The Essential Sade

~ Release by Sade (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#	Title	Length
1	Your Love Is King recording of: Your Love Is King lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman publisher: Angel Music Ltd., SM Publishing (UK) Limited, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部	3:41
2	Smooth Operator recording of: Smooth Operator lyricist and composer: Sade Adu and Raymond St. John publisher: Angel Music Ltd., Peer Music, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Peermusic Ltd., SM Publishing (UK) Limited, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and ピアーミュージック	4:16
3	Hang On to Your Love recording of: Hang On to Your Love lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman publisher: Angel Music Ltd., SM Publishing (UK) Limited, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部	4:29
4	The Sweetest Taboo recording of: The Sweetest Taboo lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu and Martin Ditcham publisher: Angel Music Ltd. sub-publisher: Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Sony/ATV Songs LLC	4:25
5	Is It a Crime engineer: Mike Pela producer: Robin Millar bass guitar: Paul S. Denman keyboard: Andrew Hale lead vocals: Sade Adu arranger: Sade phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1985) recording of: Is It a Crime lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman publisher: Angel Music Ltd., SM Publishing (UK) Limited, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部	6:20
6	Never as Good as the First Time recording of: Never as Good as the First Time lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman publisher: Angel Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部	3:56
7	Jezebel engineer: Mike Pela producer: Robin Millar bass guitar: Paul S. Denman keyboard: Andrew Hale lead vocals: Sade Adu arranger: Sade phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1985) recording of: Jezebel lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman publisher: Angel Music Ltd., SM Publishing (UK) Limited, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部	5:26
8	Love Is Stronger Than Pride engineer: Mike Pela and Ben Rogan co-producer: Mike Pela and Ben Rogan producer: Sade bass guitar: Paul S. Denman keyboard: Andrew Hale vocals: Sade Adu and Leroy Osbourne arranger: Sade recording of: Love Is Stronger Than Pride lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman	4:17
9	Paradise vocals: Leroy Osbourne arranger: Sade recording of: Paradise lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman	3:36
10	Nothing Can Come Between Us vocals: Leroy Osbourne arranger: Sade recording of: Nothing Can Come Between Us lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman	3:52
11	No Ordinary Love engineer: Chris Lord‐Alge and Mike Pela co-producer: Mike Pela bass guitar: Paul S. Denman guitar and saxophone: Stuart Matthewman keyboard: Andrew Hale percussion: Martin Ditcham lead vocals: Sade Adu vocals: Leroy Osbourne arranger: Sade part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 459) recording of: No Ordinary Love lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman publisher: Sony ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK Ltd.	7:18
12	Kiss of Life recording of: Kiss of Life lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman	4:10
13	Feel No Pain engineer: Chris Lord‐Alge and Mike Pela co-producer: Mike Pela bass guitar: Paul S. Denman guitar and saxophone: Stuart Matthewman keyboard: Andrew Hale lead vocals: Sade Adu recording of: Feel No Pain writer: Sade Adu, Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman	5:08
14	Bullet Proof Soul engineer: Chris Lord‐Alge and Mike Pela co-producer: Mike Pela bass guitar: Paul S. Denman guitar and saxophone: Stuart Matthewman keyboard: Andrew Hale lead vocals: Sade Adu recording of: Bullet Proof Soul writer: Sade Adu, Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman	5:25

2▼CD
#	Title	Length
1	Cherish the Day vocals: Leroy Osbourne arranger: Sade recording of: Cherish the Day writer: Sade Adu, Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman	6:18
2	Pearls engineer: Chris Lord‐Alge and Mike Pela co-producer: Mike Pela producer: Sade bass guitar: Paul S. Denman guitar and saxophone: Stuart Matthewman keyboard: Andrew Hale lead vocals: Sade Adu vocals: Leroy Osbourne strings arranger: Nick Ingman arranger: Sade recording of: Pearls writer: Sade Adu and Andrew Hale	4:32
3	By Your Side recording engineer: Mike Pela programming: Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman assistant engineer: Andy Davies co-producer: Mike Pela producer: Sade bass guitar: Paul S. Denman guitar and woodwind: Stuart Matthewman keyboard: Andrew Hale percussion: Karl van den Bossche background vocals: Leroy Osbourne lead vocals: Sade Adu arranger: Sade phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 2000) recording of: By Your Side lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Andrew Paul Hale, Paul Spencer Denman and Stuart Colin Matthewman	4:39
4	Immigrant recording engineer: Mike Pela programming: Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman assistant engineer: Andy Davies co-producer: Mike Pela producer: Sade bass guitar: Paul S. Denman guitar and woodwind: Stuart Matthewman keyboard: Andrew Hale percussion: Karl van den Bossche background vocals: Leroy Osbourne lead vocals: Sade Adu arranger: Sade phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 2000) recording of: Immigrant lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu and Janusz Podrazik	3:47
5	Flow recording engineer: Mike Pela programming: Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman assistant engineer: Andy Davies co-producer: Mike Pela producer: Sade bass guitar: Paul S. Denman guitar and woodwind: Stuart Matthewman keyboard: Andrew Hale percussion: Karl van den Bossche background vocals: Leroy Osbourne lead vocals: Sade Adu arranger: Sade phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 2000) recording of: Flow lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman	4:33
6	King of Sorrow recording of: King of Sorrow lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman	4:45
7	The Sweetest Gift recording of: The Sweetest Gift lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman	2:19
8	Soldier of Love recording of: Soldier of Love lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman publisher: Angel Music Ltd.	5:56
9	The Moon and the Sky recording of: The Moon and the Sky lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman publisher: Angel Music Ltd.	4:27
10	Babyfather recording of: Babyfather lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Juan Janes, Stuart Matthewman and Andrew Nicholls publisher: Angel Music Ltd.	4:38
11	Still in Love With You cover recording of: Still in Love With You lyricist and composer: Phil Lynott publisher: PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. recording of: Still in Love With You lyricist and composer: Phil Lynott publisher: PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.	4:24
12	Love Is Found recording of: Love Is Found lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman	4:08
13	I Would Never Have Guessed recording of: I Would Never Have Guessed lyricist and composer: Sade Adu, Anthony Momrelle and Andrew Hale	2:55
14	The Moon and the Sky (remix) recording of: The Moon and the Sky lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman publisher: Angel Music Ltd.	4:26
15	By Your Side (Neptunes remix) recording of: By Your Side lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Andrew Paul Hale, Paul Spencer Denman and Stuart Colin Matthewman	3:59

Credits

Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/5791834 [info]

Release group

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/341091 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Sade/The-ultimate-collection [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/g3gw [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/sade/the_ultimate_collection/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/429104/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002132521 [info]
Wikidata:	Q3989760 [info]

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