Welcome to the ATL Collective’s retelling of Love Deluxe, Sade’s fourth studio album. Released in 1992 on Epic records, Love Deluxe features a unique blend of jazz, world, soul, downtempo and R&B. Though the album wasn’t the commercial success of Sade’s debut release, Diamond Life, “No Ordinary Love,” “Kiss of Life” and “Feel no Pain” have endured as classics. Love Deluxe does mark a return to the icy vocal sound and jazz-leaning arrangements of the debut, but the sound has evolved here into something more sophisticated, more “urbane,” as critics have called it. To give you the maximum Sade experience, we’ve spiced tonight’s program with a couple of her other gems. Sit back and enjoy the smooth sounds of Sade.

Curated by Khari Cabral Simmons

Lineup:

Natasha Renee
Charles LaMont Garner
Brenada Nicole Moorer
Chantae Cann
9 String Theory
Ametria Dock
Cleveland Jones
Okorie Johnson
Shadowboxers
Khari Cabral
Julie Dexter

Side A
1.No Ordinary Love
Chantae Cann
2.Feel No Pain
Natasha Renee with Charles LaMont Garner
3.I Couldn’t Love You More
Brenda Nicole Moorer
4.Like A Tattoo
Brenda Nicole Moorer with 9 String Theory
5.Kiss Of Life
Chantae Cann

Side B
6.Cherish
Ametria Dock
7.Pearls
Cleaveland Jones with Okorie Johnson
8.Bullet Proof Soul
Shadowboxers
9.Mermaid
Khari Cabral
10.Love Is Stronger Than Pride
(Nellee Hooper Remix): Julie Dexter
11.Make Some Room
Khari Cabral