Soldier Of Love - Sade
  • Band Name: Sade
  • Record Label: Sony
  • Release Date: Feb 9, 2010
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Metascore
79 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 37 Ratings

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  • Summary: After a 10-year hiatus, Sade returns with her sixth studio effort and first since 2000's "Lover's Rock."

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    100
    On songs like the space-folky ''Long Hard Road'' and the reggae-scented ''Babyfather,'' Sade exhales peerlessly while the boys behind her fluff one heck of a sonic pillow. Weary bones, rest here.
  2. Mojo
    80
    Sade has, as ever, fashioned an album that sounds both classic and current. [Mar 2010, p.91]
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  3. BBC Music
    80
    There is gospel organ (Be That Easy) and a mid-tempo reggae-ish gait on Babyfather, but mostly Soldier of Love is as mournfully one-paced as previous Sade albums, with the same attention to texture and surface lustre but, alas, not to melody or moving autobiography.
  4. Uncut
    60
    Sade Adu and co return with more snoozy, expensively produced, quiet-storm soul. [Mar 2010, p.95]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Deee1
    10
    Still the soul diva we got to know in the 80's. Her voice is strong and her lyrics certainly tugs at one's heart strings like in the past. Excellent piece of art.… Expand
  2. MichaelU.
    9
    Sade, one of the most consistent bodies of work by any group in the last 50 years. Remarkably still going strong.
  3. Ravenous
    5
    While their first few albums were certainly good, and their next two were undoubtedly great, this last one simply falls short. It just rehashes what they did with Lovers Rock. I guess they've finally run out of ideas.… Expand

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