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"This Side of Love" is a song released by Terence Trent D'Arby on his October 1989 album ''Neither Fish Nor Flesh''. The song was composed and produced by D'Arby, and he played several of the instruments on the recording. Critics have likened it to the work of musicians such as Sly and the Family Stone and Prince, and have noted its unpolished and compelling sound. As a single, it reached the top 10 on one chart in the Netherlands, the top 40 in Italy and New Zealand, and the top 100 in Canada and the UK. The song has also been included on multiple compilation albums of D'Arby's, among them ''Terence Trent D'Arby's Greatest Hits'' and ''Sign Your Name: The Best of Terence Trent D'Arby''. ==Background and recording== In his late teens, D'Arby enlisted in the U.S. Army and considered becoming a professional boxer. While stationed in Germany, he joined a group named Touch and realized that he wanted to dedicate his life to music.〔 He left the Army, moved to London, and while there recorded a music demo; this led to his getting to a record contract. In 1987, D'Arby released his debut album, ''Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby'', which sold millions of copies worldwide. While his first album was heavily influenced by soul music, between its release and the recording of his second album, ''Neither Fish Nor Flesh'', D'Arby became influenced by innovative 1960s music, including the Beach Boys' ''Pet Sounds''. Like all of the tracks on ''Neither Fish Nor Flesh'', D'Arby wrote and produced "This Side of Love" himself. He additionally played many of the instruments on the song, such as drums, guitar, keyboards, and piano.〔 A string section also performed on the recording, as did musicians Cass Lewis (bass) and Christian Marsac (saxophone).〔 The sound of "This Side of Love" has been compared to the work of Prince, Grand Funk Railroad,〔 and Sly and the Family Stone. The song is "garage band-ish R&B" that has "sparse floor-tom rhythm, psychedelic strings, slashes of ricochet guitars bouncing from ear to ear, all tied together in a loose bow with a tough riff and hoarse vocal".〔 The sound of the track has also been described as "skeletal, fiery", and "raw".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「This Side of Love」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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