Sade – Paradise (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

A. Front

“Paradise” is a song by English band Sade from their third studio album Stronger Than Pride (1988). It is Sade’s most successful track on the US Billboard Hot R&B chart, peaking at number-one for one week, and peaking at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100. “Paradise” was also a hit on the dance charts, where it peaked at number 21.

SIDE A:
Paradise (Extended Mix) 5:33

SIDE B:
Super Bien Total (Extended Mix) 6:50
Paradise (Extra Beats) 2:10

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Paradise U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #16
1988 Paradise U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop #1
1988 Paradise U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary #6
1988 Paradise U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #21

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:Epic ‎– 49 07823
Format:Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country:US
Released:1988
Genre:Electronic
Style:Downtempo

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Sade
Co-producer – Ben Rogan, Mike Pela
Design [Sleeve Design] – Graham Smith (5)
Engineer – Ben Rogan, Mike Pela
Engineer [Assistant] – Heff Moraes
Photography By – Chris Roberts (10)
Producer – Sade

NOTES:
From the LP “STRONGER THAN PRIDE”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp:
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube:
Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard:
ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning:
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans:
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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qat
qat
July 3, 2018 11:20 am

ty

CL
CL
August 6, 2016 8:51 am

🙂

Locutus
Locutus
August 4, 2016 7:11 am

One of my favorite 12″s & for good reason. It’s awesome for ‘testing’ your old school large cabinet speakers for proper woofer excursion. lol
Thanks for the post!

One that’s missing here & from my collection as well is the stock copy of Smooth Operator. It’s ‘b’ side, Spirit is worth having & really did belong on the album.

Junior
Junior
August 4, 2016 3:35 am

One of my favourite singles by Sade. Such a cool sound which kind of suits this time of year.

Thanks Paul 🙂

Joey
Joey
August 4, 2016 12:13 am

I’ve always really enjoyed this song, The perfect soundtrack to a summer afternoon, even on a cold and rainy day. It really is hard to go wrong with Sade.

Richard
Richard
August 3, 2016 9:57 pm

I always look forward to the Sade EPs, they always sound soooo good. Thanks!

George Ferrero
George Ferrero
August 3, 2016 5:41 pm

good!!!!!!

Nubben
Nubben
August 3, 2016 4:17 pm

Awesome post Paul – as usual!

Thanks for this!

Nubben

Carlos
Carlos
August 3, 2016 3:54 pm

Grandioso post Paul gracias por esa versión extra beats

Dirk
Dirk
August 3, 2016 1:23 pm

If I wasn’t happy being gay,
I would try to be Sade

omar
omar
August 3, 2016 11:41 am

Thanks Paul. The 12″ version rocks!

Stevo
Stevo
August 3, 2016 11:34 am

Wonderful! Thank you! Any and all Sade is much appreciated.

mothloop
mothloop
August 3, 2016 11:19 am

Things just got sexy in here! Goodness, I love this lady. Thanks Paul!

Jeff
Jeff
August 3, 2016 11:15 am

Some serious sensuality here Paul!!! Sade, is one of my favorite jazz artists and your postings of her 12-inches has been a joy. Thank you so very much for adding this single to your phenomenal site. I needed some cheering up today and this record has certainly made me feel a lot better. You’re the best Paul!!

Grateful!

Jeff