Izdavač: Ostalo
Žanr: Džez, Fank i Soul, Pop, Rok
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Studio album by Sade
Released 13 November 2000
Recorded September 1999 – August 2000
Studio
Sarm Hook End (London)
El Cortijo (San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain)
Deliverance (London)
Genre
Soulreggae
Length 44:10
Label Epic
Producer
SadeMike Pela
Sade chronology
The Best of Sade
(1994) Lovers Rock
(2000) Lovers Live
(2002)
Lovers Rock is the fifth studio album by English band Sade, released on 13 November 2000 by Epic Records. The album was titled after a style of reggae music known as lovers rock, noted for its romantic sound and content, which frontwoman Sade Adu listened to in her youth. Lovers Rock was seen as a departure from the band`s previous use of jazz elements, opting instead for a wider use of musical elements from soul music, R&B, soft rock, folk music, dub, reggae, neo soul and lovers rock. The album`s production has been characterised as spare, with simple arrangements and reggae flourishes. A concept album, the lyrics focus on both the positive and the negative sides of love; the album`s lyrical content also touches upon political themes.

Upon release, Lovers Rock was met with generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised the band`s musical direction. The album earned Sade the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album in 2002. Commercially, the album reached number 18 on the UK Albums Chart and number three on the US Billboard 200. It has since been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), having sold over 3 million copies in the United States by February 2010. The album spawned two singles—`By Your Side` and `King of Sorrow`—and was further promoted by the band`s Lovers Rock Tour.

Background
The band`s fourth studio album, Love Deluxe, was released on 26 October 1992. The album peaked at number three on the US Billboard 200 and has sold 3.4 million copies in the United States.[1][2] It was later certified four-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of four million copies.[3] The album was also commercially successful elsewhere, reaching number one in France and the top 10 in the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.[4][5][6] Following the release of Love Deluxe, the band took an eight-year hiatus, during which Adu came under media scrutiny with rumours of depression and addiction, and later went on to give birth to her first child.[7] During this time, the other members of the band—Stuart Matthewman, Paul S. Denman, and Andrew Hale—worked on side projects, including the band Sweetback, which released a self-titled album in 1996. Matthewman also played a major role in the development of Maxwell`s career, providing instrumentation and production work for the R&B singer`s first two albums.[8]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale and Paul S. Denman, except where noted

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. `By Your Side` 4:34
2. `Flow` 4:34
3. `King of Sorrow` 4:53
4. `Somebody Already Broke My Heart` 5:01
5. `All About Our Love` 2:40
6. `Slave Song` 4:12
7. `The Sweetest Gift` 2:18
8. `Every Word` 4:04
9. `Immigrant`
AduJanusz Podrazik
3:48
10. `Lovers Rock` 4:13
11. `It`s Only Love That Gets You Through`
AduPodrazik
3:53
Total length: 44:10

Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Lovers Rock.[9]

Sade
Sade Adu – vocals
Andrew Hale – keyboards, programming
Stuart Matthewman – guitars, woodwinds, programming
Paul S. Denman – bass
Additional musicians
Leroy Osbourne – vocals
Karl Van Den Bossche – percussion
Janusz Podrazik – keyboards on `Immigrant` and `It`s Only Love That Gets You Through`
Andy Nice – cello on `Every Word`
Nick Ingman – string arrangement on `King of Sorrow`
Technical
Sade – production, arrangement
Mike Pela – co-production, recording
Andy `Nipper` Davies – engineering assistance
Tom Coyne – mastering
Artwork
Albert Watson – cover photography, all other photographs
Sophie Muller – cover photography
Melissa Caplan – Sade inside photograph
Intro – design