Smooth Operator is a Jazz album by Sade, originally released in 1984. On Gatefold: 42 pressings tracked, owned by 6 collectors.
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Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Cool Jazz
- velvety
- serene
- nocturnal
Two different recordings exist of "Smooth Operator." The first was released on the 12" of Sade's first single "Your Love Is King" in Feb 1984, as a medley with the instrumental "Snake Bite". Six months later (8/84), "Smooth Operator" was released as an A-side but the recording is all new. Again, on 12" the track is a medley, but now with another instrumental, "Red Eye". The single and extended 'standalone' versions of "Smooth Operator" are shortened from this second medley.
A month before "Smooth Operator" single release, the track had already appeared on the "Diamond Life" album. There the most common version is yet another edit of the second recording. On the cassette versions with bonus tracks, however, the version is the first one (with "Snake Bite"). Some initial North American copies feature an edit of the first recording of "Smooth Operator."
The two versions can be told apart by saxophone appearing right before the first verse ("Diamond life, lover boy...") on the second version, whereas the first version has no saxophone there.
The track "Spirit" is exclusive to this single.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Andrew HaleKEYBOARDS
- Paul S. DenmanBASS
- Stuart MatthewmanGUITAR SAXOPHONE
6 collectors on Gatefold own this · 42 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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