1993 Terence Trent D’Arby – Terence Trent D’Arby’s Symphony Or Damn
Terence Trent D’Arby’s Symphony or Damn* (*Exploring the Tension Inside the Sweetness) is the third studio album by Terence Trent D’Arby, released in 1993 through Columbia Records. This album marked something of a comeback after the disappointing performance of his previous album Neither Fish nor Flesh, and was generally well received by many critics, with Q magazine rating it five stars upon its release.
Tracks
1 Welcome To My Monasteryo (Terence Trent D’Arby) 00:31
2 She Kissed Me (Terence Trent D’Arby) 03:39
3 Do You Love Me Like You Say? (Terence Trent D’Arby) 05:30
4 Baby Let Me Share My Love (Terence Trent D’Arby) 03:56
5 Delicate (Terence Trent D’Arby) 04:16
6 Neon Messiah (Terence Trent D’Arby) 03:55
7 Penelope Please (Terence Trent D’Arby) 03:07
8 Wet Your Lips (Terence Trent D’Arby) 04:15
9 Turn The Page (Terence Trent D’Arby) 06:07
10 Castilian Blue (Terence Trent D’Arby) 05:15
11 “T.I.T.S.” / “F & J” (Terence Trent D’Arby) 03:29
12 Are You Happy? (Terence Trent D’Arby) 03:54
13 Succumb To Me (Terence Trent D’Arby) 05:14
14 I Still Love You (Terence Trent D’Arby) 02:15
15 Seasons (Terence Trent D’Arby) 05:37
16 Let Her Down Easy (Terence Trent D’Arby) 04:06
Musicians
2 She Kissed Me
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Curt Bisquera |
Guitar | Chester Kamen |
Guitar | Tommy Girvin |
Guitar | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Percussion | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Vocals | Terence Trent D’Arby |
3 Do You Love Me Like You Say?
Bass | Kevin Wyatt |
Drums | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Guitar | Tim Pierce |
Keyboards | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Percussion | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Vocals | Terence Trent D’Arby |
4 Baby Let Me Share My Love
All Instruments | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Vocals | Terence Trent D’Arby |
5 Delicate
Bass | Kevin Wyatt |
Drums | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Guitar | Aaron McClain |
Guitar | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Percussion | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Vocals | Des’ree |
Vocals | Terence Trent D’Arby |
6 Neon Messiah
Bass | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Drums | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Guitar | Tim Pierce |
Guitar | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Acoustic Guitar | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Clavinet | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Sax | Brandon Fields |
Sax | Stephen Kupka |
Sax | Emilio Castillo |
Trumpet | Greg Adams |
Trumpet | Lee Thornburg |
Percussion | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Vocals | Terence Trent D’Arby |
7 Penelope Please
All Instruments | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Vocals | Terence Trent D’Arby |
8 Wet Your Lips
Bass | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Drums | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Guitar | Tommy Girvin |
Guitar | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Keyboards | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Percussion | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Vocals | Terence Trent D’Arby |
9 Turn The Page
Bass | Tim Archibald |
Drums (programming) | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Guitar | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Keyboards | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Flugelhorn | John Allmark |
Horn | Peter Cirelli |
Piccolo | John Allmark |
Sax | Bob Bowlby |
Sax | Dino Govoni |
Sax | Donny McCaslin |
Sax | Scott Gilman |
Trombone | John Wheeler |
Trumpet | John Allmark |
Trumpet | Andy Gravish |
Trumpet | Joe Giorgianni |
Percussion | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Vocals | Terence Trent D’Arby |
10 Castilian Blue
Bass | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Drums | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Guitar | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Acoustic Guitar | Terence Trent D’Arby |
12 String Guitar | Chester Kamen |
Vocals | Terence Trent D’Arby |
11 “T.I.T.S.” / “F & J”
Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
Drums | Harvey Mason Sr |
Guitar | Tim Pierce |
Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
Sax | Stephen Kupka |
Sax | Brandon Fields |
Sax | Emilio Castillo |
Trumpet | Greg Adams |
Trumpet | Lee Thornburg |
Vocals | Terence Trent D’Arby |
12 Are You Happy?
Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
Drums | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Guitar | Tim Pierce |
Clavinet | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Electric Piano | Randy Kerber |
Keyboards | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Percussion | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Vocals | Terence Trent D’Arby |
13 Succumb To Me
All Instruments | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Vocals | Terence Trent D’Arby |
14 I Still Love You
Bass | Will McGregor |
Guitar | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Keyboards | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Percussion | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Fiddle | Novi Novog |
Vocals | Terence Trent D’Arby |
15 Seasons
All Instruments | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Vocals | Terence Trent D’Arby |
16 Let Her Down Easy
All Instruments | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Vocals | Terence Trent D’Arby |
Strings
Cello – Suzie Katayama (Track 11)
Viola – Novi Novog (Track 11)
Violin – Charlie Bisharat, Joel Derouin, Robin Lorentz (Track 11)
Strings – The Hummingbird String Company (Track 15)
Liner Notes
Producer – Terence Trent D’Arby
Arranged By (Strings, Horns) – Terence Trent D’Arby
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
Mixed By – Mark Stent (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16)
Mixed By – Tchad Blake (Tracks 9, 14)
Mixed By – Craig Porteils (Track 11)
Mixed By – Rob Jacobs, Shelly Yakus (Track 14)
Recorded By – Craig Porteils (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
Recorded By – Tchad Blake (Track 9)
Sequenced By – Greg Edward
Art Direction, Design – Julie Carter
Photography By – Hans Neleman
Mastered At Precision Mastering
Recorded At TTD’s Hummingbird Monasteryo
Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Copyright (c) Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.