Tracklist
| A1 | Your Love Is King | 3:41 | |
| A2 | Hang On To Your Love | 4:29 | |
| A3 | Smooth Operator | 4:16 | |
| A4 | Jezebel | 5:23 | |
| B5 | The Sweetest Taboo | 4:25 | |
| B6 | Is It A Crime | 6:16 | |
| B7 | Never As Good As The First Time | 3:58 | |
| B8 | Love Is Stronger Than Pride | 4:17 | |
| C9 | Paradise | 3:36 | |
| C10 | Nothing Can Come Between Us | 3:52 | |
| C11 | No Ordinary Love | 7:19 | |
| C12 | Like A Tattoo | 3:36 | |
| D13 | Kiss Of Life | 4:10 | |
| D14 | Please Send Me Someone To Love | 3:40 | |
| D15 | Cherish The Day | 6:17 | |
| D16 | Pearls | 4:35 |
Companies, etc.
- Mastered At – Metropolis Mastering
- Distributed By – Sony Music
- Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
- Published By – Angel Music Ltd.
- Published By – Peermusic (UK) Ltd
- Published By – ATV Music Ltd.
- Recorded At – Power Plant Studios
- Recorded At – Studio Miraval
- Recorded At – Com Point Studios
- Recorded At – Studio Marcadet
- Recorded At – Condulmer Recording Studios
- Recorded At – Ridge Farm Studios
- Recorded At – The Hit Factory, London
- Recorded At – Conway Studios
- Recorded At – Ameraycan Studios
- Pressed By – Sony/CBS, Haarlem – 01 477793 20
Credits
- Bass – Paul S Denman*
- Design – Peter Brawne
- Drums – Trevor Murrell (tracks: D14)
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Vince McCartney (tracks: B8 to C10)
- Engineer [Production Engineer] – Mike Pela (tracks: A1 to B7)
- Guitar – Gordon Hunte (tracks: C9, D14)
- Guitar [Guitars], Saxophone [Sax] – Stuart Matthewman
- Keyboards – Andrew Hale
- Leader [Orchestra Leader] – Gavin Wright* (tracks: C11 to D13, D15, D16)
- Management [Manager] – Roger Davies
- Mastered By – Ian Cooper
- Percussion – Martin Ditcham (tracks: A1 to C11, D13)
- Performer [Sade Are] – Stuart Matthewman
- Photography By [Andrew/Stuart/Paul] – Jo Strettel
- Photography By [Sade Adu] – Albert Watson
- Songwriter [Song Writers] – Matthewman* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B6 to D13, D15)
- Trombone – Pete Beachill (tracks: A4 to B7)
- Trumpet – Terry Bailey (tracks: A1 to B7)
- Vocals – Sade Adu
Notes
Gatefold sleeve.
Mastered / London / 1994
© 1994 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
A1, A2, A3 ℗ 1984 / A4, B5, B6, B7 ℗ 1985 / B8, C9, C10 ℗ 1988 / C11, C12, D13, D14, D15, D16 ℗ 1992 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. / D14 ℗ 1993 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Tracks are numbered 1 through 16 on sleeve and on labels.
A1, A2, A3: Recorded at The Power Plant, London / 1984
Taken from Diamond Life
A4, B5, B6, B7: Recorded at The Power Plant, London / Studio Miraval, / 1985
Taken from Promise
B8, C9, C10: Recorded at Com Point, Nassau / Studio Miraval, / Studio Marcadet, Paris / 1987
Taken from Stronger Than Pride
C11, C12, D13, D15, D16: Recorded at Studio Condulmer, Venice / Ridge Farm, Surrey / The Hit Factory, London / 1992
Taken from Love Deluxe
D14: Recorded at Conway Studios and Ameraycan Studios, Los Angeles / 1993
Some copies stickered with U.S. barcode sticker for sale in the U.S.
Mastered / London / 1994
© 1994 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
A1, A2, A3 ℗ 1984 / A4, B5, B6, B7 ℗ 1985 / B8, C9, C10 ℗ 1988 / C11, C12, D13, D14, D15, D16 ℗ 1992 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. / D14 ℗ 1993 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Tracks are numbered 1 through 16 on sleeve and on labels.
A1, A2, A3: Recorded at The Power Plant, London / 1984
Taken from Diamond Life
A4, B5, B6, B7: Recorded at The Power Plant, London / Studio Miraval, / 1985
Taken from Promise
B8, C9, C10: Recorded at Com Point, Nassau / Studio Miraval, / Studio Marcadet, Paris / 1987
Taken from Stronger Than Pride
C11, C12, D13, D15, D16: Recorded at Studio Condulmer, Venice / Ridge Farm, Surrey / The Hit Factory, London / 1992
Taken from Love Deluxe
D14: Recorded at Conway Studios and Ameraycan Studios, Los Angeles / 1993
Some copies stickered with U.S. barcode sticker for sale in the U.S.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (U.K. sticker): 5 099747 779312
- Barcode (U.S. scanned sticker): 074646668610
- Rights Society: MS/BIEM
- Rights Society: SACEM SACD SDRM SGDL
- Label Code: LC 0199
- Other: 01-477793-20
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 477793 1A
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 477793 1B
- Matrix / Runout (Label side C): 477793 1C
- Matrix / Runout (Label side D): 477793 1D
- Matrix / Runout (Runout stamped/etched, side A, variant 1): 01 477793 20 4A1 01 4̶7̶7̶9̶2̶2̶ 20 1̶A̶1̶ B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout stamped/etched, side B, variant 1): 01 4̶7̶7̶9̶2̶2̶ 20 1̶B̶1̶ 01-477793-20-3B-1 A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout stamped/etched, side C, variant 1): 01 4̶7̶7̶9̶2̶2̶ 20 1̶C̶1̶ 01-477793-20-3C-1 A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout stamped/etched, side D, variant 1): 01 4̶7̶7̶9̶2̶2̶ 20 1̶D̶1̶ 01-477793-20-3D-1 A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout stamped/etched, side A, variant 2): 01 477793 20 4A-1 01 4̶7̶7̶9̶2̶2̶ 20 1̶A̶1̶ A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout stamped/etched, side B, variant 2): 01 4̶7̶7̶9̶2̶2̶ 20 1̶B̶1̶ 01-477793-20-3B-1 A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout stamped/etched, side C, variant 2): 01 4̶7̶7̶9̶2̶2̶ 20 1̶C̶1̶ 01-477793 20 3C1 B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout stamped/etched, side D, variant 2): 01 4̶7̶7̶9̶2̶2̶ 20 1̶D̶1̶ 01-477793 20 3D1 B
Other Versions (5 of 150)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| The Best Of Sade (CD, Compilation, Stereo) | Epic | 477793 2 | Europe | 1994 | |||
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The Best Of Sade (CD, Compilation) | Epic | 2.32.477793 | Venezuela | 1994 | ||
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The Best Of Sade (Minidisc, Compilation, Stereo) | Epic | 477793 8 | Europe | 1994 | ||
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The Best Of Sade (2×LP, Compilation, Gatefold) | Epic | 238.010-11/1-477793 | Brazil | 1994 | ||
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The Best Of (Cassette, Compilation, Unofficial Release) | Poker Sound | 1699 | Poland | 1994 |
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