Promise

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Promise is the second studio album by English band Sade, noted for its smooth blend of soul, jazz, and quiet storm that solidified the group's international success in the mid-1980s.

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Promise canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Sade ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best New Artist (for Sade, supported by the album’s success) ⓘ
bandMember Andrew Hale ⓘ
Paul S. Denman ⓘ
Sade Adu ⓘ
linked to: Sade

Stuart Matthewman ⓘ
chartPosition UK Albums Chart number 1 ⓘ
US Billboard 200 number 1 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception praised for smooth blend of soul, jazz, and quiet storm ⓘ
followedBy Stronger Than Pride ⓘ
format cassette ⓘ
compact disc ⓘ
vinyl record ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
quiet storm ⓘ
smooth jazz ⓘ
sophisti-pop ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasPart Fear ⓘ
Is It a Crime? ⓘ
Jezebel ⓘ
Maureen ⓘ
Mr Wrong ⓘ
Never as Good as the First Time ⓘ
Punch Drunk ⓘ
Tar Baby ⓘ
The Sweetest Taboo ⓘ
War of the Hearts ⓘ
You’re Not the Man ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 54 minutes ⓘ
mainVocalist Sade Adu ⓘ
linked to: Sade
notableSingle Is It a Crime? ⓘ
Never as Good as the First Time ⓘ
The Sweetest Taboo ⓘ
performer Sade ⓘ
precededBy Diamond Life ⓘ
producer Ben Rogan ⓘ
Mike Pela ⓘ
Robin Millar ⓘ
Sade ⓘ
recordedIn 1985 ⓘ
recordLabel Epic Records ⓘ
Portrait Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1985-11-04 ⓘ
significance solidified Sade’s international success in the mid-1980s ⓘ

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Sade → album → Promise ⓘ
The Sweetest Taboo → album → Promise ⓘ
Diamond Life → followedBy → Promise ⓘ
Stronger Than Pride → follows → Promise ⓘ
Paul S. Denman → notableWork → Promise ⓘ