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His biggest hits came in the 1980s, from his recordings with Fine Young Cannibals, Boy George (who nicknamed him "Golden Ears"), Terence Trent D'Arby, Spandau Ballet and Everything But The Girl. But the record that cemented his reputation was Diamond Life by Sade, one of the best-selling albums of the decade, containing smash hits Smooth Operator and Your Love is King.