Sweetback (band)

Sweetback
Origin	London, England
Genres	Jazz Funk Soul R&B
Years active	1994–present
Members	Stuart Matthewman Paul Denman Andrew Hale

Sweetback are an English band composed of members from the band Sade, not including the frontwoman Sade Adu. They are a jazz/funk band with R&B overtones. Stuart Matthewman, Paul Denman and Andrew Hale had been recording with the female vocalist Sade Adu since 1984.

The group Sweetback formed in 1994 at the conclusion of Sade’s Love Deluxe World Tour. Their albums feature a host of guest vocalists, such as Leroy Osbourne, Amel Larrieux, Maxwell, Aya (Lysa Aya Trenier), Bahamadia, Chocolate Genius and El DeBarge. ^[1] Their first album was re-released on vinyl in 2016. ^[2]

Members

• Stuart Matthewman (guitar, saxophone)
• Paul Spencer Denman (bass, drum machine)
• Andrew Hale (piano, keyboards)

Discography

Albums

• Sweetback (1996, Epic/Sony)
• Stage 2 (2004, Epic/Sony)

Singles

• "Softly, Softly" (1996)
• "You Will Rise" (1997, Epic/Sony)
• "Au Natural" (1997, Epic/Sony)
• "Lover" (2004, Epic/Sony)
• "Things You'll Never Know" (2004, Epic/Sony)

Videos

• "You Will Rise" (1997)
• "Lover" (2004)
• "Things You'll Never Know" (2004)

References

1. "helen folaSADE adu - band". Homdrum.net. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
2. "WELCOME BACK WAX: Sweetback's Eponymous Debut Album Set for First-Ever Vinyl Release This Week". 26 October 2016.

Further reading

• Murphy, Bill (1 May 2004). "Don't Call It a Comeback". Electronic Musician. NewBay Media. Retrieved 9 September 2015.

External links

• Sweetback at Sony Music
• https://members.tripod.com/topcat3sh/id28.htm