Sade - Promise (Vinyl LP)

Sade - Promise (Vinyl LP)Promise (1985) is Sade's second album, featuring the singles "The Sweetest Taboo", "Is It A Crime?", and "Never As Good As The First Time." The album was recorded at Power Plant Studios (England) and Studio Miraval (France). The vinyl audio uses high resolution digital transfers of the stereo master mixes, from the original studio recordings, remastered at half speed at Abbey Road Studios. The elaborate, half speed mastering process has produced

It is currently out of print and unavailable

approached him about recording in his Richmond

with family friend Phil Ek manning the rudder

and David Ruffin

a hypnotic mixture indebted to working class British songsmiths like Billy Bragg as much as NY No-Wave and Hip Gop carries a maturity and depth far beyond his years

With the help of her brother and sole collaborator

and spiritual revelations

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all anchored by Son Lux's compositions

" Robert Smith created the sleeve concept and Andy Vella

At the end of their second session

and the jangly "Someday" with it's hairshirt of vulnerability from a bad break-up