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Promise Tour
Promise Tour is the second concert tour by British band Sade that lasted for eight months. Visiting the United States, Europe, Japan, and Australia the tour supported the band's second studio album, ''Promise''. During the tour, rumours of strange behaviour began to circulate about the lead singer Adu. The last three dates of the tour were cancelled due to the critical illness of a band member's mother. Set list This set list is representative of the show on February 22, 1986 in Forest, Belgium. It does not represent all shows during the tour. #"Why Can't We Live Together" #"Cherry Pie" #" Smooth Operator" #"Red Eye" #"War of the Hearts" #"Keep Hanging On" #"Fear" #"Your Love Is King" #"Mr. Wrong" #"Never as Good as the First Time" #"Maureen" #"Sally" #"Snake Bite" #"Is It a Crime?" #"The Sweetest Taboo "The Sweetest Taboo" is a song by English band Sade Sade may refer to: People * Marquis de Sade (1740–1814), French aristocrat, writer, and libertine * Sade (singer) (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sade (band)
Sade ( ) are an English band, formed in London in 1982 and named after its lead singer, Sade (singer), Sade Adu. Three of its members were originally from Kingston upon Hull, Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Its music features elements of Soul music, soul, quiet storm, smooth jazz and sophisti-pop. All of its albums, including compilations and a live album, have charted in the US Top Ten. The band's debut studio album, ''Diamond Life'' (1984), reached number two on the UK Album Chart, selling over 1.2 million copies and won the Brit Award for Best British Album in 1985. The album was also a hit internationally, reaching number one in several countries and the top ten in the United States, where it has sold four million copies to date. In late 1985, the band released its second studio effort ''Promise (Sade album), Promise'', which peaked at number one in both the United Kingdom and the US. It was certified British Phonographic Industry, double platinum in the UK and RIAA, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Promise (Sade Album)
''Promise'' is the second studio album by English band Sade, released in the United Kingdom on 4 November 1985 by Epic Records and in the United States on 15 November 1985 by Portrait Records. Recording for the album began in February and lasted until August 1985. The band co-produced the album with the same team of producers they worked with on their debut album, ''Diamond Life'', including Robin Millar, 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. 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 and Switzerland, and the top five in numerous countries, including Canada, Germany and New Zealand. The album spawned three singles, including "The Sweetest Taboo", which became a success worldwide. Backgroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smooth Operator
"Smooth Operator" is a song by English band Sade from their debut studio album, ''Diamond Life'' (1984). It was released as the album's third single in the United Kingdom as a 7-inch single with "Spirit" as its B-side, and as a 12-inch maxi single with "Smooth Operator" and "Red Eye" on side A and "Spirit" on side B. Released on 28 August 1984, it reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, "Smooth Operator" was released in February 1985, serving as the album's second US single. The song became Sade's first top-10 entry in the US, peaking at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for two weeks in May 1985. It spent 13 weeks in the top 40, and also topped the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart for two weeks. Although "Your Love Is King" remains Sade's highest-peaking single in the UK to date, "Smooth Operator" is the band's breakthrough single on the US charts, and their most successful single internationally. Background Ray St. John, who co-wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Love Is King
"Your Love Is 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 by Robin Millar. It was the album's lead single in the UK, released in February 1984, and the third single in the US, released there circa June 1985. The song became the group's highest-charting single on the UK Singles Chart to date, peaking at number 6. In the US, it reached number 54 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, number 35 on ''Billboard''s Hot Black Singles chart, and number eight on ''Billboard''s Adult Contemporary chart. The B-sides of the 12-inch single were included on cassette versions of ''Diamond Life'', with the extended "Smooth Operator/Snake Bite" replacing the original. The song is performed on the ''Live Aid'' concert. English pop singer Will Young covered the song for the soundtrack to the 2004 film '' Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason''. Composition "Your Love is King" was origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never As Good As The First Time
"Never as Good as the First Time" is a song by English band Sade from their second studio album, '' Promise'' (1985). It was released as the album's third single and contained a vocal intro not included on the original album version, as well as a slightly different vocal mix. The song reached number 8 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and number 20 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Reception Frank Guan of Vulture stated, "Nearly all Sade songs are about commitment and security, but this, an ode to hooking up and living purely in the present, is the exception. The reckless pace matches the lyrical abandon. It's no accident that the music video is mostly just Sade racing a horse across open country, which is so great that it’s tempting to replace the Internet entirely with GIFs of Sade racing a horse across open country." Music video The black-and-white music video for "Never as Good as the First Time" features Sade Adu riding a horse through the towns of El Rocío, Almonte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Is It A Crime?
"Is It a 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, and produced by Robin Miller. The song was released as the album's second single on 11 January 1986, by Epic Records. Music Video Directed by Brian Ward, the music promo for the single is the follow-up to the previous video for The Sweetest Taboo featuring Sade's former lover as he walks down a street in New York. Whilst Sade sings the song in a jazz lounge, both reminisce how the relationship ended up becoming violent and abusive. Critical reception Tanya Rena Jefferson of AXS stated, "'Is It a Crime' is a smooth jazz filled song that fills up your brain with soulful joy. Sade sings in confidence on how she is in love, and she is so in love that she wonders if it is a crime that she loves her lover so. The romantic mellow song has a great tempo that fills your ears with sudden relaxation and ease." Sophie Heawood o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sweetest Taboo
"The Sweetest Taboo" is a song by English band Sade from their second studio album, '' Promise'' (1985). It was released on 12 October 1985 as the album's lead single. While the song peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart, it fared considerably better in the United States, where it reached number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in March 1986, remaining in the top 40 for 13 weeks. It also became the band's second consecutive number-one single on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart, following " Smooth Operator". Music Video The music promo for the song, directed by Brian Ward, features the band playing in a New York jazz lounge whilst Sade reflects on a man who was a former lover. The storyline was continued in the video to follow-up single " Is It a Crime?". Reception Tanya Rena Jefferson of AXS stated, "The group allows the song to shine with its mellow and uptempo flavor. Sade sings proudly and boldly about how she is given love which brings out the best in he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sade (band) Concert Tours
Sade may refer to: People * Marquis de Sade (1740–1814), French aristocrat, writer, and libertine * Sade (singer) (born 1959, Helen Folasade Adu), British Nigerian musician and lead singer of the eponymous band * Sade Baderinwa (born 1969), WABC-TV Eyewitness News correspondent and anchor Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Sade'' (film) (2000), a French film starring Daniel Auteuil as the Marquis de Sade Music * Sade (band), a 1982 British smooth jazz band headed by the singer Sade * "Sade", a song from the album ''Duotones'' (1986) by Kenny G, composed as a tribute to the band Sade * "Sade", a single from the album ''Gold'' (2016) by Adekunle Gold Other uses * Sade, Solapur district, a village in Maharashtra, India * Sadeh (other) * Tsade, a letter in several Semitic languages * Società Adriatica di Elettricità, bought by Montedison Edison S.p.A. is an Italian electric utility company headquartered in Milan. The company was established in 1884 and acquir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |