Neither Fish Nor Flesh

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Neither Fish Nor Flesh
Studio album by Terence Trent D'Arby
Released	October 1989
Genre	Contemporary R&B
Length	51:24
Label	CBS Records
Producer	Terence Trent D'Arby
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Billboard (favourable) link Robert Christgau (A-) link Rolling Stone link
Terence Trent D'Arby chronology
Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby (1987) Neither Fish Nor Flesh (1989) Symphony or Damn (1993)

Neither Fish Nor Flesh (A Soundtrack of Love, Faith, Hope & Destruction) is Terence Trent D'Arby's second album, released in 1989 on Columbia Records. Coming off the heels of his highly success debut album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby, suffice to say this album was highly anticipated. The album lived up to its title and was panned by many critics at the time as being overly indulgent, scattered with pretentious song titles, and unfocused.^{[citation needed]} Rolling Stone critic Mark Coleman described the album as "an inconsistent concept album... despite his aspirations toward Messianic rock stardom...".

On the album commentary on his website, D'Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya) refers to how Milli Vanilli manager, Frank Farian, decided to release an album of his performances with funk band 'The Touch' in Germany just weeks before 'Neither Fish Nor Flesh' was due for release. This is significant in that 'The Touch's album was rejected for release when Maitreya wanted it released at the time of recording in 1984. As a result of this about face its release now would affect promotion for 'Neither Fish Nor Flesh.' Maitreya states that 'Neither Fish Nor Flesh would mark as "the project that literally killed ‘TTD’, and from whose molten ashes, began the life of Sananda." ^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Terence Trent D'Arby.

1. "Declaration: Neither Fish Nor Flesh" – 1:44
2. "I Have Faith in These Desolate Times" – 4:14
3. "It Feels So Good to Love Someone Like You" – 3:38
4. "To Know Someone Deeply Is to Know Someone Softly" – 4:27
5. "I'll Be Alright" – 5:57
6. "Billy Don't Fall" – 4:21
7. "This Side of Love" – 4:59
8. "Attracted to You" – 4:01
9. "Roly Poly" – 3:54
10. "You Will Pay Tomorrow" – 4:54
11. "I Don't Want to Bring Your Gods Down" – 6:19
12. "...And I Need to Be With Someone Tonight" – 3:04

See also

• Sananda Maitreya

External links

• Sananda Maitreya's Official Site Includes a more detailed discography

Notes