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1615¬Poor old Sugababes are challenging for our all-time lowest album rating (JLS since you ask). They're on 3.2 so far for their Sweet 7 album¬True¬

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1613¬Moderate reviews so far for the Scottish AOR pop rock singer-songwriter. Into the chart with a 5.5¬True¬

Sufi so good

1607¬The LA post-hip hop rapper's "hallucinogenic head-nod" album meanders gently into the chart with a batch of strong reviews¬True¬

Driving force

1620¬The long-serving Georgia riffmasters enter the chart with a 7.2 for their 8th album of Southern rock¬True¬

Making his mark

1604¬Orcadian folk artist Kris Drever gets a 6.6 rating on his entry into the chart with his second solo album¬True¬

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1602¬The erstwhile nu-ravers have grown up, self-released and self-produced their 2nd album, and reviewers are mostly in favour¬True¬

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Soldier Of Love

Sade

Soldier Of Love

First album for 10 years from the singer best know for her easy listening soul, jazz

Critics average rating

6.6

Label
Sony
Release date
08/02/2010
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  1. 9.0 |  Rave Magazine

    Since Sade so rarely enter the studio together, Soldier Of Love is a rare thing indeed, and one to be treasured
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  2. 8.0 |  Q

    Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |  Mojo

    Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |  Evening Standard

    The Moon And The Sky and the title track offer hushed drama, while Babyfather is almost upbeat
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  5. 8.0 |  Pop Matters

    The qualities that millions of devoted fans enjoy about Sade are placed in new contexts on Soldier of Love... In this first year of a new decade, Sade bravely soldiers on, ever-committed to her artistic vision
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  6. 7.0 |  The Observer

    Succinct, masterful and adventurous, "Soldier…" sounds unequivocally like vintage hoop-earring Sade while knocking preconceptions over like ninepins
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  7. 7.0 |  Rolling Stone

    Sumptuously melancholy, exquisitely beautiful R&B, perfect for crying on a very expensive sofa
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  8. 7.0 |  Pitchfork

    Sade hasn't changed, and Solider of Love will likely be the year's most relaxing album
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  9. 7.0 |  The Quietus

    ...for the most part, this is an album far too complex to overlook, and an object lesson – as if Sade fans needed one - in the guiltlessness of pleasure
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  10. 7.0 |  Sydney Morning Herald

    Yes, Soldier of Love is smooth enough to be the soundtrack to a dinner party but if your guests catch a sharp angle or two from some of these songs, conversation over dessert could be a little tart
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  11. 6.0 |  Uncut

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  12. 6.0 |  The Times

    On an album bordering upon ambient in its statuesque stillness, Soldier of Love suffers for the lack of a Sweetest Taboo or Paradise — hits that attest to Sade’s ability to navigate a funkier tempo with joyous aplomb
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  13. 6.0 |  The Irish Times

    Exudes the kind of effortless, whipped-cream pop-and jazz-inflected rhythms that, if they're still around at all, have been wilfully spiked by über- contemporary digital trickery
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  14. 6.0 |  The Times

    Forget genre-lines for a second and you could almost be listening to a female David Sylvian
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  15. 6.0 |  The Guardian

    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
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  16. 4.0 |  The Independent

    ...poise has always been Sade's byword, but this time the understated restraint has started to sound too mechanical, the musical equivalent of a sex toy
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  17. 4.0 |  The Sunday Times

    Despite a promising start... the album soon lapses into all-too-familiar territory
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  18. 4.0 |  Scotland on Sunday

    ...everything here has the emotion polished from it
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