Jeff’s Playlist: Diamond Life

And now for some­thing com­plete­ly different.

This album is the def­i­n­i­tion of “Smooth Jazz,” a genre which I grow more fond of every day. All of Sade’s music is nice and I think this album, her debut, is very nice. If you are into lis­ten­ing to this genre, this is a must have.

I added this to my CD col­lec­tion prob­a­bly around 1992 when I start­ed to change from vinyl to dig­i­tal. It has been with me ever since.

Album Information

1.         “Smooth Operator”                        Sade Adu, Ray St. John 4:58
2.         “Your Love Is King”                      Adu, Stuart Matthewman 3:41
3.         “Hang On to Your Love”               Adu, Matthewman 5:55
4.         “Frankie’s First Affair”                   Adu, Matthewman 4:39
5.         “When Am I Going to Make a Living”       Adu, Matthewman 3:27
6.         “Cherry Pie”                                 Adu, Matthewman, Andrew Hale, Paul Denman 6:20
7.         “Sally”                                           Adu, Matthewman 5:23
8.         “I Will Be Your Friend”                  Adu, Matthewman4:45
9.         “Why Can’t We Live Together”     Timmy Thomas         5:28

Sade Adu – vocals
Stuart Matthewman – sax­o­phone, gui­tar
Andrew Hale – key­boards
Paul S. Denman – bass
Dave Early – drums, per­cus­sion
Martin Ditcham – per­cus­sion
Paul Cooke – drums
Terry Bailey – trum­pet
Gordon Matthewman – trum­pet
Robin Millar – pro­duc­tion
Mike Pela – pro­duc­tion engi­neer­ing
Ben Rogan – engineering

Artwork

Chris Roberts – pho­tos
Graham Smith – sleeve design

Released        July 16, 1984
Recorded        October–November 1983
Studio              Power Plant (London)
Length             44:31
Label               Epic
Producer          Robin Millar