The Ultimate Collection

~ Release by Sade (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Tracklist

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Your Love Is King recording of: Your Love Is King lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman publisher: Angel Music Ltd., SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)	4.35	3:41
2	Smooth Operator recording of: Smooth Operator lyricist and composer: Sade Adu and Raymond St. John publisher: Angel Music Ltd., Peer Music, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Peermusic Ltd. (BMI), SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)	4.65	4:16
3	Hang On to Your Love recording of: Hang On to Your Love lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman publisher: Angel Music Ltd., SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)	3.75	4:29
4	The Sweetest Taboo recording of: The Sweetest Taboo lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu and Martin Ditcham publisher: Angel Music Ltd. sub-publisher: Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Sony/ATV Songs LLC	4.65	4:25
5	Is It a Crime engineer: Mike Pela producer: Robin Millar bass guitar: Paul S. Denman keyboard: Andrew Hale (keyboardist/composer) lead vocals: Sade Adu arranger: Sade (group w/ singer of same performance name) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1985) recording of: Is It a Crime lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Andrew Hale (keyboardist/composer) and Stuart Matthewman publisher: Angel Music Ltd., SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)	4	6:20
6	Never as Good as the First Time recording of: Never as Good as the First Time lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman publisher: Angel Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)	3	3:56
7	Jezebel engineer: Mike Pela producer: Robin Millar bass guitar: Paul S. Denman keyboard: Andrew Hale (keyboardist/composer) lead vocals: Sade Adu arranger: Sade (group w/ singer of same performance name) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1985) recording of: Jezebel lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman publisher: Angel Music Ltd., SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)	3.65	5:26
8	Love Is Stronger Than Pride engineer: Mike Pela and Ben Rogan co-producer: Mike Pela and Ben Rogan producer: Sade (group w/ singer of same performance name) bass guitar: Paul S. Denman keyboard: Andrew Hale (keyboardist/composer) vocals: Sade Adu and Leroy Osbourne (vocalist guitarist, songwriter.) arranger: Sade (group w/ singer of same performance name) recording of: Love Is Stronger Than Pride lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Andrew Hale (keyboardist/composer) and Stuart Matthewman	3.7	4:17
9	Paradise vocals: Leroy Osbourne (vocalist guitarist, songwriter.) arranger: Sade (group w/ singer of same performance name) recording of: Paradise lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, Andrew Hale (keyboardist/composer) and Stuart Matthewman	4.5	3:36
10	Nothing Can Come Between Us vocals: Leroy Osbourne (vocalist guitarist, songwriter.) arranger: Sade (group w/ singer of same performance name) recording of: Nothing Can Come Between Us lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Andrew Hale (keyboardist/composer) and Stuart Matthewman	4	3:52
11	No Ordinary Love engineer: Chris Lord‐Alge and Mike Pela co-producer: Mike Pela bass guitar: Paul S. Denman guitar and saxophone: Stuart Matthewman keyboard: Andrew Hale (keyboardist/composer) percussion: Martin Ditcham lead vocals: Sade Adu vocals: Leroy Osbourne (vocalist guitarist, songwriter.) arranger: Sade (group w/ singer of same performance name) part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 459) recording of: No Ordinary Love lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman publisher: Sony ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK Ltd.	4	7:18
12	Kiss of Life recording of: Kiss of Life lyricist: Sade Adu composer: Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, Andrew Hale (keyboardist/composer) and Stuart Matthewman	3	4:10
13	Feel No Pain engineer: Chris Lord‐Alge and Mike Pela co-producer: Mike Pela bass guitar: Paul S. Denman guitar and saxophone: Stuart Matthewman keyboard: Andrew Hale (keyboardist/composer) lead vocals: Sade Adu recording of: Feel No Pain writer: Sade Adu, Andrew Hale (keyboardist/composer) and Stuart Matthewman	3.35	5:08
14	Bullet Proof Soul engineer: Chris Lord‐Alge and Mike Pela co-producer: Mike Pela bass guitar: Paul S. Denman guitar and saxophone: Stuart Matthewman keyboard: Andrew Hale (keyboardist/composer) lead vocals: Sade Adu recording of: Bullet Proof Soul writer: Sade Adu, Andrew Hale (keyboardist/composer) and Stuart Matthewman	3	5:25

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/4414915 [info]

Release group

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/341091 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Sade/The-ultimate-collection [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/g3gw [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/sade/the_ultimate_collection/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/429104/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002132521 [info]
Wikidata:	Q3989760 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 886979045422
Format:: 2×CD
Length:: 2:12:05

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Epic
88697904542

Release events

United States
2011-05-24

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