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The Best of Sade

by Sade

The Best of Sade is a 1994 downtempo album by Sade. It runs 16 tracks across 74 minutes on Epic. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 5 ratings.

Downtempo · Smooth Jazz · Jazz

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4 critics
16
Tracks
74 min
Runtime
98 bpm
Tempo
F minor
Key

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The Best of Sade album cover

The Best of Sade album cover

The The Best of Sade cover was designed by Peter Brawne and photographed by Albert Watson and Jo Strettel.

Design
Peter Brawne
Photography
Albert Watson, Jo Strettel

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16 tracks · 74 min

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According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on The Best of Sade is Smooth Operator — rated 5.0/5 by 1 listener.

  1. 1Smooth Operator5.01 rating
  2. 2Kiss of Life5.01 rating
  3. 3Like a Tattoo4.56 ratings
  4. 4Is It a Crime4.54 ratings
  5. 5Cherish the Day4.51 rating

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About

The Best of Sade is the first greatest hits album by English band Sade. It was released in the United Kingdom on 31 October 1994 and in the United States on 4 November 1994 by Epic Records. The retrospective was digitally remastered in 2000. The Best of Sade chronicles Sade's first four 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 for the film Philadelphia. 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 packaging.

In brief

Is The Best of Sade good?
Riffiter listeners rate The Best of Sade 4.0/5 from 5 ratings.
What is the highest-rated track on The Best of Sade?
Smooth Operator, rated 5.0/5 by 1 listener on Riffiter.
When was The Best of Sade released?
The Best of Sade was released in 1994 on Epic.
How many tracks are on The Best of Sade?
The Best of Sade has 16 tracks, with a runtime of 74 minutes.
What genre is The Best of Sade?
The Best of Sade is catalogued under Downtempo, Smooth Jazz, Jazz.
What BPM is The Best of Sade?
The Best of Sade runs at a median tempo of 98 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to The Best of Sade?
Listeners of The Best of Sade also rate Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu, Thriller by Michael Jackson, 1 by The Beatles.
Who produced The Best of Sade?
The Best of Sade was produced by Sade, Mike Pela, Robin Millar and Ben Rogan, among 5 credited in total. Sade produced 5 of them.

Credits

Mixed by
Played by
Andrew HalePaul S. DenmanStuart MatthewmanMartin Ditcham
Vocals by
Leroy OsbourneSade AduJake Jacas

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