hey .org fans of Sade :


YEARS ago, when I was in Paris I found & bought a cassette of Sade's "Diamond Life," which, when I looked at it more closely, looked like it was either a "UK release" or a "European release" of that album..

there are 2 tracks on that cassette that I've NEVER seen on any US release, cassette or cd :

+ "Snake Bite," into which "Smooth Operator" segues.. it's an up-tempo instrumental with some sexy saxaphone playing..

+ "Love Affair With Life," the last song on this "UK version" of Diamond Life".. a nice, sparse, piano-driven ballad..


these 2 songs - or this "UK release" - are the last 2 Sade songs I need to complete my collection; until/unless of course, Sade releases a new cd sometime this year, as I've recently read..

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME OF A WEBSITE OR COMPANY THAT SELLS THIS VERSION OF "DIAMOND LIFE" THAT HAS THESE 2 ADDTIONAL TRACKS ? ? ?


thanks
JaChri

I also have that cassette, bought it in Turkey in the early 90s, and yes, the cassette version of that album has those bonus tracks.
The CD and vinyl don´t have any bonus tracks though, unless they have reissued them with new bonus tracks. I have the cassette and the vinyl version, maybe also the CD but I´m not certain.

I also have the 12" to Smooth Operator which contains a b-side song called "Spirit", the chorus goes like "....let the spirit move you.." , sounds reminiscent of Hang On To Your Love, in a way. But faster.

Hope this helps.

My uncle was in her band in the 80s