Stronger than pride

Stronger Than Pride is the third studio album by the English group Sade, released in the United Kingdom on 14 May 1988 and in the United States on 4 June 1988 by Epic Records.

Track listing

"Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman) – 4:16
"Paradise" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Paul S. Denman) – 4:01
"Nothing Can Come Between Us" (Adu, Matthewman, Hale) – 4:21
"Haunt Me" (Adu, Matthewman) – 5:48
"Turn My Back on You" (Adu, Hale, Matthewman) – 6:05
"Keep Looking" (Adu, Hale) – 5:20
"Clean Heart" (Adu, Matthewman, Hale) – 3:59
"Give It Up" (Adu, Matthewman, Hale) – 3:49
"I Never Thought I'd See the Day" (Adu, Leroy Osbourne) – 4:12
"Siempre Hay Esperanza" (Matthewman, Adu, Osbourne) – 5:16

Musicians
Sade
Sade Adu – vocals
Andrew Hale – keyboards
Stuart Matthewman – guitar, saxophone
Paul S. Denman – bass
Additional musicians
Martin Ditcham – drums, percussion
Gordon Hunte – guitar
Jake Jacas – trombone
James McMillan – trumpet
Leroy Osbourne – vocals
Gavyn Wright – violin, soloist

Production
Sade – producer, arranger
Ben Rogan – producer, engineer
Mike Pela – producer, engineer
Olivier de Bosson – assistant engineer
Jean-Christophe Vareille – assistant engineer
Alain Lubrano – assistant engineer
Vince McCartney – assistant engineer
Frank Segarra – assistant engineer
Melanie West – assistant engineer
Herb Powers – mastering
Tom Coyne – remastering
Nick Ingman – string arrangements
Levon Parian – photography, cover photo
Graham Smith – artwork, design
Toshi Yajima – photography, inlay photography

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[1] 18
Austrian Albums Chart[1] 6
German Albums Chart[2] 4
Norwegian Albums Chart[1] 7
Swedish Albums Chart[1] 2
Swiss Albums Chart[1] 2
UK Albums Chart[3] 3
U.S. Billboard 200[4] 7
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[4] 3
U.S. Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums[4] 21

Certifications
Country Certification
(sales thresholds)
Canada Platinum[5]
France 2× platinum[6]
Germany Gold[7]
Netherlands Platinum[8]
Switzerland Platinum[9]
United Kingdom Platinum[10]
United States 3× platinum[11]