Sweetback (band)

Sweetback are an English band composed of members from the band Sade, not including the frontwoman Sade Adu. They are a jazz/funk band with R&B overtones. Stuart Matthewman, Paul Denman and Andrew Hale had been recording with the female vocalist Sade Adu since 1984.

Sweetback
Origin	London, England
Genres	Jazz Funk Soul R&B
Years active	1994–present
Members	Stuart Matthewman Paul Denman Andrew Hale

The group Sweetback formed in 1994 at the conclusion of Sade’s Love Deluxe World Tour. Their albums feature a host of guest vocalists, such as Leroy Osbourne, Amel Larrieux, Maxwell, Aya (Lysa Aya Trenier), Bahamadia, Chocolate Genius and El DeBarge.^[1] Their first album was re-released on vinyl in 2016.^[2]

Members

• Stuart Matthewman (guitar, saxophone)
• Paul Spencer Denman (bass, drum machine)
• Andrew Hale (piano, keyboards)

Discography

Albums

• Sweetback (1996, Epic/Sony)
• Stage 2 (2004, Epic/Sony)

Singles

• "Softly, Softly" (1996)
• "You Will Rise" (1997, Epic/Sony)
• "Au Natural" (1997, Epic/Sony)
• "Lover" (2004, Epic/Sony)
• "Things You'll Never Know" (2004, Epic/Sony)

Videos

• "You Will Rise" (1997)
• "Lover" (2004)
• "Things You'll Never Know" (2004)