ATL Collective presents its 7th annual 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’ll spice the program with a couple of her other gems. Sit back and enjoy the smooth sounds of Sade. Curated by Khari Cabral Simmons.

Lineup

Brenda Nicole Moorer
Artia Lockett
Anita Aysola
Vinnie D’Agostino
Landon Anderson
Rafael Pereira
Nick Rosen
Kyle Williams
Khari Cabral Simmons

Side A
1. No Ordinary Love
Artia Lockett
2. Feel No Pain
Anita Aysola
3. I Couldn’t
Anita Aysola
4. Like a Tattoo
Brenda Nicole Moorer
5. Kiss of Life
Brenda Nicole Moorer

Side B
6. Cherish the Day
Artia Lockett
7. Pearls
Anita Aysola and Artia Lockett
8. Bullet Proof Soul
Brenda Nicole Moorer and Kyle Williams
9. Mermaid
Instrumental

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