Terence Trent D'Arby made an affecting appearance on the world stage with the audacity and attitude of this ambitious amalgamation of rock, pop, and soul. D'Arby had a repressive religious childhood where he was not allowed to listen to popular music. He won a journalism scholarship but took up boxing and joined the army instead. Stationed in Germany, he became the lead singer for a nine-piece funk-rock band called the Touch. Eventually, he went AWOL and met Klaus Pieter Schleinitz who became his manager, took him to London, and negotiated a record deal.
He played most of the instruments on his debut album 'Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby', handling vocals, keyboards, piano, drums, percussion, and baritone saxophone. The album was an immediate success, selling over a million copies in only three days. He said: "I think the reason people respond to me is that I'm obviously tapping into some emotional void that's been left for too long. There's room in pop music to start touching people again, instead of just doing whatever the record company tells you people want to hear. You know, we go through so much shit in our lives that we want to be reminded that, yes, other people feel the same way, too. I have no time for those who say that nobody wants to hear happy things. By and large, I think people just want to hear some confirmation that you understand how it feels to be alive and have fears and doubts...I can't say for sure,though I think I have what it takes to sustain my talent. At the same time, sometimes we sow the seeds of our own destruction, and while I'm less self-destructive than I used to be, I still have a strong streak in that regard sometimes. But the high wire is probably one of the most thrilling acts to watch, and that's what I intend to do: walk that wire."
D'Arby courted controversy by calling himself a genius and declaring his debut album to be better than 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'. He explained: "A lot of people have taken his whole thing about the 'mysterious Terence Trent D'Arby' a bit too seriously. The simple truth is I had to do my best to ensure that my album was going to win massive attention. I had to make sure that would happen, by hook or crook. And as a former journalism student, I have some idea of what makes good copy and what doesn't. I knew that when I boasted that 'The Hardline' was the best debut album by a male solo act in this century that the reporter would be sure to quote that."
In recent years he has changed his name to Sananda Francesco Maitreya. He admits: "We can tend to be too ambitious when we're young, and a little blind. We can think we're the shit, but really we haven't seen the bigger picture...About three years ago, something happened in my life...that grew like a positive cancer.. . and now I'm consumed entirely. I am now more in the moment, and more objective."
'Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby' was an international smash hit, going to number five in Italy and Sweden; four in Germany and the US; two in the Netherlands; and number one in Australia and Switzerland. In the UK it made its debut at number one. The album went gold in Finland, double platinum in Canada and the US, and five times platinum in the UK. D'Arby was nominated for Soul Train & Grammy Awards for Best New Artist. He was the BRIT Awards International breakthrough act, and won a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
'If You Let Me Stay' went to sixty-eight on the US pop chart; forty-seven on the US dance chart; nineteen on the US R&B chart; twelve in the Netherlands; and seven in the UK.
D'Arby co-wrote 'Wishing Well' with Sean Oliver. It hit number four in the UK, and went to number one in the Netherlands and on the US pop and R&B charts.
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'Dance Little Sister' went to number thirty on the US pop chart, number twenty in the UK, seven on the US dance chart, nine on the US R&B chart, and three in the Netherlands.
D'Arby played all of the instruments on 'Sign Your Name' which went to number twenty-three on the US dance chart; four on the US pop chart; and number two in the Netherlands, the UK, and on the US R&B chart.
'Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby'
full album:
All songs were written by D'Arby, except where noted.
"If You All Get to Heaven" – 5:17
"If You Let Me Stay" – 3:14
"Wishing Well" (lyrics: D'Arby; music: D'Arby, Sean Oliver) – 3:30
"I'll Never Turn My Back on You (Father's Words)" – 3:37
"Dance, Little Sister" – 3:55
"Seven More Days" – 4:32
"Let's Go Forward" – 5:32
"Rain" – 2:58
"Sign Your Name" – 4:37
"As Yet Untitled" – 5:33
"Who's Lovin' You" (William "Smokey" Robinson) – 4:24
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01 00:00 "If You All Get to Heaven"
02 05:16 "If You Let Me Stay"
03 08:29 "Wishing Well"
04 11:59 "I'll Never Turn My Back on You (Father's Words)"
05 15:34 "Dance Little Sister"
06 19:27 "Seven More Days"
07 23:57 "Let's Go Forward"
08 29:29 "Rain"
09 32:28 "Sign Your Name"
10 37:05 "As Yet Untitled"
11 42:41 "Who's Lovin' You"
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