Sade - The Best Of Sade 2LP

By the time this was released in 1994, something unexpected happened. Sade's early work became classic and the later additions boasted even better vocals and songs that nicely improved on the theme. The timeless sound and class 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 the original albums and is a marker of time, not the end of the act. The ice-princess demeanor and detached vocals worked perfectly for the mid-'80s singles and radio samples Smooth Operator and Your Love Is King.

The tracks from the make-or-break second album, "Promise", seem less dolorous propped up and sequenced for a compilation. The sensual-to-a-fault The Sweetest Taboo and Never As Good As the First Time both retain their strength here. This set also includes tracks from Sade's "comeback" CD, "Love Deluxe", including Kiss of Life and No Ordinary Love. As a bonus, The Best of Sade also includes a rare cover of Please Send Me Someone to Love from the Philadelphia soundtrack.

Tracklist:

1. Your Love Is King
2. Hang on to Your Love
3. Smooth Operator
4. Jezebel
5. The Sweetest Taboo
6. Is It a Crime
7. Never as Good as the First Time
8. Love Is Stronger Than Pride
9. Paradise
10. Nothing Can Come Between Us
11. No Ordinary Love
12. Like a Tattoo
13. Kiss of Life
14. Please Send Me Someone to Love
15. Cherish the Day
16. Pearls

About this product: this reissue is pressed on 2x black vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.