I can't pick between:

"Promise" (1985)

"Love Delux" (1992)

Fave tracks from Promise:
War of the Hearts, You're Not the Man, Maureen, Mr. Wrong, Is it a Crime

Love Delux:
Feel No Pain, Couldn't Love You More, Cherish the Day, Kiss of Life, Like A Tattoo

Which one?

I think, actually, I hafta go with: LOVE DELUX! HOT HOT HOT!

i'm a big fan of "stronger than pride".

then i'd say "diamond life",

closely followed by "love deluxe",

then "lover's rock"

and way at the end (though i by no means hate it),

"promise", which i've never really been crazy about, though it's a pleasant enough album.

you really put "lovers rock" above "promise???"
are we hearing the same sh*t...jk
too each their own (i guess)

badujunkie said:

what's wrong with "lover's rock"???

i don't hate "promise", it just didn't do much for me. i thought there were some good songs on "lover's rock", plus i love the beachwood sparks' cover version of "by your side", which i guess is neither here nor there, but still...

Actually, probably in backwards release order.

Lovers Rock

Love Deluxe/Stronger Than Pride (tie)

Promise

Diamond Life

GangstaFam,

REVERSE release order????

Can you hook me up with your dealer?

badujunkie said:

what if YOU'RE the crackhead and we're all normal? it'd be like a twilight zone episode!

badujunkie said:

I know I'm in the minority on this site, but most of the people I know prefer her newer work.

While her first couple albums are pleasant enough, there's something very cold and distant about them. It makes that stage of her career a lot less interesting and meaningful to me.

Something happened to her sound and content with "Stronger Than Pride". The music became human. Her voice became loving and emotional. What she sang about became deeply intimate and beautiful. And I feel that with each album since then, she's become less and less detached. There's a lot of genuine pain and beauty in her work now that resonates with me.

And I don't get what people are missing with "Lovers Rock". That has got to be one of my absolute favorite albums.

Anxiety said:

That's the one I'd pick as "best" - I can listen from top to bottom pretty much...

But between the 2 choices before us, I'll go w/ Promise definitely...

CalhounSq said:

I love "Maureen".

GangstaFam said:

Maureen, Maureen
remember when my momma said to me
Sade don'tcha come home too late
tell the bad guys stay away

Me too

I think last year I picked Love Deluxe but I'll say Stronger Than Pride followed closely by Love Deluxe. Kiss of Life and Cherish the Day...

Stronger Than Pride, by a whisker over Promise and a length over Love Deluxe.

My fave tracks?

Is It A Crime?
Your Love Is King
I Couldn't Love You More
Stronger Than Pride
Like A Tattoo
Clean Heart

Sade sucked.

Stronger Than Pride has some great tracks. I understand why folks dig Lover's Rock. I dig it too. It has a nice cohesive quality to it.

In order:

Stronger Than Pride
Lover's Rock
Love Deluxe (close to 2nd)
Promise & Diamond Life (tie)

2freaky4church1 said:

hmmm...are we just trying to rock the boat a lil bit? if i think an artist sucks i just don't click on the thread, but that's me.

GangstaFam said:

Then we are both in the minority because I'm with you. I also agree Stronger Than Pride was almost like a new beginning. Before STP (Which is her best IMO) I was luke warm about Sade and wouldn't have caleld myself a fan. Sure I liked a few of her songs but that was about it. So my vote goes to STP for her best album with Love Delux and Lover's Rock a close second.

2freaky4church1 said:

and with those lips I bet it was great!
[Edited 8/4/05 13:47pm]

Promise is my personal favorite but I love them all.

I gotta go with Love Deluxe as no.1 followed by Stronger Than Pride

My favorite is her first, "Diamond Life."

it's between:

intha916 said:

See. Someone that makes some sense!

The "Love Deluxe" is so sexy. Sade defines sexy.

GangstaFam said:

i agree with rollingstone on this one: "it's so classy, it's dull"

badujunkie said:

Pfft!

Neh, i reckon she is a rare xeption, in that her stuff gets better 4rom release 2 release. I'll go with Lover's Rock.