Quick Overview

Music has changed immeasurably since Sade released her debut album in 1984, but she has glided along, oblivious, never diverging from her unruffled, silk-lined pop-soul style. Soldier of Love, only her sixth album (and first in a decade), has the usual hallmarks lushness and understatement, balanced by lyrics of surprising transparency, and few signs of engagement with the rest of the pop world.