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1[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_sade_28_674.jpg]]
2[[caption-width-right:350:The core band members.[[note]]From left to right: Paul Denman, Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, and Stewart Mathewman.[[/note]]]]
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4->''[[AlbumTitleDrop Diamond life]], lover boy\
5He move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy\
6City lights and business nights\
7When you require [[ShoutOut streetcar desire]] for higher heights''
8-->-- "Smooth Operator"
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10Sade (pronounce "shah-DAY") is an English band formed in 1982 and named after their lead singer, Sade Adu. The band's music features elements of {{soul}}, {{jazz}}, RAndB, quiet storm, {{new wave|Music}}, {{soft rock}}, {{funk}}, easy listening and adult contemporary 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.
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12The 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).
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14Sade 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 Creator/{{Epic|Records}}, who gave Sade an unusually large percentage of royalties in their contract.
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16The band have won four MediaNotes/{{Grammy Award}}s: Best New Artist in 1986, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1994 for "No Ordinary Love", Best Pop Vocal Album in 2002 for ''Lovers Rock'', and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 2011 for "Soldier of Love".
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18Mathewman, Denman and Hale continue to work in the music industry during Sade's downtime, and even formed their own similar band titled Sweetback, which has released two albums during the breaks between Sade's last three albums.
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20Not to be confused with the Creator/MarquisDeSade.
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22!!Discography:
23* ''Diamond Life'' (1984)
24* ''Promise'' (1985)
25* ''Stronger than Pride'' (1988)
26* ''Love Deluxe'' (1992)
27* ''Lovers Rock'' (2000)
28* ''Soldier of Love'' (2010)
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30!!Notable Songs:
31* "Your Love Is King"
32* "Hang on to Your Love"
33* "Smooth Operator"
34* "The Sweetest Taboo"
35* "Is It a Crime"
36* "King of Sorrow"
37* "Never as Good as the First Time"
38* "Paradise"
39* "No Ordinary Love"
40* "Nothing Can Come Between Us"
41* "Cherish the Day"
42* "Bullet Proof Soul"
43* "Kiss of Life"
44* "Feel No Pain"
45* "Keep Looking"
46* "I Never Thought I'd See the Day" -- Some probably remember this song from the beginning part of the strip tease Jamie Lee Curtis gave in ''Film/TrueLies''.
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49!!"The Sweetest Tropes":
50* AlbumTitleDrop: ''Diamond Life'' on "Smooth Operator." (See the page quote).
51* EpicRocking: Has a few of these, most notably "No Ordinary Love" at seven minutes.
52* FaceOnTheCover: All of their albums.
53* GenreRoulette: Though Sade falls squarely under Quiet Storm-inspired contemporary R&B, there are elements of soft rock, jazz, dub reggae and soul blended into every other song or so.
54* GratuitousSpanish: "Siempre Hay Esperanza," which means "there's always hope" in Spanish.
55* LongRunnerLineUp: The same members (Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale, and Paul Denman) since 1984, when founding member Paul Anthony Cooke left.
56* MaleBandFemaleSinger: The band members are all men, and the frontwoman is Sade.
57* NonAppearingTitle: ''Love Deluxe,'' ''Diamond Life,'' and ''Promise.''
58* OnlyOneName: Sade, after the lead singer.
59* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Sade herself, who's full name is Helen Folasade Adu.
60* OneWomanSong: "Sally," "Maureen," and "Jezebel."
61* RunawayBride: The video for "No Ordinary Love," which shows Sade running through the city streets in a wedding dress.
62* SexyPackaging: The ''Love Deluxe'' cover shows Sade sensually embracing herself while topless.
63* TheSomethingSong: "Slave Song."
64* 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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