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Diamond Life is the debut studio album by English band Sade, released in the United Kingdom on July 16, 1984 by Epic Records, and in the United States on February 27, 1985 by Portrait Records. After studying fashion design, and later modelling, Sade Adu began backup-singing with British band Pride. During this time Adu and three of the original members of "Pride"—Paul Anthony Cook, Paul Denman and Stuart Matthewman—left the group to form their own band called Sade. After various demos and performances, Sade received interest from record labels and signed to Epic. Recording for the album began in 1983
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Diamond Life is the debut studio album by English band Sade, released in the United Kingdom on 16 July 1984 by Epic Records and in the United States on 27 February 1985 by Portrait Records. After studying fashion design, and later modelling, Sade Adu began backup-singing with British band Pride. During this time, Adu and three of the original members of Pride—Paul Anthony Cook, Paul Denman, and Stuart Matthewman—left the group to form their own band called Sade. After various demonstration recordings (demos) and performances, Sade received interest from record labels and signed to Epic.
| 1 | Smooth Operator | ♡ | 5:01 | Sade Adu / Raymond St. John |
| 2 | Your Love Is King | ♡ | 3:59 | Sade Adu / Stuart Matthewman |
| 3 | Hang on to Your Love | ♡ | 6:00 | Sade Adu / Stuart Matthewman |
| 4 | Frankie’s First Affair | ♡ | 4:38 | Sade Adu / Stuart Matthewman |
| 5 | When Am I Going to Make a Living | ♡ | 3:27 | Sade Adu / Stuart Matthewman |
| 6 | Cherry Pie | ♡ | 6:22 | Sade Adu / Stuart Matthewman / Andrew Hale / Paul S. Denman |
| 7 | Sally | ♡ | 5:22 | Sade Adu / Stuart Matthewman |
| 8 | I Will Be Your Friend | ♡ | 4:43 | Sade Adu / Stuart Matthewman |
| 9 | Why Can’t We Live Together | ♡ | 5:29 | Timmy Thomas |
Links
- Folder:
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000191707
Credits
Band — Paul S. Denman, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman, Sade Adu Bass — Paul S. Denman Keyboards — Andrew Hale Saxophone — Stuart Matthewman Guitar — Stuart Matthewman Vocals — Sade Adu Drums — Dave Early, Paul Cooke Engineer — Mike Pela Percussion — Dave Early, Martin Ditcham Producer — Robin Millar Trumpet — Gordon Matthewman, Terry Bailey
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