Promise (studio album) by Sade

Promise by Sade
Year: 1985
Overall rank: 2,585th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 157 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1985 (31st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (392nd)
Award Best albums of all time (2,585th)

Sade bestography

Promise is ranked 3rd best out of 10 albums by Sade on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Sade is Diamond Life which is ranked number 698 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,551.

Sade album bestography « Higher ranked (1,112th) This album (2,585th) Lower ranked (4,107th) »
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Promise track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rating: 84 (42 votes)Comments: 0
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Rating: 79 (22 votes)Comments: 0
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Promise ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 157 votes)
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4 days ago habibi333  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 80673/100
 
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03/19/2025 16:07 CaptainPain  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 3,08961/100
 
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03/07/2025 20:26 SomethingSpecial  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,17482/100
 
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03/01/2025 15:08 RemainInLight  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,51935/100
 
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01/03/2025 00:25 Proto  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,85936/100

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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.8/100, a mean average of 74.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.

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90/100
From 08/18/2024 07:37
Solid album which repeats the style and panache of the first, but not entirely, but still PROMISE is suitable for many situations of life. Soothing and mind easin.
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70/100
From 11/06/2019 07:28
It's good album, nothing more
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80/100
From 01/03/2018 10:52
A good follow up to, Diamond life. Promise, is a much more jazzy affair than it's predecessor with the use of brass much more prominent. Nice performances on this perfect late night, lights down album. Very good.
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95/100
From 12/18/2017 20:15
This album flows with silky vocals and crisp drums, truly the smooth in smooth r&B.
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