Diamond Life is the
debut album by the English group Sade. It was released in the United
Kingdom on 16 July 1984 by Epic Records, and in the United States on 23
February 1985 by Portrait Records. Released in the wake of Sade’s two
hit singles “Your Love Is King” and “When Am I Going to Make a Living”,
the album was an instant hit in the UK, peaking at #2 and spending over
six months in the Top Ten. The album also reached #5 in the US, and was
also highly successful in The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and
Austria, where it reached number one.
The album won the Brit Award for Best British Album in 1985.
The album won the Brit Award for Best British Album in 1985.
| EC1013 | Sade – Diamond Life |
| Label: | Epic Records / Sony Music |
| Catalog#: | CD 26044 |
| Format: | CD |
| Made in: | Austria |
| Released: | 1984 |
| Barcode: | 5 0989702 604420 |
| Style: | Soul |
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Sade - Diamond Life ============================================================================
1. Smooth Operator
2. Your Love Is King
3. Hang On To Your Love
4. Frankie’s First Affair
5. When Am I Going To Make A Living
6. Cherry Pie
7. Sally
8. I Will Be Your Friend
9. Why Can’t We Live Together
Total Time: 00:44:55
Credits ▼
Bass – Paul S Denman*
Design [Sleeve] – Graham Smith
Drums – Paul Cooke
Drums, Percussion – Dave Early
Engineer – Ben Rogan
Engineer [Production] – Mike Pela
Keyboards – Andrew Hale
Music By – Hale* (tracks: 6), Denman* (tracks: 6), Adu* (tracks: 1 to 8), Matthewman* (tracks: 2 to 8), Timmy Thomas (tracks: 9)
Other [Make Up] – Paul Gobal
Percussion – Martin Ditcham
Photography By – Chris Roberts
Producer – Robin Millar
Saxophone [Sax], Guitar – Stuart Matthewman
Trumpet – Gordon Matthewman, Terry Bailey
Vocals – Sade Adu
Words By – St. John* (tracks: 1), Adu* (tracks: 1 to 8), Timmy Thomas (tracks: 9)
Notes ▼
Recorded at Powerplant.
Thanks also to:
Our manager – Lee Barrett
Pete, Anna, Vicky, Keith, Simon – at The Powerplant
Sarah Bee, Zwei
Published by MCPS/BIEM except track 9 Southern Music Pub. Co. Ltd.
Barcode and Other Identifiers ▼
Barcode: 5 0989702 604420
Other (Label Code): LC 0199
Other (Rights Societies): MCPS/BIEM/STEMRA
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