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Details Lead Performance: Sade

Among these soulful, moody treasures — ''Smooth Operator,'' ''The Sweetest Taboo'' — from her four platinum discs, there is one particular jewel: Percy Mayfield's ''Please Send Me Someone to Love.'' It's a torch-song tearjerker from Philadelphia's soundtrack and a grand reminder of why the silky-voiced chanteuse's love is king. A

Originally posted Nov 18, 1994 Published in issue #249 Nov 18, 1994 Order article reprints