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4 ноября 1985 года в Великобритании на Epic Records вышел второй студийный альбом английской группы #Sade «Promise»!!!
Sade — Promise
Released: 4 November 1985 (UK) /15 November 1985 (US)
Genre: #Jazz #Funk #Soul #sophisti_pop
Length: 54:10
Label: Epic
Producer: Robin Millar Mike Pela Ben Rogan Sade
Rating Allmusic: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Promise — второй студийный альбом группы Sade, вышедший в 1985 году.
Практически каждая вторая песня с альбома заняла высшие строчки биллбордов («Is It a Crime» и «Fear»), несколько композиций стали синглами («Never as Good as the First Time» и «The Sweetest Taboo»). Успех Promise превысил успех дебютного альбома Diamond Life.
Promise стал 4 х платиновым в США, 2 х платиновым в Великобритании и Канаде, платиновым в Германии.
Список композиций:
CD и кассеты
1. «Is It a Crime» (Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale) — 6:20
2. «The Sweetest Taboo» (Adu, Martin Ditcham) — 4:36
3. «War of the Hearts» (Adu, Matthewman) — 6:47
4. «You’re Not the Man» (Adu, Matthewman) — 5:09
5. «Jezebel» (Adu, Matthewman) — 5:27
6. «Mr Wrong» (Adu, Matthewman, Hale, Paul S. Denman) — 2:49
7. «Punch Drunk» (Hale) — 5:21
8. «Never as Good as the First Time» (Adu, Matthewman) — 4:59
9. «Fear» (Adu, Matthewman) — 4:09
10. «Tar Baby» (Adu, Matthewman) — 3:57
11. «Maureen» (Adu, Hale, Denman) — 4:20
Участники записи:
Sade – production ("You're Not the Man", "Never as Good as the First Time", "Maureen"); arrangement (all tracks)
Sade Adu – vocals
Stuart Matthewman – guitar, saxophone
Paul Denman – bass guitar
Andrew Hale – keyboards
Additional personnel
Terry Bailey – trumpet
Lee Barrett – management
Pete Beachill – trombone
Carlos Bonell – guitar ("Fear")
Pete Brown – assistant engineering
Martin Ditcham – percussion
Simon Driscoll – assistant engineering
Dave Early – drums, percussion
Nick Ingman – string arrangements ("Fear", "Tar Baby")
Jake Jacas – vocals ("Never as Good as the First Time", "Maureen")
Phil Legg – assistant engineering
Robin Millar – production (all except "Maureen")
Mike Pela – production ("Never as Good as the First Time"); mixing ("Maureen"); production engineering (all tracks)
Ben Rogan – production ("You're Not the Man", "Never as Good as the First Time", "Maureen")
Graham Smith – sleeve design
Toshi Yajima – photography
