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Soldier of Love is the sixth studio album by the English group Sade. It is their first album with new material since the 2000 multi-platinum album Lovers Rock. The album was released worldwide on 8 February, and in the United States on 9 February 2010. The first single "Soldier of Love" premiered on 8 December on the group's official website.
The album debuted at #4 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming their highest debut since the 1988's Stronger Than Pride, and is also expected to top the Billboard 200 this week.
Background
In March 2009, American neo soul singer Maxwell, a fellow Sony recording artist and longtime friend and collaborator with Stuart Matthewman, sent a message to fans in March via his private Facebook page in which he indicated that he had heard some of Sade's new recordings, saying, "Trust me, it's so monolithic it'll shake you in your shoes!"[1]
According to Billboard, the band had been working on the album throughout June 2009. At that time, Sony had not set a release date but it hoped to put the record out by the end of 2009. "She is in the studio and the album will come when it is ready", a source at Sony told Billboard. "You don't wait for years for one and then rush it."[1]
Track listing
| # | Title | Composer(s) | Lyricist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Moon and the Sky" | Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman | Adu | 4:28 |
| 2 | "Soldier of Love" | Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Paul S. Denman | 5:59 | |
| 3 | "Morning Bird" | Adu, Hale, Matthewman | 3:55 | |
| 4 | "Babyfather" | Adu, Matthewman, Juan Janes, Andrew Nichols | 4:40 | |
| 5 | "Long Hard Road" | Adu, Janes, Nicholls | 3:03 | |
| 6 | "Be That Easy" | Adu, Matthewman | 3:41 | |
| 7 | "Bring Me Home" | Adu, Hale, Matthewman | 4:09 | |
| 8 | "In Another Time" | 5:06 | ||
| 9 | "Skin" | Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Denman | 4:13 | |
| 10 | "The Safest Place" | Adu, Hale | 2:46 |
Personnel
Sade
- Sade Adu – vocals
- Stuart Matthewman – guitar, saxophone
- Andrew Hale – keyboards
- Paul S. Denman – bass
Additional musicians
- Tony Momrelle – vocals
- Leroy Osbourne – vocals
- Martin Ditcham – percussion, drums
- Pete Lewinson – drums
- Everton Nelson – violin
- Ian Burdge – cello
- Gordon Matthewman – trumpet
- Noel Langley – trumpet
- Ila Adu, Clay Matthewman – vocals on "Babyfather"
- Juan Janes – guitar on "Long Hard Road"
- Sophie Muller – ukulele
Production
- Sade Adu – programming
- Stuart Matthewman – programming
- Andrew Hale – programming
- Mike Pela – co-producer, engineer, mixing
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
- Michael Brauer – mixing
- Andrew Nicholls – pre-production
- John Davis – mastering
- Sophie Muller – photography, art direction
- Tom Hingston Studio – design
Charts, certifications and procession
Soldier of Love made its first chart appearance on the Irish Albums Chart where it debuted at #12, as well as in the Italy and Poland where it topped the charts, becoming already platinum. On the week of February 14, 2010, the album debuted at #4 on the official UK Albums Chart, becoming the groups' highest chart debut in their home country, since the 1988's Stronger Than Pride.
Charts
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Certifications
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Chart procession and succession
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5 February 2010[11] | Sony | CD, digital download |
| Worldwide | 8 February 2010[12] | RCA | |
| United States | 9 February 2010[12] | Epic |
References
- ^ a b Herrera, Monica; Prince, David J. (1 June 2009). "Exclusive: New Sade On The Way, 2009 Release Possible". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ a b "ultratop.be – Sade – Soldier Of Love". Ultratop. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ "chartsinfrance.net". SNEP.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help); Text "http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Sade/news-69482.html" ignored (help) - ^ Sade Comeback-Album entered chart position two; German article
- ^ "Irish Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 11 February 2010". Chart-Track. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ "Artisti – Classifica settimanale dal 01/02/2010 al 07/02/2010". Federation of the Italian Music Industry (in Italian). Retrieved 13 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży – 15 February 2010". OLiS. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/albums/
- ^ "Platynowa nowa Sade!" (in Polish). SonyMusic.pl. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "Soldier Of Love: Sade: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ a b "Soldier Of Love – Out Now". Sade.com. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.