Sade: Lovers Live

Sade Director: Sophie Muller

Overview

"This DVD documents the 2001 world tour of the chanteuse Sade. This disc contains more than 20 performances of her greatest hits. Included are such familiar numbers as ""Smooth Operator,"" ""It's Only Love That Gets You Through,"" and ""Your Love Is King."" Fans of Sade's distinctive sound will certainly enjoy this disc that offers intimate backstage footage of the singer preparing for the show."

Product Details

Release Date:	03/05/2002
UPC:	0074645420493
Original Release:	2002
Source:	SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT***
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:56:00
Sales rank:	28,918

Special Features

Exclusive backstage footage; Message to Sade; "King of Sorrow" video; Black-and-white stills from the tour; 5.1 Surround Sound

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sade	Performer,Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Andrew Hale	Composer
Paul S. Denman	Composer
Sade	Composer
Helen Adu	Composer
Stuart Matthewman	Composer
Sade Adu	Composer
Martin Ditcham	Composer
Raymond St. John	Composer
H.F. Adu	Composer
Gordon Matthewman	Composer

Editorial Reviews

Few performers hypnotize an audience as effectively as Sade. Like Billie Holiday, the Nigerian-born diva employs a sharp, seductive vocal wisp that hooks ears, eyes, and hearts in communal anticipation of her next note. The Lovers Live concert in support of her superb Lovers Rock album, caught here on DVD and VHS, showcases her extraordinary refinement. There's less glitz here than one has come to expect from contemporary divas, but the adoring fans seem not to miss it at all, particularly during such velvety showstoppers as "Smooth Operator" and "Pearls." For the tour, Sade assembled a crack backing band, led by longtime collaborators Paul Spencer Denman, Stuart Matthewman, and Andrew Hale, who’ve been with her since the beginning and have helped transform her ambient, cool, jazz-inflected early work by fusing it with modern soul’s hip-hop beats. All of Rock is here, alongside much of her bewitching earlier material, like "Sweetest Taboo" and "Your Love Is King." Sade’s sensual, quiet-storm method has moved on to a different groove, and the results are close to breathtaking. Tracks are as follows:

Cherish the Day

Your Love Is King

Somebody Already

Broke My Heart

Cherry Pie

Pearls

Everyword

Smooth Operator

Red Eye

Jezebel

Kiss of Life

Slave Song

Sweetest Gift

Sweetest Taboo

Lovers Rock

Immigrant

Paradise

King of Sorrow

No Ordinary Love

By Your Side

Flow

Is It a Crime

It's Only Love That Gets You Through