Sade – Diamond Life
Label: |
Epic – EPC 26044 |
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Format: |
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Country: |
UK |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Soul |
Tracklist
| A1 | Smooth Operator | 4:58 | |
| A2 | Your Love Is King | 3:40 | |
| A3 | Hang On To Your Love | 5:54 | |
| A4 | Frankie's First Affair | 4:38 | |
| A5 | When Am I Going To Make A Living | 3:25 | |
| B1 | Cherry Pie | 6:20 | |
| B2 | Sally | 5:20 | |
| B3 | I Will Be Your Friend | 4:43 | |
| B4 | Why Can't We Live Together | 5:27 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Records
- Copyright © – CBS Records
- Distributed By – CBS Records
- Distributed By – CBS Disques S.A.
- Published By – Southern Music Pub. Co. Ltd.
- Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
- Recorded At – Power Plant Studios
Credits
- Bass – Paul S Denman*
- Design [Sleeve] – Graham Smith (5)
- Drums – Paul Cooke
- Engineer – Ben Rogan
- Engineer [Production] – Mike Pela
- Keyboards – Andrew Hale
- Lacquer Cut By – TY*
- Management – Lee Barrett (2)
- Music By – Matthewman* (tracks: A2 to A5, B2, B3)
- Percussion – Martin Ditcham
- Photography By – Chris Roberts (10)
- Producer – Robin Millar
- Saxophone, Guitar – Stuart Matthewman
- Trumpet – Terry Bailey
- Vocals – Sade Adu
- Words By – Adu* (tracks: A2 to B3)
Notes
Labels:
℗ 1984 CBS Records
Made in England
Sleeve:
Recorded - Power Plant
℗ 1984 CBS Records
Made in England
Sleeve:
Recorded - Power Plant
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Label Code: LC0199
- Rights Society: MS/BIEM
- Price Code: CB 271
- Matrix / Runout (Side A etched variant 1): EPC. 26044.A6 V C T
- Matrix / Runout (Side B etched variant 1): EPC 26044 B4 C Y TY
- Matrix / Runout (Side A etched variant 2): EPC. 26044.A1 V TimTom
- Matrix / Runout (Side B etched variant 2): EPC. 26044.B2 C TY
Other Versions (5 of 283)
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Diamond Life (LP, Album) | Epic | ELS 4445 | 1984 | |||
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Diamond Life (LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold, Snakebite) | Epic | ELPS 4445 | Australia | 1984 | ||
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Diamond Life (Cassette, Album) | Epic | 40-26044 | Europe | 1984 | ||
| Diamond Life (LP, Album, Stereo, Dark Blue Labels, Gatefold) | Epic | EPC 26044, 26044 | Europe | 1984 | |||
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Diamond Life (LP, Album) | Epic | EPC 26044, 26044 | Greece | 1984 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited 9 months agoincredible, dynamic & flawless sound. Dare I say one of the most perfect sounding recordings ever pressed to wax. Every song is killer and the music is to die for, also notable is that Smooth Operator here is the rare original uk mix that has been sured in pop culture by the more reverb heavy American radio mix, I don't personally have a preference but for my money there is a more emotive pull to the drier uk mix, all in all this is a must own lp for any collection. -
After doing an A/B comparison, the UK TimTom cut is definitely superior to the U.S. edition. Better low end especially, that bass sounds absolutely splendid. More "audiophile" than most audiophile releases.
However, if you grew up in the States, you also need the 1985 U.S. Portrait cut to get the "right" version of Smooth Operator (more reverb, saxophone just before the first verse). The UK vinyl has the first version of Smooth Operator with a very different vocal take, different sax performance, and a much drier mix. -
Is there a CD version with the extended cut of Smooth Operator (/Red Eye) and Spirit as bonus tracks? -
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hi everyone, based on the original pressings is it true the best sounding is the UK followed by US, then japan? also, do all pressings have the same version of "smooth operator"? heard different mixes were used. hmmm. thanks
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