The Ultimate Collection

by Sade

Overview

An update of the 1994 compilation The Best of Sade, The Ultimate Collection contains all but two of the Sade singles -- "When Am I Going to Make a Living" and, unfortunately, "Turn My Back on You" -- released through the first six studio albums. There are six well-chosen album cuts, highlighted by the exceptionally spacious Love Deluxe ballads "Bullet Proof Soul" and "Pearls." For some Sade followers, the one rarity (a restrained Neptunes mix of "By Your Side") and four new songs will be enough to justify re-acquiring the old material. The best of the new songs is a cover of Thin Lizzy's anguished ballad "Still in Love with You," a surprising but strikingly appropriate choice that is granted a hint of sweetness. On the opposite end, a remix of Soldier of Love's "The Moon and the Sky," featuring Jay-Z, marks Sade's first and hopefully last collaboration with an MC. The greater part of this two-hour anthology condenses a rich catalog of impeccably sophisticated and subtly stimulating pop, from 1984's seductive "Your Love Is King" to 2009's chilling "Soldier of Love." In 2014, this was re-released as The Essential Sade. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	05/02/2011
Label:	Rca
UPC:	0886978993823
Rank:	42930

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sade   Primary Artist,Horn,Strings
Leroy Osbourne   Guitar,Vocals
Jay-Z   Featured Artist
Martin Ditcham   Drums,Percussion
Peter Lewinson   Drums
Stuart Matthewman   Guitar,Saxophone
Karl Van Den Bossche   Percussion
Ian Burdge   Cello
Dave Early   Drums,Percussion
Noel Langley   Trumpet
Pete Beachill   Trombone
Sade Adu   Vocals
Gordon Hunte   Guitar
Terry Bailey   Trumpet
Brian Ward   Director
Tony Pleeth   Cello,Soloist
Sophie Muller   Director
Gordon Matthewman   Trumpet
Albert Watson   Director
Ryan Waters   Guitar
Paul Cooke   Drums
Gavin Wright   Orchestra Leader
Alex McDowell   Director
Clay Matthewman   Vocals
Ben Travers   Guitar
Ila Adu   Vocals
Tony Momrelle   Vocals
Paul S. Denman   Bass
Andrew Hale   Keyboards
Everton Nelson   Violin
Simon Hale   Conductor
Jake Jacas   Vocals

Technical Credits

Mark "Spike" Stent   Mixing
Sade   Arranger,Producer
Phil Lynott   Composer
Robin Millar   Producer
Roger Davies   Management
Pete Brown   Assistant Engineer
Phil Legg   Assistant Engineer
Martin Ditcham   Composer
The Neptunes   Mixing
Mike Pela   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Production Engineer
Isobel Griffiths   Contractor
Stuart Matthewman   Composer,Programming,Group Member
Adam Brown   Tape Transfer
Sade Adu   Programming,Group Member,Composer
Adrian Moore   Assistant Engineer
40   Instrumentation
Gary Thomas   Engineer
Sandro Franchin   Assistant Engineer
Simon Driscoll   Assistant Engineer
Noah Shebib   Engineer,Producer
Frank Segarra   Assistant Engineer
Alain Lubrano   Assistant Engineer
Olivier de Bosson   Assistant Engineer
John Davis   Mastering
Noel "Gadget" Campbell   Mixing
Marc Williams   Assistant Engineer
David Strickland   Mixing Assistant
Sophie Muller   Photography
Vince McCartney   Assistant Engineer
Mazen Murad   Mastering
Andy Davies   Assistant Engineer
Lynn Jeffrey   Assistant
Andrew Nicholls   Engineer,Pre-Production Engineer
Kevin Van Bergen   Tape Transfer
Melanie West   Assistant Engineer
Raymond St. John   Composer
Nick Poortman   Assistant Engineer
Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton   Engineer
Noel Cadastre   Engineer
Greg Morrison   Mixing Assistant
Mat Arnold   Assistant Engineer
Helen Adu   Composer
Brendan Davies   Assistant Engineer
Jamie Brownlow   Assistant Engineer
Jean-Christoph Vareille   Assistant Engineer
Mike Nyandoro   Assistant Engineer
Owen Siers   Assistant Engineer
Richard Bowe   Archivist
Owen Shiers   Assistant Engineer
Paul S. Denman   Composer,Group Member
Andrew Hale   Composer,Programming,Group Member
Simon Hale   Orchestral Arrangements
Nick Ingman   String Arrangements
Ben Rogan   Engineer,Producer