Sade - Soldier of Love

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Feb. 8th

No leaks yet as far as I can tell. Great cover.

xcited

on board

cosign. can't wait.

hell yes

Just now saw the cover. Veddy nice.

Wow, that is a great cover (mysterious, sexy, epic).

hell yes

Superb cover of this:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZpgHXCJ1vGM/SYTRVhDn-HI/AAAAAAAAALU/HtVO2WWg5bE/s320/soldier.jpg

Yeah, looking forward to this.

wistful. mayan. sade.

or i dunno, maybe they have those things in nigeria too.

anyway, looking forward muchly.

Me too, I wonder if she'll embrace newer R&B production or do something like her previous albums. Not that she has ever been strictly R&B.

OMG I AM BEYOND EXCITED.

this album is going to be like a surprise holiday in february

http://pinboardblog.com/2009/12/07/sades-first-single-off-new-album-is-solider-of-love-news/

hyyyyped

http://pinboard.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/11151_189724627881_9994477881_3126548_7614593_n.jpg?w=420&h=420

She doesn't look any older now than she did in 1992.

she's one of those odd women who only gets more beautiful as they age

She's still stunning.

I figured she retired or moved to another phase of the music business. She hasn't had an album in almost a decade, I think.

Lovers Rock came out in 2000.

And of course it will sell millions. I love these guys' level of fame. With the depressed state of the industry, it wouldn't surprise me if it became their first number one album since 1986.

Is it really still a "they?"

Wikipedia says "yes!"

More from wiki: "'No Ordinary Love' appeared in the second episode of the second season of 30 Rock when Kenneth Parcell tried to seduce Tracy Jordan's wife, Angie Jordan."

I do not believe I remember this. Must rewatch.

And of course it will sell millions.

I hope this is true, for Sade's sake, but I doubt it. Few records sell a million copies these days, right? I guess a digital single might. Also, I'm not sure about the strength-of-commitment of the band's fans (again, I hope the new record sells millions).

Their commitment is immense. Check their US sales: modest but steady.

lovers rock went triple platinum in the u.s.

the live album that followed sold over 500k

Lots of things went triple platinum ten years ago, though.

I think Soldier of Love probably will hit platinum, but it might take half a year or more.

I'm going to buy three million copies and give some away to friends

the album cover kinda reminds me of this

http://dummidumbwit.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/avalon_hi.jpg

haha yeah me too

so excited about this. I was initially a bit disappointed when Lovers Rock came out but i turned out to be pretty good. I still think as recent lol

wow - single comes out tomorrow?!

Does an album going platinum only take into account U.S. sales? Because Sade has a global fanbase, right?

"do something like her previous albums"

Haha gee, ya think?

I for one cannot freaking wait for this to sound exactly like all of her other albums.

it leaked yall
http://2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com/2009/12/07/sade-soldier-of-love/

HMMMMMMMMM

it's kind of great

right? i like how weird it gets

yah lovin this

and i like how it just keeps going

I dunno, not to get all sick mouthall, but it feels kind of compressed and spaceless. Her singing still sounds impeccable, though.

im on laptop speakers so i cant tell

i'm on big headfones and the beat sounds kind of sick. on repeat

Already the best album of 2010.

Kidding, but this thing is a stark contrast to the big, slow-to-change mountains of songs on Lovers Rock. This is all pulse and friction. This is all awesome.

Now I'm really thrilled to hear this. Pulse and friction sounds good!

might be the first cd i've bought in 3 yrs

deej the single didn't "leak", it got released!!

Not really but I do know I find that song utterly heartbreaking.

safest place is the most heartbreaking song.

errr, I would say Babyfather strays from her comfort zone.

Anyway I agree with both arguments here - I do think Sade has evolved substantially since '92, becoming increasing warm and organic and maybe somehow singer-songrwiter-ish. Yet, Love Deluxe remains their most unique (and IMHO interesting) output.

yeah i mean 'love deluxe' is my favorite sade record (altho my favorite sade SONGS are on her other ones) these days

well thats not entirely true -- kiss of life is on lovedeluxe

on babyfather, does anyone else think it undermines the ambiguous coldness/cruelty of saying the child was a fling by having a guy on BVs saying 'daddy loves you child' etc. i liked it before i noticed all that. though im not sure who shes directing the apparent resentment of the fact its a fling at, its like shes explaining matter of factly to the child that she was the result of a fling, while kinda taking a hit at the dad for not sticking around. that the 'dad' seems to get a chance to speak later on i think undoes it a bit.

well that and the fact that the chorus mentions that the daddy love comes w/ a lifetime guarantee

yeah i now magine the song being used on national babyfather day (if there was a babyfather day) adverts

This is pretty boring on first listen.

― Inculcate a spirit of serfdom in children (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, February 7, 2010 4:19 PM (2 months ago)

The title song excepted, these songs have no momentum.

― Inculcate a spirit of serfdom in children (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, February 18, 2010 10:12 AM (2 months ago)

Hold up a second -- isn't this coming from the guy who repped for Maxwell as 2009's best album?

Anyway... just picked this up a couple days ago. Sounds great on first spin.

the Maxwell album was a lot better than this

A lot better for zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

youre both idiots

fuck yourself

;_;

the Sade record is good sorry bro

soldeejr of love

You people are up too late. Put on the Sade record and go to bed.

soldeejr of love

+1

posts v much in character

deej is determined to like this album no matter how many people he has to be snarky to

^if deej could have a board description

haha

im hardly known for 'liking' albums. soldier of love >>> love vs. money

U HEARD ME

j0hn are you still out there insisting sade didnt use breakbeats

http://www.alsbom.org/clientimages/36469/graphics_and_clip_art/Challengers.jpg

on babyfather, does anyone else think it undermines the ambiguous coldness/cruelty of saying the child was a fling by having a guy on BVs saying 'daddy loves you child' etc. i liked it before i noticed all that. though im not sure who shes directing the apparent resentment of the fact its a fling at, its like shes explaining matter of factly to the child that she was the result of a fling, while kinda taking a hit at the dad for not sticking around. that the 'dad' seems to get a chance to speak later on i think undoes it a bit.

actually i kinda got the idea that she was tryin not to talk bad about pops - kinda on a "we always knew it was never gonna last but we both love ya anyway" tip. thus softening the harshness of the "knows you're a fling" line, and making the message a bit more complex that your typical r&b diva "he ran off and he's a bastard, but who needs him anyway, woman power 4eva rrraaawwrrrr" schtick

^^good post

xps "U HEARD ME" is kinda telegraphing the challop, don't u think?

obv

still think she's saying flame xxpost

It's "flame," not "fling."

I doubt I will ever feel an urge to listen to anything but "Soldier of Love" itself.

― Andy K, Monday, February 8, 2010 9:43 AM (2 months ago) Bookmark

When I posted this, I should have noted that there was a source: the booklet.

Also:

http://www.sade.com/us/lyrics/babyfather/

interesting hear that from an official source (i commented on this before when i read that on some random lyrics page) but to me it clearly sounds like fling. i have a theory: she put it on the lyrics sheet as "flame" so as not to harsh her daughter, but sang it as "fling".

of course i could be reading way to much into this, obviously. anyway i like it as "fling" so i'll continue to choose to hear it as "fling"!

Anyone with the time or cash to see the current Sade tour (first in ten years!) would be well served snagging a ticket. She was great last night, smooth as silk and oddly down to earth for someone of her status and reputation. Sound/band was great, too, and visuals were minimal but effective. I had my doubts she would work in an arena, but I was proven wrong. She may also be the best looking 52-year old I have ever seen.

She may also be the best looking 52-year old woman I have ever seen.

shes been doing arena tours for so long id hope shed be good! would have loved to have seen it last night $$$$$$$

saw the tour 2 days back (wednesday). HOLY SHIT so good. all the new stuff from Soldier of Love.... excellent. Love Deluxe cuts (cherish the day, kiss of life, no ordinary love, pearls) and Lovers Rock (by your side, king of sorrow) all fucking dynamite. only thing a bit cheesy was the old lounge-y stuff, the sweetest taboo, smooth operator... etc. but about 90% solid gold. "jezebel" was stunning, "morning bird" WOWOWOW. whole show was just so good really. john legend not bad either!

Those songs are not cheesy damn u

hope this record has risen in ppl's estimations over the past few years. "in another time" is probably my favorite sade song at this point

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68OTrm5fC9o

Good call – I'd forgotten about "In Another Time."

"Be That Easy" :O

The whole second half really. Plus the rest.

about to be the ten year anniv

i hate reading my tone in these old threads but i stand by the gist of 'being really stoked abt this album'

10 years wow. I still feel like I somehow haven’t yet had time to give it a good listen.

11th anniversary!

oh damn ... i cant count

#74 on pitchfork year end list .... ariel pink #1 ... thoughts on which has aged better

I was about to say: this came out when I was still in office at XLR8R, which ended in mid-2010. We had an office listening party when it came out.

love this album so gd much

"be that easy" ... "in another time" ... tears

I remember my shock of glee when the title track was so awesome.

Just think: the Dems hadn't lost control of the Senate yet.