from the LP Promise, Portrait Records, 1985Damn yo, does it get any smoother than Sade? If this shit was much mellower it would need to come with a prescription & a fucking warning to not operate heavy machinery while under its influence (perhaps not a good idea anyways…)! This track was everywhere upon its release, and for years after as well, but it wasn’t exactly the kind of music you copped to liking if you were young & rebellious--- that said, it seems like everyone between the ages of 30 and 50 now openly proclaim this band’s brilliance, so we were all obviously loving their songs in secret back then. Hell, it even feels good to pronounce their name: Shah-day!!! Fronted by the exotic & beautiful Helen Folasade Adu, this London-based crew was undoubtedly the biggest adult contemporary band going, even if most people only remember Ms. Adu; interestingly, I recall there being rumours about her having been a model who was only asked to front the group for her looks, when in actuality she was already singing in a soul band before Sade, as well as being the lyricist for most of this band’s songs. “…there's a quiet storm, and it never felt like this before, there's a quiet storm that is you; there's a quiet storm, and it never felt this hot before, giving me something that's taboo…” Being in love never sounded so kinky before---well, okay, yes it has, but this one is pretty damn sultry…I’m guessing many of the students I teach today may very well have been conceived to the grooves of Sade, and that’s a legacy worth bragging about.
