Sade Promise | CD

Also available in a 3-pack with DIAMOND LIFE and LOVE DELUXE.Sade: Sade Adu (vocals); Stuart Matthewman (guitar, saxophone); Andrew Hale (keyboards); Paul S. Denman (bass).Additional personnel: Carlos Bonnell (guitar); Terry Bailey (trumpet); Dave Early (drums, percussion); Martin Ditcham (percussion); Jake Jacas (background vocals).Producers: Robin Miller, Ben Rogan, Mike Pela, Sade.Recorded at the Power Plant, Willesden, Germany and Studio Miraval, France.Digitally remastered by Tom Coyne (Sterling Sound, New York, New York).PROMISE, Sade's 1985 follow-up to her phenomenally successful debut, has the same breezy, sophisticated R&B approach as DIAMOND LIFE, sounding like a cross between light jazz and a low-key nightclub set of torch songs. Sade's detached, understated vocals are the epitome of cool, and while her technical range is limited--her performances are never about pyrotechnics--her elegant style creates a seductive mood. PROMISE heightens these effects with crisp product