Sade Ft PAUL COOKE - Smooth Operator - EMI STUDIOS 1983 - FT Paul Cooke

SADE - Smooth Operator - EMI STUDIOS 1983. This is a video of the track + archive pictures from the time when we created the song Smooth Operator, produced at EMI Studios in early 1983, many months before recording the album Diamond Life in Oct-Dec 1983 with Robin Millar. Present in the band when writing where myself, Paul Denman, Stuart Mathewman and Helen Adu. This is the first ever studio recording of the Sade song along with 'You don't have to say you love me' and 'Spirit' also recorded at EMI Studios at the same time..

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[PaulCookeMusic]

I agree Jeff with Ray St John - Sade would not have been famous:) Smooth Operator is still the biggest and best know Sade hit to date along with the first album Diamond Life. We did invite Ray to join the band when we split with Pride but got rid of him as he didnt look right as we had the iamge of the three latin boys in the band with black jumpers:) What happened after that was that they then added every ugly session player in town and blew it. Sade was signed on image and on that hit song....

[gingolass]

@PaulCookeMusic Hi Paul,

When did you speak about the situation with Helen Adu last time?

[PaulCookeMusic]

@gingolass Hi There, its been a while. Last time we where in court in 2007 I talked to her lawyers and her indirectly.

[PaulCookeMusic]

The song Smooth Operator that Helen Adu didnt write:) This song was written by Ray St John the guitarist from Pride, he created the original lyric, song melody and music. Ray your a genius mate and you got ripped off by a Smooth Operator:(

[jeffbeck70]

I think i get it: the demo was EMI property, right ? So was the song !

[PaulCookeMusic]

@jeffbeck70 Not really Jeff, 1st copyright established by EMI yes, but no deal signed at the time?

[enriquejohn333]

Great pics and demo and sir what's your name and how r u involve in this song again?

[Retrodaydream]

@RJMusicology hahaha what a loser! its cuz he isnt a legend and an icon like Sade...

[Retrodaydream]

@RJMusicology WOW..she is definitely not a whore, the industry heads may be whores and they are the ones who make these decisions, what a sad old bitter man!! also people today love the newer stuff and the more r&b side of Sade, barring SMOOTH OPERATOR and SWEETEST TABOO..obv big fans like me love everything, but ive noticed...at the o2 arena last month most ppl were excited for by ur side, no ordinary love, kiss of life, king of sorrow...u know what I mean? this man is just nasty and bitter

[Retrodaydream]

@RJMusicology The saddest bit is that this person is spreading this sort of hate on her all videos...there's a lot after promise and diamond life...most of my real favorites happened afterwards and most of America identifies with Love Deluxe, Lovers Rock & Soldier of Love. Obviously SMOOTH OPERATOR was the big hit of the 80s...but then the hits afterwards made their own mark too!! By your side! CHERISH THE DAY! NO ORDINARY LOVE!! PARADISE!! come on!

[xenonparagon]

@PaulCookeMusic I think Your Love is King, The Sweetest Taboo and along with Smooth Operator is Sade's biggest known hits. I'm always watching Sade's live concert videos, and those songs seem to get the biggest audience reaction, well that's partly true... a lot of their songs get big reactions. I read that Diamond Life and Promise sold 15 million copies. And Love Deluxe or The Best of Sade sold 12 million (can't remember which). Sade's not only famous for Diamond Life and Smooth Operator.

[Retrodaydream]

Oh god so now Sade's a thief too yeah? LOL

I think when artists get as famous as Sade or Mariah Carey or Michael Jackson...everybody and their grandmom think they were a part of their success..let it go, this happened 28 yrs ago lol..I wasnt even born lol

[jeffbeck70]

@PaulCookeMusic : What became of Ray ST John ? what is he doing actually ? Anyway i hope you'll get what you and he deserve. This song is one of the best pop song of all time and is still the one associated with Sade the group (its signature song). Without it, Sade would not have had any career i think.