The familiarity is soon over as drumbeats rattle out for "Soldier of Love," the first single, which incorporates the rhythm and sounds of a military march and electric guitars to make a rousing, defiant survival anthem. "The Moon and the Sky" is so familiar that its opening position in the album running order seems strategic, a way of easing listeners in and giving them a recognisable slice of what they fondly remember. Musically, the band that brought "Your Love is King" with their debut in 1984, or "No Ordinary Love" in 1993, are one of the few R'n'B groups who use the music as a platform for their lead singer to show off her vocals.įrom the first track on the new album, the reasons for Sade's worldwide success come flooding back: the velvety voice is unmistakable, and fits perfectly with those (love-them-or-loathe-them) chanting, plaintive choruses. The Nigerian-British singer is unusual in the pop industry for lasting this long without making many albums - "Soldier of Love" will be only the band's sixth in 25 years. Sony Music did not allow "Soldier of Love" out of their sight for more than 24 hours when the disc came to Paris for preview listens, as the record company tries to avoid tracks being leaked to the many eager ears around the world. 9.īefore "Soldier of Love," her latest album, "Lover's Rock" in 2000 was the last outing by Sade and her band, a time when number one hits stayed weeks at the top of the chart and piracy was something that happened at sea. Longevity is rare in an industry of ready-made stars and one-hit-wonders, but Sade of "Smooth Operator" fame is back after a decade away with a new album out Feb.
Sade, 'Soldier of Love' is shown in this CD cover image released by Epic Records.
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