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Singer-songwriter Sananda Maitreya picks another pair of songs on Tracks Of My Years. Plus there's more Ten To The Top and another spin of Album and Record Of The Week.

Singer-songwriter Sananda Maitreya shares his penultimate favourite song choices on this weeks 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

Thu 15 Aug 2024 09:30

Music Played

  • Gloria Gaynor

    I Will Survive

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Jane Wiedlin

    Rush Hour

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.
  • James Bay

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

    • Changes All The Time.
    • Mercury Records/Republic.
  • Candi Staton

    Young Hearts Run Free

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Spice Girls

    Wannabe

    • Bad Girls (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.
  • David Bowie

    Modern Love

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.
  • Snow Patrol

    All

    • The Forest Is The Path.
    • Polydor.
  • Gerry and the Pacemakers

    You'll Never Walk Alone

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1963.
    • Premier.
  • Post Malone

    Guy For That (feat. Luke Combs)

    • F-1 Trillion.
    • Island.
  • Sugababes

    Hole In The Head

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • Toto

    Africa

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.
  • Chappell Roan

    Good Luck, Babe!

    • The Rise & Fall Of A Midwest Princess.
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Anne-Marie

    Ciao Adios

    • (CD Single).
    • Asylum.
    • 001.
  • Paul McCartney & Wings

    Jet

    • The 7" Singles Box.
    • MPL.
    • 2.
  • Sabrina Carpenter

    Please Please Please

    • Short n' Sweet.
    • Polydor.
  • George Michael

    Amazing

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
  • Will Young

    The Worst

  • Courteeners

    Solitude Of The Night Bus

    • Pink Cactus Cafe.
    • Ignition Records.
  • Anastacia

    I'm Outta Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic/Daylight.
  • Carpenters

    Rainy Days and Mondays

    • The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More.
    • A&M.
  • Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66

    Mas Que Nada

    • Mundo Latino (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • JP Cooper

    Waiting On A Blue Sky

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • Buggles

    Video Killed The Radio Star

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artist.
    • Telstar.

Broadcast

  • Thu 15 Aug 2024 09:30

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