Sade ‎– Promise
Label:
Epic ‎– EPC 86318
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country:
UK
Released:
Nov 1985
Genre:
Jazz, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style:
Soul, Soul-Jazz
 
Tracklist
Position    Title/Credits    Duration
A1    Is It A Crime
Written By – Adu/Matthewman/Hale
6:18
A2    The Sweetest Taboo
Written By – Adu/Ditcham
4:35
A3    War Of The Hearts
Written By – Adu/Matthewman
6:47
A4    Jezebel
Written By – Adu/Matthewman
5:30
B1    Mr Wrong
Written By – Adu/Matthewman/Hale/Denman
2:50
B2    Never As Good As The First Time
Producer – Ben Rogan, Mike Pela, Sade
Vocals – Jake Jacas
Written By – Adu/Matthewman
5:01
B3    Fear
Arranged By [Strings] – Nick Ingham*
Guitar – Carlos Bonell
Written By – Adu/Matthewman
4:05
B4    Tar Baby
Arranged By [Strings] – Nick Ingham*
Written By – Adu/Matthewman
3:58
B5    Maureen
Mixed By – Mike Pela
Producer – Ben Rogan, Sade
Vocals – Jake Jacas
Written By – Adu/Hale/Denman
4:22
Companies, etc.
Published By – Angel Music Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Records
Copyright (c) – CBS Records
Distributed By – CBS Records
Distributed By – CBS Disques S.A.
Recorded At – Power Plant Studios
Recorded At – Studio Miraval
Produced For – Modern Media Ltd.
Made By – Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd.
Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
Credits
Arranged By – Sade
Bass – Paul S. Denman
Design [Sleeve] – Graham Smith (5)
Drums, Percussion – Dave Early
Engineer – Mike Pela
Engineer [Production] – Mike Pela
Keyboards – Andrew Hale
Lacquer Cut By – timtom*
Lyrics By – Ditcham* (tracks: A2)
Lyrics By, Music By – Adu*
Management – Lee Barrett (2)
Music By – Hale* (tracks: A1, B1, B5), Ditcham* (tracks: A2), Denman* (tracks: B1, B5), Matthewman* (tracks: A1, A3 to B4)
Percussion – Martin Ditcham
Producer – Robin Millar (tracks: A1 to B4)
Saxophone, Guitar – Stuart Matthewman
Trombone – Pete Beachill
Trumpet – Terry Bailey
Vocals – Sade Adu
Notes
Some issues have a gold "Property Of CBS, Demonstration Only, Not For Sale" stamp on the back.
℗ © 1985 CBS Records
Jake Jacas courtesy of Motown Records.
Label writing credits do not split words/ music. Lyrics reproduced on GF credit the separation of music and lyrics.
Interpak 1 by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd. England
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Label Code: LC 0199
Rights Society: MCPS/BIEM
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched. Var. 1): EPC 86318 A3 timtom
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped. Var. 1): ⋀
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched. Var. 1): EPC 86318 B8
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched. Var. 2): EPC 86318 A3 timtom
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched. Var. 2): EPC 86318 B5
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched. Var. 3): EPC 86318 A1 timtom
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched. Var. 3): EPC 86318 B6
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped. Var. 3): ⋀
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched. Var. 4): EPC 86318 A1 timtom
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched. Var. 4): EPC 86318 B8
Price Code: CB 321
Price Code (In a circle): 58
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched. Var. 5): EPC 86318 A3 timtom
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched. Var. 5): EPC 86318 B7