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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 hit number 1 in Australia and Switzerland. 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 US, 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]

Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
Studio album by
Terence Trent D'Arby
ReleasedJuly 13, 1987
Recorded1986–1987
Genre
Length47:11
LabelColumbia
Producer
Terence Trent D'Arby chronology
Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
(1987)		 Neither Fish nor Flesh
(1989)
Singles from Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
  1. "If You Let Me Stay"
    Released: 1987
  2. "Wishing Well"
    Released: 1988
  3. "Dance Little Sister"
    Released: 1988
  4. "Sign Your Name"
    Released: 1988
  5. "Rain (remix)"
    Released: 1988 (NL)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[4]
Q[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
The Village VoiceB+[7]

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



Production



Charts



Certifications and sales


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia — 230,000[35]
Brazil — 95,000[36]
Canada (Music Canada)[37] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[38] Gold 29,843[38]
France (SNEP)[39] Platinum 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)[40] Platinum 500,000^
Italy — 470,000[41]
Netherlands (NVPI)[42] 3× Platinum 300,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[43] Platinum 15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[44] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[45] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[46] 2× Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[47] 5× Platinum 1,721,685[48]
United States (RIAA)[49]
video 		Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[50] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^
Summaries
Europe
1987-1988 sales 		— 4,000,000[51]
Worldwide — 8,000,000[52]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


Awards and nominations



See also



References


  1. 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 978-0-85712-595-8.
  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. "Terence Trent D'Arby Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  10. "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". Amazon UK. 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.
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  33. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  34. "1988 The Year in Music & Video" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 52. December 24, 1988. p. Y-24. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  35. Glenn A. Baker (28 January 1989). "Australia '89" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 101, no. 4. p. A-4. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via World Radio History.
  36. Serpa, Paulo Ernesto (January 2, 1990). "A parada de sucessos do Hollywood Rock". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese). p. 28 – via National Library of Brazil.
  37. "Canadian album certifications – Terence Trent D'Arby – Introducing the Hardline". Music Canada. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  38. "Terence Trent DÁrby" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  39. "French album certifications – Terence Trent D'Arby – Introducing the Hardline" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved March 5, 2021. Select TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY and click OK. 
  40. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Terence Trent D'Arby; 'Introducing the Hardline')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  41. "Italian Market" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 50. December 10, 1988. p. I-6. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  42. "Dutch album certifications – Terence Trent D'Arby – Introducing the Hardline" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved March 5, 2021. Enter Introducing the Hardline in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  43. "New Zealand album certifications – Terence Trent D'Arby – Introducing the Hardline". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  44. Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 924. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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  46. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Terence Trent D'Arby; 'Introducing the Hardline')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
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  48. Harris, Bill (November 17, 2006). "Queen rules – in album sales". Jam!. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
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  50. "American album certifications – Terence Trent D'Arby – Introducing the Hardline". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
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На других языках

[de] Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby

Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby ist das Debütalbum des US-amerikanischen Sängers Sananda Maitreya. Es erschien im Sommer 1987 unter seinem damaligen Künstlernamen Terence Trent D’Arby. Das Album war international erfolgreich und erreichte die Top Ten in allen bedeutenden Musikmärkten.
- [en] Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby

[ru] Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby

Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby — дебютный студийный альбом Теренса Трента Д’Арби. Выпущен в июле 1987 года на Columbia Records и сразу стал хитом в Великобритании, проведя девять недель на вершине английского чарта[1] и став пятикратно платиновым[2]. В США достиг четвёртого места в чарте Billboard 200[3]. По всему миру было продано миллион копий в первые три дня.


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