Search - Sade :: The Best of Sade (Eco-Friendly Packaging)

Excellent compillation

Susan M. Hanna | Walnut Creek, CA USA | 12/06/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"A wonderful collection of Sade's music. The best of the best,and a really good CD for just relaxing, or a little romancing."

Exotic Rhythms and Deep Emotions

Bobby Underwood | Manly NSW, Australia | 02/09/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This truly is the best of the wonderful Nigerian songstress. This is the one you put on when you just want to listen to Sade. There is an amazingly smooth flow to this collection. You never want to skip around as you would on another artist's "Best Of" effort because you would miss a great song. The exotic blend of the band's rhythms and the smooth stylings of Sade Adu come together to form a unique musical experience like no other.



First came the jazz flavored "Diamond Life." "Smooth Operator" burst from the radio like a tidal wave, her fresh, clean sound washing over us and immediately garnering millions of loyal fans who couldn't wait for the next release.



Blue was the color Sade's second album, "Promise." Her music has always been an eclectic mix of light jazz and blues, and in her follow up to the more jazz oriented "Diamond Life" she colored this one with the blues. Fast and rhythmic tunes such as "The Sweetest Taboo" were mixed in with the blues like a sudden rain shower.



Sade and her band gave "Stronger Than Pride" a lighter tone than the bluesy "Promise" which preceded it. It had the feel of sandy shores at twilight and the nightlife of palm trees and exotic drinks with flowers in them. It was a lush but spare production of rythms and vocals blending perfectly to create a special atmosphere. No matter where you were, or what you were doing, once it was playing you were somewhere else. And it was a good place to be. Songs like "Stronger Than Pride" and "Paradise" conjured thoughts of exotic beaches and sandy shores.



Love Deluxe was Sade's concept album on love. It was filled with the euphoria of loving and being loved romantically. Even the love of a mother desperately trying to feed her daughter was touched upon. Soulful and deeply moving efforts like "Pearls" and "Like a Tattoo" alternated between sensual and happy songs such as "Kiss of Life" and "Cherish the Day" It was a magical CD that you never tired of listening to.



Sade would be absent for a long time after this was released, with only this "Best Of Sade" released before she returned several years later. Maybe only she knew how long it would be this time and decided to leave something wonderous to tide us over. This collection is soothing and beautiful, the vocals artistry in motion. Sade reaches into her soul and lays bare both the joy and misery love can bring upon us.



This is an exquisite CD with almost a spiritual feel to it. Sade's fans are loving and loyal and that feeling has always been returned from Sade. This is everything that is good about music, a rich and rewarding journey into the heart. In a career filled with wonderful moments, these are some of her finest. Don't miss this basket of potpouri given as a gift from the lovely, talented Sade Adu. This is a gift for the heart."

Confessions of a much Adu soul siren

rmcrae | Houston, Texas | 04/29/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"One of the best things about Sade is their inability to be categorized musically. Elements of jazz, funk, soul, pop, chillout, and world music make up the mix that only begins to describe Sade's sound. The half British/half Nigerian honey-throated Helen Folasade Adu sporting her blood red lips and signature pontyail took the music world by storm with the assistance of Stuart Matthewman's sax and guitar, Paul Denman's bass, and Andrew Hale's keyboard and they've never stopped. This is a perfect compilation of their first decade's work. From the bossa nova hit Smooth Operator and the tropical breeze of The Sweetest Taboo to the underwater rhythm of No Ordinary Love and love drunk jazz of Kiss of Life, all the hits are featured. Non singles like Jezebel, Like A Tattoo, and the bluesy Please Send Me Someone To Love are also thrown in as special treats. Sampled by rappers (Krayzie Bone), covered by rockers (Deftones), and admired by pop stars (Beyonce and Christina Aguilera), Sade continues to follow the beat of their own drum and we wouldn't have it any other way."