Sananda Maitreya
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Sananda Francesco Maitreya (born Terence Trent Howard, March 15, 1962), better known by his former stage name
Terence Trent D'Arby, is an American
singer-songwriter
who came to fame with his album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
, released in July 1987, which included the singles "Wishing Well" and "Sign Your Name
". The album has sold over 12 million copies.
, New York City
, New York
, in 1962. He grew up with his stepfather, Reverend James Benjamin Darby, a minister of the Pentecostal church; and Frances Darby, a gospel singer, teacher and counselor. D'Arby was known to childhood friends as Terry Darby. His family moved from New York to New Jersey
to Chicago
and then settled in DeLand, Florida
, north of Orlando
. A graduate of DeLand High School
, he sang with the Modernaires, a show choir of high school.
Maitreya trained as a boxer
in Orlando and won the Golden Gloves
lightweight
championship. He received an offer to attend boxing school in the United States Army
, but his stepfather insisted he go to college instead. Maitreya enrolled at the University of Central Florida
but quit a year later, enlisting in the U.S. Army. He was posted at Fort Sill
, Oklahoma
, and then served in the 3rd Armored Division, near Frankfurt
, Germany. He was formally discharged by the army in April 1983 after going absent without leave
. While in Germany, he also worked with the band The Touch, releasing an album of material called Love On Time (1984). It was later re-issued in 1989 as Early Works after his worldwide success as a solo artist. In 1986 he left Germany for London
, where he briefly played with the band, The Bojangels, after which he signed a solo recording deal.
, released in July 1987, is his best-known commercial work. The album, which produced hits like "If You Let Me Stay", "Wishing Well", "Dance Little Sister", and "Sign Your Name
", sold over a million copies in the first three days of its release, and its sales have totalled over 14 million. The album also earned him a Grammy Award
in March 1988 in the category Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
. In that same year, he earned a Soul Train
Award nomination for Best New Artist.
His follow-up was the album Neither Fish Nor Flesh
(1989).
It took four more years and a move to Los Angeles
until his next project, Symphony or Damn
(1993) was released. The record contained the singles "Delicate" and "She Kissed Me". It peaked at #4 on the UK Albums Chart
.
In 1995, Maitreya released Vibrator
which was followed by a very successful world tour.
During the 1990s, the relations between him and his record label Columbia Records
became strained, eventually leading to his departure in 1996. He moved to Java Records for one year, during which he recorded Terence Trent D'Arby's Solar Return, which was not released. In 2000, he bought back the rights to his unreleased album and left the record company as well as his management team, Lippman Entertainment.
In 1999, Maitreya collaborated with INXS
to replace his friend, the late vocalist Michael Hutchence
, so the band could play at the opening of facilities for the Sydney Olympics
.
In 2001, Maitreya moved back to Europe
and Germany
, resettling in Munich
and starting his own independent record label
, Treehouse Pub. The year also marked his first album
release in six years, as the unreleased Terence Trent D'Arby's Solar Return became the album Wildcard
. The album, which received a very warm critical welcome, was initially available for free through his website. It later gained a commercial release through a one-album distribution deal with Universal Music
and then an with an independent release with the artist's own record label.
In 2002, Maitreya moved to Milan
, Italy
, and began working on his next project, Angels & Vampires - Volume I
. The songs were initially released through Weedshare by chapters, allowing the fans to get a glimpse of the work as it evolved. On July 29, 2005, the fully mastered album was finally released through his webshop utilizing the mp3
format and then became also available in CD format.
In July 2005, Maitreya started working on Angels & Vampires - Volume II
. He released each chapter online as he finished recording the songs. On April 29, 2006, he released the finished mastered album in his online shop. That was followed by the release of the 2CD limited edition of 'Angels & Vampires' at the end of 2007. In 2009, the album Nigor Mortis
: A Critical Mass was released on his official website both as a CD and as Mp3.
In 2010 he started the recording of his next project called The Sphinx
, which is now available in CD and mastered Mp3 on the ecommerce of the artist's official website http://www.Sananda.org . Its release was first in chapters and then as the full mastered project in the spring of 2011 at Zooathalon.com (source SanandaMaitreya.com)
At the official website the instrumental version of 2 of his studio albums has been made available. (source SanandaMaitreya.com/forum)
Maitreya lives in Milan
, Italy
with his family, where he continues to create music. Since the early stages of his music career he has always written, composed, arranged and produced all his tracks. In his new studio albums such as Angels & Vampires and Nigor Mortis and The Sphinx he also played all instruments. He has been touring with his band 'The Nudge Nudge' around Europe to present his new music called 'Post Millennium Rock'. In April 2011 the live album Confessions of a Zooathaholic, which contains the best performances of the 'Post Millennium Rock Tour 2010', has been released in Mp3 format
.
His music has been included on several movie and television soundtracks, notably his version of the theme song of 1991's Frankie and Johnny. One of his songs was featured prominently in the end credits of Beverly Hills Cop III, "Right Thing, Wrong Way", which he wrote and produced with Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Another of his songs, "What Shall I Do?", was featured in an episode of the UPN
television series Girlfriends
. In 2007, three songs appeared on Judd Apatow
's movie Knocked Up
.
's Ben Watt
. He also duetted with Des'ree
on the single "Delicate" from the album Symphony or Damn
. In 2008, Nathan Jay remixed the song "As Yet Untitled" on "This Land Is Still My Home", from the album Virtually. He did background vocals on Corey Hart's "Love and Money" track from his 1992 album Attitude & Virtue
. With Miki Howard
he recorded I Love Every Little Thing About You.
In 1996 he co-wrote with Hans Zimmer, produced and performed "Letting Go" for the film The Fan
starring Robert De Niro
.
As Terence Trent D'Arby / Sananda Maitreya
As Sananda Maitreya
As Terence Trent D'Arby now known as Sananda Maitreya
As Sananda Maitreya
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Terence Trent D'Arby, is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
who came to fame with his album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby is Terence Trent D'Arby's debut album. It was released in July 1987 on Columbia Records, and became an instant number-one smash in the UK and spending a total of nine weeks at the top of the UK Album Chart and eventually being certified 5x...
, released in July 1987, which included the singles "Wishing Well" and "Sign Your Name
Sign Your Name
"Sign Your Name" is the name of a famous song written and performed by Terence Trent D'Arby .Released in his 1987 album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby, it was an international success, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart in early 1988 and number four on the US...
". The album has sold over 12 million copies.
Early life
Sananda Maitreya was born in ManhattanManhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, in 1962. He grew up with his stepfather, Reverend James Benjamin Darby, a minister of the Pentecostal church; and Frances Darby, a gospel singer, teacher and counselor. D'Arby was known to childhood friends as Terry Darby. His family moved from New York to New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
to Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and then settled in DeLand, Florida
DeLand, Florida
DeLand is the county seat of Volusia County, Florida. In 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 24,375. It is part of the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 436,575 in 2006...
, north of Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
. A graduate of DeLand High School
DeLand High School
DeLand High School is a public high school in DeLand, Florida established in 1922, with an enrollment of 3,616 students, a student/teacher ratio of 16.5, and a graduation rate above 90%.-Controversies:...
, he sang with the Modernaires, a show choir of high school.
Maitreya trained as a boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
in Orlando and won the Golden Gloves
Golden Gloves
The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States. The Golden Gloves is often the term used to refer to the National Golden Gloves competition, but it also can represent several other amateur tournaments, including regional golden gloves...
lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
championship. He received an offer to attend boxing school in the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
, but his stepfather insisted he go to college instead. Maitreya enrolled at the University of Central Florida
University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...
but quit a year later, enlisting in the U.S. Army. He was posted at Fort Sill
Fort Sill
Fort Sill is a United States Army post near Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.Today, Fort Sill remains the only active Army installation of all the forts on the South Plains built during the Indian Wars...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, and then served in the 3rd Armored Division, near Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
, Germany. He was formally discharged by the army in April 1983 after going absent without leave
Desertion
In military terminology, desertion is the abandonment of a "duty" or post without permission and is done with the intention of not returning...
. While in Germany, he also worked with the band The Touch, releasing an album of material called Love On Time (1984). It was later re-issued in 1989 as Early Works after his worldwide success as a solo artist. In 1986 he left Germany for London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, where he briefly played with the band, The Bojangels, after which he signed a solo recording deal.
Fame as Terence Trent D'Arby
Maitreya's debut solo album, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'ArbyIntroducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby is Terence Trent D'Arby's debut album. It was released in July 1987 on Columbia Records, and became an instant number-one smash in the UK and spending a total of nine weeks at the top of the UK Album Chart and eventually being certified 5x...
, released in July 1987, is his best-known commercial work. The album, which produced hits like "If You Let Me Stay", "Wishing Well", "Dance Little Sister", and "Sign Your Name
Sign Your Name
"Sign Your Name" is the name of a famous song written and performed by Terence Trent D'Arby .Released in his 1987 album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby, it was an international success, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart in early 1988 and number four on the US...
", sold over a million copies in the first three days of its release, and its sales have totalled over 14 million. The album also earned him a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
in March 1988 in the category Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance was awarded between 1968 and 2011. The award has had several minor name changes:*In 1968 it was awarded as Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male...
. In that same year, he earned a Soul Train
Soul Train
Soul Train is an American musical variety show that aired in syndication from October 1971 to March 2006. In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, and hip hop artists, although funk, jazz, disco, and gospel artists have also appeared.As a nod to Soul Trains...
Award nomination for Best New Artist.
His follow-up was the album Neither Fish Nor Flesh
Neither Fish Nor Flesh
Neither Fish Nor Flesh is the second album by the U.S. singer Terence Trent D'Arby, released in 1989 on Columbia Records...
(1989).
It took four more years and a move to Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
until his next project, Symphony or Damn
Symphony or Damn
Terence Trent D'Arby's Symphony or Damn* is Terence Trent D'Arby's third album, released in 1993 on Columbia Records. This album marked something of a comeback for Maitreya after the previous album "Neither Fish Nor Flesh", and was generally well received by many critics...
(1993) was released. The record contained the singles "Delicate" and "She Kissed Me". It peaked at #4 on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
.
In 1995, Maitreya released Vibrator
Vibrator (album)
Vibrator is Terence Trent D'Arby's fourth album, released in 1995 on Columbia Records. It featured the hit "Holding On To You", which peaked at #20 on the UK charts.-Track listing:#"Vibrator" – 5:43...
which was followed by a very successful world tour.
During the 1990s, the relations between him and his record label Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
became strained, eventually leading to his departure in 1996. He moved to Java Records for one year, during which he recorded Terence Trent D'Arby's Solar Return, which was not released. In 2000, he bought back the rights to his unreleased album and left the record company as well as his management team, Lippman Entertainment.
In 1999, Maitreya collaborated with INXS
INXS
INXS are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar/keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax...
to replace his friend, the late vocalist Michael Hutchence
Michael Hutchence
Michael Kelland John Hutchence was an Australian musician and actor. He was the founding lead singer-songwriter of rock band :INXS from 1977 to his death in 1997, a period of twenty years. Hutchence was a member of short-lived pop rock group Max Q and recorded solo material which was released...
, so the band could play at the opening of facilities for the Sydney Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
.
Later career as Sananda Maitreya
He adopted a new name (but without the middle name), Sananda Maitreya, following a series of dreams in 1995. He legally changed his name six years later on October 4, 2001. He proclaimed in an interview that "Terence Trent D'Arby was dead... he watched his suffering as he died a noble death", in what was perceived as an attempt to reinvent himself artistically and free himself from what he believed to be the oppressive nature of the record business.In 2001, Maitreya moved back to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, resettling in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
and starting his own independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
, Treehouse Pub. The year also marked his first album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
release in six years, as the unreleased Terence Trent D'Arby's Solar Return became the album Wildcard
Wildcard (album)
Terence Trent d'Arby's Wildcard!, or simply referred to as Wildcard, is Terence Trent D'Arby's fifth album. It was released in 2001 on his own independent record label Sananda Records following a six year absence from the spotlight....
. The album, which received a very warm critical welcome, was initially available for free through his website. It later gained a commercial release through a one-album distribution deal with Universal Music
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
and then an with an independent release with the artist's own record label.
In 2002, Maitreya moved to Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, and began working on his next project, Angels & Vampires - Volume I
Angels & Vampires - Volume I
Angels & Vampires - Volume I is Sananda Maitreya's sixth album, released in 2005 on his own .For Maitreya, it is a step into new directions. Firstly, the album was released only as an Internet download...
. The songs were initially released through Weedshare by chapters, allowing the fans to get a glimpse of the work as it evolved. On July 29, 2005, the fully mastered album was finally released through his webshop utilizing the mp3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
format and then became also available in CD format.
In July 2005, Maitreya started working on Angels & Vampires - Volume II
Angels & Vampires - Volume II
Angels & Vampires – Volume II is part of Sananda Maitreya's sixth album, the first 6 songs were released on October 8, 2005. The fully finished and mastered album is released on April 29, 2006 on his own .For Maitreya, it is a step into new directions...
. He released each chapter online as he finished recording the songs. On April 29, 2006, he released the finished mastered album in his online shop. That was followed by the release of the 2CD limited edition of 'Angels & Vampires' at the end of 2007. In 2009, the album Nigor Mortis
Nigor Mortis
Nigor Mortis is an album by Sananda Maitreya . It is available as MP3 files and on CD format, exclusively from his on-line web store...
: A Critical Mass was released on his official website both as a CD and as Mp3.
In 2010 he started the recording of his next project called The Sphinx
The Sphinx
The Sphinx is a subglacial mound in the southernmost Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is south-east of Garibaldi Lake. The volcano is part of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt which is a segment of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, but it is not within the geographic boundary of the Cascade Range...
, which is now available in CD and mastered Mp3 on the ecommerce of the artist's official website http://www.Sananda.org . Its release was first in chapters and then as the full mastered project in the spring of 2011 at Zooathalon.com (source SanandaMaitreya.com)
At the official website the instrumental version of 2 of his studio albums has been made available. (source SanandaMaitreya.com/forum)
Maitreya lives in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
with his family, where he continues to create music. Since the early stages of his music career he has always written, composed, arranged and produced all his tracks. In his new studio albums such as Angels & Vampires and Nigor Mortis and The Sphinx he also played all instruments. He has been touring with his band 'The Nudge Nudge' around Europe to present his new music called 'Post Millennium Rock'. In April 2011 the live album Confessions of a Zooathaholic, which contains the best performances of the 'Post Millennium Rock Tour 2010', has been released in Mp3 format
Film career
Maitreya has appeared in two films, and in the TV mini-series Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story in which he played the part of Jackie WilsonJackie Wilson
Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson, Jr. was an American singer and performer. Known as "Mr. Excitement", Wilson was important in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. He was known as a master showman, and as one of the most dynamic singers and performers in R&B and rock history...
.
His music has been included on several movie and television soundtracks, notably his version of the theme song of 1991's Frankie and Johnny. One of his songs was featured prominently in the end credits of Beverly Hills Cop III, "Right Thing, Wrong Way", which he wrote and produced with Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Another of his songs, "What Shall I Do?", was featured in an episode of the UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
television series Girlfriends
Girlfriends
Girlfriends is an American comedy-drama sitcom that premiered on September 11, 2000, on UPN and aired on UPN's successor network, The CW, before being cancelled in 2008...
. In 2007, three songs appeared on Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is well known for his work in comedy films, especially for films he has been involved with throughout the latter half of the 2000s. He is the founder of Apatow Productions, a film production company that also developed the...
's movie Knocked Up
Knocked Up
Knocked Up is a 2007 American romantic comedy drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Judd Apatow. Starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, and Leslie Mann, the film follows the repercussions of a drunken one-night stand between Rogen's slacker character and Heigl's just-promoted...
.
Collaborations
Maitreya was featured on "A Stronger Man", a dance single by Everything but the GirlEverything but the Girl
Everything but the Girl was a two-person English band, formed in Hull during 1981, consisting of lead singer and occasional guitarist Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, and singer Ben Watt . They are currently inactive although vocalist Tracey Thorn hinted that they may reform someday...
's Ben Watt
Ben Watt
Benjamin Brian Thomas Watt is a British musician, DJ, and record producer, best known as one half of the duo, Everything but the Girl.-Family:...
. He also duetted with Des'ree
Des'ree
Des'ree is an English pop/soul singer who was popular during the 1990s. She is well known for her hits: "Feel So High", "You Gotta Be", "Life", and "Kissing You"...
on the single "Delicate" from the album Symphony or Damn
Symphony or Damn
Terence Trent D'Arby's Symphony or Damn* is Terence Trent D'Arby's third album, released in 1993 on Columbia Records. This album marked something of a comeback for Maitreya after the previous album "Neither Fish Nor Flesh", and was generally well received by many critics...
. In 2008, Nathan Jay remixed the song "As Yet Untitled" on "This Land Is Still My Home", from the album Virtually. He did background vocals on Corey Hart's "Love and Money" track from his 1992 album Attitude & Virtue
Attitude & Virtue
Attitude & Virtue is the seventh album by Corey Hart, released in 1992. It generated four charted singles.-Track listing:All songs written by Corey Hart.#"Back in the Hand" - 4:15#"Love and Money" - 4:09#"Baby When I Call Your Name" - 4:03...
. With Miki Howard
Miki Howard
Alicia Michelle "Miki" Howard is an American R&B/jazz singer and actress who had a string of Top 10 hit songs in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Howard's string of hits also included Baby,Be Mine", "Come Share My Love" and "Love Under New Management"...
he recorded I Love Every Little Thing About You.
In 1996 he co-wrote with Hans Zimmer, produced and performed "Letting Go" for the film The Fan
The Fan (1996 film)
The Fan is a 1996 American thriller film starring Robert De Niro and Wesley Snipes. It was directed by Tony Scott and based on the novel of the same name by Peter Abrahams...
starring Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro, Jr. is an American actor, director and producer. His first major film roles were in Bang the Drum Slowly and Mean Streets, both in 1973...
.
Albums
As Terence Trent D'Arby| Year | Album details | Peak Chart Positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
AT Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
CH Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
NL Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
NO VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
SWE Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
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| 1987 | Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby is Terence Trent D'Arby's debut album. It was released in July 1987 on Columbia Records, and became an instant number-one smash in the UK and spending a total of nine weeks at the top of the UK Album Chart and eventually being certified 5x... |
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| 1989 | Neither Fish Nor Flesh Neither Fish Nor Flesh Neither Fish Nor Flesh is the second album by the U.S. singer Terence Trent D'Arby, released in 1989 on Columbia Records... |
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| 1993 | Symphony or Damn Symphony or Damn Terence Trent D'Arby's Symphony or Damn* is Terence Trent D'Arby's third album, released in 1993 on Columbia Records. This album marked something of a comeback for Maitreya after the previous album "Neither Fish Nor Flesh", and was generally well received by many critics... |
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| 1995 | Vibrator Vibrator (album) Vibrator is Terence Trent D'Arby's fourth album, released in 1995 on Columbia Records. It featured the hit "Holding On To You", which peaked at #20 on the UK charts.-Track listing:#"Vibrator" – 5:43... |
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| Year | Album details | Peak Chart Positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
AT Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
CH Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
NL Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
NO VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
SWE Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
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| 2001 | Wildcard Wildcard (album) Terence Trent d'Arby's Wildcard!, or simply referred to as Wildcard, is Terence Trent D'Arby's fifth album. It was released in 2001 on his own independent record label Sananda Records following a six year absence from the spotlight.... (issued carrying both names Terence Trent D'Arby and Sananda Maitreya) |
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As Sananda Maitreya
| Year | Album details | Peak Chart Positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
AT Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
CH Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
NL Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
NO VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
SWE Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
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| 2002 | Wildcard - The Jokers' Edition Wildcard (album) Terence Trent d'Arby's Wildcard!, or simply referred to as Wildcard, is Terence Trent D'Arby's fifth album. It was released in 2001 on his own independent record label Sananda Records following a six year absence from the spotlight.... (reissue of 2001 Wildcard! under the name Sananda Maitreya ) |
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| 2005 | Angels & Vampires - Volume I Angels & Vampires - Volume I Angels & Vampires - Volume I is Sananda Maitreya's sixth album, released in 2005 on his own .For Maitreya, it is a step into new directions. Firstly, the album was released only as an Internet download... |
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| 2006 | Angels & Vampires - Volume II Angels & Vampires - Volume II Angels & Vampires – Volume II is part of Sananda Maitreya's sixth album, the first 6 songs were released on October 8, 2005. The fully finished and mastered album is released on April 29, 2006 on his own .For Maitreya, it is a step into new directions... |
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| 2009 | Nigor Mortis Nigor Mortis Nigor Mortis is an album by Sananda Maitreya . It is available as MP3 files and on CD format, exclusively from his on-line web store... |
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Compilation albums
As Terence Trent D'Arby- 2002: Greatest HitsGreatest Hits (Terence Trent D'Arby album)Greatest Hits is the compilation album of best of Terence Trent D'Arby hits released in 2002 in two CDs with the second CD including mostly remixes and live versions.-CD 1:*1.1 Wishing Well *1.2 If You Let Me Stay...
(2CDs)
As Terence Trent D'Arby now known as Sananda Maitreya
- 2006 - CollectionsCollections (Terence Trent D'Arby now known as Sananda Maitreya album)Collections is a 2006 compilation album of Terence Trent D'Arby released on Sony BMG Music. But since D'Arby had changed his name to Sananda Maitreya, the album was credited to "Terence Trent D'Arby now known as Sananda Maitreya".-Tracklist:...
EPs
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| Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
U.S. R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
U.S. Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
U.S. Dance Maxi Singles | U.S. Modern Rock | UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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Singles
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| Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
U.S. R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
U.S. Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
U.S. Dance Maxi Singles | U.S. Modern Rock | UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1987 | "If You Let Me Stay If You Let Me Stay "If You Let Me Stay" is the first single released from soul-R&B singer Terence Trent D'Arby in 1987. It was taken from his debut album, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby.... " |
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| 1987 | "Wishing Well" | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - | 4 | 1 |
| 1987 | "Dance Little Sister" | 30 | 9 | 7 | 18 | - | 20 | 3 |
| 1988 | "Sign Your Name Sign Your Name "Sign Your Name" is the name of a famous song written and performed by Terence Trent D'Arby .Released in his 1987 album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby, it was an international success, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart in early 1988 and number four on the US... " |
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| 1993 | "Do You Love Me Like You Say?" | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - |
| 1993 | "Delicate Delicate (song) "Delicate" is a song by Terence Trent D'Arby featuring Des'ree, released as a single in 1993. The song was written, arranged and produced by D'Arby.It reached #14 in the UK charts.-Personnel:*Written, Arranged and Produced by TTD... " feat. Des'ree Des'ree Des'ree is an English pop/soul singer who was popular during the 1990s. She is well known for her hits: "Feel So High", "You Gotta Be", "Life", and "Kissing You"... |
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| 1995 | "Supermodel Sandwich" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Featured in
As Sananda Maitreya
- 2004: "A Stronger Man" (Ben Watt feat. Sananda Maitreya)
Other appearances
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| 1994 | "If You Let Me Stay If You Let Me Stay "If You Let Me Stay" is the first single released from soul-R&B singer Terence Trent D'Arby in 1987. It was taken from his debut album, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby.... " (live version) |
Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume II |
See also
- List of Number 1 albums from the 1980s (UK)
- List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
- BRIT AwardsBrit AwardsThe Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain" or "Britannia", but subsequently became a backronym for British Record Industry Trust...
- Grammy Awards of 1988Grammy Awards of 1988The 30th Grammy Awards were held March 2, 1988. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.- Award winners :*Record of the Year**Paul Simon for "Graceland"*Album of the Year...
External links
- Facebook Official Page
- Terence Trent D'Arby at Rolling StoneRolling StoneRolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...