Terence Trent D'Arby

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Sananda Maitreya (formerly Terence Trent D'Arby)
Birth name	Terence Trent Howard
Also known as	Terence Trent D'Arby
Born	March 15, 1962 (1962-03-15) (age 49) Manhattan, New York, United States
Origin	New York
Genres	Pop, rock, soul, R&B
Instruments	Vocals, piano, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, banjo, armonica, organ
Years active	1987–present (1987-2004 as Terence Trent D'Arby) (2004-present as Sananda Maitreya)
Labels	Treehouse Publishing, Columbia
Website	http://www.SanandaMaitreya.com/

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.

Early life

Sananda Maitreya was born in Manhattan, 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,^[1] 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[1] 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).^[2] 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.

Fame as Terence Trent D'Arby

Maitreya's debut solo album, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby, released in July 1987, is his best-known commercial work.^[2] 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.^{[citation needed]} 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).^[2]

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.^[2]

In 1995, Maitreya released Vibrator which was followed by a very successful world tour.^[2]

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.

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^{[citation needed]} 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 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^[3]

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 Wilson.

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.

Collaborations

Maitreya was featured on "A Stronger Man", a dance single by Everything but the Girl'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.

Discography

Albums

As Terence Trent D'Arby

Year	Album details	Peak Chart Positions									Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [4]	AUS [5]	AT [6]	CH [7]	NL [8]	NO [9]	NZ [10]	SWE [11]	UK [12]
1987	Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby	4	3	4	1	2	4	2	5	1	US: 2× Platinum[13] UK: 5× Platinum[14] CAN: 2× Platinum[15] FIN: Gold[16]
1989	Neither Fish Nor Flesh	61	40	28	20	32	16	42	47	12	UK: Gold[14] CAN: Gold[15]
1993	Symphony or Damn	119	8	38	23	51	-	14	28	4	UK: Gold[14]
1995	Vibrator	178	-	-	8	27	-	32	-	11

^[2]

As Terence Trent D'Arby / Sananda Maitreya

Year	Album details	Peak Chart Positions									Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [4]	AUS [5]	AT [17]	CH [7]	NL [8]	NO [9]	NZ [10]	SWE [11]	UK [12]
2001	Wildcard (issued carrying both names Terence Trent D'Arby and Sananda Maitreya)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

As Sananda Maitreya

Year	Album details	Peak Chart Positions									Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [4]	AUS [5]	AT [18]	CH [7]	NL [8]	NO [9]	NZ [10]	SWE [11]	UK [12]
2002	Wildcard - The Jokers' Edition (reissue of 2001 Wildcard! under the name Sananda Maitreya )	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Angels & Vampires - Volume I	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	Angels & Vampires - Volume II	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Nigor Mortis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	The Sphinx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Compilation albums

As Terence Trent D'Arby

• 2002: Greatest Hits (2CDs)

As Terence Trent D'Arby now known as Sananda Maitreya

• 2006 - Collections

EPs

As Terence Trent D'Arby

Year	Title	Chart positions[19]
		Billboard Hot 100	U.S. R&B	U.S. Dance Club Play	U.S. Dance Maxi Singles	U.S. Modern Rock	UK Singles Chart[20]	[NLD][21]
1993	Neon Messiah EP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Singles

As Terence Trent D'Arby

Year	Title	Chart positions[22]
		Billboard Hot 100	U.S. R&B	U.S. Dance Club Play	U.S. Dance Maxi Singles	U.S. Modern Rock	UK Singles Chart[20]	[NLD][23]
1987	"If You Let Me Stay"	68	19	47	26	-	7	12
1987	"Wishing Well"	1	1	7	3	-	4	1
1987	"Dance Little Sister"	30	9	7	18	-	20	3
1988	"Sign Your Name"	4	2	23	-	-	2	2
1988	"Rain"	-	-	-	-	-	-	23
1989	"This Side Of Love"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	"To Know Someone Deeply Is To Know Someone Softly"	-	47	-	-	-	55	-
1990	"Billy Don't Fall"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	"Do You Love Me Like You Say?"	-	-	-	-	-	14	-
1993	"Delicate" feat. Des'ree	74	-	-	-	-	14	-
1993	"She Kissed Me"	-	-	-	-	5	16	-
1993	"Let Her Down Easy"	-	-	-	-	-	18	-
1993	"Turn The Page"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	"Holding On To You"	-	-	-	-	-	20	-
1995	"Vibrator"	-	-	-	-	-	57	-
1995	"Supermodel Sandwich"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	"O Divina"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	"What Shall I Do"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Featured in

As Sananda Maitreya

• 2004: "A Stronger Man" (Ben Watt feat. Sananda Maitreya)

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 Awards
• Grammy Awards of 1988

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Gilmore, Mikal (June 16, 1988). "Can Terence Trent D'Arby Be As Good As He Thinks He Is". Rolling Stone. Issue 528.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 241–242. ISBN 1-84195-017-3. 
3. ^ SanandaMaitreya.com
4. ^ ^{a b c} "Billboard Chart - Terence Trent D'Arby". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/terence-trent-d-arby/chart-history/53525?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} "AUS Charts - Terence Trent D'Arby". australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Terence+Trent+D%27Arby. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
6. ^ "Austrian Charts - Terence Trent D'Arby". austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Terence+Trent+D%27Arby. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
7. ^ ^{a b c} "Swiss Charts - Terence Trent D'Arby". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Terence+Trent+D%27Arby. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
8. ^ ^{a b c} "Dutch charts - Terence Trent D'Arby". dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Terence+Trent+D%27Arby. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
9. ^ ^{a b c} "Norwegian charts - Terence Trent D'Arby". norwegiancharts.com. http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Terence+Trent+D%27Arby. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
10. ^ ^{a b c} "New Zealand charts - Terence Trent D'Arby". charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Terence+Trent+D%27Arby. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
11. ^ ^{a b c} "Swedish charts - Terence Trent D'Arby". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Terence+Trent+D%27Arby&titel=Introducing+The+Hardline+According+To&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
12. ^ ^{a b c} "UK Charts - Terence Trent D'Arby". theofficialcharts.com. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/terence%20trent%20d%27arby/. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
13. ^ "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 2011-10-07.  Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Terence Trent D'Arby".
14. ^ ^{a b c} "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 7 October 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Terence Trent D'Arby" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
15. ^ ^{a b} "Certified Awards Search". Music Canada. Retrieved on 7 October 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Terence Trent D'Arby" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
16. ^ "[1]". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved on 7 October 2011.
17. ^ "Austrian Charts - Terence Trent D'Arby". austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Terence+Trent+D%27Arby. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
18. ^ "Austrian Charts - Terence Trent D'Arby". austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Terence+Trent+D%27Arby. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
19. ^ U.S. Billboard Singles. Allmusic.com.
20. ^ ^{a b} Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 140. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
21. ^ Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, Hitdossier
22. ^ U.S. Billboard Singles. Allmusic.com.
23. ^ Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, Hitdossier

External links

• Official website
• Sananda Maitreya on Myspace
• Facebook Official Page
• Terence Trent D'Arby at Rolling Stone

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Name	Maitreya,Sananda
Alternative names	D'Arby, Terence Trent
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Date of birth	March 15, 1962
Place of birth	New York, USA
Date of death
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