Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby is the debut studio album by Terence Trent D’Arby. It was first released in the United Kingdom on July 13, 1987 on Columbia Records, and debuted at number one there, spending a total of nine weeks (non-consecutively) at the top of the UK Albums Chart. It also hit number one in Switzerland and number two in New Zealand and The Netherlands. It was eventually certified 5× Platinum (for sales of 1.5 million copies). Worldwide, the album sold a million copies within the first three days of going on sale. The album was also a hit in the US, although its success was slower. It was released there in October 1987, eventually peaking at number four on May 7, 1988, – the same week that the single “Wishing Well” hit number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. It did peak higher on the Billboard R&B Albums chart at number one around the same time. Other singles from the album included “If You Let Me Stay”, which was a top-ten hit in the UK, and “Sign Your Name”, which reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two in the UK. A fourth single, “Dance Little Sister”, reached the UK top 20 as well. As was common for big-selling artists at that time, the singles were released in a plethora of limited editions in multiple formats. These were bolstered by a multitude of non-album studio and live tracks. The album is titled on streaming music sites as Introducing the Hardline According to Sananda Maitreya, reflecting D’Arby’s name change to Sananda Maitreya.
Tracklisting
- If You All Get To Heaven
- If You Let Me Stay
- Wishing Well
- I’ll Never Turn My Back On You (Father’s Words)
- Dance Little Sister
- Seven More Days
- Let’s Go Forward
- Rain
- Sign Your Name
- As Yet Untitled
- Who’s Loving You
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Videos
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Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introducing_the_Hardline_According_to_Terence_Trent_D%27Arby |
| Format | Vinyl LP Album |
| Label | CBS |
| Catalog Number | CBS 450911 1 |
| Notes | Labels: Made in Holland Back cover: ℗ 1987 CBS Records © 1987 CBS Records Printed in Holland Distribution CBS Records/CBS Disques S.A. In the UK apply for public performance licences to PPL, 14/22 Ganton Street, London W1. Inner sleeve: Original sound recording made by CBS Records ℗ 1987 CBS Records All tracks (Young Terence Music/Virgin Music (Pub) Ltd) except “Wishing Well” (Young Terence Music/Virgin Music (Pub) Ltd/Chrysalis Music) and “Who’s Loving You” (Ardmore & Beechwood Ltd/EMI) Other infos: Issued with printed inner sleeve with lyrics, credits and photo. The Bojangles are the musicians named on track A4, who also feature on A5 and, without Pete Glenister, on B2 and B5. The Trent Tones are Frank Collins and Ebo Ross, the backing vocalists on B2 & B5. The ‘Shout It Out’ Reply Vocal Choral Ensemble are the members of A5’s Chorus. The sleeve credits read: “Plus A Really Hard Brass Section” in addition to those listed for track A5. Smokey Robinson is credited for writing track B5 on the label, however as William Robinson on the inner sleeve. |
| Discogs URL | Terence Trent D’Arby - Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D’Arby |