Sade's voice has a unique quality that is so hypnotic, it lures you into a web of romance, seduction, and rapture. With life changing song like " Smooth Operator" " No Ordinary Love", and "The Sweetest Taboo, her music just makes you flow so freely.
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Hey Music Junkies, Professor of Rock , always here to celebrate the greatest artists and songs of all time; If you love the music of the 60s 70s 80s and 90s You'll want to subscribe so you don't miss out. Sade captivated listeners around the world when Epic Records released her astonishing debut album DIAMOND LIFE . She seemed to come out of nowhere, to quickly becoming one of the most influential singers of the 20th century. Her music and funk just makes me flow so freely. Sade received little attention as a fashion designer and model, before she joined a British band called PRIDE in the early 1980s, as, get this…a backup singer! During the live performance set, Pride allowed Sade to perform a 80s R&B song that she co-wrote called "Smooth Operator", and that solo performance stole the show. How could it now. She gradually started to develop a following in the London club scene that led to her landing a record deal.
The effect that Sade's voice had on Robin Millar, is exactly how it effects us . Let's face it, the world is smitten by Sade, but, the American audience is particularly enamored with her. Over half of her 50 million records sold around the world were sold in the United States, and many of her singles received heavy airplay in the U.S. on pop, 80s R&B, Adult Contemporary, Jazz, and even Alternative Rock stations.
Here is my Sade Fiver:
#5- "Paradise"- Full of Funk, this percussion driven song from the 1988 album Stronger Than Pride. "Paradise" was a hit 80s R&B song charting #1 R&B song in America, and a #1 Adult Contemporary hit in Canada. It's one of the best uptempo songs I've ever heard.
#4- "No Ordinary Love" also from Love Deluxe. I have a deep appreciation for this song, because it is mostly just Sade doing her cool thing with a minimal arrangement, but I love the mysterious guitar solo half way through the song. It is an unorthodox move, but it really adds to the mood of the song. Sade won a Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for the song in 1994.
#3- "Sweetest Taboo" There is a video on YoTube Where Sade sings this live on TV and it's a masterclass in singing. She exudes straight perfection and she does it so effortlessly. The song went to the top 5 in early 1986 in the US and hit #1 on the AC charts.
#2- From 1985- "Is It a Crime"- The lead track from Sade's 2nd album Promise. On this song Sade gives us an arrestingly torchy vocal that starts off with subtle vulnerability, and grows into a pleading revelation of burning desire, over a brilliant arrangement with world class musicianship. Like most of my favorite Sade tracks, "Is It a Crime" is unconventionally long in length, at nearly 6:30.
"#1- Smooth Operator"- It's easy to call this her signature song, but the reason why I chose "Smooth Operator" for my #1 pick, is because this is the song that started my infatuation with Sade and her music. I melt every time I heard Sade sing the lyric - "No need to ask…" with an incomparable sultriness. "Smooth Operator" is also one of the best demonstrations of how talented the musicians are that comprised Sade's band. That is a big part what makes the appeal of Sade's music so transcendent. The sax solo by Stuart Matthewman on "Smooth Operator" is arguably one of the all time greatest sax solos of all time. When you think of 80s sax it's this song and Careless Whisper by Wham Make sure you only listen to the album version of "Smooth Operator" since the single version for radio shamefully edits Matthewman's solo. It's a crime that I believe whoever was the perpetrator should serve actual time.
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