- Mini-Disc (13 Nov 2000)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Sony
- ASIN: B000050IK3
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,091,861 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. By Your Side |
| 2. Flow |
| 3. King Of Sorrow |
| 4. Somebody Already Broke My Heart |
| 5. All About Our Love |
| 6. Slave Song |
| 7. Sweetest Gift, The |
| 8. Every Word |
| 9. Immigrant |
| 10. Lovers Rock |
| 11. It's Only Love That Gets You Through |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
In the 1980s, Sade's brand of elegant pop/R&B owned the charts, making the Nigerian/British chanteuse one of those artists whose very name became the adjective to describe their sound. After an eight-year layoff, Sade and her core band (and long-time producer Mike Pela), are back with an album that is both a stunning reaffirmation of her artistry and a solid soulful collection. Perhaps the best thing that can be said about Lover's Rock is that it picks up where Sade left off, meaning that you will hear no cool beats or hot hired hands or hip-hop cameos. This is Sade music: on the first single, "By Your Side", she glides back into the spotlight on gentle, country-ish and sparse wings, singing, once again, about love's power to redeem. Of course Sade also knows that love can stink: listen to the dub riddim-tinged "Every Word" and cry tears of recognition. Decidedly female but utterly universal, grown up yet not hardened, Lover's Rock ranks as one of the best of the year, and the return of a true original. --Amy Linden
CD Description
Format : LP 180 gram / Sleeve : 3mm
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Sade had been absent for years and returned with this rich and bluesy masterpiece. It wasn't what some had expected after so long a time but it is exactly what it was meant to be. It is a sumptuous meal seasoned with love and emotion. Sade gives us a portrait of inner strength anyone who has ever loved, and lost, knows all to well. For the most part this is about holding on to hope for love and not becoming jaded by those who hurt us.
It would have been easy for Sade to have a 'guest' or two on this album but she has kept not only the integrity of her music but her own personal integrity in tact. "Lovers Rock" is a mix of African and Caribbean styles that has some great moments. It also includes what will surely become one of the most requested and fondly loved songs in her already full catalog of diamonds.
I am speaking, of course, of "Somebody Already Broke My Heart." Anyone who has ever loved has had the feelings Sade lays bare here. But that has always been the secret of Sade's music. It either captures a mood and makes us feel, or it puts into words what we do feel. It is a magic gift Sade posseses like few others.
"King of Sorrow" is another shining example of Sade's vocal artistry matched with perfect rhythms to create a song we have all felt before. Who hasn't felt at one time or another that it was sorrow, especially the sorrow love can bring, that rules our lives?
We are treated to the hope of love here as well though. "By Your Side" and "All About Our Love" shows how we hang on to real love once we find it. Even the love for a child is touched upon as Sade sings "The Sweetest Gift," a song she wrote for her daughter. It is about the light of hope all children carry into the world.
As Sade reminds us here, it really is only love that gets us through. In "Lovers Rock" we have an easy and peaceful portrait of a heart that has someone to cling to even in the darkest moments. This album is a meditation on love and hope, hanging on untill it comes our way. It is gentle and soulful.
This may not be what some were expecting but Sade fans will see it's beauty and integrity. It is Sade that we cling to musically. She is the rock we cling to and the artist we swim to in a storm....
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I am afraid that words cannot do this album justice. Along with Jill Scott's debut, this is the year's finest album; it encxhants you. Songs, By Your Side and It's Only Love That Gets You Through, cannot help but bring a smile to your face. In total contrast are the sorrowful Slave Song and Immigrant, where you can really empathise with the pain. Every Word and Somebody Already Broke My Heart are also in a similar vain. But this standout of the set is the heart breaking King of Sorrow. Sade - sheer class!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It's been too long since Sade Adu was heard gently drifting over the airwaves, but finally, for those of us patiently waiting for new material since the release of "Love Deluxe" the wait is over. Was it worth it? Oh yes, Sade returns with her band and delivers an album of such beauty, pain and passion that one wonders how could anyone beat it. Accused in some quarters of always sounding the same, "Lovers Rock" is a new direction for Sade, the lyrics raw and the music achingly passionate, not an easy album to record, but a easy album to fall in love with. An instant classic. Nobody does it better or with such class. Welcome back girl, we've missed hearing you sing.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Superb!
When I received the copy of this album I hear it almost every day and every time i discover something new in this superb sound named Sade.
Published 5 months ago by Mariyan Tsankov
Beautiful
Stunning album to put you in a mellow mood, buy it if you like soul music . I was not disappointed and it only cost me a couple of pounds !
Published 5 months ago by Amanda Game
Sade Lovers Rock
I ordered this to replace my original CD which had unfortunately gone missing. We had this album playing for our wedding reception in the background as it has always been one of... Read more
Published 14 months ago by S Wilson
As described
Many thanks. Product was as described and well worth the money. Lost my original, was glad to get a replacement.
Published 15 months ago by Vintage72
Still Great
This is one of those CDs that keep getting played. 7 years on and it gets so much air time in my house that even the kids know all the lyrics. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2007 by D. A. Dixon
Still Clinging On
Sade has to have one of the most original voices to date she was a world-wide success in the 80's
Then she disapeared forn 8 years and returned with the most sensual,emotion... Read more
Then she disapeared forn 8 years and returned with the most sensual,emotion... Read more
Published on 22 July 2004 by Soul_Shocker
Good album but lets not get carried away.....
Its always wonderful to hear that a Sade album is on its way. This is because they are produced in a 4-9 year cycle i.e. Read more
Published on 10 July 2003 by Damien Boyd
WELCOME BACK SMASHER
A brilliant return and one which truly was worth waiting for although we did have the Sweetback CD in the middle to keep us going. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2002 by Tom Wilson
Different but very good
I have always wondered why many reviewers often describe Sade as 'quietly releasing an album, continuing where she left off with the previous one, sell a few million and then... Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2002 by Muyak
Comeback Heaven !
This is the first studio album from Sade since 1992's 'Love Deluxe' and she really proves she hasn't lost her stuff. Read more
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