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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] Seraphina Simone Frances Christina D'ARBY". Companies House (UK Government) . Retrieved 15 March 2023.

a b "Biography / Facts & Figures". Sanandamaitreya.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018 . Retrieved November 7, 2012. Sananda Maitreya's Introducing The Hardline Remastered and in Spatial Audio/" . Retrieved 1 July 2022. 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. Ben Greenman of The New Yorker credits "Wishing Well", along with other D'Arby songs, with "[bringing] soul music into the eighties". [7] Writing about D'Arby for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine called the song "sparse funk", and noted how "Wishing Well" was his first major hit in the United States. [8] Kathi Whalen of The Washington Post credited the song's chart success to D'Arby's combination of "'60s soul and pop on top", and called "Wishing Well" "bouncy". [9] In popular culture [ edit ] John Lennon infamously said The Beatles "are more popular than Jesus". Later, he clarified what he meant and regretted saying it. The same holds true for TTD, who said his debut album was better than Sgt. Pepper's. Similarly, TTD retracted what he said and admitted it was foolish. Sometimes brash, young musicians say dumb things, that's all.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] a b Lester, Paul (October 5, 2017). "Why Terence Trent D'Arby became Sananda Maitreya: 'It was that or death' ". The Guardian. Gallup Year End Charts 1987: Singles". Record Mirror. London, England: Spotlight Publications. 23 January 1988. p.36. 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". 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.

Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrateded.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.82. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988. 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] a b c Thomas, Stephen. "Terence Trent D'Arby – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic . Retrieved November 7, 2012. Singh, Anita (13 March 2023). "Paula Yates was charismatic, irreverent, sexy and smart – so why did the tabloids hound her?". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 14 March 2023. Sananda Maitreya dedicated a piano piece to Master Prince. Audio and Interview". Theprincefanalbum.com . Retrieved 1 July 2021.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! Top 100 ( Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrateded.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.82. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988. In December 2020, a new live album, Some Sake in Osaka, was released, [25] it showcases a Japan tour with his historic American band. Top 100 Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. Vol.49, no.10. 24 December 1988. p.9 . Retrieved 24 October 2020.

In March 2013, Return to Zooathalon was released, followed in 2015 by the double album The Rise of the Zugebrian Time Lords. 2017 marked the release of a monumental work: Prometheus & Pandora, [24] 53 songs divided into three volumes. The artist declared that this album has become so important and impressive because through music he has elaborated the mourning for the loss of his great friends and idols, David Bowie, Prince, George Michael, and Tom Petty.Sananda Maitreya wins Best Documentary Music Score At Kiez Berlin Film Festival/" . Retrieved 15 May 2023. Corcoran, Michael (June 1988). "In the Ring with Terence Trent D'Arby". Spin. Spin Media LLC. 4 (3): 45–46. ISSN 0886-3032. Electronically Yours with Martyn Ware: EP30: Sananda Maitreya, Part 1 on Apple Podcasts". Podcasts.apple.com . Retrieved 1 July 2021. 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. On 15 March 2021, Maitreya released his 12th studio album, Pandora's PlayHouse, which included three collaborations, the song "Reflecting Light", [26] composed with the Australian duo The Avalanches; " Time Is On My Side" with Irene Grandi and the opening song of the project: "Pandora's Plight" with jazz pianist Antonio Faraò. The project has an instrumental song called "Prince", [27] which honors the memory and the friendship of Maitreya and Prince.

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