As the song titles imply, relationships (both positive and negative) are the dominant subject matter here (When Am I Going to Make a Living is an exception, since it deals more with the hustle and bustle of everyday life). Featured peformers: Sade Adu (vocals), Stuart Matthewman (saxophone, guitar), Andrew Hale (keyboards), Paul S. Denman (bass), Dave Early (drums, percussion), Martin Ditcham (percussion), Paul Cooke (drums), Terry Bailey (trumpet), Gordon Matthewman … Released 16 July 1984 on Portrait (catalog no.
1984 studio album by Sade Diamond Life Studio album by Sade Released16 July 1984 RecordedOctober–November 1983 StudioPower Plant, London Genre Smooth soul sophisti-pop Length44:31 LabelEpic Portrait ProducerRobin Millar Sade chronology Diamond Life Promise Singles from Diamond Life "Your Love Is King" Released: 25 February 1984 "When Am I Going to Make a Living" Released: 26 May 1984 "Smooth Operator" Released: 15 September 1984 "Hang On to Your Love" Releas… But this isn’t to say, in any sense, that the album is cheesy. Genres: Smooth Soul, Sophisti-Pop.
Diamond Life, an Album by Sade. FR 39581; Vinyl LP). Diamond Life not only distanced Sade farther outside any context in which they were placed, whether it was the sulking sophisti-pop fraternity or the increasingly mechanized realm of contemporary R&B, but also fulfilled the promise of the singles that preceded it.