[ Sony Music / 6 LP ]
Release Date: Friday 16 October 2020
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This boxset features remastered versions of all of Sade's studio albums to date, on pure 180-gram black vinyl - the first complete collection of their studio work up to the present day. All six of the band's acclaimed albums: Diamond Life (1984), Promise (1985), Stronger Than Pride (1988), Love Deluxe (1992), Lovers Rock (2000), and Solder Of Love (2010) are packaged into the beautifully finished, white case-bound box. Revisiting the audio, the band and Miles Showell worked from high resolution digital transfers of the stereo master mixes, from the original studio recordings, remastered at half-speed at Abbey Road Studios.
The elaborate, half-speed mastering process has produced exceptionally clean and detailed audio whilst remaining faithful to the band's intended sound. No additional digital limiting was used in the mastering process, so the six albums benefit from the advantage of extra clarity and pure fidelity, preserving the dynamic range of the original mixes for the very first time. The six album sleeves have been meticulously reproduced in exact detail with authentic paper and printing methods, perfectly replicated for the first time since their original release.
Over an exceptional career spanning more than three decades, Sade's six albums have amassed over 60 million worldwide sales and have been certified platinum 24 times over. Producing singles such as 'Your Love Is King', 'Smooth Operator', and 'By Your Side', Sade have gone on to achieve Number 1 albums across the world, collected several Grammys, MTV Video Music Awards, and a BRIT Award along the way, quietly taking their "place in the pantheon of cultural influence" [New York Times, October 2017]. Their most recent studio album, Soldier Of Love, charted at number one in 15 countries, including the US, upon release in 2010.
SIDE A:
Smooth Operator
Your Love Is King
Hang on to Your Love
Frankie's First Affair
When Am I Going to Make A Living
SIDE B:
Cherry Pie
Sally
I Will Be Your Friend
Why Can't We Live Together
SIDE C:
Is It A Crime
The Sweetest Taboo
War Of The Hearts
Jezebel
SIDE D:
Mr Wrong
Never As Good As The First Time
Fear
Tar Baby
Maureen
SIDE E:
Love Is Stronger Than Pride
Paradise
Nothing Can Come Between Us
Haunt Me
Turn My Back On You
SIDE F:
Keep Looking
Clean Heart
Give It Up
I Never Thought Id See The Day
Siempre Hay Esperanza
SIDE G:
No Ordinary Love
Feel No Pain
I Couldn't Love You More
Like A Tattoo
SIDE H:
Kiss Of Life
Cherish The Day
Pearls
Bullet Proof Soul
Mermaid
SIDE I:
By Your Side
Flow
King of Sorrow
Somebody Already Broke My Heart
All About Our Love
Slave Song
SIDE J:
The Sweetest Gift
Every Word
Immigrant
Lovers Rock
It's Only Love That Gets You Through
SIDE K:
The Moon And The Sky
Soldier Of Love
Morning Bird
Babyfather
Long Hard Road
SIDE L:
Be That Easy
Bring Me Home
In Another Time
Skin
The Safest Place