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Sananda Maitreya chooses his final Tracks Of My Years

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

Singer-songwriter Sananda Maitreya shares his final two song choices on this weeks 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

  • Backstreet Boys

    Everybody (Backstreet's Back)

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • The Beach Boys

    Fun Fun Fun

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.

  • Kylie Minogue, Bebe Rexha & Tove Lo

    My Oh My

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

  • Olly Murs

    Troublemaker (feat. Flo Rida)

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • Olive

    You鈥檙e Not Alone

  • Soulsearcher

    Can't Get Enough

    • Fat Dance Hits (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Michael McDonald

    Sweet Freedom

    • Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom.
    • Warner Bros.

  • The Script

    At Your Feet

    • Satellites.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • The Police

    Can't Stand Losing You

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

  • Dua Lipa

    Be The One

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Snow Patrol

    All

    • The Forest Is The Path.
    • Polydor.

  • Level 42

    Running In The Family

    • The Complete Polydor Years: Volume 2 (1985-1989).
    • Cherry Red Records.

  • Taylor Swift

    I Can Do It With A Broken Heart

    • The Tortured Poets Department.
    • Republic Records.

  • Four Tops

    Loco In Acapulco

    • Their Greatest Hits.
    • Telstar.

  • Charli xcx

    Apple

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Mark Ronson

    Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse)

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Alok & Jess Glynne

    Summer's Back

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Will Young

    Light It Up

    • Light It Up.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • The Brothers Johnson

    Stomp!

    • 10 Star Collection: Soul 2 (Various).
    • Stardust.
    • 5.

  • Bryan Adams

    Cloud Number Nine

    • Now 43 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Tom Walker

    Holy Ghost

    • I Am.
    • Relentless Records.

  • The Proclaimers

    I'm on My Way

    • The Best Of The Proclaimers.
    • Chrysalis.

  • Tom Grennan

    All These Nights

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

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  • Fri 16 Aug 2024 09:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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