Length 69:55 Artist Sade Label Epic Records | Lovers Live
(2002) Soldier of Love
(2010) Release date 5 February 2002 Director Sophie Muller | |
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Released 5 February 2002 (2002-02-05) Recorded 20–21 September 2001;
Arrowhead Pond (Anaheim, California)
Great Western Forum (Inglewood, California) Lovers Live
(2002) Bring Me Home Live 2011
(2012) Genres Soul music, Jazz, Rhythm and blues, Pop music, Funk Similar Sade albums, Other albums | ||
Lovers Live is the first live album by English band Sade, released on 5 February 2002 by Epic Records. It was recorded at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California on 20 September 2001 and at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California on 21 September as part of the band's Lovers Rock Tour. The CD contains thirteen tracks while the DVD contains twenty-two tracks as well as special features.
Contents
Lovers Live reached number ten on the US Billboard 200 and number fifty-one on the UK Albums Chart, Sade's first album to miss the top twenty in the UK. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on 7 March 2002, having sold US sales of 562,000 copies, while the DVD was certified platinum on 30 January 2003 for shipping 100,000 copies.
Lovers Rock Tour
The album and DVD were recorded during the band's Lovers Rock Tour in September 2001. The tour ranked number thirteen on Billboard's year-end tally, grossing $26,488,293 million and drawing 491,151 audience members to forty-two concerts. The tour featured India.Arie and Youssou N'Dour as the opening acts.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Lovers Live.
Songs
1Cherish the Day (Live)6:37
2Somebody Already Broke My Heart (Live)5:14
3Smooth Operator (Live)4:17