Terence Trent D'Arby - Introducing The Hardline According To (1987) + Booklet CBS - Rare Soul/Funk (FLAC)

Terence Trent D'Arby was born Terence Trent Howard in Manhattan in 1962. His mother is Frances Howard, a famous gospel singer, 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. He later adopted the name Sananda Francesco Maitreya, which is his legal name since 1995. He trained as a boxer in Orlando and in 1980 won the Florida Golden Gloves lightweight championship. He received an offer to attend boxing school in the United States Army, but went to college instead. After enrolling at the University of Central Florida, he quit a year later and enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was posted at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and then served in the 3rd Armored Division, near Frankfurt, West Germany. He was formally court-martialed and dishonorably discharged by the army in April 1983 after going absent without leave because of music. While in West Germany, he worked as a band leader 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 West Germany for London, where he briefly played with The Bojangles, who were his backing group on his 1988 tour. In London, he signed a recording contract with CBS Records.Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent d'Arby was a strong debut by this singer, who wrote virtually every note, played a multitude of instruments, and claimed that this was the most important album since the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper (Hmm bit ambitious there lad!). Hits included "If You Let Me Stay," "Dance Little Sister," "Sign Your Name," and the number one "Wishing Well." His first album is a curious mixture of old and new styles. Although the production is quite modern, d'Arby shows his roots in the work of older artists, borrowing a page or two from Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder, while James Brown appears to have had the strongest influence on d'Arby's stage presence. He recorded 8 studio albums and nearly 50 45,s, dont now what he is doing now, nevertheless a fantastic album i still play.

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