How do you make it to No. 1 on the Billboard chart? Sade’s strategy: take a decade off and remain mysterious.
Last week Sade, the Nigerian-born singer whose song “Smooth Operator” has been a radio staple for a quarter-century, released “Soldier of Love” (Epic), her first album in 10 years, and it zoomed past all competition. It reached No. 1 with a remarkable 502,000 sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan, a better debut week than Jay-Z, U2 andBritney Spears had for their latest albums.
“Soldier of Love” has received strong reviews. But the album’s success also points to the consumer power and loyalty of older listeners, who helped make Susan Boyle’s album “I Dreamed a Dream” (Syco Music/Columbia) the second-best selling album of 2009. No. 1 was “Fearless”Taylor Swift (Big Machine). Sade is a Nigerian-born singer who is 51 years old. She started her musical career in 1983 and has delivered successful albums since then such as, Diamond Life, Stronger than Love, and her most recent, Soldier of Love.
In my opinion, I love Sade and I'm glad she's back. My favorite song by her is Soldier of love. I use to always hear my aunt listen to her musci when I was 11 and that's when I first listened to her awesome and talented voice. I saw her perform it live on 106&park and I was completely blown away by her awesome and timely comeback. Keep it up Sade! This article was retrieved from the NYTimes website .
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