Complete List Of Sade Songs From A to Z

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Sade developed a global audience through music that sounded refined without becoming distant and intimate without losing mystery. Helen Folasade Adu was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1959 and moved to England during childhood. After studying fashion design at Saint Martin’s School of Art in London, she joined the Latin-funk group Pride as a backing vocalist and began writing with saxophonist and guitarist Stuart Matthewman.

Sade Adu, Matthewman, bassist Paul Spencer Denman, and keyboardist Andrew Hale formed Sade in the early 1980s. The group’s debut album, Diamond Life, arrived in 1984 with “Your Love Is King,” “When Am I Going to Make a Living,” “Hang On to Your Love,” and “Smooth Operator.” Its spacious blend of soul, jazz, funk, quiet storm, and sophisticated pop established a sound that remained recognizable throughout the band’s career.

Promise followed in 1985 and reached number one in both the United Kingdom and the United States. “The Sweetest Taboo,” “Is It a Crime?,” “Never as Good as the First Time,” and “Jezebel” expanded the group’s international success, while Sade received the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1986.

Stronger Than Pride arrived in 1988 with “Paradise,” “Nothing Can Come Between Us,” “Love Is Stronger Than Pride,” and “Turn My Back on You.” Four years later, Love Deluxe brought “No Ordinary Love,” “Cherish the Day,” “Kiss of Life,” “Feel No Pain,” and “Pearls,” extending the band’s influence into a new generation of soul and R&B.

After an extended break, Sade returned with Lovers Rock in 2000. “By Your Side,” “King of Sorrow,” “Somebody Already Broke My Heart,” and “All About Our Love” placed acoustic textures and reggae-influenced rhythms inside the group’s characteristically restrained arrangements. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album.

Soldier of Love debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in 2010. Its title track, “The Moon and the Sky,” “Babyfather,” and “Bring Me Home” introduced a more forceful rhythmic palette without abandoning the group’s emotional precision. The Ultimate Collection followed in 2011 with new recordings, a Thin Lizzy interpretation, and a Jay-Z remix.

Sade returned in 2018 with “Flower of the Universe” for A Wrinkle in Time and “The Big Unknown” for Widows. In 2024, “Young Lion” appeared on the Red Hot Organization’s TRAИƧA project. Written for Sade Adu’s son Izaak, the recording became the group’s first newly released song in six years.

In 2026, Sade was selected for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the Performer category. The honor recognized Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale, and Paul Spencer Denman, the core lineup whose six studio albums and carefully chosen additional recordings created one of modern music’s most distinctive catalogs.

Complete List Of Sade Songs From A to Z

A–E

All About Our Love – Lovers Rock – 2000
Babyfather – Soldier of Love – 2010
Be That Easy – Soldier of Love – 2010
Bring Me Home – Soldier of Love – 2010
Bullet Proof Soul – Love Deluxe – 1992
By Your Side – Lovers Rock – 2000
By Your Side (Neptunes Remix) – The Ultimate Collection – 2011
Cherish the Day – Love Deluxe – 1992
Cherry Pie – Diamond Life – 1984
Clean Heart – Stronger Than Pride – 1988
Every Word – Lovers Rock – 2000

F–J

Fear – Promise – 1985
Feel No Pain – Love Deluxe – 1992
Flow – Lovers Rock – 2000
Flower of the Universe – A Wrinkle in Time soundtrack – 2018
Flower of the Universe (No I.D. Remix) – A Wrinkle in Time soundtrack – 2018
Frankie’s First Affair – Diamond Life – 1984
Give It Up – Stronger Than Pride – 1988
Hang On to Your Love – Diamond Life – 1984
Haunt Me – Stronger Than Pride – 1988
I Couldn’t Love You More – Love Deluxe – 1992
I Never Thought I’d See the Day – Stronger Than Pride – 1988
I Will Be Your Friend – Diamond Life – 1984
I Would Never Have Guessed – The Ultimate Collection – 2011
Immigrant – Lovers Rock – 2000
In Another Time – Soldier of Love – 2010
Is It a Crime? – Promise – 1985
It’s Only Love That Gets You Through – Lovers Rock – 2000
Jezebel – Promise – 1985

K–O

Keep Hanging On (Live Instrumental) – Never as Good as the First Time single – 1986
Keep Looking – Stronger Than Pride – 1988
Killer Blow – Absolute Beginners soundtrack – 1986
King of Sorrow – Lovers Rock – 2000
Kiss of Life – Love Deluxe – 1992
Like a Tattoo – Love Deluxe – 1992
Long Hard Road – Soldier of Love – 2010
Love Affair with Life – Your Love Is King single – 1984
Love Is Found – The Ultimate Collection – 2011
Love Is Stronger Than Pride – Stronger Than Pride – 1988
Lovers Rock – Lovers Rock – 2000
Make Some Room – Nothing Can Come Between Us single – 1988
Maureen – Promise – 1985
Mermaid – Love Deluxe – 1992
Morning Bird – Soldier of Love – 2010
Mr. Wrong – Promise – 1985
Never as Good as the First Time – Promise – 1985
No Ordinary Love – Love Deluxe – 1992
Nothing Can Come Between Us – Stronger Than Pride – 1988

P–T

Paradise – Stronger Than Pride – 1988
Pearls – Love Deluxe – 1992
Please Send Me Someone to Love – The Best of Sade – 1994
Punch Drunk – Promise – 1985
Red Eye – Smooth Operator single – 1984
Room 55 – Kiss of Life single – 1993
Sally – Diamond Life – 1984
Should I Love You – When Am I Going to Make a Living single – 1984
Siempre Hay Esperanza – Stronger Than Pride – 1988
Skin – Soldier of Love – 2010
Slave Song – Lovers Rock – 2000
Smooth Operator – Diamond Life – 1984
Soldier of Love – Soldier of Love – 2010
Somebody Already Broke My Heart – Lovers Rock – 2000
Spirit – Smooth Operator single – 1984
Still in Love with You – The Ultimate Collection – 2011
Super Bien Total – Love Is Stronger Than Pride single – 1988
Tar Baby – Promise – 1985
The Big Unknown – Widows soundtrack – 2018
The Moon and the Sky – Soldier of Love – 2010
The Moon and the Sky (Remix featuring Jay-Z) – The Ultimate Collection – 2011
The Safest Place – Soldier of Love – 2010
The Sweetest Gift – Lovers Rock – 2000
The Sweetest Taboo – Promise – 1985
Turn My Back on You – Stronger Than Pride – 1988