Wildcard (Terence Trent D'Arby album)

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Terence Trent D'Arby's WildCard!
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ReleasedOctober 11, 2001
June 3, 2003
Recorded1998
Genre R&B, pop, rock
Label Sananda Records, Universal Records
Producer Sananda Maitreya
Terence Trent D'Arby chronology
Vibrator
(1995)
Terence Trent D'Arby's WildCard!
(2001)
Angels & Vampires - Volume I
(2005)
The Jokers' Edition
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Wildcard (also known as Terence Trent D'Arby's WildCard!) is Terence Trent D'Arby's fifth album, and his final under that name. It was released in Europe on October 11, 2001, following a six-year absence from the music industry on his own independent record label, Treehouse Publishing and distributed by RockUp Records. The album spawned two singles ("O'Divina" and "What Shall I Do?) and featured both his previous and new stage name on the cover.

Contents

WildCard! - The Jokers' Edition

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Entertainment Weekly B+ [2]

In the United Kingdom, the album was issued for the first time in February 2003 as Terence Trent D'Arby's WildCard! - The Jokers' Edition, with the album released by Maitreya's Sananda Records in a distribution deal with Universal. The back cover of the British version of The Jokers' Edition announced that the album was produced, written and arranged by Maitreya, marking the first time the artist solely used this name in the credits.

In June 2003, Wildcard was also repackaged in Europe as WildCard! - The Jokers' Edition with Sananda Maitreya being the only credited artist name in many European territories.

The Jokers' Edition omitted several songs from the previously released edition and replaced them with newly recorded songs, including a new single called "What Shall I Do?". When the album was released in the United Kingdom in 2003, it received a 4 star review in The Guardian by Caroline Sullivan, who said it was an "artful blend of soul, rock and funk" and a "snazzy comeback". [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sananda Maitreya

No.TitleLength
1."O'Divina"4:17
2."Designated Fool"4:12
3."My Dark Places"4:06
4."The Inner Scream"4:24
5."SRR 636*"3:43
6."Drivin' Me Crazy"3:21
7."Suga Free"3:52
8."Shalom"3:43
9."Ev'rythang"3:32
10."Love, Can You Hear Me?"3:19
11."Sweetness"3:13
12."Reflecting"3:26
13."Be Willing"3:36
14."Goodbye Diane"4:37
15."...And They Will Never Know"3:13
16."Sayin' About You"3:49
17."Shadows"4:18
18."Benediction: Sugar Ray"3:25
Wildcard – Japanese edition
No.TitleLength
19."Testify"5:00
Wildcard – The Joker's Edition
No.TitleLength
1."O'Divina"4:17
2."Designated Fool"4:12
3."My Dark Places"4:06
4."The Inner Scream"4:24
5."SRR 636*"3:43
6."Drivin' Me Crazy"3:21
7."Suga Free"3:52
8."What Shall I Do?"5:11
9."Testify"4:53
10."Shalom"3:43
11."Girl"3:57
12."Ev'rythang"3:32
13."Sweetness"3:13
14."Some Birds Blue"3:32
15."Be Willing"3:36
16."Goodbye Diane"4:37
17."...And They Will Never Know"3:13
18."Sayin' About You"3:49
19."Shadows"4:18

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