018 film A Wrinkle in Time. Written and produced by Sade, Andrew Hale and Ben Travers...
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Tudor-Pole, Anita Morris, and David Bowie, with featured appearances by Sade Adu, Ray Davies, and Steven Berkoff. It was screened out of competition at...
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Ms Adu sticks to the same small group of emotions — love, pride, fear of loss — and true to form this single is one more thwarted-love song. Sade's voice...
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Babyfather (song) (category Sade (band) songs)
"The beginning," says Sade, "feels like the ice cream van coming down the street". Thirteen years old at the time, Sade Adu's child sang backing vocals...
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No Ordinary Love (category Sade (band) songs)
fourth studio album, Love Deluxe (1992). The song is written by lead singer Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman, and was a success in Europe and New Zealand. It...
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When Am I Going to Make a Living (category Sade (band) songs)
band Sade from their debut studio album, Diamond Life (1984). It was released on 14 May 1984 as the album's second single. It was written by Sade Adu & Stuart...
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Soldier of Love (album) (redirect from Soldier of Love (Sade album))
based on 18 reviews. Chicago Tribune writer Greg Kot wrote favorably of Sade Adu's singing, stating "she remains alluring and subtly rewarding, while still...
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Cherish the Day (category Sade (band) songs)
video for "Cherish the Day" was directed by Albert Watson, and features Sade Adu performing the song whilst playing the guitar on the rooftop of a New York...
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