Sade‘s ‘Diamond Life’ feat. ‘Smooth Operator’ is their debut album produced by Robin Millar and released on July 16, 1984 By Epic.

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1 . Smooth Operator (1984)

2 . Your Love Is King (1984)

3 . Hang On To Your Love (1984)

4 . Frankie’s First Affair – London (1984)

5 . When am I gonna Make a Living (w/ Paul Cooke, Vienna, 1983)

6 . Sally – Munich (1984)

7 . Why Can’t We Live Together

8 . Smooth Operator (Live, 2011)

9 . When Am I Going To Make A Living (1984)

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Track Listing : 1.Smooth Operator (Sade Adu, Ray St. John) – 04:59 . 2.Your Love Is King (Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman) – 03:41 . 3.Hang On To Your Love (Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman) – 05:54 . 4.Frankie’S First Affair (Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman) – 04:39 . 5.When Am I Going To Make A Living (Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman) – 03:27 . 6.Cherry Pie (Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale, Paul S. Denman) – 06:19 . 7.Sally (Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman) – 05:22 . 8.I Will Be Your Friend (Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman) – 04:43 . 9.Why Can’T We Live Together (Timmy Thomas) – 05:27


Julien Temple

Musicians : Sade – Band . Sade Adu – Vocals . Andrew Hale – Keyboards . Stuart Matthewman – Guitar, Saxophone . Paul S. Denman – Bass . Paul Cooke – Drums . Terry Bailey – Trumpet . Martin Ditcham – Percussion . Dave Early – Drums, Percussion . Gordon Matthewman – Trumpet

Production : Produced By Robin Millar . Ben Rogan – Engineer . Simon Driscoll – Assistant Engineer . Pete Brown – Assistant Engineer . Tom Coyne – Remastering . Mike Pela – Engineer

Package : Graham Smith – Artwork . Chris Roberts – Photography

Package : Jack Semmens for “Your Love Is King” . Stuart Orme for “When Am I Going to Make a Living” . Julien Temple asterisques RVM for “Smooth Operator” . Brian Ward for “Hang On to Your Love”

Recorded In 1983–1984 At Power Plant Studios (London).

Released On July 16, 1984 By By Epic.

(Source Sade – Diamond Life | The Official Site)

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Stunningly photogenic, Miss Adu possesses a dusky, haunting pop-jazz alto whose blase sensuality perfectly matches her sleek appearance. As an icon of a ”new pop elegance,” Miss Adu already has the American fashion press stampeding after her. […]

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While it’s the reviewer’s view that this isn’t Sade’s best album, it’s a great place to start, as well as good background music for a cozy night at a beach house with your lover. […]

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Sade a sexual conductor of all sorts of erotic karma while her braces and shiny shoes wearing band mates massage notes fretless basses were invented for. […]

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