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Sananda Maitreya chooses his Tracks Of My Years

Singer-songwriter Sananda Maitreya picks his favourite songs all this week on Tracks Of My Years. Plus there's more Ten To The Top and we play a new 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 鈥業ntroducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby鈥� along with the hit singles 鈥業f You Let Me Stay鈥�, 鈥楽ign Your Name鈥�, 鈥楧ance Little Sister鈥� and 鈥榃ishing Well鈥�. 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, 鈥榃ildcard鈥�. He鈥檚 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鈥檚 just released his 13th studio album 鈥楾he Pegasus Project: Pegasus & The Swan鈥�. The full album features 41 tracks, completing the arc after four different recording sessions over the span of 18 months starting with his 鈥楶rometheus & Pandora鈥� album in 2017 and continued on to the 2021鈥檃lbum 鈥楶andora鈥檚 PlayHouse鈥�.

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Music Played

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Nutbush City Limits

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1973 (Various).
    • EMI.

  • Corona

    The Rhythm Of The Night

    • Now 29 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Script

    At Your Feet

    • Satellites.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • The Cardigans

    My Favourite Game

    • Q The Album (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Seth Lakeman & The Fisherman鈥檚 Friends

    Brave Volunteers

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless.

  • Calvin Harris

    This Is What You Came For (feat. Rihanna)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 6.

  • Kylie Minogue, Bebe Rexha & Tove Lo

    My Oh My

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Chas & Dave

    Ain't No Pleasing You

    • The World Of Chas & Dave.
    • Cleveland International.

  • Groove Armada

    At The River

    • (CD Single).
    • Pepper.

  • Snow Patrol

    All

    • The Forest Is The Path.
    • Polydor.

  • Madonna

    Borderline

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 14.

  • Muni Long

    Ruined Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Def Jam.

  • T. Rex

    Get It On

    • Million Sellers Vol.19 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Sir Duke

    • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
    • Motown.

  • Taylor Swift

    I Can Do It With A Broken Heart

    • The Tortured Poets Department.
    • Republic Records.

  • Dire Straits

    Walk Of Life

    • Brothers In Arms 20th Anniv Edition.
    • Vertigo.

  • Will Young

    Talk About It

  • Alok & Jess Glynne

    Summer's Back

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers

    Jesus Wash Away My Troubles

    • Sam Cooke With The Soul Stirrers.
    • Speciality.
    • 15.

  • Frank Sinatra

    The September Of My Years

    • The September of My Years.
    • Reprise Records.
    • 1.

  • Zach Bryan

    Sandpaper (feat. Bruce Springsteen)

    • The Great American Bar Scene.
    • Warner Records.

  • Dario G

    Carnaval De Paris

    • Fresh Hits 98 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

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    大象传媒 Radio 2

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