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Singer-songwriter Sananda Maitreya picks his favourite songs on Tracks Of My Years. Plus, there's more Ten To The Top and we’ll play Album and Record Of The Week.

Singer-songwriter Sananda Maitreya shares his favourite song choices all this week on Tracks Of My Years.

Sananda launched his career in 1987 with his debut studio album ‘Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby’ along with the hit singles ‘If You Let Me Stay’, ‘Sign Your Name’, ‘Dance Little Sister’ and ‘Wishing Well’. The album went on to win him a Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and a BRIT Award for International Breakthrough Act.

Formally known as Terence Trent D'Arby, he changed names in 2001 to Sananda Maitreya and released his first album in 8 years, ‘Wildcard’. He’s since gone on to release nine more studio albums and four live albums.

Sananda performed at his first UK concert in over 20 years at the Love Supreme Jazz Festival in May this year and he’s just released his 13th studio album ‘The Pegasus Project: Pegasus & The Swan’. The full album features 41 tracks, completing the arc after four different recording sessions over the span of 18 months starting with his ‘Prometheus & Pandora’ album in 2017 and continued on to the 2021’album ‘Pandora’s PlayHouse’.

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2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Tue 13 Aug 2024 09:30

Music Played

  • Roxy Music

    Virginia Plain

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.
  • Michael Jackson

    Billie Jean

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.
  • Post Malone

    Guy For That (feat. Luke Combs)

    • F-1 Trillion.
    • Island.
  • Sister Sledge

    We Are Family

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Sabrina Carpenter

    Please Please Please

    • Short n' Sweet.
    • Polydor.
  • The Housemartins

    Happy Hour

    • Now That's What I Call Quite Good.
    • Go! Discs.
  • Electric Light Orchestra

    All Over The World

    • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic.
  • Snow Patrol

    All

    • The Forest Is The Path.
    • Polydor.
  • Paul Weller

    Sunflower

    • True Brit (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • James Bay

    Up All Night (feat. The Lumineers & Noah Kahan)

    • Changes All The Time.
    • Mercury Records/Republic.
  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Accidents Will Happen

    • Elvis Costello & Attractions- The Man.
    • Imp Records.
    • 4.
  • Rod Stewart

    Maggie May

    • The Best Of Rod Stewart.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Mark Ambor

    Our Way

    • INGROOVES.
    • Hundred Days Records.
  • Belinda Carlisle

    Heaven Is A Place On Earth

    • A Place On Earth - Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin.
  • S Club

    Don't Stop Movin'

    • (CD Album Sampler).
    • Polydor.
  • The Police

    Roxanne LOOP

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.
  • The Police

    Roxanne

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.
  • Chappell Roan

    Good Luck, Babe!

    • The Rise & Fall Of A Midwest Princess.
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Will Young

    Everything But You

  • Patrice Rushen

    Forget Me Nots

    • Best Disco Album In The World...Ever!.
    • Virgin.
  • Olivia Dean

    Time

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
  • Patsy Cline

    Crazy

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.
  • The Rolling Stones

    Jumpin' Jack Flash

    • The Rolling Stones - Remastered.
    • Abkco.
  • The Killers

    Bright Lights

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

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