Starting off as a backing singer in 1981, Sade kicked off her career with a group named "Pride". From this date forward Sade with the other band members from the group "Pride" toured around the UK for three years showing off the talents at many different locations. During her time in pride she co-wrote a song named "Smooth Operator" with a man called 'Ray St. John', which she then performed and attracted the great attention off of a scout who Sade denied being signed up as she felt that loyalty was far more important, and felt she wanted to make it big as a group. 18 months later though, she soon agreed to take up a contract with 'Epic ...  Read the complete review

A review of Soldier of Love, the 6th studio album from Sade. Soldier of Love was released in the UK on February 8th 2010 and is available in physical format and as a download. Expect to pay around £7 for either version. The track listing is identical on each. ==A Very Smooth Operator== In the 1980s, the album charts were dominated by a rather unassuming R&B group. Named Sade after the Nigerian lead singer, the group had four successful studio albums throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s and defined a different sound in an era that was widely regarded for more electronic, synth-based music. There was something unquestionably exotic about ...  Read the complete review