"Diamond Life"

"Diamond Life"

Music--20th century.

Soul music.

Rhythm and blues music.

Sade (Musical group)

CBS Records (Firm)

"Diamond Life" is the debut studio album by the English band Sade (1981 -) released on February 25, 1985 by CBS Inc. The album features singles: "Your Love Is King"; "When Am I Going to Make a Living"; "Smooth Operator"; and "Hang On to Your Love". "Diamond Life" peaked at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, number five on the U.S. Billboard Top Jazz Albums and number three on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

The 14"x14" vinyl cover is features an image of vocalist Sade Adu, photographed by Chris Roberts, featured in the lower half in black and grey; below the image of Adu is the title of the album: "Diamond Life" and above the photograph is the name of the group: "Sade" in a pale blue. The back cover features the track listings and copyright, manufacturing and trademark information.

Sade (Musical group)

CBS Records.

Adu, Sade (Vocals)

Matthewman, Staurt (Saxophone and Guitar)

Hale, Andrew (Keyboards)

Denman, Paul S (Bass)

Early, Dave (Drums and Percussion)

Ditcham, Martin (Percussion)

Cooke, Paul (Drums)

Matthewman, Gordon (Trumpet)

Millar, Robin (Producer)

Pela, Mike (Production Engineer)

Rogan, Ben (Engineer)

Roberts, Chris (Photographer)

Smith, Graham (Sleeve Design)

All audio and visual parts in the following material are the sole property of CBS Records.

Sound

VP.06.26.2.004

Portrait - FR 39581

Side A:
Smooth Operator
Your Love Is King
Hang On to Your Love
Frankie's First Affair
When Am I Going to Make a Living

Side B:
Cherry Pie
Sally
I Will Be Your Friend
Why Can't We Live Together

1985-02-25

44:31

33rpm Vinyl Record

CBS Records.