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}} ''Lovers Rock'' is the fifth studio album by English band Sade, first released on 13 November 2000 by Epic Records. Following the release of ''Love Deluxe'' (1992), the band began an eight-year hiatus, during which time some band members began recording with American musician Maxwell and produced his debut album, ''Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite''. Following the group's Love Deluxe World Tour, Stuart Matthewman, Paul Denman and Andrew Hale formed the group Sweetback. During the eight-year hiatus Sade would experience media scrutiny and would later go on to give birth to her first child. ''Lovers Rock'' was titled after a style of reggae music known as lovers rock, noted for its romantic sound and content, which Sade listened to in her youth.〔https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lovers-rock/id193532145〕 ''Lovers Rock'' was seen as a departure from the band's previous use of jazz elements, opting instead for a wider use of musical elements from soul music, R&B, soft rock, folk music, dub, reggae and lovers rock. The album's production has been characterized as spare, with simple arrangements and reggae flourishes. A concept album, the lyrics focus on both the positive and the negative sides of love, the album's lyrical content also touches upon political themes. Upon release ''Lovers Rock'' was met with generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised the band's musical direction, the album went on to earn Sade the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. Commercially the album was a success reaching number 18 on the UK Albums Chart and number-three on the US ''Billboard'' 200. It has since been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), having sold 3.9 million copies in the United States by February 2010. The album was promoted with two singles - "By Your Side" and "King of Sorrow" - and was further promoted by the band's Lovers Rock Tour. ==Background== ''Love Deluxe'' was released as the band's fourth studio album on 26 October 1992, the album peaked at number-three on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and has sold 3.4 million copies in the United States.〔http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/71199/ask-billboard〕 The album was later certified four times platinum by the RIAA for shipments of four million copies.〔http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Love+Deluxe%22〕 The album was also commercially successful else where reaching number-one in France, and reaching the top ten in New Zealand,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sade – Love Deluxe )〕 Sweden,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sade – Love Deluxe )〕 Switzerland〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sade – Love Deluxe )〕 and the UK. Following the release of ''Love Deluxe'', Sade took an eight-year hiatus, during this time she came under media scrutiny with rumors of depression and addiction and later went on to give birth to her first child.〔http://www.thefader.com/2015/01/16/sade-lovers-rock-cover-story-interview〕 During this time the other members of the band Matthewman, Denman, and Hale went on to other projects, including the low-key Sweetback, which released a self-titled album in 1996. Matthewman also played a major role in the development of Maxwell's career, providing instrumentation and production work for the R&B singer's first two albums.〔https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/sade/id475591〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lovers Rock (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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