The best of Sade

The Best of Sade is the first greatest hits album (fifth overall) by the English group Sade, released in the United Kingdom on 12 November 1994 and in the United States on 26 November 1994 by Epic Records. The retrospective was digitally remastered in 2000.

Track listing

"Your Love Is King" 1 (Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman) – 3:41
"Hang on to Your Love" 1 (Adu, Matthewman) – 4:29
"Smooth Operator" 1 (Adu, Ray St. John) – 4:16
"Jezebel" 2 (Adu, Matthewman) – 5:23
"The Sweetest Taboo" 2 (Adu, Martin Ditcham) – 4:25
"Is It a Crime" 2 (Adu, Matthewman, Andrew Hale) – 6:16
"Never as Good as the First Time" 2 (Adu, Matthewman) – 3:58
"Love Is Stronger Than Pride" 3 (Adu, Hale, Matthewman) – 4:17
"Paradise" 3 (Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Paul S. Denman) – 3:36
"Nothing Can Come Between Us" 3 (Adu, Matthewman, Hale) – 3:52
"No Ordinary Love" 4 (Adu, Matthewman) – 7:19
"Like a Tattoo" 4 (Adu, Hale, Matthewman) – 3:36
"Kiss of Life" 4 (Adu, Hale, Matthewman, Denman) – 4:10
"Please Send Me Someone to Love" 5 (Percy Mayfield) – 3:40
"Cherish the Day" 4 (Adu, Hale, Matthewman) – 6:17
"Pearls" 4 (Adu, Hale) – 4:35
1 From Diamond Life
2 From Promise
3 From Stronger Than Pride
4 From Love Deluxe
5 From Philadelphia: Music from the Motion Picture

Musicians
Sade
Sade Adu – vocals
Andrew Hale – keyboards
Stuart Matthewman – guitar, saxophone
Paul S. Denman – bass
Additional musicians
Terry Bailey – trumpet
Pete Beachill – trombone
Paul Cooke – drums
Martin Ditcham – drums, percussion
Dave Early – drums, percussion
Gordon Hunte – guitar
Jake Jacas – vocals
Leroy Osbourne – vocals
Gordon Matthewman – trumpet
Trevor Murrell – drums
Anthony Pleeth – cello
Karl Vanden Bossche – percussion
Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader

Production
Sade Adu – producer, arranger
Robin Millar – producer
Ben Rogan – producer, engineer
Mike Pela – producer, engineer, production engineer
Hein Hoven – producer, mixing
Olivier de Bosson – assistant engineer
Pete Brown – assistant engineer
Jean-Christophe Vareille – assistant engineer
Simon Driscoll – assistant engineer
Sandro Franchin – assistant engineer
Phil Legg – assistant engineer
Alain Lubrano – assistant engineer
Vince McCartney – assistant engineer
Adrian Moore – assistant engineer
Frank Segarra – assistant engineer
Melanie West – assistant engineer
Marc Williams – assistant engineer
Ian Cooper – mastering
Tom Coyne – remastering
Nick Ingman – string arrangements
Roger Davies – management
Albert Watson – photography
Jo Strettel – photography
Peter Brawne – artwork

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[1] 23
Austrian Albums Chart[1] 9
German Albums Chart[2] 15
Norwegian Albums Chart[1] 12
Swedish Albums Chart[1] 7
Swiss Albums Chart[1] 11
UK Albums Chart[3] 6
U.S. Billboard 200[4] 9
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[4] 7
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Dutch Albums Chart[1] 21
Hungarian Albums Chart[5] 12
New Zealand Albums Chart[1] 5
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[1] 38

Certifications
Country Certification
(sales thresholds)
Argentina Platinum[6]
Austria Gold[7]
Canada Platinum[8]
Europe 2× platinum[9]
Finland Gold[10]
France 2× gold[11]
Germany Gold[12]
Netherlands Platinum[13]
Switzerland Gold[14]
United Kingdom Platinum[15]
United States 4× platinum[16]