Friday Night Throwback: Terence Trent D'Arby - "Wishing Well"

An an instant sensation during the late 1980's, topping the charts and earning comparisons to everyone from Prince to Michael Jackson, singer/songwriter/musician and New York native Terrence Trent D'Arby, aka Sananda Maitreya, was baptized the 'New Prince of Pop' for his powerful, soulful, and funky compositions. Indeed, his debut solo album, the epic Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby, would unleash an amazing barrage of hits with songs like “If You Let Me Stay,” “Wishing Well,” “Sign Your Name,” and the Smokey Robinson-through-Michael-Jackson cover “Who’s Loving You"--any wonder it was the first debut album in history to sell one million copies in just over 3 days. The 2nd single to be released from the album, "Wishing Well", written by D'Arby and Sean Oliver, would go Gold while reaching number one on both the Soul Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100 on May 7, 1988.