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1984
Sade, the band, was formed with Sade
Adu, and
former Pride members Stuart Matthewman (on sax and guitar),
Andrew Hale
(on keyboards), and Paul Spencer Denman
(on bass). Sade's musical style
has been described as "smoky faux-jazz." As Stephen Holden
observed in the New York Times, "...in a pop climate
obsessed with changing sounds and the language of the street, Sade has
shown herself to be a pop classicist more interested in creating a durable
body of work than in keeping up... (her) best songs find fresh images for
expressing time-honored sentiments and placing them in settings that
distill particular moods with a special intensity." The intensity of
Sade has resulted in LP sales surpassing 27 million worldwide and over 11
million in the U.S.
1985
Sade had their first major success in the
U.K. when their first single "Your Love Is King" went Top 10.
Sade's debut LP, Diamond
Life, spawned her first Top 10 U.S. hit, "Smooth
Operator" (which debuted in March). Prior to hitting the pop
charts, Sade also had some notice with the track "Hang On To Your
Love" and other favorites "Cherry Pie" and "Your Love
Is King." Sade appeared in the film Absolute Beginners
singing "Killer Blow." Sade also won a British Phonographic
Institute Award for Best Album (Diamond Life). In December, Sade
hit the Top 40 with "The
Sweetest Taboo."
1986
Grammy Awards:
Best New Artist. Sade's sophomore follow-up, Promise
was released and gave Sade a second Top 10 hit, "The
Sweetest Taboo" and the tracks, "Is It A Crime,"
"Jezebel," and "Never As Good As The First Time." Promise
went on to sell over 4 million copies in the U.S.
1988
In May, Sade released Stronger
Than Pride and continued her smoky style with tours and
television appearances. Tracks such as "Paradise," "Love Is
Stronger Than Pride," and "Nothing Can Come Between Us"
continued Sade's popularity and helped the LP sell over 3 millions copies
in the U.S.
1992
Sade's LP, Love
Deluxe, was released in November, and yielded the hit, "No
Ordinary Love." The LP also contains the favorites "Cherish The
Day," "Kiss Of Life," and "Pearls." "No
Ordinary Love" was also featured in the movie Indecent Proposal
which helped increased sales of the LP throughout the year to over 4
million in the U.S. alone.
1994 Grammy Awards:
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ("No Ordinary
Love"). A greatest hits compilation was released in
November: The
Best Of Sade which sold over 4 million copies in the
U.S. Sade also contributed a song to the Philadelphia soundtrack:
"Please Send Me Someone To Love." Sade could also be found on
the video release, Sade Live which includes 17 live performances
from 1993. After the release of The Best Of Sade, Sade took time
off from recording to focus on her marriage and child. The remaining
members of the band went on to release their own LP Sweetback.
1997
In February, Sade failed to pull her car
over when asked by the police in Jamaica. Sade reportedly cursed the
officers as she was loaded in to the squad car and taken to the station.
Months later, an arrest warrant for Sade was issued after she failed to
appear in court in Jamaica to face charges of dangerous driving and
disobeying a police officer. Sade later stated that she was unable to
appear in court due to the hospitalization of her child. Medical proof of
her child's hospitalization allowed the arrest warrant to be
"stayed."
1998
Sade was still in trouble with authorities
in Jamaica from charges stemming from last year of reckless driving - an
arrest warrant was issued in mid-June after she did not appear in court.
Her lawyer stated that the singer had previous engagements outside of the
country.
1999
In May, Music365 reported that
Sade was back in the studio in England recording new material for an LP to
be released in 2000.
2000
Sade returned to the music scene with the
release of Lovers Rock in November.
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