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Sananda Maitreya

Sananda Francesco Maitreya , 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"...

's third album, released in 1993 on Columbia Records

Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

. This album marked something of a comeback for Maitreya after the previous album "Neither Fish Nor Flesh

Neither Fish Nor Flesh

Neither Fish Nor Flesh is the second album by the U.S. singer Terence Trent D'Arby, released in 1989 on Columbia Records...

", and was generally well received by many critics. There are many who believe this to be Sananda Maitreya's finest album, with Q Magazine rating it 5 stars upon its release and is sometimes compared to the 1987 magnum opus, Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Prince (musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...

.

The album peaked at #4 on the UK album charts and was boosted by 4 Top 20 UK singles, "Do You Love Me Like You Say?", "Delicate", featuring Des'ree

Des'ree

Des'ree is an English pop/soul singer who was popular during the 1990s. She is well known for her hits: "Feel So High", "You Gotta Be", "Life", and "Kissing You"...

 (both tracks peaked at #14 in the UK

United Kingdom

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 charts), "She Kissed Me" (#16 on UK Charts) and "Let Her Down Easy" (#18 on UK Charts). "Let Her Down Easy" was and still remains a regular popular number at Sananda Maitreya's live shows. He last performed it in Cannes at the big open air concert done at Esplanade Pompidou. For live footage please check the artist's official website.

Two more tracks were released but not as successful as the afore mentioned tracks. "Turn The Page" failed to chart while "Neon Messiah" was released as an EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 in Japan only. This included a number of B-sides and is a widely sought after collectors item.

Tracks

1. Welcome To My Monasteryo - 0:31
2. She Kissed Me - 3:39
3. Do You Love Me Like You Say? - 5:30
4. Baby Let Me Share My Love - 3:56
5. Delicate (featuring Des'ree
   Des'ree
   Des'ree is an English pop/soul singer who was popular during the 1990s. She is well known for her hits: "Feel So High", "You Gotta Be", "Life", and "Kissing You"...
   
   ) - 4:16
6. Neon Messiah - 3:55
7. Penelope Please - 3:07
8. Wet Your Lips - 4:15
9. Turn The Page - 6:07
10. Castillian Blue - 5:15
11. "T.I.T.S." / "F&J" - 3:29
12. Are You Happy - 3:54
13. Succumb To Me - 5:14
14. I Still Love You - 2:15
15. Seasons - 5:37
16. Let Her Down Easy - 4:06

External links

• Sananda Maitreya's Official Site Includes a more detailed discography