Smooth Jazz Tribute to Sade

by Smooth Jazz Tribute To Sade / V

Overview

The CC Entertainment imprint, (in)famous for its smooth jazz "tributes" to pop stars, recorded this set in record time. How so? This album's opening track, "Soldier of Love," the title track and first single from Sade Adu's 2010 album, was released before hers was, due to the single being leaked to the press and radio nearly two months before the full-length Soldier of Love was released by Sony. Somehow, this has to be a dubious first. The arrangement is identical, with a trio of pitch-challenged saxophones playing the melody line -- and not much else -- and some strings creating a backdrop for the percussion and basslines. That said, it's dull, not to mention wincingly flat. Other tracks come off just as badly, including a strolling, doo wop-esque version of "Your Love Is King" with the bassline falling/leading the way, and those saxophones can't seem to quite match harmonically. Let's face it, while the Shanachie label has been doing smooth jazz tribute records for years and doing a very good job with most of them, CC Entertainment has taken the cheapest route to the bank here, and put together a very shoddy collection of Sade cover tracks that aren't fit to be played on a low-budget karaoke machine. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	10/27/2017
Label:	Cc Entertainment / Cce
UPC:	0707541918992

Tracks

1. Soldier of Love  - Sade Adu  - Paul S. Denman  - Andrew Hale  - Stuart Matthewman
2. By Your Side  - Sade Adu  - Paul S. Denman  - Andrew Hale  - Stuart Matthewman  -  Smooth Jazz All Stars
3. No Ordinary Love  - Sade Adu  - Stuart Matthewman  -  Smooth Jazz All Stars
4. Smooth Operator  - Sade Adu  - Raymond Saint John  -  Smooth Jazz All Stars
5. The Sweetest Taboo  - Sade Adu  - Martin Ditcham  -  Smooth Jazz All Stars
6. Your Love Is King  - Sade Adu  - Stuart Matthewman  -  Smooth Jazz All Stars
7. Kiss of Life  - Sade Adu  - Paul S. Denman  - Andrew Hale  - Gordon Matthewman  -  Smooth Jazz All Stars
8. Paradise  - Sade Adu  - Paul S. Denman  - Andrew Hale  - Stuart Matthewman  -  Smooth Jazz All Stars
9. Cherish the Day  - Sade Adu  - Andrew Hale  - Stuart Matthewman  -  Smooth Jazz All Stars
10. Is It a Crime  - Sade Adu  - Andrew Hale  - Gordon Matthewman  -  Smooth Jazz All Stars

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Smooth Jazz All Stars   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Andrew Hale   Composer
Martin Ditcham   Composer
The Smooth Jazz All Stars   Producer
Raymond St. John   Composer
Stuart Matthewman   Composer
Sade Adu   Composer
Gordon Matthewman   Composer
Paul S. Denman   Composer