Soldier of Love by Sade
09/03/10 09:01 Filed in: Pop
Released February 9, 2010, Sony.
Reviewed by Stephanie Attebery
Finally a new Sade album! It's been nearly a decade since their last album, and though not a prolific producer, Sade has a rabidly loyal fan base that this latest album will NOT disappoint.
Sade’s music could form the soundtrack of my sexier, more stylish life. While listening to Soldier, otherwise unbearable tasks, (think housework or closing payroll), dazzle with possiblity.
A mixture of sounds ranging from raggae, jazz, and R&B are all brought smoothly together by lead vocalist Sade Adu’s inimitable voice.
A couple of my favorites from this album:
Be That Easy is so sweet and possesses an old country sound that has me imagining myself on a porch swing with a glass of cold sweet tea in hand. Bring Me Home has the vocalist negotiating a staircase of sound one eerie step at a time and you get the feeling that the steps might give out underneath the wary singer at any moment.
In In Another Time, string instruments accompany a consoling lullaby, one that could be sung by a mother to comfort a heartbroken daughter.
Soldier of Love, the title song, has a lively boot camp beat. Sade sings: “I’m at the borderline of my faith/ I’m at the hinterland of my devotion/ In the frontline of this battle of mine/ but I’m still alive
These Soldiers of Love are letting us know that Sade is still around and just as smooth and satisfying as ever. Pick up a copy.