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No need to ask, he's a smooth operator

"Smooth Operator" is a song by smooth jazz & quiet storm band Sade, it released on August 28, 1984 as the third single to the band's debut album, Diamond Life. It was co-written by lead singer Sade Adu & Ray St. John and was released in the United Kingdom as a 7-inch single with "Spirit" as its B-side & as a 12-inch maxi single with Smooth Operator & "Red Eye" on side A & "Spirit" on side B. Smooth Operator ranked #62 on Billboard's Year-End list of 1985. Smooth Operator is about a fashionable con man who moves wi… read more
"Smooth Operator" is a song by smooth jazz & quiet storm band Sade, it released on August 28, 1984 as the third single to the band'… read more
"Smooth Operator" is a song by smooth jazz & quiet storm band Sade, it released on August 28, 1984 as the third single to the band's debut album, Diamond Life. It was … read more

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Sade is an English band formed in London in 1982 and named after their lead singer Sade Adu. The band consists of Sade Adu on vocals, Paul Denman on bass, Stuart Matthewman on saxophones and guitars, and Andrew Hale on keyboards and piano. The band has not had a permanent drummer since 1986 and employs session musicians for recordings and live performances. Sade's musical style spans soul, quiet storm, smooth jazz, and sophisti-pop. The band's debut studio album "Diamond Life" was released in 1984, topped the charts in several countries, and sold over four millio… read more
Sade is an English band formed in London in 1982 and named after their lead singer Sade Adu. The band consists of Sade Adu on vocals, Paul Denman on bass, Stuart Matthewman on saxophones an… read more
Sade is an English band formed in London in 1982 and named after their lead singer Sade Adu. The band consists of Sade Adu on vocals, Paul Denman on bass, Stuart Matthewman on saxophones and guitars, and Andrew Hale on keyboards and pi… read more

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