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Sade
Lovers Rock/ Lovers Live (CD & DVD)
Sade fans may experience a range of emotions while watching the first-rate Lovers Live, but one thing they won't feel is shortchanged--not with nearly two hours of concert footage, 22 songs (including almost all of her Lovers Rock album), and DVD bonus features galore. That sultry, soulful Sade sound is in full effect throughout the concert (filmed at two Southern California locations in 2001), brought to life by a capable band, some superbly evocative visuals and sound effects, and, of course, the singer herself. The show is dramatic, but never overly theatrical; best of all, Sade, while perhaps not the world's greatest performer, is an adult--you'll find no pop-princess posing here. Of the nine songs from Lovers Rock, "Slave Song" and "Immigrant" are especially moving, revealing that Sade added some new flavors to her sound during her protracted layoff from performing. This show is pure Sade--and that's a good thing. --Sam Graham
Lovers Rock (CD)
Sade's brand of elegant pop/R&B owned the charts in the '80s, making the Nigerian/British chanteuse one of those artists whose very name becomes the adjective to describe their sound. After an eight-year layoff, Sade and her core band (and longtime producer Mike Pela) are back with a CD that is both a stunning reaffirmation of her artistry and a solid soulful collection. Perhaps the best thing that can be said about Lovers Rock is that it picks up where Sade left off, which means you will hear no cool beats or hot hired hands or hip-hop cameos. This is Sade music, and on the first single, "By Your Side," she glides back into the spotlight on gentle, countryish, sparse wings--singing, once again, about love's power to redeem. Of course, Sade knows that love can stink: listen to the dub-riddim-tinged "Every Word" and cry tears of recognition. Decidedly female but utterly universal, grown up yet not hardened, Lovers Rock ranks as one of the best of the year, and marks the return of a true original. --Amy Linden
Tracklist of Lovers Rock/ Lovers Live (CD & DVD)
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| 1 | By Your Side | 4:19 |  |
| 2 | Flow | 5:02 | |
| 3 | King of Sorrow | 4:51 | |
| 4 | Somebody Already Broke My Heart | 5:14 | |
| 5 | All About Our Love | 2:39 |  |
| 6 | Slave Song | 2:34 | |
| 7 | Sweetest Gift | 2:32 | |
| 8 | Every Word | 3:08 | |
| 9 | Immigrant | 3:47 | |
| 10 | Lover's Rock | 4:12 | |
| 11 | It's Only Love That Gets You Through | 3:53 | |
| 12 | Cherish the Day [Live][Multimedia Track] | 6:16 | |
| 13 | Your Love Is King [Live][Multimedia Track] | 3:42 | |
| 15 | Cherry Pie [Live][Multimedia Track] | 6:14 | |
| 16 | Pearls [Live][Multimedia Track] | 4:37 | |
| 18 | Smooth Operator [Live][Multimedia Track] | 4:17 | |
| 19 | Redeye [Live][Multimedia Track] | |
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| 20 | Jezebel [Live][Multimedia Track] | 6:45 | |
| 21 | Kiss of Life [Live][Multimedia Track] | 5:51 | |
| 24 | Sweetest Taboo [Live][Multimedia Track] | 6:01 | |
| 27 | Paradise [Live][Multimedia Track] | 4:32 | |
| 29 | No Ordinary Love [Live][Multimedia Track] | 6:10 | |
| 32 | Is It a Crime [Live][Multimedia Track] | 6:22 | |
| 34 | Exclusive Backstage Footage [Multimedia Track] | |
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| 35 | Message to Sade [Multimedia Track] - | |
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| 37 | Black and White Stills from the Tour [Multimedia Track] | |
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Reviews:
Amazing concert DVD + the CD
If you like Sade I so highly recommend this. This concert DVD is awesome, vocals and instruments and soul, and the filming of the concert is so great. Just a while ago saw Pearls and now going through Jezebel, one of my favorites ever, my jaw is on the floor, this is so beautiful from all possible angles, sound and visuals...Needless to say this package is such a great deal having this great concert DVD plus Lovers Rock CD. Highest recommendation possible.
Best Sade Video Ever
The Lovers Live Sade video is her best ever. Not only is the band and the singer on fire, the video itself is marvelous. Great lighting, great sound, great setting. Entertainment doesn't get any better than this!The Perfect Package!
But, if you are a Sade fan, you allready own both pieces of this set.Recorded during the Lover's Rock tour of a couple of years ago, Lover's Live features a CD of the show (with 13 songs), and a DVD of the concert (with 22 performances). The DVD also features background material, backstage interviews, and the video for "King of Sorrow", one of Sade's greatest songs.
The material here is out of this world - if you have never had the good fortune of seeing Helen Folesade Adu live, this is a great collection for checking out what you are missing. Her voice was in excellent shape during the Lover's Live tour, and Sweetback, her backing band, was completely on for the shows (by the way, if you have never heard Sweetback's material recorded without Sade, be sure to pick it up).
Highlights of the show are the "Slave Song" and "Somebody Allready Broke My Heart" (from Lover's Rock), Kiss Of Life (which is among the two or three best songs in Sade's repetoire when performed live), "Paradise" (which gives her an opportunity to improvise with some scatting and playfulness to the vocals) and the showstopping "Is It A Crime" - what is truly incredible about Sade is that she embraces the faults in her voice, as the cracking on the high note at the end of this song indicates. "Is It a Crime" is possibly the greatest torch song of the 80's, and hearing it live is bone-chilling.
The DVD portion of the package includes a number of songs that failed to make it onto the CD - be sure not to miss "Cherry Pie", which is one of the highlights of this set, and a suprising omission from the CD set, given the stellar performance. "King of Sorrow" also makes an appearance here in a live setting, and Sade is at her heartbroken best here.
This package fills a necessary void, and is a nice holdover until the next Sade project, which, given her history, is still a couple of years away. But that might be the secret to her longevity and popularity. As successful as she has been over the last 20 years, Sade remains one of the greatest enigmas of popular music. An album, a tour, a disappearing act. Here's hoping she returns soon.