How It Was Recorded

Sade · Album, 1985

Promise

We have no album-wide recording chain for this album yet, only the songs below and what their sources say about the album sessions as a whole.

Songs from this album

From the album sessions

Statements the sources make about the sessions for this album as a whole, not about one song. Each is listed once, with the song record it comes from.

  • AKG D12DrumsVerified

    Album sessions, not stated for this song: Kick drum microphone in the live drum setup for the Promise sessions.

    From the record for The Sweetest Taboo, where the source is linked.

  • Neumann KM 84DrumsVerified

    Album sessions, not stated for this song: One of two snare microphones in the live drum setup for the Promise sessions.

    From the record for The Sweetest Taboo, where the source is linked.

  • Shure SM57DrumsVerified

    Album sessions, not stated for this song: The second of two snare microphones in the live drum setup for the Promise sessions.

    From the record for The Sweetest Taboo, where the source is linked.

  • Neumann U 47DrumsVerified

    Album sessions, not stated for this song: Overhead microphone in the live drum setup for the Promise sessions.

    From the record for The Sweetest Taboo, where the source is linked.

  • Roland Jazz combo (model not stated)GuitarReported

    Album sessions, not stated for this song: Guitar amplifier for Matthewman's Hofner acoustic or Fender Squire, close-miked.

    From the record for The Sweetest Taboo, where the source is linked.

  • Neumann U 87GuitarReported

    Album sessions, not stated for this song: Close microphone on the Roland combo amplifier.

    From the record for The Sweetest Taboo, where the source is linked.

  • Neumann U 87Keys and percussionVerified

    Album sessions, not stated for this song: Pair of microphones on the piano in the live room during the sessions.

    From the record for The Sweetest Taboo, where the source is linked.

  • Yamaha DX7Keys and percussionVerified

    Andrew Hale used it more on Promise than on the first album, because it offered more.

    From the record for The Sweetest Taboo, where the source is linked.

  • Mastermix Automation (model not stated)Effects percussion and mixVerified

    Album sessions, not stated for this song: Stand-alone automation unit connected to the console for the mix.

    From the record for The Sweetest Taboo, where the source is linked.