{"product_id":"sade-diamond-life-lp","title":"Sade - DIAMOND LIFE  - LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e2024 Repress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Sade\"\u003eSade\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e released \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Diamond%20Life\"\u003eDiamond Life\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in their native U.K., they were already a kind of sensation. The band had scored hits with their first singles, the smoldering Top Ten ballad \"Your Love Is King\" and the perseverant soul anthem \"When Am I Going to Make a Living,\" both of which only faintly resembled anything else on the chart. Magazines such as The Face and Smash Hits had published cover features, intensifying anticipation for the album. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Diamond%20Life\"\u003eDiamond Life\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e not only distanced \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Sade\"\u003eSade\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e farther outside any context in which they were placed, whether it was the sulking sophisti-pop fraternity or the increasingly mechanized realm of contemporary R\u0026amp;B, but also fulfilled the promise of the singles that preceded it. Rhythms that sensitively ripple and pulse at their most active, topped with deceptively cool vocals from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Sade%20Adu\"\u003eSade Adu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -- all coated with a luster -- have a way of obscuring the depth of the material to casual listeners. \"Smooth Operator,\" the first in a series of sketches about various characters, regards a jet-setting playboy who leaves his conquests as amnesiacs and (much like the band) \"moves in space with minimal waste.\" Elsewhere is the turnabout tale \"Frankie's First Affair,\" where \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Adu\"\u003eAdu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's disappointment with the protagonist verges on anguish, and the grim \"Sally,\" a nickname\/metaphor for the Salvation Army, sheltering broken men ruined by addiction and poverty. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Adu\"\u003eAdu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e breaks from third-person narratives with \"Cherry Pie,\" lamenting the loss of a lover who was \"as wild as Friday night.\" When \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Adu\"\u003eAdu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e belts \"You broke my heart!\" it's but one of many lines expressed with enough purpose and force to invalidate the belief that she is an aloof performer. A sinewy and compatible cover of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Timmy%20Thomas\"\u003eTimmy Thomas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' 1972 hit \"Why Can't We Live Together\" affirms that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Sade\"\u003eSade\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are indeed soul aesthetes concerned with more than creating a mood and projecting glamour. ~ Andy Kellman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47188258062577,"sku":"0196587848019","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0548\/9177\/4193\/files\/diamondlife.jpg?v=1764348741","url":"https:\/\/www.roarrecs.com\/products\/sade-diamond-life-lp","provider":"Republic of Athens Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}