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* FaceOfTheBand: Given the band is named after her and that she's the sole member to appear on most promotional material and album covers, it's not uncommon to meet people who think she's a solo act.
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* IAmTheBand: Given the band is named after her and that she's the sole member to appear on most promotional material and album covers, it's not uncommon to meet people who think she's a solo act.
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* FaceOfTheBand: Given the band is named after her and that she's the sole member to appear on most promotional material and album covers, it's not uncommon to meet people who think she's a solo act.
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* SexyPackaging: The ''Love Deluxe'' shows Sade sensually embracing herself while topless.
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* SexyPackaging: The ''Love Deluxe'' cover shows Sade sensually embracing herself while topless.
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* OneWomanSong: "Sally" and "Maureen."
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* OneWomanSong: "Sally" "Sally," "Maureen," and "Maureen."Jezebel."
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Sade herself, who's full name is Folasade Adu.
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Sade herself, who's full name is Helen Folasade Adu.
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* TwoferTokenMinority: Not really a "token," but the rest of the band members are white Englishmen while Sade herself is a black Nigerian-English woman.
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* AlbumTitleDrop: ''Diamond Life'' on "Smooth Operator." (See the page quote).
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* GratuitousSpanish: "Siempre Hay Esperanza," which means "there's always hope" in Spanish.
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* MaleBandFemaleSinger: The band members are all men, and the frontwoman is Sade.
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* RunawayBride: The video for "No Ordinary Love," which shows Sade running through the city streets in a wedding dress.
* SexyPackaging: The ''Love Deluxe'' shows Sade sensually embracing herself while topless.
* SexyPackaging: The ''Love Deluxe'' shows Sade sensually embracing herself while topless.
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* EpicRocking: Has a few of these, most notably "No Ordinary Love" at seven minutes.
* FaceOnTheCover: All of their albums.
* FaceOnTheCover: All of their albums.
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* LongRunnerLineUp: The same members (Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale and Paul Denman) since 1984, when founding member Paul Anthony Cooke left.
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* LongRunnerLineUp: The same members (Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale Hale, and Paul Denman) since 1984, when founding member Paul Anthony Cooke left.
* NonAppearingTitle: ''Love Deluxe,'' ''Diamond Life,'' and ''Promise.''
* OnlyOneName: Sade, after the lead singer.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Sade herself, who's full name is Folasade Adu.
* OneWomanSong: "Sally" and "Maureen."
* TheSomethingSong: "Slave Song."
* NonAppearingTitle: ''Love Deluxe,'' ''Diamond Life,'' and ''Promise.''
* OnlyOneName: Sade, after the lead singer.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Sade herself, who's full name is Folasade Adu.
* OneWomanSong: "Sally" and "Maureen."
* TheSomethingSong: "Slave Song."
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[[caption-width-right:350:Core band members[[note]]From left, to right; Paul Denman, Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, and Stewart Mathewman[[/note]]]]
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Sade (pronounce "shah-DAY") is an English band which achieved success in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. In 1984, Sade was created from the ashes of funk band Pride. The band consists of singer Sade Adu and three musicians: saxophonist/guitarist Stewart Mathewman, bassist Paul Denman and keyboard player Andrew Hale. Drummer Paul Cooke was originally part of the band, but left midway through the recording of ''Diamond Life'', their debut album; they have since hired session drummers or used drum machines. The band's music features elements of {{soul}}, {{jazz}}, RAndB, quiet storm, {{New wave|Music}}, SoftRock, {{funk}}, easy listening and adult contemporary music.
Sade made such an impression during their first live shows that A&R agents lined the front row seats of their concerts in order to sign them to their label; they eventually signed with Epic, who gave Sade an unusually large percentage of royalties in their contract. Sade herself is the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple only woman in the band]] and is the only one to appear on their album and single covers (the full band appear in their videos, though they are often DemotedToExtra.) Sade's 2000 release, "Lovers Rock", sold 3,881,000 copies in the United States and the prior album, 1992's "Love Deluxe", sold 3,407,000. Since 1984's "Diamond Life" debut, Sade has sold nearly 17 million units in the United States alone, according to Nielsen Sound Scan, and has sold more than 50 million units worldwide to date.
Sade made such an impression during their first live shows that A&R agents lined the front row seats of their concerts in order to sign them to their label; they eventually signed with Epic, who gave Sade an unusually large percentage of royalties in their contract. Sade herself is the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple only woman in the band]] and is the only one to appear on their album and single covers (the full band appear in their videos, though they are often DemotedToExtra.) Sade's 2000 release, "Lovers Rock", sold 3,881,000 copies in the United States and the prior album, 1992's "Love Deluxe", sold 3,407,000. Since 1984's "Diamond Life" debut, Sade has sold nearly 17 million units in the United States alone, according to Nielsen Sound Scan, and has sold more than 50 million units worldwide to date.
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Sade (pronounce "shah-DAY") is an English band which achieved success formed in the 1980s, 1990s 1982 and 2000s. In 1984, Sade was created from the ashes of funk band Pride. The band consists of singer Sade Adu and three musicians: saxophonist/guitarist Stewart Mathewman, bassist Paul Denman and keyboard player Andrew Hale. Drummer Paul Cooke was originally part of the band, but left midway through the recording of ''Diamond Life'', named after their debut album; they have since hired session drummers or used drum machines. lead singer, Sade Adu. The band's music features elements of {{soul}}, {{jazz}}, RAndB, quiet storm, {{New {{new wave|Music}}, SoftRock, {{soft rock}}, {{funk}}, easy listening and adult contemporary music.
music. They achieved success from the 1980s onward, ultimately selling more than 75 million units worldwide[[note]]including 23.5 million units in the United States alone by 2012[[/note]], and all of their albums (including compilations and a live album) have charted in the US Top 10.
The band was created from the ashes of the funk band Pride by four members of that band: Sade Adu, saxophonist/guitarist Stuart Mathewman, bassist Paul Denman and drummer Paul Anthony Cooke. Keyboard player Andrew Hale joined in mid-1983, and Dave Early replaced Cooke on drums after he left midway through the recording of the band's 1984 debut album ''Diamond Life''; following Early's departure in 1985, they have since hired session drummers or used drum machines. Sade herself is the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple only woman in the band]] and the only person to appear on the band's album and single covers (the full band appear in their videos, though they are often DemotedToExtra).
Sade made such an impression during their first live shows that A&R agents lined the front row seats of their concerts in order to sign them to their label; they eventually signed withEpic, Creator/{{Epic|Records}}, who gave Sade an unusually large percentage of royalties in their contract. Sade herself is the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple only woman in the band]] and is the only one to appear on their album and single covers (the full contract.
The bandappear have won four MediaNotes/{{Grammy Award}}s: Best New Artist in their videos, though they are often DemotedToExtra.) Sade's 2000 release, "Lovers Rock", sold 3,881,000 copies 1986, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in the United States 1994 for "No Ordinary Love", Best Pop Vocal Album in 2002 for ''Lovers Rock'', and the prior album, 1992's "Love Deluxe", sold 3,407,000. Since 1984's "Diamond Life" debut, Sade has sold nearly 17 million units Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in the United States alone, according to Nielsen Sound Scan, and has sold more than 50 million units worldwide to date.
2011 for "Soldier of Love".
The band was created from the ashes of the funk band Pride by four members of that band: Sade Adu, saxophonist/guitarist Stuart Mathewman, bassist Paul Denman and drummer Paul Anthony Cooke. Keyboard player Andrew Hale joined in mid-1983, and Dave Early replaced Cooke on drums after he left midway through the recording of the band's 1984 debut album ''Diamond Life''; following Early's departure in 1985, they have since hired session drummers or used drum machines. Sade herself is the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple only woman in the band]] and the only person to appear on the band's album and single covers (the full band appear in their videos, though they are often DemotedToExtra).
Sade made such an impression during their first live shows that A&R agents lined the front row seats of their concerts in order to sign them to their label; they eventually signed with
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* ArtisticLicenseGeography: "Smooth Operator" includes the line "Coast to coast [[UsefulNotes/LosAngeles L.A.]] to UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}." What coast? Lake Michigan?
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Sade (pronounce "shah-DAY") is an English band which achieved success in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. In 1984, Sade was created from the ashes of funk band Pride. The band consists of singer Sade Adu and three musicians: saxophonist/guitarist Stewart Mathewman, bassist Paul Denman and keyboard player Andrew Hale. Drummer Paul Cooke was originally part of the band, but left midway through the recording of ''Diamond Life'', their debut album; they have since hired session drummers or used drum machines. The band's music features elements of {{soul}}, {{jazz}}, RAndB, quiet storm, soft rock, {{funk}}, easy listening and adult contemporary music.
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Sade (pronounce "shah-DAY") is an English band which achieved success in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. In 1984, Sade was created from the ashes of funk band Pride. The band consists of singer Sade Adu and three musicians: saxophonist/guitarist Stewart Mathewman, bassist Paul Denman and keyboard player Andrew Hale. Drummer Paul Cooke was originally part of the band, but left midway through the recording of ''Diamond Life'', their debut album; they have since hired session drummers or used drum machines. The band's music features elements of {{soul}}, {{jazz}}, RAndB, quiet storm, soft rock, {{New wave|Music}}, SoftRock, {{funk}}, easy listening and adult contemporary music.
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* IAmNotShazam: The band was named after the lead singer, and she's the only one who appears in promotional material.
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* BlondieIsABand: It doesn't help that the band was named after the lead singer, and that she's the only one who appears in promotional material.
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%% ZCE* OneWomanSong: "Jezebel", "Maureen."
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%% ZCE* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: She plays one in the video for "No Ordinary Love," and is able to sew herself a wedding gown underwater.
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