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d Whitfield’s Footsteps?

Sade
The band Sade were formed Active from 1984, they
in 1982 in London, but 3 of have released 23 singles,
the original band members, the most successful of
Stuart Matthewman, Paul
which was their debut
Denman, and Paul Cook,
single “Your Love Is King”,
were born and raised in and which reached Number 6 in
around Hull.
the UK.
The eponymous name of
the band is taken from
the shortened form of the
name of the lead singer,
Helen Folasade Adu, and is
pronounced “Shah-Day”

They have also released
6 studio albums, 2 live
albums, and 2
compilation albums, and
have also performed on 6
live tours.

Since being formed, there
have also been two other
notable members of the
band, Andrew Hale, and
Dave Early.

Their debut album,
Diamond Life, released
in 1984, sold 1.2 million
copies in the UK, and 6
million copies worldwide.