The Ultimate Collection (Sade album)

The Ultimate Collection
Greatest hits album by Sade
Released	29 April 2011
Recorded	1984–2011
Length	133:03
Label	RCA
Producer	Robin Millar Mike Pela Ben Rogan Sade Noah "40" Shebib
Sade chronology
Soldier of Love (2010) The Ultimate Collection (2011)
Singles from The Ultimate Collection
"Still in Love with You" Released: 5 April 2011

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

The Ultimate Collection is the second greatest hits album by English band Sade, released on 29 April 2011 by RCA Records. The album includes several singles from the band's career, including the hit singles "Your Love Is King", "Smooth Operator", "By Your Side", "No Ordinary Love" and "Soldier of Love". It also contains four previously unreleased tracks—a cover of Thin Lizzy's 1974 song "Still in Love with You", a remix of "The Moon and the Sky" featuring Jay-Z, and the songs "I Would Have Never Guessed" and "Love Is Found". The band promoted the album with their first concert tour in ten years, Sade Live.^[3] The album was later released as "The Essential Sade" under the Sony Legacy umbrella.

Commercial performance

The Ultimate Collection debuted at number eight on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 15,184 copies, becoming Sade's seventh top-10 album in the United Kingdom.^[4] In the United States, the album entered the Billboard 200 at number seven with 38,000 copies sold in its first week, earning the band their ninth consecutive top-10 album on the chart.^[5]

Track listing

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Your Love Is King" (from Diamond Life)	Sade Adu Stuart Matthewman	Robin Millar	3:42
2.	"Smooth Operator" (from Diamond Life)	Adu Ray St. John	Millar	4:18
3.	"Hang On to Your Love" (from Diamond Life)	Adu Matthewman	Millar	4:32
4.	"The Sweetest Taboo" (from Promise)	Adu Martin Ditcham	Millar	4:27
5.	"Is It a Crime" (from Promise)	Adu Matthewman Andrew Hale	Millar	6:22
6.	"Never as Good as the First Time" (from Promise)	Adu Matthewman Paul S. Denman Hale	Millar Ben Rogan Mike Pela	3:58
7.	"Jezebel" (from Promise)	Adu Matthewman	Millar	5:27
8.	"Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (from Stronger Than Pride)	Adu Hale Matthewman	Sade Pela^[a] Rogan^[a]	4:20
9.	"Paradise" (from Stronger Than Pride)	Adu Hale Matthewman Denman	Sade Pela^[a] Rogan^[a]	3:38
10.	"Nothing Can Come Between Us" (from Stronger Than Pride)	Adu Matthewman Hale	Sade Pela^[a] Rogan^[a]	3:54
11.	"No Ordinary Love" (from Love Deluxe)	Adu Matthewman	Sade Pela^[a]	7:21
12.	"Kiss of Life" (from Love Deluxe)	Adu Matthewman Hale Denman	Sade Pela^[a]	4:14
13.	"Feel No Pain" (from Love Deluxe)	Adu Hale Matthewman	Sade Pela^[a]	5:11
14.	"Bullet Proof Soul" (from Love Deluxe)	Adu Matthewman Hale	Sade Pela^[a]	5:25

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Cherish the Day" (from Love Deluxe)	Adu Hale Matthewman	Sade Pela^[a]	6:20
2.	"Pearls" (from Love Deluxe)	Adu Hale	Sade Pela^[a]	4:34
3.	"By Your Side" (from Lovers Rock)	Adu Matthewman Hale Denman	Sade Pela^[a]	4:41
4.	"Immigrant" (from Lovers Rock)	Adu Janusz Podrazik	Sade Pela^[a]	3:50
5.	"Flow" (from Lovers Rock)	Adu Matthewman Hale Denman	Sade Pela^[a]	4:34
6.	"King of Sorrow" (from Lovers Rock)	Adu Matthewman Hale Denman	Sade Pela^[a]	4:47
7.	"The Sweetest Gift" (from Lovers Rock)	Adu Matthewman	Sade Pela^[a]	2:21
8.	"Soldier of Love" (from Soldier of Love)	Adu Hale Matthewman Denman	Sade Pela^[a]	5:58
9.	"The Moon and the Sky" (from Soldier of Love)	Adu Matthewman Hale	Sade Pela^[a]	4:29
10.	"Babyfather" (from Soldier of Love)	Adu Juan Janes Andrew Nichols Matthewman	Sade Pela^[a]	4:40
11.	"Still in Love with You"	Phil Lynott	Sade Pela^[a]	4:26
12.	"Love Is Found"	Adu Hale Matthewman Denman	Sade Pela^[a]	4:11
13.	"I Would Never Have Guessed"	Adu Hale Tony Momrelle	Sade Pela^[a]	2:57
14.	"The Moon and the Sky" (Remix featuring Jay-Z)	Adu Matthewman Hale	Noah "40" Shebib	4:27
15.	"By Your Side" (Neptunes Remix)	Adu Matthewman Hale Denman	Sade Pela^[a]	3:59

Box set bonus DVD[6]
No.	Title	Director[7]	Length
1.	"Hang on to Your Love"	Brian Ward	3:59
2.	"The Sweetest Taboo"	Ward	5:02
3.	"Is It a Crime"	Ward	7:03
4.	"Never as Good as the First Time"	Ward	3:55
5.	"Love Is Stronger Than Pride"	Sophie Muller	4:24
6.	"Paradise"	Alex McDowell	3:35
7.	"Turn My Back on You"	Muller	4:05
8.	"Nothing Can Come Between Us"	Muller	3:52
9.	"No Ordinary Love"	Muller	4:01
10.	"Feel No Pain"	Albert Watson	3:48
11.	"Kiss of Life"	Watson	4:12
12.	"Cherish the Day"	Watson	4:23
13.	"By Your Side"	Muller	4:27
14.	"King of Sorrow"	Muller	4:42
15.	"Soldier of Love"	Muller	5:01
16.	"Babyfather"	Muller	4:01
Total length:			70:30

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies a co-producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Ultimate Collection.^[8]

Sade

• Sade – production (disc 1: tracks 8–14; disc 2: tracks 1–13, 15); arrangement (disc 1: tracks 8–14; disc 2: tracks 1–7, 15)
• Sade Adu – vocals, programming
• Andrew Hale – keyboards, programming
• Stuart Matthewman – guitar, programming, saxophone
• Paul S. Denman – bass

Additional personnel

• Mat Arnold – assistant engineering (disc 2: track 11)
• Terry Bailey – trumpet (disc 1: tracks 4, 5)
• Pete Beachill – trombone (disc 1: tracks 4, 5)
• Karl Van Den Bossche – percussion (disc 2: tracks 3–6, 11)
• Olivier de Bosson – assistant engineering (disc 1: tracks 8–10)
• Richard Bowe – archiving
• Adam Brown – tape transfer
• Pete Brown – assistant engineering (disc 1: tracks 1–7)
• Jamie Brownlow – assistant engineering (disc 2: track 11)
• Ian Burdge – cello (disc 2: tracks 8, 9)
• Noel Cadastre – engineering (disc 2: track 14)
• Noel 'Gadget' Campbell – mixing (disc 2: track 14)
• Paul Cooke – drums (disc 1: tracks 1, 3)
• Andy 'Nipper' Davies – assistant engineering (disc 2: tracks 3–6)
• Brendan Davies – assistant engineering (disc 2: tracks 12, 13)
• Roger Davies – management
• John Davis – mastering
• Martin Ditcham – percussion (disc 1: tracks 1–6, 8–12, 14; disc 2: tracks 8–10); drums (disc 1: tracks 8–10, 12; disc 2: track 10)
• Simon Driscoll – assistant engineering (disc 1: tracks 1–7)
• Dave Early – drums, percussion (disc 1: tracks 1–7)
• Sandro Franchin – assistant engineering (disc 1: tracks 11–14; disc 2: tracks 1, 2)
• Isobel Griffiths – contractor (disc 2: track 12)
• Simon Hale – conductor (disc 2: track 12)
• Gordon Hunte – guitar (disc 1: track 9)
• Jake Jacas – vocals (disc 1: track 6)
• Jay-Z – featured artist (disc 2: track 14)
• Lynn Jeffrey – band assistant
• Gimel 'Young Guru' Keaton – recording (disc 2: track 14)
• Noel Langley – trumpet (disc 2: track 8)
• Phil Legg – assistant engineering (disc 1: tracks 4–7)
• Pete Lewinson – drums (disc 2: tracks 10, 11)
• Alain Lubrano – assistant engineering (disc 1: tracks 8–10)
• Gordon Matthewman – trumpet (disc 1: track 1; disc 2: track 10)
• Vince McCartney – assistant engineering (disc 1: tracks 8–10)
• Robin Millar – production (disc 1: tracks 1–7)
• Tony Momrelle – vocals (disc 2: tracks 8–11)
• Adrian Moore – assistant engineering (disc 1: tracks 11–14; disc 2: tracks 1, 2)
• Greg Morrison – mixing assistant (disc 2: track 14)
• Sophie Muller – photography
• Everton Nelson – violin (disc 2: track 9)
• The Neptunes – mixing, remix (disc 2: track 15)
• Mike Nyandoro – assistant engineering (disc 2: tracks 12, 13)
• Leroy Osbourne – vocals (disc 1: tracks 6, 8–14; disc 2: tracks 1–6, 8–11); guitar (disc 2: track 11)
• Mike Pela – engineering (disc 1: all tracks; disc two: tracks 1, 2, 8–13); production (disc 1: track 6); co-production (disc 1: tracks 8–14; disc 2: tracks 1–13, 15); recording (disc 2: tracks 3–7, 15); mixing (disc 2: tracks 8, 11–13)
• Tony Pleeth – solo cello (disc 2: track 2)
• Nick Poortman – assistant engineering (disc 2: tracks 12, 13)
• Ben Rogan – production (disc 1: track 6); co-production, engineering (disc 1: tracks 8–10)
• Franck Segarra – assistant engineering (disc 1: tracks 8–10)
• Noah "40" Shebib – engineering, production (disc 2: track 14)
• Owen Shiers – assistant engineering (disc 2: track 11)
• Mark 'Spike' Stent – mixing (disc 2: tracks 9, 10)
• David Strickland – mixing assistant (disc 2: track 14)
• Gary Thomas – engineering (disc 2: track 12)
• Ben Travers – guitar (disc 2: track 12)
• Kevin Vanbergen – tape transfer
• Jean-Christophe Vareille – assistant engineering (disc 1: tracks 8–10)
• Ryan Waters – guitar (disc 2: track 11)
• Melanie West – assistant engineering (disc 1: tracks 8–10)
• Marc Williams – assistant engineering (disc 1: tracks 11–14; disc 2: tracks 1, 2)
• Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader (disc 1: track 12; disc 2: track 2)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2011–16) Peak position Australian Albums Chart[9] 35 Australian Urban Albums Chart[10] 8 Austrian Albums Chart[11] 22 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[12] 8 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[13] 13 Croatian Albums Chart[14] 10 Czech Albums Chart[15] 1 Danish Albums Chart[16] 7 Dutch Albums Chart[17] 12 Finnish Albums Chart[18] 18 French Albums Chart[19] 23 German Albums Chart[20] 17 Greek Albums Chart[21] 9 Hungarian Albums Chart[22] 4 Irish Albums Chart[23] 10 Italian Albums Chart[24] 10 Japanese Albums Chart[25] 22 Mexican Albums Chart[26] 42 New Zealand Albums Chart[27] 21 Norwegian Albums Chart[28] 19 Polish Albums Chart[29] 1 Portuguese Albums Chart[30] 22 Russian Albums Chart[31] 8 Scottish Albums Chart[32] 12 Spanish Albums Chart[33] 14 Swedish Albums Chart[34] 6 Swiss Albums Chart[35] 11 UK Albums Chart[36] 8 US Billboard 200[37] 7 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[38] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position Australian Urban Albums Chart[39] 37 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[40] 73 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[41] 84 Hungarian Albums Chart[42] 32 Polish Albums Chart[43] 2 Russian Albums Chart[44] 20 Swedish Albums Chart[45] 92 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[46] 50 Chart (2012) Position Australian Urban Albums Chart[47] 48

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Hungary (MAHASZ)[48]	Gold	3,000^^
Italy (FIMI)[49]	Gold	30,000^*
Poland (ZPAV)[50]	4× Platinum	80,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[51]	Silver	60,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Australia	29 April 2011	CD digital download	Sony	[52][53]
Germany		CD CD + DVD digital download		[54][55][56]
France	2 May 2011			[57][58][59]
United States	3 May 2011	CD digital download	Epic	[60][61]
United Kingdom	9 May 2011	CD CD + DVD digital download	RCA	[62][63][64]
Germany	20 May 2011	LP	Sony	[65]
United Kingdom	23 May 2011		RCA	[66]
United States	24 May 2011		Epic	[67]
Japan	22 June 2011	CD	Sony	[68]

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