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Sade Adu
Interview Deluxe

Album US 1992 on Epic label
Spoken Word (Interview)

Interview disc made available primarily to radio stations. Printed on the release is: "A special interview that can be tailored to individual programming needs." Printed on the CD, the back cover and in the booklet is: "Demonstration - not for sale."

     
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PortraitSade Adu voc, *1959 GB
album by
PortraitAllie Eberhardt ,
interviewer
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1What's The Definition Of "Love Deluxe" ?Allie Eberhardt0:06
2The Definition Of The Title...Sade Adu0:12
3Concerning The New Album "Love Deluxe", Who's The Producer?Allie Eberhardt0:05
4We Produced It...Sade Adu0:13
5Why? Why Did You Guys Feel Like You Wanted To Produce?Allie Eberhardt0:04
6We Decided That...Sade Adu1:03
7Was There Any Difference On Agreeing With The Producing Part Of The Record?Allie Eberhardt0:05
8Not Really...Sade Adu0:20
9Listening To "Love Deluxe", Personally I Seem To Nice A Little Bit More Stark Sound, Maybe Some Experimentation With Strings, Cello. Is There, Maybe, A Slight Departure Musically On This Record?Allie Eberhardt0:15
10...We Approached "Love Deluxe"...Sade Adu0:47
11How About The Use Of Strings And Cello? I Hear Some String Noise Especially In "No Ordinary Love" And In "Pearls"...Allie Eberhardt0:07
12I'm Obsessed By Cello...Sade Adu0:47
13And "No Ordinary Love", Were There Strings Involved With That?Allie Eberhardt0:04
14Yeah, But Not Real Strings...Sade Adu0:06
15As You Well Know, It's Been Said That The Songs Of Sade Are Of Friendship, Love, Lost Love. Where Do These Lyrics Come From? Where Do These Stories Come From?Allie Eberhardt0:12
16The Songs Come From...Sade Adu0:24
17Uh, On "Pearls", Very... Straight To The Heart Story. Could You Talk About That?Allie Eberhardt0:08
18"Pearls" Came About Because...Sade Adu0:59
19And "Feel No Pain", Sound To Me Like A Song Of The Times.Allie Eberhardt0:05
20...Yeah, "Feel No Pain"...Sade Adu0:41
21Sade, The Band Sade, I Think Has Established A Distinctive Sound Of Their Own. What's Behind The Arrangement Of The Music?Allie Eberhardt0:14
22The Songs Come Together...Sade Adu0:35
23Is Sade Considered Soul?Allie Eberhardt0:04
24It's Soulful Music...Sade Adu0:24
25Is There Any Kind Of Philosophy... Behind The Band When You're All Together Writing Your Music?Allie Eberhardt0:08
26It's Something Which Has To Be Felt...Sade Adu0:18
27When You First Entered The Scene, '84, "Diamond Life", There Was.. A Lot Of Synthesizer Dance Music, But You Succeeded. Would You Explain How You Shone Through This Music At The Time?Allie Eberhardt0:18
28I Think There's A Lot Of People...Sade Adu0:44
29Speaking About Going Away... The Four Years That We Didn't Hear From You, What Did You Do?Allie Eberhardt0:08
30Well, We Sort Of...Sade Adu0:25
31Where's The House?Allie Eberhardt0:04
32The House Is In London...Sade Adu0:15
33Would You Be Able To Describe Each Member Of The Band, Maybe Some Characteristics, What's It Like Working With Them?Allie Eberhardt0:06
34Yeah, Everybody In The Band...Sade Adu2:23
35When You First All Got Together And...When You First Heard This (Your) Music, As It Came Out, Did You Have Any Idea At All That It Would Be So Successful?Allie Eberhardt0:16
36In The Beginning...Sade Adu0:43
37I Know You Mentioned That, When The Band Goes In Together, After One Album's Completed, You Really Continue With Looking Forward To The Next Album. Is That What Happened After "Diamond Life"?Allie Eberhardt0:11
38... After "Diamond Life" ...Sade Adu0:51
39With The Success Of "Diamond Life", Was There Any Pressure Felt, Either With You Or With The Band, To Do Something Better?Allie Eberhardt0:07
40I Think The Pressure Comes From ...Sade Adu0:18
41Another Influence That Seems To Be In Your Music Is The Spanish Guitar. How Were You Thinking Of Incorporating That Music?Allie Eberhardt0:07
42We All Went To Live In Spain...Sade Adu0:40
43The Four Year Hiatus, Did You Feel Like You Needed A Break After "Stronger Than Pride" ?Allie Eberhardt0:05
44After "Stronger Than Pride" ...Sade Adu0:54
45What Was The Catalyst ... To Get Back Together Again And Say, "All Right, Let's Get In There And Plug Away One More Time Here" ?Allie Eberhardt0:08
46It Just Sort Of Happens ...Sade Adu0:07
47Did You Create Your Image Of Sade, This Sultry, Mysterious Woman?Allie Eberhardt0:07
48I Don't Think ...Sade Adu0:52
49It's Gotta Be Difficult To Keep On That Level (Under Exposed) Especially In This Business?Allie Eberhardt0:06
50I Don't Think So...Sade Adu0:26
51Would You Describe How You Came From Nigeria And Wound Up In London?Allie Eberhardt0:05
52My Father's A Nigerian...Sade Adu0:28
53When Was The Last Time You Went To Nigeria ?Allie Eberhardt0:04
54I Went About ...Sade Adu0:53
55Does Music From Elsewhere Reach Nigeria ?Allie Eberhardt0:05
56Yeah, There's MTV In Nigeria ...Sade Adu0:08
57And What About Their Own Cultural Music, Is It Strong ?Allie Eberhardt0:04
58Yeah ... If You Go To ...Sade Adu1:04
59Do You Remember The First Music You Listened To ?Allie Eberhardt0:04
60When I Was Very Young ...Sade Adu1:22
61Was There One Artist That You Really Had A Strong Interest In That ... Influenced?Allie Eberhardt0:06
62Lots Of Artists ...Sade Adu0:36
63How Did You Begin Singing ?Allie Eberhardt0:04
64By Chance ...Sade Adu3:13
65When ... You First Started Singing, Either With Pride Or When Sade First Formed, What Was The Music That Was Going On, Did You Feel Like You Were ... Out Of Place ?Allie Eberhardt0:11
66I Think We Were ...Sade Adu0:55
67The Creation Of "Diamond Life", How Did That Evolve ?Allie Eberhardt0:06
68Well, We Were Given Some Studio Time ...Sade Adu1:03
69How Did You Come Up With "Smooth Operator" ?Allie Eberhardt0:04
70"Smooth Operator" Was ...Sade Adu0:05
71On "Diamond Life" There Is A Cover Song (By) Timmy Thomas ("Why Can't We Live Together") ? ...Allie Eberhardt0:06
72The Reason We Did ...Sade Adu0:27
73What's Being On The Road With Sade Like ?Allie Eberhardt0:05
74It's Not Easy ...Sade Adu0:17
75Some Bands Look Forward To Just Going Into The Recording Studio And ... Making Their Record. Other Bands Live For The Live Performance. What About Sade ?Allie Eberhardt0:13
76I Think When We Write ...Sade Adu0:38
77Is There Any Way You Can Explain The Energy Of Performing To A Live Audience ?Allie Eberhardt0:05
78Performing In Front Of ...Sade Adu0:39
79Is Sade Touring For "Love Deluxe" ?Allie Eberhardt0:04
80Yeah, We'll Definitely Tour ...Sade Adu0:10
81Is There A Difference Between The American And European Audience?Allie Eberhardt0:05
82Yeah, There's A Big Difference ...Sade Adu0:27
83Any Specific Differences In The Audiences ?Allie Eberhardt0:05
84Yeah, London Audiences ...Sade Adu0:54
85Thank You. Thanks A Lot.Allie Eberhardt0:05
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