The Best of Sade | ||||
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Released | 31 October 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1983–1993 | |||
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Length | 74:03 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
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Sade chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | A [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
The Best of Sade is the first greatest hits album by English band Sade, released by Epic Records in the United Kingdom on 31 October 1994 and in the United States on 4 November 1994. The compilation chronicles Sade's first four studio albums, while also including non-single songs "Jezebel", "Like a Tattoo" and "Pearls", as well as "Please Send Me Someone to Love", which appeared in the soundtrack to the film Philadelphia . The album was digitally remastered in 2000.
The singles from Diamond Life , as well as Stronger Than Pride 's "Paradise" and "Nothing Can Come Between Us", are presented in their 7″ edit forms; "Never as Good as the First Time" and "Cherish the Day" are remixes produced by Sade, also taken from their respective singles. None of this information is listed within the album's packaging.
AllMusic's Jason Elias wrote, "By the time this was released in 1994, something unexpected happened. Sade's early work became classic and the later additions boasted even better vocals and songs that nicely improved on the theme. The timeless sound and class always exhibited makes Sade Adu and her band a no-brainer for an appealing compilation. Like Al Green's Greatest Hits , The Best of Sade doesn't detract from the original albums and is a marker of time, not the end of the act... Despite its riches, The Best of Sade doesn't include all of the best, since 'Maureen' and or 'Keep Looking' aren't here. It's a small complaint and The Best of Sade is a great overview." [1] Robert Christgau called the album "another loungecore alternative". [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Your Love Is King" (from Diamond Life , 1984) | Robin Millar | 3:43 | |
2. | "Hang On to Your Love" (edit of LP version, on Diamond Life, 1984) |
| Millar | 4:31 |
3. | "Smooth Operator" (7" edit, on Diamond Life, 1984) |
| Millar | 4:18 |
4. | "Jezebel" (from Promise , 1985) |
| Millar | 5:25 |
5. | "The Sweetest Taboo" (from Promise, 1985) |
| Millar | 4:25 |
6. | "Is It a Crime?" (from Promise, 1985) |
| Millar | 6:17 |
7. | "Never as Good as the First Time" (remix edit, from Promise, 1985) |
| 3:59 | |
8. | "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (from Stronger Than Pride , 1988) |
| 4:18 | |
9. | "Paradise" (remix, from Stronger Than Pride, 1988) |
| 3:37 | |
10. | "Nothing Can Come Between Us" (radio edit, from Stronger Than Pride, 1988) |
| 3:53 | |
11. | "No Ordinary Love" (from Love Deluxe , 1992) |
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| 7:20 |
12. | "Like a Tattoo" (from Love Deluxe, 1992) |
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| 3:37 |
13. | "Kiss of Life" (radio edit, from Love Deluxe, 1992) |
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| 4:11 |
14. | "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (from Philadelphia soundtrack, 1994) | Percy Mayfield |
| 3:42 |
15. | "Cherish the Day" (Sade remix, from Love Deluxe, 1992) |
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| 6:19 |
16. | "Pearls" (from Love Deluxe, 1992) |
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| 4:37 |
Total length: | 74:03 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Best of Sade. [5]
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF) [41] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
Australia (ARIA) [42] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [43] | Gold | 25,000* |
Belgium (BEA) [44] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [45] | Gold | 100,000* |
Canada (Music Canada) [46] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [47] | 3× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [48] | Gold | 34,474 [48] |
France (SNEP) [49] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
Germany (BVMI) [50] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Italy (FIMI) [51] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Japan (RIAJ) [52] | Gold | 100,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [53] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [54] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [55] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [56] 1994 release | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [57] 2000 release | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [58] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI) [59] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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