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Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 stars[3]
The Philadelphia Inquirer3/4 stars[4]
Q3/5 stars[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 stars[6]
The Village VoiceB+[7]

Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby is the debut studio album by Terence Trent D'Arby. It was released in July 1987 on Columbia Records, and debuted at number one in the UK, spending a total of nine weeks (non-consecutively) at the top of the UK Albums Chart. 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.[8] The album was also a hit in the USA, although its success was slower. It was released there in October 1987, eventually peaking at number four on May 7, 1988,[9] – 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.[10]

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.[11]

Legacy

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[12] In 2012, journalist Daryl Easlea said the album was crystallized as Trent's moment, "a soundtrack to the turning point when the 80s turned from austerity to prosperity. It's as central to that decade as the much-seen image of the city trader waving his wad of banknotes to the camera. It remains one big, infectiously glorious record."[13]

Track listing

All tracks written by D'Arby, except where noted.

  1. "If You All Get to Heaven" – 5:17
  2. "If You Let Me Stay" – 3:14
  3. "Wishing Well" (D'Arby, Sean Oliver) – 3:30
  4. "I'll Never Turn My Back on You (Father's Words)" – 3:37
  5. "Dance Little Sister" – 3:55
  6. "Seven More Days" – 4:32
  7. "Let's Go Forward" – 5:32
  8. "Rain" – 2:58
  9. "Sign Your Name" – 4:37
  10. "As Yet Untitled" – 5:33
  11. "Who's Loving You" (William "Smokey" Robinson) – 4:24

Personnel

  • Terence Trent D'Arby – vocals, keyboards, piano, drums, percussion, baritone saxophone, all instruments on "Sign Your Name" and "As Yet Untitled"
  • Bruce Smith, Preston Heyman, Clive Mngaza – drums, percussion
  • Sean Oliver, Phil Spalding, Cass Lewis – bass
  • Nick Plytas, Andy Whitmore – keyboards
  • Pete Glenister, "Blast" Murray, Tim Cansfield – guitars
  • Christian Marsac – guitar, saxophone
  • Ivar Ybrad – sinubla
  • Frank Ricotti – percussion
  • Mel Collins – saxophone
  • Glenn Gregory, Tony Jackson, Frank Collins, Ebo Ross, Lance Ellington, Michele Oldland – backing vocals
  • Strings on "Sign Your Name" scored by Chris Cameron

Charts

Chart (1987–1988) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 4
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 4
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] 2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] 4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 1
US Billboard 200[9] 4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy — 470,000[23]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[24] Gold 25,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards and nominations

  • 1988 – Soul Train and Grammy Award nomination for Best New Artist
  • 1988 – BRIT Awards International Breakthrough Act – Terence Trent D'Arby
  • 1988 – Grammy Awards Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. p. 269. ISBN 1-84353-105-4.
  2. ^ Bowman, Rob. "Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby – Terence Trent D'Arby". AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
  4. ^ Tucker, Ken (October 25, 1987). "Terence Trent D'Arby: Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby (Columbia)". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  5. ^ "Terence Trent D'Arby: Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby". Q (107): 138. August 1995.
  6. ^ Gross, Joe (2004). "Terence Trent D'Arby". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 211–12. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (December 1, 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  8. ^ Whaley, Christopher (September 2007). "Sananda Maitreya Speaks! (interview)". Sobo Magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  9. ^ a b "Terence Trent D'Arby Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Terence Trent D'Arby Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  11. ^ "Introducing the Hardline Non-Album Tracks for That Expanded Reissue". Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  12. ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  13. ^ Daryl Easlea (2012). "Terence Trent D'Arby Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby Review". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  14. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 82. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  15. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Terence Trent D'Arby – Introducing the Hardline According To" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  16. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Terence Trent D'Arby – Introducing the Hardline According To" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  17. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Terence Trent D'Arby – Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  18. ^ "Charts.nz – Terence Trent D'Arby – Introducing the Hardline According To". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  19. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Terence Trent D'Arby – Introducing the Hardline According To". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  20. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Terence Trent D'Arby – Introducing the Hardline According To". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  21. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Terence Trent D'Arby – Introducing the Hardline According To". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  22. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  23. ^ "Italian Market" (PDF). Billboard. 100 (50): I-6. December 10, 1988. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  24. ^ "Gold & Platinum Awards 1987" (PDF). Music and Media. American Radio History Archive. 26 December 1987. p. 46. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

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