Sade Biography

Stronger than Pride

Sade returned to recording in 1988, emerging from her self-imposed exile with Stronger Than Pride, the first Sade album to be completely produced and arranged by the vocalist and her band. The album -- featuring songs like "Paradise", "Nothing Can Come Between Us" and "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" -- demonstrated the ongoing vitality of Sade's timeless approach in the face of ever-shifting pop fads, and its commercial success demonstrated that the singer's popularity remained as strong as ever.

Sade spent most of 1988 on a huge world tour, playing to packed houses in Europe, Australia and Japan. and embarking on her first full-scale arena tour of North America. Upon returning from the road, Sade bought and virtually rebuilt an old house in London. Here she would construct a self-contained recording studio where the themes and directions of her fourth album, Love Deluxe would be developed.