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Stronger Than Pride is the third studio album by English band Sade, released by Epic Records in the United Kingdom on 3 May 1988 and in the United States on 10 May 1988. [1] [2] In September 2018, Pitchfork placed the album at number 37 on its list of "The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s". [3]
"Turn My Back on You" is a song by English band Sade from their third studio album, Stronger Than Pride (1988). It was released as the album's fourth single on 14 November 1988. It was released as the album's fourth single on 14 November 1988.
Like Al Green's Greatest Hits, The Best of Sade doesn't detract from the original albums and is a marker of time, not the end of the act... Despite its riches, The Best of Sade doesn't include all of the best, since 'Maureen' and or 'Keep Looking' aren't here. It's a small complaint and The Best of Sade is a great overview."
The lyrics of the song continue to illuminate Sade’s feelings as she has watched her son grow and realize his gender identity. “Forgive me, son. I should have known,” she sings at one point.
Following the release of their debut album, Sade went on to release a string of multi-platinum-selling albums. Their follow-up, Promise , was released in 1985 and peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and the UK Albums Chart , and went two times platinum in the US at the time of its release, and now stands at four times platinum.
The Ultimate Collection debuted at number eight on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 15,184 copies, becoming Sade's seventh top-10 album in the United Kingdom. [8] In the United States, the album entered the Billboard 200 at number seven with 38,000 copies sold in its first week, earning the band their ninth consecutive top-10 album ...
Born Helen Folsade Adu, Sade rose to fame as the lead singer of her Eighties London band, Sade. The four-piece group, comprised of Sade, Paul Denman, Stuart Matthewman and Andrew Hale, broke out ...
Sade was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2002 for services to music, and stated her award was "a great gesture to me and all black women in England". [94] She was promoted to Commander of the same Order (CBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours , also for services to music.