Introducing The Hardline According To  by Terence Trent D'Arby

American Terence Trent D'Arby appears in the music industry in 1987 with his debut titled Introducing The Hardline According To, and immediately achieves success. The album is full of funk, soul, and pop songs, supported by the passionate voice of the performer. Overall, it was an album overflowing with enthusiasm and freshness in its sound, an unstoppable celebration from the first song to the last.

The album was initially released in the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. Its release in the USA took place three months later. A characteristic of the album's success is that in its first three days of release it is estimated to have sold 1,000,000 copies worldwide (!) The two singles that preceded it had paved the way wide open for the massive and sudden rise of Introducing The Hardline According To. These were If You Let Me Stay and Wishing Well. The album's production was by Martyn Ware and Terence Trent D'Arby.

According to estimates, Introducing The Hardline According To must have reached 8,000,000 in sales worldwide. Undoubtedly, it is one of the soul masterpieces of the 1980s. Unfortunately, the follow-up was not the same. The artist's subsequent albums could not capture what the debut achieved.