| "Never as Good as the First Time" | ||||
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| Single by Sade | ||||
| from the album Promise | ||||
| B-side | "Keep Hanging On" | |||
| Released | 5 March 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
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| Length | 5:00 (album version) 3:57 (single version) | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Composer(s) | ||||
| Lyricist(s) | Sade Adu | |||
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| "Never as Good as the First Time" on YouTube | ||||
"Never as Good as the First Time" is a song by English band Sade from their second studio album, Promise (1985).[2] It was released as the album's third single and contained a vocal intro not included on the original album version, as well as a slightly different vocal mix. The song reached number 8 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ Sarig, Roni (2004). "Sade". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 712–713. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "About Sade". MTV.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2015.