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In July 2022 Sony UK released the spatial audio and remastered version of his first album, changing the title to Introducing the Hardline According to... and the artist name to Sananda Maitreya. [31] The entire discography featuring the artistic name Terence Trent D'Arby was renamed to Sananda Maitreya in 2021 by Sony. [32]

Look, it is ignorant for anyone to say that TTD comes anywhere near the legacy of The Beatles. But give a fair hearing to his songs like "She Kissed Me", "Frankie & Johnny", "Holding On to You", "We Don't Have That Much Time Together", or "You Will Pay Tomorrow". Most likely, your evaluation of TTD will have changed. Yes, TTD's truly eclectic brand of neo-soul fell by the way side; much to the loss of popular R&B/Soul. Greenman, Ben (June 4, 2013). "Whatever Happened to Terence Trent D'Arby?". The New Yorker . Retrieved November 25, 2014. D'Arby's debut solo album, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby, was released in July 1987. [8] The album produced hits including " If You Let Me Stay", " Sign Your Name", " Dance Little Sister", and the number one hit " Wishing Well". [11] Greenman, Ben (June 4, 2013). "What Ever Happened to Terence Trent D'Arby?". The New Yorker. Condé Nast Publications.

Sananda Francesco Maitreya (born Terence Trent Howard; March 15, 1962), who started his career with the stage name Terence Trent D'Arby, is an American singer and songwriter who came to fame with his debut studio album, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby (1987). The album included the singles " If You Let Me Stay", " Sign Your Name", " Dance Little Sister", and " Wishing Well". Find sources: "Terence Trent D'Arby"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( October 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) When D’Arby returned, in 2001, he had a new album, an independently released opus called “Wildcard” that included a soaring opener, “O Divina,” and songs co-written with hit-makers like Glen Ballard and Dallas Austin. But he wasn’t Terence Trent D’Arby anymore. Or, rather, he was and he wasn’t. The album was released under both that name and the name Sananda Maitreya (which he had adopted during his years away from recording, and which he legally took in 2001). “Wildcard” was re-released in 2002, and this time there was no trace of Terence Trent D’Arby: it was a Sananda Maitreya album in full. He was typically maximalist in his explanation of the change: “Terence Trent D’Arby was dead,” he said. “He watched his suffering as he died a noble death. After intense pain I meditated for a new spirit, a new will, a new identity.” Terence Trent D'Arby was born Terence Trent Howard in Manhattan in 1962. [3] His mother is Frances Howard, a gospel singer, [4] teacher and counselor. Frances Howard married Bishop James Benjamin Darby, who became his stepfather and raised him. He took this stepfather's last name and later added the apostrophe. [3] [5]

D'Arby's follow-up album, Neither Fish nor Flesh (1989), [8] was very different from his debut, and though producer Martyn Ware stated in a 2021 interview that the album was way ahead of its time, [15] [13] it was a critical and commercial disappointment. [16] It took four more years and a move to Los Angeles until his next album, Symphony or Damn (1993), was released. The record contained the singles "Delicate" and "She Kissed Me". It peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart. [8] In 1995, D'Arby released Vibrator, which was followed by a world tour. [8] Offiziellecharts.de – Terence Trent D'Arby – Wishing Well" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 19 March 2019. In an interview, D'Arby played with the press and expressed a high opinion of his first album, claiming that it was the most important album since the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper. [1] After the comments leaked to US media outlets, he stated that most of what he said was exaggerated, but that it is sometimes necessary to "hit people over the head" to get their attention. [12] The album earned him a Grammy Award in the category Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male (1989) [13] and a BRIT Award for International Breakthrough Act, and he also received Grammy and Soul Train nominations for Best New Artist. [14]Sananda Maitreya wins Best Documentary Music Score At Kiez Berlin Film Festival/" . Retrieved 15 May 2023. In terms of chart-topping hits and staying in the public eye, TTD didn't live up to his own hype. His unique voice and style became irrelevant; drowned out in a sea of brilliantly marketed clones who happened to come along at a time when pop music largely degenerated. Since around the time of TTD's brief heyday, Pop/R&B/Soul so-called "artists" have rarely ventured beyond vapid songs about materialism and "bootys". In this sense, poetic musicians whose lyrics are full of wit, depth, and spirituality should be PROUD of not remaining relevant!

Petridis, Alexis (25 November 2002). "Sananda Maitreya (Terence Trent D'Arby)". The Guardian . Retrieved 18 June 2019. a b c d "British certifications – Terence Trent D'Arby". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 10 April 2022. Type Terence Trent D'Arby in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter. In December 2020, a new live album, Some Sake in Osaka, was released, [25] it showcases a Japan tour with his historic American band.

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Sananda Maitreya dedicated a piano piece to Master Prince. Audio and Interview". Theprincefanalbum.com . Retrieved 1 July 2021. a b Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Random House LLC. p.697. ISBN 978-0-8230-7677-2. a b c Thomas, Stephen. "Terence Trent D'Arby – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic . Retrieved November 7, 2012. Mossman, Kate (October 9, 2015). " 'I was killed when I was 27': the curious afterlife of Terence Trent D'Arby". New Statesman . Retrieved January 18, 2021.