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Stronger Than Pride [Sade]

Sade
1 disc

1. Love Is Stronger Than Pride
2. Paradise
3. Nothing Can Come Between Us
4. Haunt Me
5. Turn My Back on You
6. Keep Looking
7. Clean Heart
8. Give It Up
9. I Never Thought I'd See the Day
10. Siempre Hay Esperanza
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 85242
Credits

Producer Mike Pela; Sade; Sade Adu; Ben Rogan
Engineer Mike Pela; Ben Rogan
Personnel: Sade Abu (vocals); Leroy Osbourne (vocals); Stuart Matthewman (guitar, saxophone); Gordon Hunte (guitar); Gavin Wright (violin); James McMillan (trumpet); Jake Jacas (trombone); Andrew Hale (keyboards); Paul S. Denman (bass); Martin Ditchman (drums, percussion).
Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas; Studio Miraval and Studio Marcadet, Paris, France.
Digitally remastered by Tom Coyne (Sterling Sound, New York, New York).
Personnel: Leroy Osbourne, Sade Adu (vocals); Stuart Matthewman (guitar, saxophone); Gordon Hunte (guitar); Gavyn Wright (violin); James McMillan (trumpet); Jake Jacas (trombone); Andrew Hale (keyboards); Martin Ditcham (drums, percussion).
Audio Remasterer: Tom Coyne.
Recording information: Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas; Studio Macadet, Paris, France; Studio Marcadet, Paris, France; Studio Miraval, France.
Photographers: Toshi Yajima; Levon Parian.
Arrangers: Sade; Sade Adu.
After two LPs with little or no energy, Sade demonstrated some intensity and fire on her third release. Whether that was just an attempt to change the pace a bit or a genuine new direction, she had more animation in her delivery on such songs as "Haunt Me," "Give It Up," and the hit "Paradise." Not that she was suddenly singing in a soulful or bluesy manner; rather, Sade's dry and introspective tone now had a little more edge, and the lyrics were ironic as well as reflective. This was her third consecutive multi-platinum album, and it matched the two-million-plus sales level of her debut. ~ Ron Wynn