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Studio album by Sade
Released 4 November 1985
Recorded February–August 1985
Studio
Power Plant (London)
Miraval (Le Val, France)
Genre
Jazzpopsoul[1]
Length 54:10
Label Epic
Producer
Robin MillarMike PelaBen RoganSade
Sade chronology
Diamond Life
(1984) Promise
(1985) Stronger Than Pride
(1988)

Promise is the second studio album by English band Sade, released in the United Kingdom on 4 November 1985 by Epic Records and in the United States on 15 November 1985 by Portrait Records. Recording for the album began in February and lasted until August 1985. The band co-produced the album with the same team of producers they worked with on their debut album, Diamond Life, including Robin Millar, Mike Pela and Ben Rogan. The album`s title comes from a letter from Sade Adu`s father where he refers to the `promise of hope` to recover from cancer.

The album was a commercial success, peaking at number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200, becoming the band`s first album to top both charts. It also reached number one in Finland, the Netherlands and Switzerland, and the top five in numerous countries, including Canada, Germany and New Zealand. The album spawned three singles, including `The Sweetest Taboo`, which became a success worldwide.

Background
After studying fashion design, and later modeling briefly, Adu sang backup with British band Pride. During this time she formed a writing partnership with Pride`s guitarist and saxophonist, Stuart Matthewman; together, backed by Pride`s rhythm section, they began doing their own sets at Pride gigs.[2] In 1983, Adu and Matthewman split from Pride along with keyboardist Andrew Hale, bassist Paul Denman, and drummer Paul Cooke and formed Sade; later that year they got a record deal.[2] Afterwards, Sade released their debut album, Diamond Life, in 1984, which became a success in the United Kingdom and later became a success in the United States following the release of its single `Smooth Operator`.[2] Diamond Life has sold over six million copies worldwide, becoming one of the top-selling debut album of the 1980s and the best-selling debut ever by a British female vocalist.[2]

Recording
Between February and August 1985, Sade enlisted the same team of producers they worked with on Diamond Life. The band co-produced Promise with Robin Millar, Mike Pela, and Ben Rogan, the latter of which played a less central role in the production.[3] Some of the album`s sessions took place during a two-week sojourn in Provence, utilising an SSL E-series console housed at the barn-shaped, concrete-built Studio Miraval. However, the majority of the album was recorded at Power Plant Studios in London, where the project commenced in February 1985 and concluded seven months later, with the mix being done in the Gallery (Studio Three) located on the top floor, with its 44-channel Harrison MR3.[3] Studio One is where the production team initially listened to several of the songs in demo form, although Pela was at the Royal Albert Hall when he first heard one of the new tracks.[3] Like their debut album, Promise was recorded live, though it featured the use of technology, sampling drums by way of an AMS with a lock-in feature.[3]

The album`s lead single was created at Power Plant`s Studio One, where a 30 × 25 × 18-foot live area was complemented by a 36-channel Harrison Series 24 console, UREI 813B main monitors and a 24-track Studer A820 recorder running Ampex tape at 30ips.[3] Pela explained the process saying, `We had UREI monitors in all of the rooms so that there was some continuity, and we also had Acoustic Research AR18Ss, which we discovered at that studio and which I`ve still got a pair of. They were like hi-fi speakers, they only cost about 80 quid, and once we`d started using them the company stopped making them. They were really nice and natural-sounding, not designed to carry super-low heavy frequencies, but absolutely fine.`[3]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Sade Adu, except `Punch Drunk`

No. Title Music Producer(s) Length
1. `Is It a Crime?`
AduStuart MatthewmanAndrew Hale
Robin Millar 6:20
2. `The Sweetest Taboo`
AduMartin Ditcham
Millar 4:37
3. `War of the Hearts`
AduMatthewman
Millar 6:47
4. `You`re Not the Man`
AduMatthewman
MillarBen RoganSade
5:10
5. `Jezebel`
AduMatthewman
Millar 5:29
6. `Mr Wrong`
AduMatthewmanPaul DenmanHale
Millar 2:51
7. `Punch Drunk` Hale Millar 5:25
8. `Never as Good as the First Time`
AduMatthewman
MillarRoganMike PelaSade
5:00
9. `Fear`
AduMatthewman
Millar 4:09
10. `Tar Baby`
AduMatthewman
Millar 3:58
11. `Maureen`
AduHaleDenman
RoganSade
4:20
Total length: 54:10
Notes
`You`re Not the Man` and `Punch Drunk` are not included on the LP version of the album.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Promise.[15]

Sade
Sade Adu – vocals
Stuart Matthewman – saxophone, guitar
Paul S. Denman – bass guitar
Andrew Hale – keyboards
Sade – arrangements
Additional musicians
Dave Early – drums, percussion
Martin Ditcham – percussion
Terry Bailey – trumpet
Pete Beachill – trombone
Jake Jacas – vocals (tracks 8, 11)
Carlos Bonell – guitar (track 9)
Nick Ingman – string arrangements (tracks 9, 10)
Technical
Robin Millar – production (tracks 1–10)
Ben Rogan – production (tracks 4, 8, 11)
Sade – production (tracks 4, 8, 11)
Mike Pela – production (track 8); mixing (track 11); production engineering (all tracks)
Artwork
Toshi Yajima – photography
Graham Smith – sleeve design