* Sales figures based on certification alone. Year-end charts 1994 year-end chart performance for The Best of Sade Chart (1994)ġ995 year-end chart performance for The Best of Sade Chart (1995)Ĭertifications Certifications for The Best of Sade Region US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard) ġ999 weekly chart performance for The Best of Sade Chart (1999)Ģ005 weekly chart performance for The Best of Sade Chart (2005)Ģ010 weekly chart performance for The Best of Sade Chart (2010) Weekly charts 1994–1995 weekly chart performance for The Best of Sade Chart (1994–1995)įinnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista) Hein Hoven – production, mixing (track 14).Marc Williams – engineering assistance (tracks 11–13, 15, 16).Adrian Moore – engineering assistance (tracks 11–13, 15, 16).Sandro Franchin – engineering assistance (tracks 11–13, 15, 16).Jean-Christophe Vareille – engineering assistance (tracks 8–10).Alain Lubrano – engineering assistance (tracks 8–10).Olivier de Bosson – engineering assistance (tracks 8–10).Franck Segarra – engineering assistance (tracks 8–10).Vince McCartney – engineering assistance (tracks 8–10).Melanie West – engineering assistance (tracks 8–10).Phil Legg – engineering assistance (tracks 4–7).Ben Rogan – production (track 7) engineering, co-production (tracks 8–10).Simon Driscoll – engineering assistance (tracks 1–7).Pete Brown – engineering assistance (tracks 1–7).Mike Pela – production engineering (tracks 1–7) production (track 7) engineering, co-production (tracks 8–13, 15, 16).It's a small complaint and The Best of Sade is a great overview." Robert Christgau called the album "another loungecore alternative". Despite its riches, The Best of Sade doesn't include all of the best, since 'Maureen' and or 'Keep Looking' aren't here. Like Al Green's Greatest Hits, The Best of Sade doesn't detract from the original albums and is a marker of time, not the end of the act. The timeless sound and class always exhibited makes Sade Adu and her band a no-brainer for an appealing compilation. Sade's early work became classic and the later additions boasted even better vocals and songs that nicely improved on the theme. None of this information is listed within the packaging.ĪllMusic's Jason Elias wrote, "By the time this was released in 1994, something unexpected happened. The singles from Diamond Life, as well as Stronger Than Pride 's " Paradise" and " Nothing Can Come Between Us", are presented in their 7″ edit forms " Never as Good as the First Time" and " Cherish the Day" are remixes produced by Sade, also taken from their respective singles. The album was digitally remastered in 2000. The compilation chronicles Sade's first four studio albums, while also including non-single songs "Jezebel", "Like a Tattoo" and "Pearls", as well as "Please Send Me Someone to Love", which appeared in the soundtrack to the film Philadelphia. The Best of Sade is the first greatest hits album by English band Sade, released by Epic Records in the United Kingdom on 31 October 1994 and in the United States on 4 November 1994.