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Diamond Life was voted the 14th best album of the year in the 1985 Pazz & Jop, an annual poll of American critics, published by The Village Voice; "Smooth Operator" was voted 25th in the singles poll. [39] Pitchfork placed the album at number 10 on its list of "The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s". [40]
"Smooth Operator" is a song by English band Sade from their debut studio album, Diamond Life (1984), and was co-written by Sade Adu and Ray St. John.
The band's debut studio album, Diamond Life (1984), reached number two on the UK Album Chart, selling over 1.2 million copies and won the Brit Award for Best British Album in 1985. [10] The album was also a hit internationally, reaching number one in several countries and the top ten in the United States, where it has sold four million copies ...
Following a record deal, Sade's debut album Diamond Life (1984) was released. At the time of release in 1984, the album sold over four million copies globally, and currently stands at six million copies globally. Following the release of their debut album, Sade went on to release a string of multi-platinum-selling albums.
The third single, "Smooth Operator", was released on 15 September 1984 and became the most successful song in the US from the album Diamond Life. The track peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the US Billboard Hot Black Singles, as well as peaking at number one on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. [27]
"Young Lion," which was released in October, is the singer's first new music in six years
"Your Love Is King" is a song by English band Sade from their debut studio album, Diamond Life (1984). The song was written by Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman, and produced by Robin Millar. It was the album's lead single in the UK, released in January 1984, [5] and the third single in the US, released there circa June 1985. [6]
"Hang On to Your Love" is a song by English band Sade from their debut studio album, Diamond Life (1984). It was written by Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman, and produced by Robin Millar. It was released in September 1984 as the album's first North American single and fourth single overall.