nice to chill out to (Lovers Rock - Sade)

Member Name: ajaybee

Product:	Lovers Rock - Sade
Date:	25/03/01 (43 review reads)
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Advantages: Relaxing and touching

Disadvantages: A little too laid back for its own good at times

Lovers' Rock is a strong return from Sade, but really there was no excuse for anything less , given the amount of time the band has been away.

The album is great chill-out music; the arrangements are very sparse, and the reggae-tinged elements remain on a number of tracks.

One track especially stands out head and shoulders above the rest - 'King Of Sorrow'. As the title suggests, it is not an especially upbeat track, but it is wondrous. When Sade sings "I'm crying everyone's tears...", you truly believe her; the 'smooth operator's' voice has not lost any of its touch over the years.

The tracks generally slip one into another, and the tempo does not change very much, but that should not be taken as a criticism; the whole album simply has a very subdued feel to it. A couple more slightly uptempo tracks along the lines of lead single 'By Your Side' would not go amiss though.

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