January
Paul Cook left Sade band.
February
25 February — Your Love Is King was released in the United Kingdom.
Sade hit the UK Top 100 with Your Love Is King. It reached #6 and remained on the UK
single charts for 12 weeks.
April
21 April — Sade performed at the Marathon Music Quiz at Solihull Conference Centre in
Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
May
2 May — Sade performed at Paris Theatre in London, United Kingdom.
26 May — When Am I Going To Make A Living was released in the United Kingdom.
Sade hit the UK Top 100 with When Am I Going To Make A Living. It reached #36 and
remained on the UK single charts for 5 weeks.
June
Sade performed at the Prince's Trust Rock Gala at Royal Albert Hall in London, United
Kingdom.
July
13 July — Sade performed at the 18th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland.
28 July — Diamond Life, produced by Robin Millar and recorded at the Power Plant
Studios, was released in the United Kingdom. It remains the biggest selling debut album
by a UK female singer — ever.
Sade hit the UK Top 100 with Diamond Life. It reached #2 and remained on the UK album
charts for 99 weeks.
30 July — Sade performed at Royal Festival Hall in London, United Kingdom. They
premiered a still unrecorded song - Is It A Crime.
September
15 September — Smooth Operator was released in the United Kingdom.
Sade hit the UK Top 100 with Smooth Operator. It reached #19 and remained on the UK
single charts for 10 weeks.
21 September — Sade performed at the Veronica Rocknight at Ahoy' Hall (Ahoyhal) in
Rotterdam, Netherlands.
October
22 October — Sade performed at Alabama Club (Alabamahalle) in Munich, Germany.
In October and November Sade went on the UK Diamond Life tour. Augmenting the Sade
were Dave Early (drums), Martin Ditcham (percussion), Terry Bailey (trumpet) and Gordon
Matthewman (trombone).
November
Sade performed at the Rock Pop Festival in Dortmund, Germany.
December
8 December — Hang On To Your Love was released in the United States.
Sade hit the US Bubbling Under chart with Hang On To Your Love. It reached #102 and
remained on the US Bubbling Under chart for 10 weeks. |
