On November 13, 2000, “Epic” label released “Lovers Rock”, the fifth Sade studio album. It was recorded September 1999 – August 2000, at “Sarm Hook End” and “Deliverance” in London, “El Cortijo” in San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain, and was produced by Mike Pela, Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman and Paul S. Denman. In 2002, “Lovers Rock” earned Sade the “Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album”.

Personnel:

• Sade Adu – vocals, arrangements
• Stuart Matthewman – guitars, woodwinds, programming, arrangements
• Andrew Hale – keyboards, programming, arrangements
• Paul S. Denman – bass, arrangements
• Leroy Osbourne – vocals
• Janusz Podrazik – keyboards
• Karl Van Den Bossche – percussion
• Andy Nice – cello
• Nick Ingman – string arrangements
• Mike Pela – recording
• Andy “Nipper” Davies – engineer assistant
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Intro – design
• Albert Watson – cover photography, all other photographs
• Sophie Muller – cover photography
• Melissa Caplan – Sade inside photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale and Paul S. Denman, except where noted.

1. By Your Side
2. Flow
3. King of Sorrow
4. Somebody Already Broke My Heart
5. All About Our Love
6. Slave Song
7. The Sweetest Gift
8. Every Word
9. Immigrant – Sade Adu, Janusz Podrazik
10. Lovers Rock
11. It’s Only Love That Gets You Through – Sade Adu, Janusz Podrazik