Osborne has also done backing or harmony vocals with musicians as diverse as Altered Images, Shakatak, Wham, Rick Astley, Kylie Minogue, and Bananarama. Osborne's voice blends perfectly with Sade's, maintaining a smooth grooveness on a Smokey Robinson-Marvin Gaye sort of vane. Also notable are the harmony vocals performed by Leroy Osborne. Stuart Matthewman, who also plays saxophone for Sade, puts in one of his best funk guitar performances. It even made it's way into the dance clubs. 'Nothing Can Come Between Us' delivers us a more upbeat Sade and was one of her biggest R&B hits making it to #3 to on the US R&B chart. Ditcham is a prolific session drummer/percussionist, who has worked with artists such as Elton John, Roger Daltrey, Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, and several others. In this song I am especially enamored by Martin Ditcham's subtle percussive meditations. It's next to impossible not to be enraptured by her dreamy phrasing and articulation.ДЄs with all her song's there is so much more to examine. Sade's voice is the obvious highlight in all her song's. 'Frankie's First Affair' has a catchy tuneful chorus that stick with you long after the song has finished. Sade's specialty are those off the edge love songs such as 'Smooth Operator,' and 'Bullet Proof Soul.' 'Frankie's First Affair,' is another one of Sade's non-traditional love songs. But through the course of this she finds herself and builds a strong and protective 'bullet proof soul' which enables her to move on stronger and better than before. He using her to fulfill his own ego - using love as his weapon by trying to make her believe she could never find anybody better than him. 'Bullet Proof Soul' is about a one sided love in which Sade loves a man who does not truly love her back. It is in that good where we find that light, where we reach that light and we find strength and wisdom. However 'Slave Song' is a spiritual song that teaches us that even in slavery, even in deep torment we can do good. The bulk of Sade's songs are love songs - good love and sad love songs. Sade's voice carries this song with her elegant phrasing, unique timing and graceful coziness which combined brings this song (and all her song's) a dusky sort of glamour. I melt every time I hear Sade sing the opening line, 'I was the one,' she uses a deeper tone than her normal which works well with her silky smooth style. 'Jezebel' tells the story of a woman that came from rags to become a prostitute and fought for her place in the world. He plays with a cool smoothness that reaches in and grabs your soul.

It's nothing short of brilliance how Sade can fashion her voice in such an unassuming manner that it is stunning.Д®qually compelling is Stuart Matthewman's understated saxophone solos. Sade's vocal on 'Jezebel' is filled with a mystique fitting for the song's enigmatic and somehow enchanting lyric. Sade sings this sophisticated soul infused folk tune with a sincere warmth successfully conveying her message of unconditional loyalty in love (romantic and platonic). The song is a classic breakup tune yet done in a cool and calm downtempo so much that it almost feels like an easygoing love song instead of heartbreak. How many musicians still sound this fresh and relevant this far into their career? 'Skin' is representative of Sade at her sophisti-pop best and this is 26 years into her music career. (Just as a reminder this is all subjective and some people will not agree with this list - this is just one person's viewpoint) Please Send Me Someone To Love (1993) / 29. Never As Good As The First Time (1985) / 33. All their studio albums have been certified triple platinum or better in the US, with the exception of 2010's 'Soldier of Love,' which at this point in time is single platinum.Д«efore we move on to my Top 25 - these are the songs that just missed the list - but are still all great.Д¤0. Sade's music has remained steadily popular since 1984 to the current day. She is strikingly beautiful, glamorous, an image of strength, her voice is instantly recognizable, perfect pitch and soothing timbre, and her band is one of the hottest jazz/R&B bands of the past 75 years. Sade is one of those musicians that comes around only once in a generation.

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