Sade – Promise

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Label:	Portrait – FR 40263
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Repress, Stereo , Pitman Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1985
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul

Tracklist

A1	Is It A Crime Music By – Matthewman* Producer – Robin Millar Words By – Adu* Written-By – Matthewman*	6:18
A2	The Sweetest Taboo Producer – Robin Millar Words By, Music By – Adu* Written-By – Adu*	4:31
A3	War Of The Hearts Music By – Matthewman* Producer – Robin Millar Words By – Adu* Written-By – Matthewman*	6:46
A4	Jezebel Music By – Matthewman* Producer – Robin Millar Words By – Adu* Written-By – Matthewman*	5:27
B1	Mr. Wrong Music By – Matthewman* Producer – Robin Millar Words By – Adu* Written-By – Matthewman*	2:46
B2	Never As Good As The First Time Music By – Matthewman* Producer – Sade Words By – Adu* Written-By – Matthewman*	4:57
B3	Fear Music By – Matthewman* Producer – Robin Millar Words By – Adu* Written-By – Matthewman*	4:06
B4	Tar Baby Music By – Matthewman* Producer – Robin Millar Words By – Adu* Written-By – Matthewman*	3:55
B5	Maureen Music By – Adu* Producer – Sade Words By – Adu* Written-By – Adu*	4:18

Companies, etc.

Produced For – Modern Media Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Records
Copyright © – CBS Records
Copyright © – Silver Angel Music, Inc.
Published By – Silver Angel Music, Inc.
Record Company – CBS Inc.
Recorded At – Power Plant Studios
Recorded At – Studio Miraval
Recorded At – Modern Media Ltd.
Mastered At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Lacquer Cut At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Manufactured By – Portrait Records (4)
Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
Mastered At – Customatrix
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman

Credits

Arranged By – Sade*
Bass – Paul S Denman*
Drums, Percussion – Dave Early
Engineer [Production] – Mike Pela
Guitar – Stuart Matthewman
Keyboards – Andrew Hale
Lacquer Cut By – Herbie Jr*
Mastered By – Herb Powers, Jr.*
Percussion – Martin Ditcham
Saxophone – Stuart Matthewman
Trombone – Pete Beachill
Trumpet – Terry Bailey
Vocals – Sade Adu

Notes

Comes in a standard (non-gatefold) sleeve. Inner sleeve has lyrics on one side, photos and credits on other. Initially released as a gatefold. This non-gatefold version is a repress that was released shortly thereafter.
0 in runout appears after P very faint. This indicates Metal Work by another repress version with different runout etchings.

"Ⓟ1985 CBS Records" (label, inner sleeve, back cover)
"©1985 CBS Records" (back cover, inner sleeve)
"All songs: ©1985 Silver Angel Music, Inc. (ASCAP).
All rights reserved. Used by permission." (Inner sleeve, at lyrics)

All text on runout area is hand etched, except for the following, which are machine stamped: "MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK", "0" (see Customatrix page for images), "A" at variants 6, 7 side A.

Measured mass of Variant 6 record: 112 g.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: ASCAP
Barcode (Text): 0 7464-40263-1
Barcode (Scanned): 074644026313
Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): P
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): AL-40263
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): BL-40263
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): AL-40263-1A HERbiE JR :-) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK [unidentified text]
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): BL-40263-1A HERbiE JR :-) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK [unidentified text]
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): AL-40263-1J HERbiE JR :-) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): BL-40263-1J HERbiE JR :-) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): AL-40263-1K HERbiE JR :-) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK P (P)
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): BL-40263-1F HERbiE JR :-) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK P (T)
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): AL-40263-1J MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR :-) P (P) 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): BL-40263-1F MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR :-) P (T) 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): AL-40263-1A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :-) 5 C P (AP) 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): BL-40263-1A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :-) 5 P (AP) 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): P(T) 0 AL-40263-1G MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR :v) A
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): P(AP) 0 BL-40263-1A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR :v)
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7): P(T) 0 AL-40263-1F MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR :v) A
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): P(AP) 0 BL-40263-1A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR :v)
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 8): P(T) 0 AL-40263-1F MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR :v)
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 8): P(T) 0 BL-40263-1F MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR :v)
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 9): P(AP) 0 AL-40263-1A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR :v) D
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 9): P(AP) 0 BL-40263-1A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR :v) ?
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 10): AL-40263-1A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :-) 5 E P (AP) 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 10): BL-40263-1A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :-) 5 A P (AP) 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 11): AL-40263-1G MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE Jr :v) P(T)
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 11): BL-40263-1F MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE Jr :v) P(T)
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 12): AL-40263-1A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE Jr :v) 5 G ↑TRV P (AP) o
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 12): BL-40623-1B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE Jr :v) 5 //\ P (AP) o

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Promise (LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman, Gatefold)	Portrait	FR 40263	US	1985
Recently Edited	Promise (LP, Album, Stereo, White Print, Timtom, Gatefold)	Epic	EPC 86318, 86318	Europe	1985
	Promise (CD, Album, Stereo)	Epic	CD EPC 86318, CDEPC 86318	Europe	1985
	Promise (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Epic	EPC 86318	UK	1985
Recently Edited	Promise (LP, Album)	Epic	ELPS 4510	Australia	1985

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Reviews

iloveaustinreaves Jan 9, 2025
like the other comments have said, this version sounds absolutely amazing.
jloper Oct 22, 2024
5 star mastering and pressing very dynamic and wide soundstage!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TheBigAC Nov 24, 2023
I'm amazed by the quality of this mix, very dynamic; this album makes my turntable cartridge sing! Sade is not afraid to leave open spaces while also filling the groove when it's time, such an incredible artist. The production value is top-notch. A great test for the quality of your system.
4hannons Jul 10, 2021
Edited 3 years ago

Nice sounding version. My copy has very few marks, looks almost new.

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