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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鈥檒l play Album and Record Of The Week.

Singer-songwriter Sananda Maitreya shares more of his favourite song choices 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

  • Mud

    Tiger Feet

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1974 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Avicii

    Wake Me Up

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 86 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.

  • 惭鈥怋别补迟 & General Levy

    Incredible

    • Incredible.
    • Renk Records.

  • Taylor Swift

    I Can Do It With A Broken Heart

    • The Tortured Poets Department.
    • Republic Records.

  • Sophie Ellis鈥怋extor

    Murder On The Dancefloor

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Kim Wilde

    You Keep Me Hangin' On

    • Now 8 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Nowhere To Run

    • Motown - The Hits Collection Vol.2.
    • Motown.

  • Charli xcx

    Apple

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • P.P. Arnold

    The First Cut Is The Deepest

    • Sweet Talkin' Guy - Sound Of 60's Gal.
    • Old Gold.

  • Snow Patrol

    All

    • The Forest Is The Path.
    • Polydor.

  • Junior Senior

    Move Your Feet

    • Smash Hits Chart Summer 2003.
    • EMI/Virgin/Universal Music.

  • Phil Collins

    Two Hearts

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.

  • Joe Jonas

    Work It Out

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic.

  • The Lightning Seeds

    Pure

    • Lightning Seeds - Cloudcuckooland.
    • Ghetto.

  • Chaka Khan

    Ain't Nobody

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.

  • The Script

    At Your Feet

    • Satellites.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Mabel

    Don't Call Me Up

    • High Expectations.
    • Polydor.

  • Will Young

    Feels Just Like A Win

  • Gerry Rafferty

    Baker Street

    • Songs Of The Century (Disc 2).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • The Beach Boys

    God Only Knows

    • EMI.

  • Marvin Gaye

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    • Songs Of The Century (Disc 2).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • George Benson

    Never Give Up On A Good Thing

    • George Benson - The Very Best Of.
    • Warner E.S.P..
    • 3.

  • Calum Scott

    Roots

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol Records.

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    蜜芽传媒 Radio 2

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