Ultimate Collection CD

MUSIC

R&B / SOUL

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Your Love Is King ~ Sade

2. Smooth Operator ~ Sade

3. Hang On to Your Love ~ Sade

4. Sweetest Taboo, The ~ Sade

5. Is It a Crime ~ Sade

6. Never as Good as the First Time ~ Sade

7. Jezebel ~ Sade

8. Love Is Stronger Than Pride ~ Sade

9. Paradise ~ Sade

10. Nothing Can Come Between Us ~ Sade

11. No Ordinary Love ~ Sade

12. Kiss of Life ~ Sade

13. Feel No Pain ~ Sade

14. Bullet Proof Soul ~ Sade

Disc 2

Song Title

1. Cherish the Day ~ Sade

2. Pearls ~ Sade

3. By Your Side ~ Sade

4. Immigrant ~ Sade

5. Flow ~ Sade

6. King of Sorrow ~ Sade

7. Sweetest Gift, The ~ Sade

8. Soldier of Love ~ Sade

9. Moon and the Sky, The ~ Sade

10. Babyfather ~ Sade

11. Still in Love with You ~ Sade

12. Love Is Found ~ Sade

13. I Would Never Have Guessed ~ Sade

14. Moon and the Sky, The - (remix, featuring Jay-Z) ~ Sade

15. By Your Side [Neptunes Remix] - (remix) ~ Sade

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel: Sade Adu (vocals, programming); Stuart Matthewman (guitar, saxophone, programming); Andrew Hale (keyboards, programming).
	Recording information: Angel Studios (09/1999-08/2000); Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas (09/1999-08/2000); Deliverance Studios (09/1999-08/2000); El Cortijo, Spain (09/1999-08/2000); Metalworks Studios, Toronto, Canada (09/1999-08/2000); Modern World Studios, UK (09/1999-08/2000); Real World Studios, UK (09/1999-08/2000); Ridge Farm, Surrey (09/1999-08/2000); Roc The Mic Studios, New York, NY (09/1999-08/2000); Sarm Hook End, UK (09/1999-08/2000); Studio Condulmer, Venice (09/1999-08/2000); Studio Marcadet, Paris, France (09/1999-08/2000); Studio Miraval, France (09/1999-08/2000); The Hit Factory, London (09/1999-08/2000); The Power Plant, London (09/1999-08/2000); Angel Studios (1984); Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas (1984); Deliverance Studios (1984); El Cortijo, Spain (1984); Metalworks Studios, Toronto, Canada (1984); Modern World Studios, UK (1984); Real World Studios, UK (1984); Ridge Farm, Surrey (1984); Roc The Mic Studios, New York, NY (1984); Sarm Hook End, UK (1984); Studio Condulmer, Venice (1984); Studio Marcadet, Paris, France (1984); Studio Miraval, France (1984); The Hit Factory, London (1984); The Power Plant, London (1984); Angel Studios (1985); Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas (1985); Deliverance Studios (1985); El Cortijo, Spain (1985); Metalworks Studios, Toronto, Canada (1985); Modern World Studios, UK (1985); Real World Studios, UK (1985); Ridge Farm, Surrey (1985); Roc The Mic Studios, New York, NY (1985); Sarm Hook End, UK (1985); Studio Condulmer, Venice (1985); Studio Marcadet, Paris, France (1985); Studio Miraval, France (1985); The Hit Factory, London (1985); The Power Plant, London (1985); Angel Studios (1987); Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas (1987); Deliverance Studios (1987); El Cortijo, Spain (1987); Metalworks Studios, Toronto, Canada (1987); Modern World Studios, UK (1987); Real World Studios, UK (1987); Ridge Farm, Surrey (1987); Roc The Mic Studios, New York, NY (1987); Sarm Hook End, UK (1987); Studio Condulmer, Venice (1987); Studio Marcadet, Paris, France (1987); Studio Miraval, France (1987); The Hit Factory, London (1987); The Power Plant, London (1987); Angel Studios (1992); Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas (1992); Deliverance Studios (1992); El Cortijo, Spain (1992); Metalworks Studios, Toronto, Canada (1992); Modern World Studios, UK (1992); Real World Studios, UK (1992); Ridge Farm, Surrey (1992); Roc The Mic Studios, New York, NY (1992); Sarm Hook End, UK (1992); Studio Condulmer, Venice (1992); Studio Marcadet, Paris, France (1992); Studio Miraval, France (1992); The Hit Factory, London (1992); The Power Plant, London (1992).
	Photographer: Sophie Muller.
	An update of the 1994 compilation The Best of Sade, The Ultimate Collection contains all but two of the Sade singles -- "When Am I Going to Make a Living" and, unfortunately, "Turn My Back on You" -- released through the first six studio albums. There are six well-chosen album cuts, highlighted by the exceptionally spacious Love Deluxe ballads "Bullet Proof Soul" and "Pearls." For some Sade followers, the one rarity (a restrained Neptunes mix of "By Your Side") and four new songs will be enough to justify re-acquiring the old material. The best of the new songs is a cover of Thin Lizzy's anguished ballad "Still in Love with You," a surprising but strikingly appropriate choice that is granted a hint of sweetness. On the opposite end, a remix of Soldier of Love's "The Moon and the Sky," featuring Jay-Z, marks Sade's first and hopefully last collaboration with an MC. The greater part of this two-hour anthology condenses a rich catalog of impeccably sophisticated and subtly stimulating pop, from 1984's seductive "Your Love Is King" to 2009's chilling "Soldier of Love." ~ Andy Kellman
Musical Guests
	Jay-Z

Compilation Appearances

	Ultimate Grammy Collection: Contemporary R&B
	2011 Grammy Nominees

Associated Artists and Works

Chancellor, Walter, Jr.

Technical Info

	Release Date : 05/03/2011
	Original Release Date : 2011
	Catalog ID : 904542
	Label : Epic (USA)
	Number of Discs : 2
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00886979045422

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.67)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's all state-of-the-art slow-jams all the time, driven by Sade Adu's touch-me now contralto....Like bar lighting, Sade's glow makes everyone look their best."