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Sade — Soldier of Love

Pop · 2010

Album cover: Sade — Soldier of Love

The sleeve

Images of the pressing listed below, from Discogs.

  • Sade — Soldier of Love, sleeve image 1
  • Sade — Soldier of Love, sleeve image 2
  • Sade — Soldier of Love, sleeve image 3
  • Sade — Soldier of Love, sleeve image 4
  • Sade — Soldier of Love, sleeve image 5
  • Sade — Soldier of Love, sleeve image 6
  • Sade — Soldier of Love, sleeve image 7
  • Sade — Soldier of Love, sleeve image 8

Jazz vocals

84.6
overall
No. 63
of 250 in the pop ranking

Scores

Performance86
Showcase84
Pressing92
Taste match85
Acclaim84

Occasion suitability

Dinner85
Café75
Headphones82
Friday78
Background82

About the artist

Nigerian-British band led by Helen Folasade Adu, born in Ibadan to a Nigerian (Yoruba) economics lecturer and an English nurse and raised in Essex from age four; Adu was the first Nigerian-born artist to win a Grammy when Sade took Best New Artist in 1986

All records by Sade

The pressing

Discogs master226924
Versions6
Speed33 rpm
Audiophile notes2024 Half-Speed Mastered 180g gatefold (Abbey Road)
Top-rated release31772393
Reference pressing2024 Epic half-speed 180g (Abbey Road)
Discogsthe pressing on Discogs

The record

Side A

1The Moon And The Sky4:28
2Soldier Of Love5:59
3Morning Bird3:55
4Babyfather4:40
5Long Hard Road3:03

Side B

1Be That Easy3:41
2Bring Me Home4:09
3In Another Time5:06
4Skin4:13
5The Safest Place2:46

Tracklist: Discogs pressing listing; timings from the Discogs listing