Stronger Than Pride

Performer: Sade
Engineer: Mike Pela; Ben Rogan
Producer: Mike Pela; Sade; Sade Adu; Ben Rogan
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Personnel: Sade Abu (vocals); Leroy Osbourne (vocals); Stuart Matthewman (guitar, saxophone); Gordon Hunte (guitar); Gavin Wright (violin); James McMillan (trumpet); Jake Jacas (trombone); Andrew Hale (keyboards); Paul S. Denman (bass); Martin Ditchman (drums, percussion). Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas; Studio Miraval and Studio Marcadet, Paris, France. Digitally remastered by Tom Coyne (Sterling Sound, New York, New York). Personnel: Leroy Osbourne, Sade Adu (vocals); Stuart Matthewman (guitar, saxophone); Gordon Hunte (guitar); Gavyn Wright (violin); James McMillan (trumpet); Jake Jacas (trombone); Andrew Hale (keyboards); Martin Ditcham (drums, percussion). Audio Remasterer: Tom Coyne. Recording information: Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas; Studio Macadet, Paris, France; Studio Marcadet, Paris, France; Studio Miraval, France. Photographers: Toshi Yajima; Levon Parian. Arrangers: Sade; Sade Adu. After two LPs with little or no energy, Sade demonstrated some intensity and fire on her third release. Whether that was just an attempt to change the pace a bit or a genuine new direction, she had more animation in her delivery on such songs as "Haunt Me," "Give It Up," and the hit "Paradise." Not that she was suddenly singing in a soulful or bluesy manner; rather, Sade's dry and introspective tone now had a little more edge, and the lyrics were ironic as well as reflective. This was her third consecutive multi-platinum album, and it matched the two-million-plus sales level of her debut. ~ Ron Wynn

A singer whose music is as exotic and elegant as her image, Sade utilized sultry, jazz-tinged vocals and smooth pop arrangements to become, deservedly, one of the most successful international stars of the 1980s. Her voice is a subtle thing, breathy and intimate, and her music mostly reflects that. She prefers a whisper to a scream, and most of her hits tend to simmer and percolate. She's also demonstrated real songwriting ability ("No Ordinary Love," "The Sweetest Taboo") and great taste in covers (Percy Mayfield's classic blues "Please Send Me Someone to Love" and Timmy Thomas's 1973 minimalist proto-disco hit "Why Can't We Live Together").

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