The Best of Sade

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The Best of Sade
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Greatest hits album by Sade
Released	31 October 1994 (U.K.); 4 November 1994 (U.S.)
Recorded	1984–93 Ameraycan Studios; (Los Angeles); Conway Studios; (Los Angeles); Compass Point Studios; (Nassau, Bahamas); The Hit Factory; (London); The Power Plant; (London); Ridge Farm; (Surrey, England); Studio Condulmer; (Venice); Studio Marcadet; (Paris); Studio Miraval; (Le Val, France);
Genre	Soul; R&B; jazz; quiet storm; sophisti-pop;
Length	73:50
Label	Epic
Producer	Hein Hoven; Robin Millar; Mike Pela; Ben Rogan; Sade;
Sade chronology

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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Your Love Is King" (from Diamond Life)	Sade Adu Stuart Matthewman	Robin Millar	3:41
2.	"Hang On to Your Love" (from Diamond Life)	Adu Matthewman	Millar	4:29
3.	"Smooth Operator" (from Diamond Life)	Adu Ray St. John	Millar	4:16
4.	"Jezebel" (from Promise)	Adu Matthewman	Millar	5:23
5.	"The Sweetest Taboo" (from Promise)	Adu Martin Ditcham	Millar	4:25
6.	"Is It a Crime" (from Promise)	Adu Matthewman Andrew Hale	Millar	6:16
7.	"Never as Good as the First Time" (from Promise)	Adu Matthewman	Millar Ben Rogan Mike Pela Sade	3:58
8.	"Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (from Stronger Than Pride)	Adu Matthewman Hale	Sade Pela^[a] Rogan^[a]	4:17
9.	"Paradise" (from Stronger Than Pride)	Adu Matthewman Hale Paul Denman	Sade Pela^[a] Rogan^[a]	3:36
10.	"Nothing Can Come Between Us" (from Stronger Than Pride)	Adu Matthewman Hale	Sade Pela^[a] Rogan^[a]	3:52
11.	"No Ordinary Love" (from Love Deluxe)	Adu Matthewman	Sade Pela^[a]	7:19
12.	"Like a Tattoo" (from Love Deluxe)	Adu Matthewman Hale	Sade Pela^[a]	3:36
13.	"Kiss of Life" (from Love Deluxe)	Adu Matthewman Hale Denman	Sade Pela^[a]	4:10
14.	"Please Send Me Someone to Love" (from Philadelphia)	Percy Mayfield	Sade Hein Hoven	3:40
15.	"Cherish the Day" (from Love Deluxe)	Adu Matthewman Hale	Sade Pela^[a]	6:17
16.	"Pearls" (Love Deluxe)	Adu Hale	Sade Pela^[a]	4:35

Notes

^{^a} Signifies a co-producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Best of Sade.^[5]

Sade

Sade – production (tracks 7–13, 15, 16); arrangement (tracks 8–13, 15, 16)
Sade Adu – vocals
Andrew Hale – keyboards
Stuart Matthewman – guitar, saxophone
Paul Denman – bass

Additional personnel

Terry Bailey – trumpet (tracks 1–7)
Pete Beachill – trombone (tracks 4–7)
Karl Van Den Bossche – percussion (track 14)
Olivier de Bosson – assistant engineering (tracks 8–10)
Peter Brawne – design
Pete Brown – assistant engineering (tracks 1–7)
Paul Cooke – drums (tracks 1–3)
Ian Cooper – mastering
Roger Davies – management
Martin Ditcham – percussion (tracks 1–11, 13); drums (tracks 8–10, 13)
Simon Driscoll – assistant engineering (tracks 1–7)
Dave Early – drums, percussion (tracks 1–7)
Sandro Franchin – assistant engineering (tracks 11–13, 15, 16)
Hein Hoven – mixing, production (track 14)
Gordon Hunte – guitar (tracks 9, 14)
Nick Ingman – string arrangements (tracks 13, 16)
Jake Jacas – vocals (track 7)
Phil Legg – assistant engineering (tracks 4–7)
Alain Lubrano – assistant engineering (tracks 8–10)

Gordon Matthewman – trumpet (tracks 1–3)
Vince McCartney – assistant engineering (tracks 8–10)
Robin Millar – production
Adrian Moore – assistant engineering (tracks 11–13, 15, 16)
Trevor Murrell – drums (track 14)
Leroy Osbourne – vocals (tracks 7–13, 15, 16)
Mike Pela – production (track 7); co-production, engineering (tracks 8–13, 15, 16); production engineering (tracks 4–7)
Tony Pleeth – solo cello (track 16)
Ben Rogan – production (track 7); co-production, engineering (tracks 8–10)
Franck Segarra – assistant engineering (tracks 8–10)
Jo Strettel – photography
Jean-Christophe Vareille – assistant engineering (tracks 8–10)
Albert Watson – photography
Melanie West – assistant engineering (tracks 8–10)
Marc Williams – assistant engineering (tracks 11–13, 15, 16)
Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader (tracks 11–13, 15, 16)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994–95)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart^[6]	23
Austrian Albums Chart^[7]	9
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)^[8]	3
Canadian Albums Chart^[9]	22
Danish Albums Chart^[10]	9
Dutch Albums Chart^[11]	21
European Top 100 Albums^[12]	5
French Compilation Albums Chart^[13]	8
German Albums Chart^[14]	15
Hungarian Albums Chart^[15]	12
Irish Albums Chart^[10]	6
Italian Albums Chart^[16]	5
Japanese Albums Chart^[17]	27
New Zealand Albums Chart^[18]	5
Norwegian Albums Chart^[19]	12
Portuguese Albums Chart^[8]	4
Swedish Albums Chart^[20]	7
Swiss Albums Chart^[21]	11
UK Albums Chart^[22]	6
US Billboard 200^[23]	9
US Top R&B Albums^[23]	7

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)^[24]	38

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Polish Albums Chart^[25]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
Dutch Albums Chart^[26]	63
Italian Albums Chart^[27]	20

Chart (1995)	Position
Dutch Albums Chart^[28]	83

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)^[29]	Platinum	60,000
Australia (ARIA)^[30]	3× Platinum	210,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[31]	Gold	25,000
Brazil (ABPD)^[32]	Gold	100,000
Canada (Music Canada)^[33]	Platinum	100,000
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[34]	Gold	34,474^[34]
France (SNEP)^[35]	2× Gold	200,000
Germany (BVMI)^[36]	Gold	250,000
Italy (FIMI)^[37]	Gold	50,000
Netherlands (NVPI)^[38]	Platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)^[39]	2× Platinum	600,000
United States (RIAA)^[40]	4× Platinum	4,000,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)^[41]	2× Platinum	2,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

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Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A^[2]
Robert Christgau	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

v t e Sade
Sade Adu Paul Denman Andrew Hale Stuart Matthewman
Studio albums	Diamond Life Promise Stronger Than Pride Love Deluxe Lovers Rock Soldier of Love
Live albums	Lovers Live Bring Me Home: Live 2011
Compilation albums	The Best of Sade The Ultimate Collection
Extended plays	Solid Gold Series — Sade Remix Deluxe
Singles	"Your Love Is King" "When Am I Going to Make a Living" "Hang On to Your Love" "Smooth Operator" "The Sweetest Taboo" "Is It a Crime" "Never as Good as the First Time" "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" "Paradise" "Nothing Can Come Between Us" "Turn My Back on You" "Haunt Me" (UK only) "No Ordinary Love" "Feel No Pain" "Kiss of Life" "Cherish the Day" "By Your Side" "King of Sorrow" "Somebody Already Broke My Heart" (Live) "Soldier of Love" "Babyfather" "The Moon and the Sky" "Still in Love with You"
Video albums	Life Promise Pride Love Live Lovers Live Live in Munich 1984 Bring Me Home: Live 2011
Concert tours	Diamond Life Tour Promise Tour Stronger Than Pride Tour Love Deluxe World Tour Lovers Rock Tour Sade Live
Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Sweetback

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