Promise by Sade

Sade - Promise Allmusic review Sade's second album improved on the performance of her debut, as Sweetest Taboo was a huge hit and Never as Good as the First Time landed in both the rhythm and blues and pop Top 20. She was once again the personification of cool, laid-back singing, seldom extending or embellishing lyrics, registering emotion, or projecting her voice. This demeanor made her more desirable in the minds of many fans and was perhaps the ultimate misapplication of the notion of sophistication. But this album topped the pop charts and eventually went triple platinum. Track listing 1 Is It a Crime (Adu, Hale, Matthewman) - 6:22 2 The Sweetest Taboo (Adu, Ditcham, Matthewman, Sade) - 4:38 3 War of the Hearts (Adu, Matthewman) - 6:49 4 You're Not the Man ( Adu, Matthewman) - 5:11 5 Jezebel (Adu, Matthewman) - 5:31 6 Mr. Wrong (Adu, Denman, Hale, Matthewman) - 2:53 7 Punch Drunk (Hale) - 5:27 8 Never as Good as the First Time (Adu, Matthewman) - 5:01 9 Fear (Adu, Matthewman) - 4:11 10 Tar Baby (Adu, Matthewman) - 4:20 11 Maureen (Adu, Denman, Hale) - 4:21 Credits Sade Adu - Arranger, Vocals, Producer Terry Bailey - Trombone, Trumpet Lee Barrett - Management Pete Beachill - Trombone Carlos Bonnell - Guitar Tom Coyne - Remastering Paul S. Denman - Bass, Guitar (Bass) Martin Ditcham - Percussion Dave Early - Percussion, Drums Andrew Hale - Keyboards Nick Ingman - Arranger Jake Jacas - Vocals Stuart Matthewman - Guitar, Saxophone Robin Millar - Producer Rogan Millar - Producer Robin Miller - Producer Pela - Producer Mike Pela - Strings, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Production Engineer Ben Rogan - Producer Sade - Arranger, Producer Graham Smith - Design Toshi Yajima - Photography Chart & Awards 1985 - Promise - R&B Albums No. 1 1985 - Promise - The Billboard 200 No. 1 1986 - Promise - Top Jazz Albums No. 4 ℗ 1985 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited