The best of Sade

The best of Sade
Compilation album by Sade Adu
Publication (s)	October 31, 1994
Label (s)	Epic Records
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Soul , Adult Contemporary , Pop
Title (number)	16
running time	73:50
production	Hein Hoven Sade Adu Robin Millar Mike Pela Ben Rogan
chronology Love Deluxe (1992) The best of Sade Lovers Rock (2000)

The Best of Sade is a best-of album of the Nigerian -britischen Soul - and R & B - singer Sade Adu . The album was released on October 31, 1994 on the Epic Records label.

Production and guest posts

The songs on the album are mostly previously released singles from Sade Adu's previous albums Diamond Life (three tracks), Promise (four songs), Stronger Than Pride (three songs) and Love Deluxe (five songs). Only the song Please Send Me Someone to Love was re-recorded for the album

No guest contributions from other artists can be found on The Best of Sade .

Track list

#	title	Songwriter	producer	length	album
1	Your Love Is King	Sade Adu , Stuart Matthewman	Robin Millar	3:41	Diamond Life (1984)
2	Hang on to your love	Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman	Robin Millar	4:29	Diamond Life (1984)
3	Smooth operator	Michael Masser, Ray St John	Robin Millar	4:16	Diamond Life (1984)
4th	Jezebel	Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman	Robin Millar	5:23	Promise (1985)
5	The sweetest taboo	Sade Adu, Martin Ditcham	Robin Millar	4:25	Promise (1985)
6th	Is it a crime?	Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale	Robin Millar	6:16	Promise (1985)
7th	Never as Good as the First Time	Sade Adu , Stuart Matthewman	Robin Millar, Ben Rogan, Mike Pela, Sade Adu	3:58	Promise (1985)
8th	Love Is Stronger Than Pride	Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale	Sade Adu, Ben Rogan, Mike Pela	4:17	Stronger Than Pride (1988)
9	Paradise	Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale, Paul Denman	Sade Adu, Ben Rogan, Mike Pela	3:36	Stronger Than Pride (1988)
10	Nothing Can Come Between Us	Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale	Sade Adu, Ben Rogan, Mike Pela	3:52	Stronger Than Pride (1988)
11	No ordinary love	Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman	Sade Adu, Mike Pela	7:19	Love Deluxe (1992)
12	Like a tattoo	Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale	Sade Adu, Mike Pela	3:36	Love Deluxe (1992)
13	Kiss of Life	Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman, Paul S. Denman	Sade Adu, Mike Pela	4:10	Love Deluxe (1992)
14th	Please send me someone to love	Percy Mayfield	Sade Adu, Hein Hoven	3:40	previously unpublished
15th	Cherish the day	Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale	Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman, Paul S. Denman	6:17	Love Deluxe (1992)
16	Pearls	Sade Adu, Andrew Hale	Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman, Paul S. Denman	4:35	Love Deluxe (1992)

Chart successes

The Best of Sade entered the German album charts at number 37 on November 28, 1994. On May 3, 1995, the sound carrier reached its highest position of ninth. The Best of Sade debuted on the Billboard 200 in the week to November 26, 1994 at number 9, which is also the highest position of the phonogram.

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1994	The best of Sade	DE15 (18 weeks) DE	AT9 (15 weeks) AT	CH11 (13 weeks) CH	UK6 (21 weeks) UK	US9 (99 weeks) US	First published: October 31, 1994

Sales figures and awards

The Best of Sade was awarded gold in 1995 in Germany for over 250,000 units sold. In the United States, the album was certified four times platinum in 1999 for over four million units sold.

Professional reviews
Reviews
source	rating
allmusic

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	60,000
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	(50,000)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	100,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	(250,000)
Europe (IFPI)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	(34,474)
France (SNEP)	platinum	(300,000)
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	(100,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	(100,000)
Austria (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	(100,000)
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	(600,000)
All in all	5 × gold 19 × platinum	6,620,000

Main article: Sade Adu / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chart tracking The Best of Sade on officialcharts.de
2. ^ Billboard 200: The week of November 26, 1994. Retrieved September 29, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
4. ↑ DE: Gold
5. ↑ US: 4 × platinum
6. ↑ Rating: allmusic.com