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“Smooth Operator” is a song by the English group Sade released as the fourth and final single from their debut album, Diamond Life (1984). It was released (in both the U.S. and the UK) as a 7” single with “Spirit” as its B-side and as a 12” maxi single with “Smooth Operator” and “Red Eye” on side A and “Spirit” on side B. In the U.S. it was the follow-up to “Hang on to Your Love”.
This was Sade’s first top ten hit in the U.S., peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks in May 1985. The song spent thirteen weeks in the top forty and also topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for two weeks. Although “Your Love Is King” remains Sade’s biggest hit in the UK to date, “Smooth Operator” is the band’s breakthrough hit on the U.S. charts, and their most successful single internationally.
Ray St. John, who co-wrote “Smooth Operator” with Sade Adu, was previously a member of Adu’s former band Pride, although he was not a member of the band Sade. The pair had co-written the song in 1982 while still members of Pride, but did not get around to recording it because St. John left Pride shortly after Sade joined. St. John later went on to play guitar with the band Halo James, which scored a UK top ten hit with “Could Have Told You So” in February 1990.
This was Sade’s first top ten hit in the U.S., peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks in May 1985. The song spent thirteen weeks in the top forty and also topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for two weeks. Although “Your Love Is King” remains Sade’s biggest hit in the UK to date, “Smooth Operator” is the band’s breakthrough hit on the U.S. charts, and their most successful single internationally.
Ray St. John, who co-wrote “Smooth Operator” with Sade Adu, was previously a member of Adu’s former band Pride, although he was not a member of the band Sade. The pair had co-written the song in 1982 while still members of Pride, but did not get around to recording it because St. John left Pride shortly after Sade joined. St. John later went on to play guitar with the band Halo James, which scored a UK top ten hit with “Could Have Told You So” in February 1990.
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Sade - Smooth Operator 1984
Diamond life, lover boy.
We move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy.
City lights and business nights.
When you require streetcar desire for higher heights.
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Diamond life, lover boy.
We move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy.
City lights and business nights.
When you require streetcar desire for higher heights.
No…
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Volkmar68 wrote:
Wunderschön!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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DrWoo2 wrote:
Smooooth, great sax !!!
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SWP267 wrote:
pure silk ....
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IRSARGE wrote:
so, so....................
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rosmaritbrum wrote:
SMOOTH...
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Musikfreak1000 wrote:
Die Göttliche
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rokatsimi wrote:
oh la la
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BigBam2012 wrote:
I picture a sleek black panther moving gracefully through the night....
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Kinto_x wrote:
Awesome! Reminds me of Carlos Santana..they should collaborate for one song, it'd be nice. xD
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ALWAYZMOOK wrote:
yes!
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Pepecambil wrote:
Es de lo más elegante que se puede escuchar, sofisticado y sensual.
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kittyketreid wrote:
She's back!! 2010 is going to be amazing! http://bit.ly/6duhnB
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Marjo47 wrote:
smooth`indeed.
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Ariadnadias wrote:
lindo
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missaaliyah wrote:
soulful, melodic, sexy
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martcool33 wrote:
genial
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budak6 wrote:
I like the city lights part:))
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ShaniaEve wrote:
Beautiful.
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VictoGilRamirez wrote:
Clasica Victor Gil Ramirez
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rnnbe wrote:
relaxing song!
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