Sade (band)

Sade
Sade onstage
Sade performing at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany, on 16 November 2011
Background information
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Years active1982–present
Labels
Members
Past members
  • Paul Anthony Cooke
  • Dave Early
Websitesade.com

Sade (/ˈʃɑːdeɪ/ SHAH-day or /ʃɑːˈdeɪ/ shah-DAY)[6][7][8] are an English band, formed in London in 1982 and named after their lead singer, Sade Adu. The band consists of Adu alongside bassist Paul Denman, saxophonist and guitarist Stuart Matthewman, and keyboardist Andrew Hale. Founding drummer Paul Anthony Cooke left the band in 1984, while Dave Early, Cooke's replacement, left in 1985. Since Early's departure in 1985, the band has employed numerous session and touring drummers in absence of an official drummer. The band's music features elements of soul, quiet storm, smooth jazz and sophisti-pop. All of the band's albums, including compilations and a live album, have charted in the US Top Ten.[9]

The band's debut studio album, Diamond Life (1984), reached number two on the UK Album Chart, selling over 1.2 million copies and won the Brit Award for Best British Album in 1985.[10] The album was also a hit internationally, reaching number one in several countries and the top ten in the United States, where it has sold four million copies to date.

In late 1985, the band released its second studio effort Promise, which peaked at number one in both the United Kingdom and the US.[11][12] It was certified double platinum in the UK and quadruple platinum in the US. In 1986, Sade won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.[5] Their fifth studio album, Lovers Rock (2000), won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. Their sixth studio album, Soldier of Love (2010), peaked at number four in the UK and number one in the US.[13] In 2011, the band won its fourth Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[5]

Sade's US certified sales in 2012 stood at 23.5 million units according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),[14] and by 2014 sold more than 75 million records worldwide to date.[15] The band were ranked at No. 50 on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".[16][17]

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  2. ^ "Music's Top 40 Money Makers 2012". Billboard. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Pop/Rock » Punk/New Wave » Sophisti-Pop". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  4. ^ Himes, Geoffrey (13 January 1988). "U.S. Soul, Reborn in Britain". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Grammy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
  7. ^ Olausson, Lena; Sangster, Catherine (2006). Oxford BBC Guide to Pronunciation. Oxford University Press. p. 338. ISBN 0-19-280710-2.
  8. ^ DSR (8 October 2011). "Meaning of the name Sade". YouTube. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  9. ^ Chart History Sade www.billboard.com, accessed 3 April 2021
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Brits was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference Soldier was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ Top Selling Artists Archived 19 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine according to Recording Industry Association of America web site
  15. ^ Blatt, Ben (20 February 2014). "Counting Couplets". Slate. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  16. ^ "The Greatest Artists of All Time". VH1/Stereogum. 3 September 2010. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  17. ^ "Sade Announces First Tour in Eight Years". VH1. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2009.