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Paul S. Denman
real name Paul Spencer Denman
Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom
Paul S. Denman is credited on 682 releases across 94 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1984–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
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Credits
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Albums
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Decades active
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In collections
Biography
Paul Spencer Denman (born 29 July 1957) is an English songwriter and musician. With Sade, Andrew Hale, and Stuart Matthewman, Denman gained worldwide fame as the bass guitarist of the English band Sade. He is also a member of the English band Sweetback. In 2026, Denman, along with the rest of the band, will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They were nominated previously in 2024.
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Credited work
682 releases · 94 albums · active 1984–2025
- Performance · 769
- Other credits · 265
- Production · 1
Studios: Power Plant Studios · Studio Miraval · Studio Marcadet · Compass Point Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Diamond Life
1984
Promise
1985
The Best Of Sade
1994
Love Deluxe
1992
Stronger Than Pride
1988
Lovers Rock
2000
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2010
Soldier Of Love
2010
Uncontrolled Substance
1999
Lovers Live
2002
The Ultimate Collection
2011
No Such Place
2001
Paradise
1988
Smooth Operator
1984
Hang On To Your Love
1984
Passive Aggressive: Singles 2002-2010
2011
Sweetback
1996
Live 1984-09-21 Ahoy Hallen, Rotterdam
2023
Crazytalk
2018
No Ordinary Love
1992
Once We Were Trees
2001
Plain Rap
2000
By Your Side
2000
Live
1994
Frequent collaborators
- Sade
- Various
- Beachwood Sparks
- The Radio Dept.
- Sweetback
- Pharcyde
- Latin Spice Band
- Azure Blue
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