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  • Artist: Sade
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: October 20, 1992
  • Total Time: 45:42
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

Sade's fourth album, Love Deluxe, included the hit "No Ordinary Love" and marked a return to the detached cool jazz backing and even icier vocals that made her debut album a sensation. Although Sade's style is more suggestive than hypnotic and her production and arrangements are in an urbane mode rather than a jazz one, she maintained her popularity among the fusion and urban contemporary audiences. This release also includes "Mermaid," "Pearls," and "Feel No Pain." ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
No Ordinary Love (Lyrics) Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman Sade (7:20)
Feel No Pain (Lyrics) Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman Sade (5:08)
I Couldn't Love You More (Lyrics) Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman Sade (3:49)
Like a Tattoo (Lyrics) Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman Sade (3:38)
Kiss of Life Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman Sade (5:50)
Cherish the Day (Lyrics) Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman Sade (5:34)
Pearls (Lyrics) Sade Adu, Andrew Hale Sade (4:34)
Bullet Proof Soul (Lyrics) Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman Sade (5:26)
Mermaid Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman Sade (4:23)

Credits

Sade (Arranger), Sade (Producer), Sade (Main Performer), Sade Adu (Vocals), Chris Lord-Alge (Engineer), Chris Lord-Alge (Mixing), Paul S. Denman (Bass), Martin Ditcham (Percussion), Martin Ditcham (Drums), Andrew Hale (Keyboards), Nick Ingman (Arranger), Nick Ingman (?), Nick Ingman (String Arrangements), Stuart Matthewman (Guitar), Stuart Matthewman (Saxophone), Leroy Osbourne (Vocals), Leroy Osbourne (Vocals (Background)), Mike Pela (Producer), Mike Pela (Engineer), Anthony Pleeth (Cello), Marc Williams (Assistant Engineer), Gavyn Wright (Conductor), Gavyn Wright (Leader), Gavyn Wright (Orchestra Leader), Tony Pleeth (Cello), Tom Coyne (Remastering), Albert Watson (Photography), Adrian Moore (Assistant Engineer), Sandro Franchin (Assistant Engineer)
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This article is about the Sade album. For the British group, see Love De-Luxe.
Love Deluxe
Studio album by Sade
Released 11 November 1992 (UK)
20 October 1992 (U.S.)
Recorded Studio Condulmer
(Venice, Venice, Italy)
Ridge Farm
(Surrey, England)
The Hit Factory
(London, England)
Image Recording
(Los Angeles, California, United States)
Genre Soul, R&B, jazz, downtempo, trip hop
Length 45:07
Label Epic
Producer Sade Adu, Mike Pela
Professional reviews
Sade chronology
Stronger Than Pride
(1988)		 Love Deluxe
(1992)		 The Best of Sade
(1994)
Singles from Love Deluxe
  1. "No Ordinary Love"
    Released: 8 October 1992
  2. "Feel No Pain"
    Released: 28 November 1992
  3. "Kiss of Life"
    Released: April 12 1993
  4. "Cherish the Day"
    Released: July 31 1993

Love Deluxe is the fourth studio album by the English group Sade, released in the United Kingdom on 11 November 1992 and in the United States on 20 October 1992 by Epic Records.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "No Ordinary Love" (Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman) – 7:20
  2. "Feel No Pain" (Adu, Andrew Hale, Matthewman) – 5:08
  3. "I Couldn't Love You More" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Paul S. Denman) – 3:49
  4. "Like a Tattoo" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman) – 3:38
  5. "Kiss of Life" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Denman) – 5:50
  6. "Cherish the Day" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman) – 5:34
  7. "Pearls" (Adu, Hale) – 4:34
  8. "Bullet Proof Soul" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman) – 5:26
  9. "Mermaid" (Hale, Matthewman, Denman) – 4:23

Personnel

Musicians

Sade

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
German Albums Chart[1] 14
Swedish Albums Chart[2] 7
Swiss Albums Chart[2] 6
UK Albums Chart[3] 10
U.S. Billboard 200[4] 3
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[4] 2
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[2] 13
Austrian Albums Chart[2] 11
Dutch Albums Chart[2] 47
Hungarian Albums Chart[5] 38

Certifications

Country Certifier Certification Sales
Canada CRIA Platinum[6] 100,000
France SNEP Platinum[7] 300,000
Germany IFPI Gold[8] 100,000
Netherlands NVPI Gold[9] 30,000
Sweden IFPI Gold[10] 20,000
Switzerland Gold[11] 25,000
United Kingdom BPI Gold[12] 100,000
United States RIAA 4× platinum[13] 4,000,000

References

  1. ^ "Musicline.de – Sade – Love Deluxe" (in German). Musicline.de. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/SADE/Love+Deluxe/longplay. Retrieved 2008-10-10. 
  2. ^ a b c d e "Sade – Love Deluxe – swisscharts.com". SwissCharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sade&titel=Love+Deluxe&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-05-30. 
  3. ^ "Chart Stats – Sade – Love Deluxe". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=12202. Retrieved 2008-10-10. 
  4. ^ a b "Love Deluxe > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hcfqxq85ldje~T3. Retrieved 2008-05-30. 
  5. ^ "Top 40 album- és válogatáslemez-lista – 1993. 24. hét" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. http://www.mahasz.hu/m/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=1993&het=24&submit_=Keresés. Retrieved 2008-05-30. 
  6. ^ "CRIA: Search Certification Database". CRIA. 18 March 1993. http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php. Retrieved 2008-05-31. 
  7. ^ "Les Certifications (Albums) du SNEP (see "SADE")" (in French). InfoDisc. http://www.infodisc.fr/Certif_Album.php. Retrieved 2009-02-07. 
  8. ^ "Gold/Platin-Datenbank" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=1&strSuche=Love+Deluxe. Retrieved 2008-05-31. 
  9. ^ "NVPI – Goud/Platina" (in Dutch). NVPI. http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1236265&zoekform=60463&formposted=yes. Retrieved 2008-05-31. 
  10. ^ "IFPI Sweden – Guld & Platina – År 1987–1998" (in Swedish) (PDF). IFPI. 10 November 1993. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-27. 
  11. ^ "Swiss Certifications – Awards 1992". SwissCharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=1992. Retrieved 2008-05-31. 
  12. ^ "BPI Certified Awards". BPI. 1 June 1993. http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=3085. Retrieved 2008-05-31. 
  13. ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". RIAA. 9 November 1994. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Love%20Deluxe&artist=Sade&perPage=25. Retrieved 2008-05-31. 
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Sade
Sade Adu · Stuart Matthewman · Paul Spencer Denman · Andrew Hale · Paul Anthony Cook
Albums
Singles
"Your Love Is King" · "When Am I Going to Make a Living" · "Hang on to Your Love" · "Smooth Operator" · "The Sweetest Taboo" · "Never as Good as the First Time" · "Is It a Crime" · "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" · "Paradise" · "Nothing Can Come Between Us" · "Turn My Back on You" · "No Ordinary Love" · "Feel No Pain" · "Kiss of Life" · "Cherish the Day" · "By Your Side" · "King of Sorrow" · "Lovers Rock" · "Somebody Already Broke My Heart" (Live)
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