C’mon! What could be a better Valentine’s Day gift than the first new CD from Sade in ten years. ”Soldier of Love” puts the honey voiced chanteuse and her band right back where they belong, in our ipods. (Okay, so we didn’t have ipods ten years ago) The album is getting rave reviews including one from fellow baby-making music maker Maxwell, who said the music “(will) shake you in your shoes.” Enjoy the video of the title song below.
That unmistakable voice. Those smooth grooves. One note, and you know it’s Sade. It’s been nine years since we’ve heard anything new from Sade, but this holiday season, will bring it’s own gift… her new as-yet-untitled album will be released November 24th.
Regardless of the new talent and musical trends that have come and gone since her last studio album, one thing will never change, her honeyed voice. With only slight stylistic changes marking each new collection of songs, Sade has sold more than 40 million albums since the mid-‘80s.
From her signature first hit, 1984’s “Smooth Operator,” off her Diamond Life debut, to “The Sweetest Taboo,” Sade has avoided trend-hopping. It’s a pattern she told MTVEurope she’s continuing on her latest release. “We’re lucky that we have some platform already established that we can step back onto,” she said. “We haven’t ever adapted to fit in and even right at the very beginning we didn’t really fit in. We have our own kind of course and that’s the route we go. So we either sink or swim.” Keep up with all things Sade here and enjoy ‘Your Love Is King” (Live) below.
