Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby explained

Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
Type:studio
Artist:Terence Trent D'Arby
Cover:Introducing the Hardline.jpg
Released:July 13, 1987 (UK)
October 2, 1987 (US)[1]
Recorded:1986–1987
Length:47:11
Label:Columbia
Next Title:Neither Fish nor Flesh
Next Year:1989

Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby is the debut studio album by Terence Trent D'Arby. It was first released in the United Kingdom on July 13, 1987 on Columbia Records, and debuted at number one there, spending a total of nine weeks (non-consecutively) at the top of the UK Albums Chart. It also hit number one in Switzerland and number two in New Zealand and The Netherlands. 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.[2]

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, – 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.

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.[3]

Legacy

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[4] 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."[5]

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

The 'Shout It Out' Reply Vocal Chorale Ensemble on "Dance Little Sister"

Production

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 21
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 17
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 32
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 7
Chart (1988)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 8
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 8
US Billboard 200[17] 11
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18] 4

Awards and nominations

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RIAA.
  2. News: Sananda Maitreya Speaks! (interview) . 2008-01-18 . September 2007 . Sobo Magazine . Christopher . Whaley . https://web.archive.org/web/20071012155706/http://sobomag.com/sanandamaitreya . 2007-10-12 . dead .
  3. Web site: Introducing the Hardline Non-Album Tracks for That Expanded Reissue. Amazon UK. 5 April 2015.
  4. Book: Robert Dimery. Michael Lydon. 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. 23 March 2010. Universe. 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  5. Web site: Terence Trent D'Arby Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby Review . bbc.co.uk. Daryl Easlea. 2012 . 2016-01-26.
  6. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St. Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. Illustrated. 82. 0-646-11917-6.
  7. Web site: Jahreshitparade Alben 1987. austriancharts.at. June 21, 2021.
  8. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – LP 1987. dutchcharts.nl. June 21, 2021.
  9. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. June 21, 2021.
  10. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 1987 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart. Recorded Music New Zealand. February 5, 2022.
  11. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1987. hitparade.ch. June 21, 2021.
  12. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1988. Australian Recording Industry Association. June 21, 2021.
  13. Web site: Jahreshitparade Alben 1988. austriancharts.at. June 21, 2021.
  14. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – CD 1988. dutchcharts.nl. June 21, 2021.
  15. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. June 21, 2021.
  16. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1988. hitparade.ch. June 21, 2021.
  17. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988. Billboard. 2 January 2013. June 21, 2021. January 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150123060504/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1988/the-billboard-200. live.
  18. 1988 The Year in Music & Video. Billboard. 100. 52. Y-24. December 24, 1988. June 21, 2021.

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