Neither Fish nor Flesh

In a review of Neither Fish nor Flesh for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau said despite D'Arby's pretensions and awful lyrics on some songs, the psychedelic pop record's music "proves D'Arby a master of the black spectrum from the trad R&B of 'I'll Be Alright' to the reconstructed Prince-funk of 'This Side of Love'". Rolling Stone critic Mark Coleman said D'Arby's effort "fails to establish him as a visionary pop godhead. It does, however, demonstrate convincingly that he's far more than a mere legend in his own mind." AllMusic's Tom Demalon retrospectively called it "a sprawling, overly ambitious work that incorporates Middle Eastern flavorings and even more of a gospel influence into his gritty mix of rock, R&B, and funk", although he felt D'Arby's "pretensions run a bit wild". ==Commercial performance==

North America In Canada the album debuted at number 58 on the RPM in the week dated December 9, 1989. In its ninth week on the chart the album peaked at number 39 in January 1990. The album spent a total of fifteen weeks in the top 100. == Track listing ==

All songs written and arranged by Terence Trent D'Arby. • "Declaration: Neither Fish Nor Flesh" – 1:44 • "I Have Faith in These Desolate Times" – 4:14 • "It Feels So Good to Love Someone Like You" – 3:38 • "To Know Someone Deeply Is to Know Someone Softly" – 4:27 • "I'll Be Alright" – 5:57 • "Billy Don't Fall" – 4:21 • "This Side of Love" – 4:59 • "Attracted to You" – 4:01 • "Roly Poly" – 3:54 • "You Will Pay Tomorrow" – 4:54 • "I Don't Want to Bring Your Gods Down" – 6:19 • "...And I Need to Be with Someone Tonight" – 3:04 == Personnel ==

• Terence Trent D'Arby (aka the Incredible E.G. O'Reilly, aka Ecneret Tnert Ybra'D) – vocals, all arrangements, guitars (1, 2, 6, 7, 8), percussion (2–6, 8, 9, 10, 12), various sound effects (2, 3, 7, 9), keyboards (3, 4, 7, 8, 9), organ (3, 9), sitar (3), cymbals (3), timpani (3), scratching (3), acoustic piano (4, 7, 9), drums (4, 6–9, 11), vibraphone (4), handclaps (5), clavinet (6, 8, 10), tambourine (8, 10, 11), Fender Rhodes (9, 11), marimba (9), kazoo (10) • Michael Timothy – scoring, Hammond B3 organ (4, 8, 11), bass (4), Fender Rhodes (5), acoustic piano (8, 9, 11), recorder (9) with: • Bob Andrews – Hammond organ (5) • Pete Wingfield – acoustic piano (5) • Bob Brimson – guitars (1) • Anthony Drennan – guitars (1) • Conor Brady – guitars (4, 6, 11) • Christian Marsac – guitars (5), saxophone (7) • Pete Glenister – guitars (7–10) • Percy Robinson – pedal steel guitar (3) • Cass Lewis – bass (5, 9, 10) • Eoghan O'Neill – bass (6, 7, 11) • Tony Malloy – bass (8) • Geoff Dunn – drums (5, 10) • Jeff Scantlebury – sparkle sticks (10) • Helen Davies – koto water harp (2) • Simon Clarke – alto saxophone (5) • Tim Sanders – tenor saxophone (5, 10) • Richie Buckley – tenor saxophone (8) • Richard Addison – clarinet (9) • David White – clarinet (9) • Michael Jeans – oboe (9) • John Curran – saxophone (11) • Carl Geraghty – saxophone (11) • Jack Bayle – trombone (11) • Roddy Lorimer – trumpet (5, 10) • Paul Spong – trumpet (5, 10) • Dick Pearce – trumpet (9) • Stephen McDonnell – trumpet (11) • David Maldwyn James – cello (3) • John Heley – cello (7) • Martin Loveday – cello (9, 10) • Neil Martin – viola (3, 11) • Padraig O'Connor – viola (3, 11) • David Emanuel – viola (7, 9) • Chris Wellington – viola (7) • Roger Chase – viola (10) • Alan Smale – violin (3, 11) • Katherine Smale – violin (3, 11) • Wilfred Gibson – violin (7, 9) • Gavyn Wright – violin (7, 9, 10) • Ben Cruft – violin (10) Alan Smale and Katherine Smale appear as The Degani Ensemble, while Simon Clarke, Roddy Lorimer, Paul Spong and Tim Sanders appear as the Kick Horns. Production • Terence Trent D'Arby – producer, mixing • Tim Martin – recording, mixing • Richard O'Donovan – recording assistant, mix assistant • John Donnelly – mechanical manifestations • Ian Cooper – mastering at The Town House (London, UK) • Michael Nash Associates – design • Alistair Thain – photography == Charts ==