Diamond Life

~ Release by Sade (see all versions of this release, 25 available)

Annotation

Re‐issue on 180g LP, mastered by Kevin Gray

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Length
A1	Smooth Operator producer: Robin Millar bass guitar: Paul S. Denman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) guitar and saxophone: Stuart Matthewman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) keyboard: Andrew Hale (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) vocals: Sade Adu (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS Records (in 1984), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1984) recorded at: Power Plant in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) part of: Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 78) recording of: Smooth Operator (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) 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	4:57
A2	Your Love Is King producer: Robin Millar bass guitar: Paul S. Denman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) guitar and saxophone: Stuart Matthewman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) keyboard: Andrew Hale (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) vocals: Sade Adu (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1984) recorded at: Power Plant in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) recording of: Your Love Is King (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) 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	3:57
A3	Hang On to Your Love producer: Robin Millar bass guitar: Paul S. Denman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) guitar and saxophone: Stuart Matthewman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) keyboard: Andrew Hale (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) vocals: Sade Adu (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1984) recorded at: Power Plant in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) recording of: Hang On to Your Love (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) 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	5:58
A4	Frankie’s First Affair producer: Robin Millar bass guitar: Paul S. Denman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) guitar and saxophone: Stuart Matthewman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) keyboard: Andrew Hale (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) vocals: Sade Adu (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1984) recorded at: Power Plant in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) recording of: Frankie’s First Affair (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) 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	4:33
A5	When Am I Going to Make a Living producer: Robin Millar bass guitar: Paul S. Denman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) guitar and saxophone: Stuart Matthewman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) keyboard: Andrew Hale (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) vocals: Sade Adu (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1984) recorded at: Power Plant in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) recording of: When Am I Going to Make a Living (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman publisher: Angel Music Ltd., SM Publishing (UK) Limited, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Windswept Music (London) Ltd., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部	3:25
B1	Cherry Pie producer: Robin Millar bass guitar: Paul S. Denman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) guitar and saxophone: Stuart Matthewman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) keyboard: Andrew Hale (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) vocals: Sade Adu (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1984) recorded at: Power Plant in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) recording of: Cherry Pie (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, 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	6:16
B2	Sally producer: Robin Millar bass guitar: Paul S. Denman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) guitar and saxophone: Stuart Matthewman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) keyboard: Andrew Hale (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) vocals: Sade Adu (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1984) recorded at: Power Plant in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) recording of: Sally (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) 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	5:19
B3	I Will Be Your Friend producer: Robin Millar bass guitar: Paul S. Denman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) guitar and saxophone: Stuart Matthewman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) keyboard: Andrew Hale (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) vocals: Sade Adu (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS United Kingdom Ltd. (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1984) recorded at: Power Plant in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) recording of: I Will Be Your Friend (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) 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	4:39
B4	Why Can’t We Live Together engineer: Ben Rogan producer: Robin Millar bass guitar: Paul S. Denman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) guitar and saxophone: Stuart Matthewman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) keyboard: Andrew Hale (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) vocals: Sade Adu (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1984) recorded at: Power Plant in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) cover recording of: Why Can’t We Live Together (from 1983-10 until 1983-11) lyricist and composer: Timmy Thomas publisher: EMI Longitude Music, Sherlyn Music, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック	5:27

Credits

Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/3614924 [info]
ASIN:	US: B006H3MISG [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Smooth Operator Your Love Is King
included in:	Diamond Life / Promise This Far

part of:

Brit Award for British Album of the Year (number: 1985) (order: 5)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (number: 66) (order: 66)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 140)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 200) (order: 200)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 200) (order: 200)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (number: 532) (order: 533)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/43936 [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/4qvh [info] https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/45gw [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/sade/diamond_life/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000191707 [info]
Wikidata:	Q904971 [info]