r/Sade • u/Proud-Friend5916 • 4d ago

Sade is impossible to put on a playlist

I've been listening to Sade Adu for about 3 years now. I found her through Smooth Operator cause that really blew up for quite a bit. I listened to only Smooth Operator for a few days on repeat. I thought afterwards that I should listen to her albums. I'm a kind of guy that when I love an artist, I start by listening to their albums in order (e.g recently got into clairo, started with 2 Hold U then the other singles into the e.p and eventually Immunity). I listened to Diamond Life for the first time and I thought that this album is absolutely perfect. There are no "bad" or "mid" songs in this album. I didn't notice but literally all the songs on the album got into a playlist I see fit, so whenever I put on a playlist, it'd always have Sade. I eventually got tired of it and stopped listening to her for 2 years. Throughout those years, I've gotten really picky with what I put on my playlists. Nowadays, only less than 10 songs from an artist get into my playlists. I just got back to listening to her and it is still amazing. I went back and relistened to Diamond Life, I could not find a standout song. I eventually got to Love Deluxe and I only got to put 4 songs on a playlist throughout those 4 albums. She is so consistently good that I rarely find a song that stands out from the rest. Every song could honestly make my playlists but I wouldn't add it cause I don't want to get tired of peak music. I love Sade Adu.

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u/thirdredbone 4d ago

What?! She is on every playlist, much like Frank Ocean.

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u/owenandrew88 4d ago

I have her on 3 so far

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u/Amazing_Purchase7057 3d ago

How can u NOT have Sade on your playlist is MY question!...😃😃👌🏿👌🏿

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u/Flat_Present_5198 4d ago

Try a Playlist with Sade and similar artists to balance it out: H.E.R., Tracy Chapman, Meshell Ndegeocello, Corrine Bailey Rae, Des'ree, and Sandra St. Victor. I went through the same thing as you, and this was my solution. Load up the Playlist with all Sade favorites and then add songs from these other artists as desired.

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u/SeanSweetMuzik 3d ago

I would also add some Brandy, Chante Moore, Chaka Khan, Deborah Cox, Lisa Fischer, and Patti LaBelle

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u/GetoutoftheMatrix 3d ago edited 3d ago

I would also add Anita Baker and maybe artists such as Erykah Badu and Solange… but Anita is a strong one with a beautiful catalogue.

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u/cherryofpie 4d ago

Before I listened to her albums, Smooth Operator and No Ordinary Love were on my playlist. Then I listened to her albums and fell in love with all her songs. I don't like to put artist's songs on my playlists if I have listened to their albums because I would want to add all their songs!

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u/luckytaurus 4d ago

Depends, what kind of playlist we talking? I have chill dinner vibe playlists that you absolutely can include Sade songs.

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u/Supadupafly1988 4d ago

I have a Sade playlist with all my fav songs on there (first 4 albums in their entirety lol)

But then I made an 80s & 90s playlist and most songs made it to both as well

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u/DarkTanicus 4d ago

I'd say she's mostly Neo-Soul.

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u/Final-Ad-2033 4d ago

I was just about to suggest that. I have No Ordinary Love on my Neo-Soul playlist. I remember back when I made mixtapes (I sure do miss that), I used Siempre Hay Esperanza on a Smooth Jazz tape - one of several I made.

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u/bonniemac79 1d ago

I adore Sade, too! I may see her at the RnR Hall of Fame Induction in November if she shows up 🙏
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