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Sade — Long Hard Road
Album: Soldier Of Love
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Released: 2010
Length: 2:56
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There's a long hard road ahead
But a voice inside me said
You know there's something that you need to know
It's gonna be alright
Said there's something that you need to know
It's gonna be alright

And when in this life in this life
When I can only turn my chin
I know it's gonna be alright
When this big old town is closing in
And I have lost again

Here I could stay
But I'll keep moving on
Here I could stay but I'll keep moving on
Could be I won't be wrong

There's a long hard road ahead
But a voice inside me said
Said there's something that you need to know
It's gonna be alright
Said there's something that you need to know
It's gonna be alright
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 Typesbad wrote:

My first impression of the album cover is that she is holding a boom mic.




Posted 1 year ago by hightail    [ Reply ]
Yep, no less than Godlike, mz Sade
Posted 1 year ago by hightail    [ Reply ]
 LizK wrote:

Just what I was thinking.  

GMTA 
Posted 2 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
My first impression of the album cover is that she is holding a boom mic.
Posted 2 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
What a beautiful song :)
Posted 2 years ago by garrettb    [ Reply ]
 jp33442 wrote:
Good another song from sade besides sooth operator
Posted 3 months ago by jp33442
 
Just what I was thinking.  
Posted 2 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
Good another song from sade besides sooth operator
Posted 2 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
 paloeguevo wrote:

I always wonder was does Sade listen to when she is making love, as the rest of us mortals listen to her.



I then check the previous comments and I see I am not the only one...
Posted 3 years ago by paloeguevo    [ Reply ]
I always wonder was does Sade listen to when she is making love, as the rest of us mortals listen to her.
Posted 3 years ago by paloeguevo    [ Reply ]
I very seldom give a 10, but this is just beautiful.
Posted 3 years ago by rockbot    [ Reply ]
 loungelizard48 wrote:

Such a distinctive voice that can soothe the savage heart or break it ever so gently. 


 Nicely said, LL48!  
Posted 3 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Beautiful. Just beautiful.
Posted 3 years ago by rockbot    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
I bought this over the weekend, on the strength of this song, and the unusually spiky title track, both of which have been played on RP. IMO those are the only two distinctive tracks on the CD, the rest being typical smoothy but bland Sade (and one about "daddy's love" being seriously toe-curlingly schmaltzy and mawkish). I think RP's picked the best tracks from the CD, and IMO the rest is a little disappointing unless you're a Sade fan.
 
I've had this same experience with several other artists and songs played on RP! 
Posted 3 years ago by Kajukenbo    [ Reply ]
Butta, pure butta...
Posted 3 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
SADE ALL DAY
Posted 4 years ago by mizreardon    [ Reply ]
Was this inspired by a battered woman. It certainly provokes that sentiment to me. ❤️
Posted 4 years ago by Matt_Maurer    [ Reply ]
 LuvsMusic wrote:
So what music does Sade make love to?  It's a rhetorical question, but I would like to know.
 



I could tell tell you, but i'm pretty sure that she'd get mad at me for talking about our private stuff.... 
Posted 4 years ago by wolverine    [ Reply ]
Such a distinctive voice that can soothe the savage heart or break it ever so gently. 
Posted 4 years ago by loungelizard48    [ Reply ]
Hi, I'd like you to meet my friend Tom. He spells his name B o b.
Posted 5 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
 jhorton wrote:
Her voice makes my nether parts get all tingly.{#Sunny}
 

Don't forget you spilled that paint thinner in your lap.
Posted 5 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
....there ist a long hard road ahead.....

yeah, with some people love making feels like that....
Posted 5 years ago by VH1    [ Reply ]

LuvsMusic wrote:

So what music does Sade make love to?  It's a rhetorical question, but I would like to know.

 

Proclivities wrote:


I've never noticed.
{#Propeller}

 
LOL!  And I was going to say "we listen to her jams ALL NIGHT LONG"
Posted 6 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 LuvsMusic wrote:
So what music does Sade make love to?  It's a rhetorical question, but I would like to know.

 
I've never noticed.
{#Propeller}
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 LuvsMusic wrote:
So what music does Sade make love to?  It's a rhetorical question, but I would like to know.

 
I know what I'm listening to when I'm making love to Sade (in my dreams) and that's SADE!!  I've had a crush on her since the late 80s, she's top notch in my mind, great voice, great beauty, ahhhh.....I'm surprised at how few tracks of hers are on the RP list....only about 12....oh well....LONG LIVE RP!


Posted 7 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

Motorhead.

 
{#Lol}

I recently went to a cocktail party at a diplomatic residence and the host was playing Motorhead and other old metal stuff. It was bizarre, but my respect for the host increased exponentially that night. {#Cool}
Posted 8 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
 LuvsMusic wrote:
So what music does Sade make love to?  It's a rhetorical question, but I would like to know.
 
Motorhead.
Posted 9 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
So what music does Sade make love to?  It's a rhetorical question, but I would like to know.
Posted 9 years ago by LuvsMusic    [ Reply ]
What a voice.  What a back! {#Sunny}
Posted 9 years ago by Pedro1874    [ Reply ]
 jhorton wrote:
Her voice makes my nether parts get all tingly.{#Sunny}

 
Is this Lazarus' twin brother?
Posted 9 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
Such cool phrasing
Posted 9 years ago by bencat    [ Reply ]
Her voice makes my nether parts get all tingly.{#Sunny}
Posted 9 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
 bluecshells wrote:
{#Notworthy}

 
She wins me over every time.  Love this.
Posted 10 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Songwriting on Sade albums is hit and miss.  But Sade's timeless, wispy and ever seductive vocals can make pretty much anything sound good.  When there is a good song involved it is something that really cant be compared too.  This track is Sade at the near the top of her form.  
Posted 10 years ago by amb599    [ Reply ]
Sublime - Stunning - Seductive...{#Notworthy}
Posted 10 years ago by moodfood    [ Reply ]
 Shesdifferent wrote:
Sade....so wonderful, so overlooked.....

 
........ ditto
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
probably the best concert i've ever been to
Posted 11 years ago by CrackerjaxATX    [ Reply ]
Cover art gets an absolute 10.  Stunning.
Posted 11 years ago by thrdmnkrcrds    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
Apart from loving that album cover, I have to say that this is one of Sade's darker works. I guess that's why I love it.  It's a different facet of her music that goes much more introspective and less mainstream than what she's done in the past.  Plus, it inspires me to write, and any music that can jump(start) my muse is okay in my book.

 


Posted 11 years ago by Bakaretsu    [ Reply ]
Sade....so wonderful, so overlooked.....
Posted 11 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
 woodchuk wrote:
sexy and sooooo smooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooth..  I love Sade's elegance.  Sometimes you need to be reminded that the world is more than the usual philistines and boors...


 
...agreed - not enough o's in smooth
Posted 11 years ago by drivingunit103    [ Reply ]
Sade performing 'live' is a great show. Check out their latest tour's DVD "Bring Me Home". You won't be disappointed.
Posted 11 years ago by freddyb    [ Reply ]
 bluecshells wrote:
Sade never disappoints. 
 
so very true!!!
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]

ALWAYS LOVELY - ALWAYS SEXY! ALWAYS STYLISH AND WITH CLASS!

Wonder what woman sweet Sade really is!


Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Ah c,mon...it's Friday afternoon...play some R n R.

Save Sade for Sunday night.
Posted 12 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 bushrat wrote:
sade's stuff from the eighties just didn't work for me

this on the otherhand is lovely {#Meditate}
 
When I played a song from this album (via youtube) for the wife, she thought I was nuts or had abandoned all taste.  By the end of the song she was bobbing her head with a bit of a smile.  I have to say that I've really liked what I've heard from this album so far.
Posted 12 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
{#Notworthy}
Posted 12 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
If you like this, check out her 2000 album, Lovers Rock. Much overlooked but full of beautiful songs, sang with more passion than in much of her other work.
Posted 12 years ago by ncollingridge    [ Reply ]
sade's stuff from the eighties just didn't work for me

this on the otherhand is lovely {#Meditate}
Posted 12 years ago by bushrat    [ Reply ]
{#Sunny}
Posted 12 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
 Huey wrote:

Yes..liking it alot {#Clap} thanks. 7.
 
Yup, more please! {#Good-vibes}
Posted 12 years ago by Snoopy2    [ Reply ]
Sade is silk!
Posted 12 years ago by jr2571    [ Reply ]
Sade never disappoints. 
Posted 12 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
 Shesdifferent wrote:
Very Nice.....how can you not love Sade?
 



I love her, but not for the reason you're talking about. My love is visceral, a little dirty, and not all together legal.
Posted 13 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
I saw her performing live at Ahoy Rotterdam, The Netherlands, earlier this year.
It was a breathtaking experience. That concert entered my personal 'concert top 5' straight away.
Incredible show, great mix of music (what a voice!, great band too), lightning and projections. Sade took the audience on a silky smooth dreamlike trip from the very first second of the show, until the very last one. It was simply awesome...
Posted 13 years ago by CaptainPicard    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:

I'm no Clear Channeler and bet my collection runs circles around yours, so ........

This is a boring and typically monotone. While her band has always been HOT and she's terrific in the eye candy department, she can sing maybe—MAYBE—a whole quarter-octave.

 
I appreciate the limitation of her range.
If a piano, guitar or any other instrument had unlimited notes on it, it would be very limited in it's scope of use and it's meaning both to the player and to the listener. It couldn't be mastered and therefore couldn't be effective to produce anything of real musical substance. The limitation of an instrument's range and it's tone, timbre etc are what make it recognizable, familiar and by that same limit accessible to the listener. Boundaries and limits inspire us to be creative and to explore around us. Boundaries are healthy and beneficial in all areas of life.
Though her voice may be limited it is haunting, elegant, effective and able to take me to places no other voice can.
Strange isn't it?

p.s. a quarter octave is only 3 notes. Maybe revise your assesment? :)


Posted 13 years ago by craigh    [ Reply ]
Apart from loving that album cover, I have to say that this is one of Sade's darker works. I guess that's why I love it.  It's a different facet of her music that goes much more introspective and less mainstream than what she's done in the past.  Plus, it inspires me to write, and any music that can jump(start) my muse is okay in my book.
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
A true Goddess. 
Posted 13 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]


The full package.....what a voice!
Posted 13 years ago by shawshank    [ Reply ]
I bought this over the weekend, on the strength of this song, and the unusually spiky title track, both of which have been played on RP. IMO those are the only two distinctive tracks on the CD, the rest being typical smoothy but bland Sade (and one about "daddy's love" being seriously toe-curlingly schmaltzy and mawkish). I think RP's picked the best tracks from the CD, and IMO the rest is a little disappointing unless you're a Sade fan.
Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Very Nice.....how can you not love Sade?
Posted 13 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
 newwavegurly wrote:
Wow, I don't know that I ever recall Sade being played on RP while I was listening before. Nice to hear her silky, smooth voice in the mix.
 
Yes..liking it alot {#Clap} thanks. 7.

Posted 13 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
 woodchuk wrote:
sexy and sooooo smooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooth..  I love Sade's elegance.  Sometimes you need to be reminded that the world is more than the usual philistines and boors...

  so true... {#Clap}


Posted 13 years ago by juanos    [ Reply ]
Sexy Sade. . . 
Posted 13 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
sexy and sooooo smooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooth..  I love Sade's elegance.  Sometimes you need to be reminded that the world is more than the usual philistines and boors...

Posted 13 years ago by woodchuk    [ Reply ]
Wow, I don't know that I ever recall Sade being played on RP while I was listening before. Nice to hear her silky, smooth voice in the mix.
Posted 13 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
According to albumcredits.com, Mike Pela was the producer. He has a long history as a recording engineer, and it shows. Very nice work. I think the proper pronunciation of her name is Helen Folasade Adu. Helen. Very nice handle, but I can see the marketing sense in the change.

Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
ahhhhh
Sade
Posted 13 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
 ianmoff wrote:

Honest? She just exudes class. And this from a convicted prog man. Beautiful for a Sunday afternoon.
{#Sleep} 
 

Her music is ageless anyway.  I had to look to see if it this is old Sade or new Sade.

Either way, it doesn't matter.  It's infinitely relaxing and pleasing. One of the few artists where the track/song simply doesn't matter to me, the artist just puts me in a magic place regardless.
Posted 13 years ago by amb599    [ Reply ]
 More_Cowbell wrote:
She seems ageless.  She is 51 this year.
 
Honest? She just exudes class. And this from a convicted prog man. Beautiful for a Sunday afternoon.
{#Sleep} 
Posted 14 years ago by ianmoff    [ Reply ]
She seems ageless.  She is 51 this year.
Posted 14 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
she has a way of telling a srtory man...
Posted 14 years ago by dyharenas    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:


Keep this statement for "Ludovico-the-terrible"...
 




ROFL!!!
Posted 14 years ago by namp    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:

I'm no Clear Channeler and bet my collection runs circles around yours, so ........

This is a boring and typically monotone. While her band has always been HOT and she's terrific in the eye candy department, she can sing maybe—MAYBE—a whole quarter-octave.

  

Your 'assessment' of her vocal range is meaningful only to you.  It's her singing style which many people enjoy — she's not auditioning for the Metropolitan Opera.  Maybe you're not that bored with it; it's inspired you to write no less than three posts.


Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
yawn
Posted 14 years ago by BowTieDad    [ Reply ]

A very simple, clean, beautifully soft and sexy tune.   Sade' has a very distinct voice and style, and there isn't much of work that isn't lovable.

(reminds me..  I need to load some of her music on my MP3)


Posted 14 years ago by RedTopFireBelow    [ Reply ]
 Relayer wrote:
Boring
 
You bet it is. {#Arrowd}

Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 h8rhater wrote:

Crybaby... don't worry they'll put some classic rock on for you sooner or later.

 
I'm no Clear Channeler and bet my collection runs circles around yours, so ........

This is a boring and typically monotone. While her band has always been HOT and she's terrific in the eye candy department, she can sing maybe—MAYBE—a whole quarter-octave.

Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
A simple and elegant song that highlights the simply elegant voice of Sade.  Her new work is a beautiful showcase of her skill.

Posted 14 years ago by mamerjamer    [ Reply ]
 h8rhater wrote:

Crybaby... don't worry they'll put some classic rock on for you sooner or later.
 

Keep this statement for "Ludovico-the-terrible"...
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Most elegant voice in business!
MAGNIFICENT!
"8"
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:
I'm already bored with this album. Not that I should expect anything different from Sade.
 
Crybaby... don't worry they'll put some classic rock on for you sooner or later.


Posted 14 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
Boring
Posted 14 years ago by Relayer    [ Reply ]
This is less mechanical than the title track and at least one other that I've heard here. Nice. Just fine. 7
Posted 14 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
I'm already bored with this album. Not that I should expect anything different from Sade.
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Even though it is the title track and the hit single, one got to listen to "soldier of Love".
It is certainly different from the known material. She's just sophisticated, but warm and
breathing. Once you get a bit older maybe some "elevator music" isn't so bad at all. Love her still!{#Cheers}

Posted 14 years ago by ray55    [ Reply ]
I ran to the computer to see if this really was Sade. I remember when she first appeared; we couldn't get enough, but very quickly it all started to sound the same. Perfect hotel reception muzak. But this does sound different. Not much, but enough for it to merit a run here.
Posted 14 years ago by perryandcaro    [ Reply ]
Yes....yes...yes....yes!  {#Good-vibes}
Posted 14 years ago by rowgal    [ Reply ]
certainly not one of her best efforts....boring
Posted 14 years ago by orthomd    [ Reply ]
Wow {#Hearteyes}

had to turn off the saws for that one
Posted 14 years ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
Once i dreamt of an album,the songs, the cover and everything about it. In particular the artist. It was years before this beautiful woman eventually released it.
Posted 14 years ago by betsyroks    [ Reply ]

Kind of glad to hear Sade again after a long time. Would like her more though if she didn't have those off-key moments here and there.

Posted 14 years ago by Karmala    [ Reply ]
Love Sade!
Silken, sultry... a warm tropical night.

Posted 14 years ago by jadewahoo    [ Reply ]