The band's debut studio album, Diamond Life (1984), reached number two on the UK Album Chart, selling over 1.2 million copies and won the Brit Award for Best British Album in 1985. All of the band's albums, including compilations and a live album, have charted in the US Top Ten. Its music features elements of soul, quiet storm, smooth jazz and sophisti-pop.

Three members, Paul Anthony Cooke, Stuart Mathewman, and Paul Spencer Denman, were originally from Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. That's quite an achievement.Sade ( / ʃ ɑː r ˈ d eɪ/ shar- DAY) are an English band, formed in London in 1982 and named after their lead singer, Sade Adu. You could put 'Smooth operator' next to Matt Bianco, but also 'Cherish the day' next to Crustation. Sade and her boys have managed to be consistent during the years, but what's even better, their songs have been enjoyed by fans of very different styles. After many mixes (Ben Watt picked up 'By your side', and there seem to be a lot of bootleg mixes out there) they released a live album and DVD.

Their latest album, 'Lover's rock', is a relaxed mainstream pop album which is great because the band has found their place for their music. It sold even more copies than the albums before, and by now it's their most interesting work (also check the Nelle Hopper's mix of 'Feel no pain').

Years later, 'Love delux' could be considered their most electronic album, as 'Cherish the day' or 'Feel no pain' are very close to dreamy trip-hop. Things began to become interesting with 'Stronger than pride', where the songs were way more subtle, and not very far from Soul II Soul in tracks like 'Paradise' or 'Turn my back on you' - though the album really shines on a couple of gorgeous ballads, 'love is stronger than pride' and 'haunt me'.

Crossover at its best, the Sade group began as a 'jazz' outfit, performing catchy pop songs with some sax and keyboards to make it sound somewhat jazzy.

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